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BuddyHinton
08-01-2008, 01:42 AM
I bought the season ONE set at walmart for $19.96 after having netflixed a random disc from that compilation set, anyway while I am enjoying it I am wondering about the entire series. If you could, put the seasons in order from best to worst; was there a serious decline as the show went along or did it start off shaky and end well? Put the seasons in the order you enjoy them.

GARFIELDKOOL
08-01-2008, 10:42 AM
So far, I am up to season 3, but I will say on disc 1 of that series, they have some boring episodes. I haven't seen the entire series in years, I will be getting season 4 next week, but I will say, season 2 got some pretty good episodes so far.

BuddyHinton
08-01-2008, 03:06 PM
So was season 2 better than 1?

tv star collector
08-01-2008, 07:01 PM
The Incredible Hulk was my favorite television series during its original
run; and, although I don't have the DVDs, I do have several episodes on tape
and have seen every episode at least once. In my opinion, it sustained a
high level of quality throughout most of its run. Some of the last episodes
were a bit weak, though (e.g., "The Phenom," "Two Godmothers," "Sanctuary," "Triangle," "A Minor Problem"). One minor
complaint was the use of the same guest stars in different roles.
For example, one season Diana Muldaur was David's sister ("The
Homecoming"), and the final season she was a nun ("Sanctuary")!
One season Denny Miller (a former Tarzan, by the way) was a football
player ("Killer Instinct"); and the last season he was a paraplegic in "The Harder They
Fall" (he must have been in a really rough game that season)! :lol:

GARFIELDKOOL
08-01-2008, 07:17 PM
So was season 2 better than 1?

Yeah, IMO it is because things were really taking off. There were a tad more episodes in season 2 than in 1.

Skywalker
08-01-2008, 10:20 PM
1. Season 4
2. Season 1
3. Season 2
4. Season 3
5. Season 5

Season 5 isn't really that bad, IMO. I know a lot of people hate it, but there were a couple of episodes I liked such as "Slaves" and "A Minor Problem". I don't think it's as good as the first 4 seasons, mainly because the season is so short with only 7 episodes.

BuddyHinton
08-02-2008, 01:25 AM
Ouch. 7 episodes? Was it cancelled?

And thanks, it looks like I have something to look forward to in Season 4:)

Skywalker
08-02-2008, 07:49 PM
Ouch. 7 episodes? Was it cancelled?

And thanks, it looks like I have something to look forward to in Season 4:)

Yeah. :( Here's a little info on the cancellation from wikipedia. :cool:

In 1981, with a major entertainment union strike on the horizon, the production team continued filming episodes for the show's 5th season directly upon completion of the fourth. However, with seven of these "in the can," CBS cancelled the show due to a slight change in the ratings and budget. Rumors were going around at the time that Bill Bixby's contract was up, and that he wanted to move on. Bixby had wanted to see his character being cured from being the Hulk. Also, both executive producer Kenneth Johnson and producer Nicholas Corea had gone to Harvey Shepard, who was president of CBS entertainment at the time, to ask for clearance to shoot nine unfilmed scripts for the series to give the show a mid-season run. They were turned down, and the pilot and the first four seasons were released into general syndication. By that time the union had gone on strike as expected, and that autumn CBS aired five of the seven "5th season" episodes made, running the last two and repeating three of the others the following summer. That fall, all seven were added to the rerun package. The nine unfilmed scripts included, "Los Indios," Parts 1-2 (Season 3), "Double Exposure," (Season 3), "The Trial of Jack McGee," (Season 5), "David Banner, RIP," (Season 5), "The Steel Mill," (Season 5), "The Survivors," (Season 5), "Killer on Board," (Season 5), and "Eyes of the Beholder," (Season 5). Also, Johnson and Corea had wanted to do a two-hour series finale in which Banner is caught and is found out to be alive, goes on trial for the death of Elaina Marks, resolves things with McGee, and gets cured from his hulk-outs.