Article: Vintage TV shows released on DVD

"One Step Beyond" and "Bonanza" have been on DVD for many years - - always in cheap, public-domain sets that offer lousy picture and sound. But now, for the first time, both shows have been released in official first-season sets with high-quality prints.

They lead off this look at vintage TV that is new to DVD this week.

"One Step Beyond: Official First Season" (CBS/Paramount, 1959, three discs, b/w, $49.99). "The Twilight Zone" began in the fall of 1959 -- but the previous January saw the debut of this show, a similar fantasy-anthology originally titled "Alcoa Presents" (after the sponsor, Alcoa aluminum) and hosted by John Newland.

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