Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21542 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-09-24
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 4
• Running time: 1069 minutes

Synopsis
Bill Bixby stars in this classic television series inspired by the Marvel comic book, which ran from 1978 to 1982. When withdrawn research scientist David Banner is accidentally exposed to toxic radiation, even the smallest agitation transforms him from man to monster. Bright green and enormous, the Incredible Hulk (Lou Ferrigno) crushes anyone in his path, defeating his enemies left, right and centre. This set contains all episodes from the second series.

Customer Reviews

reviews for wrong programme
Why are the above reviews for the cult american series "MONK" instead of "THE INCREDIBLE HULK" (series 2)? The two series have absolutely no connection to each other. I'm completely baffled by this. Amazon.co.uk SHOULD correct this oversight immediately.

Socially conscious action hero
There are two reviews here that concern MONK, not The Incredible Hulk. They should be moved to the appropriate location.

Anyway, enough of that. The Second Season of The Incredible Hulk is definately a worthy purchase if you're a fan of Hulk at all. Most everyone knows this but the Bixby/Ferrigno series are way different than Ang Lee's take on the legend in the 2003 film and it's here on Season 2 that the series really hit it's stride. Season 1 was a great introduction with some classic episodes, but it struggled somewhat to find it's groove and overall the second season is more consistent.

Many episodes here are socially conscious and very maturely written. Ambition is one thing the makers here didn't lack and while special effects-wise the series show their age but in terms of quality writing, direction and acting (from the main stars, that is) The Hulk is most surely above average. Many thrilling and fast paced episodes, including ones that deal with poverty, alcoholism, child beating, violent sports and mental problems to name a few.

Not all the episodes here are great but the batting average is very impressive and some series highlights are located here; "Married" is a bona fide Hulk classic and "Mystery Man" Parts 1 and 2 are great as well. Bill Bixby further demonstrates here what a quality actor he was and Jack Colvin (as obsessive reporter Jack McGee) has many fine moments here. And Lou Ferrigno is perfect as the Green Giant.

Only nitpicking here are supporting actors who quite often are real bad. Only a handful of episodes have quality actors in supportive roles.

So, if you like The Hulk you shouldn't think twice about picking this set up.

Enjoyable bunkum
The second series of The Incredible Hulk begins quit weakly I felt. It seems that the producers mustn't have believed that either the viewers memory of David Banner's tragically killed wife from the first series would stretch until this series or they felt that this unfortunate event was in need of reinforcing as this features a 2 hour film as an introduction to the series which features David marrying again (a psychiatrist) who is aware of and helping him with his problem before she dies from a terminal disease. It was all played too sentimentally for my liking and wasn't helped in future episodes when he kept harping back to this, occasionally having flashbacks to this unhappy time.
That asides it improved once it got into its stride and there were some evolvements from series 1. In this series the Hulk appears either very infrequently almost as an aside or for longer periods whereby he is more interactive with his environment depending on the episode. The Hulk is more of a 'Frankenstein's monster' as depicted in 'The Bride of...' at times, more quizzical and with a wider repertoire of emotions on display even playing with a fluffy little rabbit at one point. Likewise the reporter Jack McGee, on the trail of the Hulk is either not in an episode or features more than he did in the first series including a 2 part episode where he and David Banner are lost in a forest together after a plane crash!
The other main departure is that more people come to know David Banner's secret, either by accident or design; he appears a lot more forthcoming about it generally. The budget appears bigger, there are more explosions and ambitious storylines. The stories vary in strength covering escaped convicts, child/spouse abuse, drug dealers and a haunting! My particular favourite involved a rogue psychiatrist conducting pseudo cognitive behavioural therapy upon patients at a private mental facility which turned out to be more mind control than therapeutic. David is an orderly one minute and then a chemically subdued patient the next after stumbling upon the secret leaving the deviant doctor cursing himself for having not closed his office door whilst re-viewing his taped experiments. Good fun.
As before David wanders from place to place undertaking menial jobs and stumbling upon plotters and schemers of the highest order hoping that he will stumble upon the cure for his 'affliction' If you like the first one this is more of the same.