{"product_id":"amazing-stories-complete-first-season","title":"Amazing Stories: Complete First Season","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAll discs are visually inspected and guaranteed to be in VG+ condition or better and free of scratches. Original artwork included unless otherwise noted. Images are stock photos. Please inquire for photos of the actual product. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFormat: Used DVD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteven Spielberg's mid-'80s foray into television, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSteven Spielberg Presents Amazing Stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was based loosely on a pulpy sci-fi magazine from the '40s and '50s--much as his rollicking hit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e had been based on movie action serials of the same era. Yet despite the retro concept, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAmazing Stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brought high gloss and state-of-the-art production values to their yarns of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy. The boxed set of the first season (which debuted in 1985), contains all 24 episodes, as well as more than 20 minutes of deleted footage. Spielberg himself was very hands-on in the series, and directed many episodes and wrote most, and some themes from his later films show up here. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a special hourlong episode (most are half an hour), stars Kevin Costner and Kiefer Sutherland play World War II bombers whose plane is hit during a routine mission, and who face a dire choice, with one young colleague's life hanging in the balance. Spielberg's visceral direction of the wartime violence, camaraderie, and anxiety is pitch-perfect, and presages some of the most moving moments in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSaving Private Ryan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Part of the fun of this collection is seeing the stars and guest directors Spielberg cajoled into service, including Martin Scorsese, Sam Waterston (with a head of bushy '80s hair), Tim Robbins, Clint Eastwood, Harvey Keitel, and John Lithgow. The storytelling is crackerjack, and the trip down TV memory lane priceless\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eShop online 24\/7 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Used Purchases","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48509428957405,"sku":"025192526329","price":55.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/51wvTIXbMJL._SY300_SX300_QL70_FMwebp.webp?v=1788624860","url":"https:\/\/darksiderecords.myshopify.com\/products\/amazing-stories-complete-first-season","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}