Wonder Years

5000 Years of Magnificent Wonders (6pc)
$39.99
Here in one box set are over sixty-seven of man's most spectacular achievements from around the world. Learn the secrets behind history's most awe-inspiring creations. What inspired them? Why do these magnificent creations continue to instill a sense of awe-inspiring wonder? Spectacular photography, state of the art computer animation, and insightful commentary capture the astonishing beauty and power of 5,000 Years of Magnificent Wonders to experience time and again.

Disc 1: Ancient Greece
* The Palace of Knossos - did this building house the terrifying Minotaur?
* The Theatre of Epidaurus - a front row seat for this dazzling feat of engineering.
* The Colossus of Rhodes - a lost triumph that has baffled experts for centuries.
* The Lost City of Atlantis - join the search for this legendary lost civilization.
* The Parthenon - a scandalous foundation for the greatest wonder of ancient Greece.
Extra Features: Acropolis; Inside ancient Greece.
Disc 2: Ancient Rome
* Circus Maximus - twice the number of spectators as today's biggest stadiums.
* Trajan's Forum - the world's first indoor shopping mall.
* The Baths of Caracalla - the most lavish public building ever conceived.
* The Pantheon - the largest domed temple of its time in the world.
* The Coliseum - what chilling stories are locked within its dark corridors?
Extra Features: Coliseum, House of Terror; Flamma, Gladiator Superstar; Fearful Facts; Inside Ancient Rome.

Disc 3: Ancient Egypt
* The Sphinx - what secrets lie behind its silent gaze?
* Hatshepsut's Temple - why was the face of the Pharaoh erased?
* The Valley of the Kings - how did the Pharaoh reach the afterlife?
* Karnak Temple Complex - who tore it apart?
* Temple of Ramses the Great - how could it vanish for thousands of years?
Extra Features: Cleopatra; Treasures of Tutankhamen.

Disc 4: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
* The Pyramid of Giza - the last of the Seven Wonders still standing.
* The Hanging Gardens of Babylon - a monument to love.
* The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus - the largest temple ever built by Ancient Greeks.
* The Pharos of Alexandria - once the tallest building on Earth.
* The Statue of Zeus at Olympia - the greatest and grandest work in Greek sculpture.
Extra Features: What did they really look like?; Alexander and the Seven Wonders; The Seven Alternate Wonders.
Disc 5: Secrets of the Holy Land
* The Church of the Nativity - what bloodthirsty secret does one of the holiest places in Christendom conceal?
* Mount Sinai - stand where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
* Galilee - the land of Jesus and his miracles.
* Jerusalem - the humble beginnings of the holiest place on Earth.
* Masada - the stone fortress where 1,000 Jews defied the mightiest empire on Earth.
Extra Features: The Mystery of the Lost Ark; The Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls; The Gates of Jerusalem (narrated by Richard Kiley).

Disc 6: World Wonders Beyond Time - They are tombs, temples, shrines and monuments: wonders sacred, mysterious and breathtaking to behold. Discover their histories and probe their mysteries in this mesmerizing program that travels the world to bring home incomparable sites that continue to fascinate and inspire.
Includes:
* The Taj Mahal - a king's towering monument to his queen.
* Stonehenge - the world's most famous and mysterious prehistoric site.
* Machu Picchu - the extraordinary and enigmatic Inca ruin.
* Mount Rushmore - a man's daring dream comes to life on a mountain's granite canvas.
* Angkor Wat - a map in stone of the mythological Hindu cosmos.
* The Great Wall of China - the largest edifice ever built by man.

The Wonder Years: Volume 2 [VHS]
$5.99
A very good & nostalgic show. I could not stand the immaturity and idiocy of big brither Wayne, and thought he added nothing to the show except an annoying distraction. He should have been more developed as a character or "lost" as was done with the big brother in Happy Days! This show needs to be available on DVD.

The Best of the Wonder Years
$9.99

As said many times before this post, any DVD release is based on weather ABC can secure the music rights. The problem is petty arguments with the many separate music right's holders who each demand insane amounts of money for each individual song. If these "holders" used the intelligent area of their brains for a moment they might realize their faults. Their faults in not allowing the music, under their "control," be used to make the Wonder Years alive and whole again. To allow the show to be archived and distributed around the world for all old and young to watch again or for the first time on DVD and hopefully Blue-ray.
This would not only renew interest with the music contained in all 115 episodes {that's quite a few songs} but also make these "holders" a hefty amount of money due to the exposure alone. To make a far too long "review" short. Copyright holders of all these great songs, stop acting like children in suites. Let the music be.

The Wonder Years

From the very first episode I knew I would love this show. In the debut episode it is the summer of 1968 and the lead character Kevin Arnold is 12 years old and about to enter Junior High School in the 7Th grade. He lives in an idyllic suburban community in southern California and is growing up in a traditional family structure of a stay at home mom, working dad, hippyish older sister and bullying older brother. Each episode traverses the trials and tribulations of a typical adolescent entering junior high covering various and sundry subjects that a typical 12 year old will experience at one time or another. The show is highly entertaining, very funny and also family friendly as it doesn't have to resort to sexual situations or foul language in its presentation. You can actually watch this show with your parents without being embarrassed which is a rarity in today's climate of filth, open sex and anything goes values. It is also noteworthy to mention that the show is perfectly cast to a tee. Every actor/actress is totally believable in their roles especially Dan Lauria as Jack Arnold, Kevin's father. He should have won an Emmy award for his role at least once in my opinion. It's to bad that there aren,t more shows produced today of this quality and caliber.