For people who got sea sick while watching The Love Boat, Aaron Spelling launched Hotel. For five seasons, the bellhops kept the guest stars moving between the floors. The first season set is due out shortly. Here’s the press release from CBS DVD:
Fan-Favorite Drama Series From Legendary Producer Aaron Spelling Settles In For An Extended DVD Stay On July 21
From CBS Home Entertainment And Paramount Home Entertainment
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Revisit the lighthearted and romantic lives of the folks at San Francisco’s elegant St. Gregory Hotel when HOTEL: THE FIRST SEASON opens its doors on DVD July 21 from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment.
People’s Choice Award® winner for Favorite New TV Dramatic Program, HOTEL: THE FIRST SEASON debuts as a six-disc set featuring all 22 first season episodes. The set also includes the series’ rarely seen two-hour pilot movie. From Executive Producer Aaron Spelling (Dynasty, Melrose Place, Charmed) and based on Arthur Hailey’s bestselling novel of the same name, HOTEL stars James Brolin (Marcus Welby, M.D.) and Connie Sellecca (The Greatest American Hero) in their Golden Globe®-nominated roles. Featuring a supporting cast including Shari Belafonte (Beyond Reality) and Anne Baxter (All About Eve), plus an endlessly entertaining variety of new hotel guests each week, the St. Gregory was the primetime television place to be seen during the series’ landmark five year run.
HOTEL: THE FIRST SEASON will be available for the suggested retail price of $54.99 US and $57.99 CAN.
HOTEL: THE FIRST SEASON is a six-disc set presented in Full Screen with English Mono. The DVD is not rated in the U.S. and rated PG in Canada. The total running time is 19 Hrs., 29 Min. The DVD disc breakdown is as follows:
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Disc One:
- Pilot
- Blackout
- Choices
Disc Two:
- Charades
- Secrets
- Relative Losses
- Flashback
Disc Three:
- Confrontations
- Faith, Hope & Charity
- Deceptions
- The Offer
Disc Four
- Christmas
- Designs
- Reflections
- Tomorrows
Disc Five:
- Passages
- Mistaken Identities
- The Wedding
- Memories
Disc Six:
- Encores
- Prisms
- Trials
- Lifeline
HOTEL: THE FIRST SEASON
Street Date: July 21, 2009
Pricing: $54.99 US/ $57.99 CAN
Catalog #: 142474
Runtime: 19 Hrs., 29 Min.
U.S. Rating: N/R
Canadian Rating: PG