Product Description

The epic miniseries The Thorn Birds is available for the first time as a complete collection. Includes The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years, which covers the mystery years not addressed in the original 1983 miniseries, as an on-pack addition.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4578 in DVD
• Brand: WEA
• Released on: 2005-06-07
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Miniseries, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 3
• Dimensions: 1.20 pounds
• Running time: 666 minutes

Features

• The epic miniseries The Thorn Birds is available for the first time as a complete collection. Includes The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years, which covers the mystery years not addressed in the original 1983 miniseries, as an on-pack addition.Running Time: 666 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR Age: 012569704008 UPC: 012569704008 Manufacturer No: 7040

Customer Reviews

The whole kit and kaboodle (question is it worth it)?
Since I've already reviewed and bought both of these as separate items, I'm not gonna repeat anything about each show (see individual reviews for that). I will just rehash what I have all along. Despite its missing pieces from the book, the Original is still 5 star material. The "in betweener" is only worth it's value because it is a disc copy (as opposed to a tape copy). My advice, buy the Original separately, and read the book to get the "real missing years". If you are building a library of "ALL Richard Chamberlain", then buy both or this combo. But be prepared to be disappointed in what the alleged "Missing Years" has to offer (again see separate review). By the way for those who pay attention to cosmetic details, in most places that sell this combo, The Missing Years is in a thin case "attached" to the box of the original while the separate release is in a see through normal size case. The notes on both programs are the same as on the separate copies.

These are the Years that Should have Gone Missing
Forget this rip-off on the "Thorn Birds" see the original and read the book it is based on. This mid-qual (not a sequal - not a prequal - but the years in between) was mis-conceived and badly cast. Other than Richard Chamberlin replaying the lusty priest Father Ralph - most of the other main characters are played by different actors (and unfortunately mis-cast) than the original. Amanda Donoghoe is especially grating as Meggy and Bryan Brown is very missed as Luke O'Neill, Meggy's one-time husband.

Excellent Love Story. Missing Years is bad & unnecessary ...
The Missing Years is awful. In the original, the kids appeared not knowing Father Ralph at all. But, in the Missing years, kids have met Father Ralph. In the original, at the end, Father Ralph said that he regreted that he did not choose Meggie. But, he did tell Meggie that he wanted to give up being a priest to be with her. So, there are many things that do not make sense. But, overall, it is a great love story. It touched my heart. I recommend it.