Ponderosa (TV series) Season 1: Volume 1" was released. This set collects the first ten episodes of the series. No plans have been announced yet to release the last ten episodes of the series on DVD. Ponderosa (TV series) Ponderosa is a television series developed by "Bonanza" creator David Dortort for PAX-TV (now known as ION) that ran for the 2001–2002 television season. Envisioned as a prequel to the long-running NBC series "Bonanza", covering the time when the Cartwrights first arrived at the Ponderosa, when Adam and Hoss were teenagers and Joe a little boy, it had less gunfire, brawling and other traditional
The Family (2003 TV series) pleasure." The popular reception was generally positive, but the show was temporarily pulled from the air at the start of the Iraq War to make room for additional ABC News reports. When the series returned at a later date, it had lost its momentum and was not picked up for a second season. Italian-American cultural critic George de Stefano credits this reality show, in lampooning the mores and lifestyles of East-coast urban Italian-Americans, as having been the inspiration for more successful yet similar programs such as "Growing up Gotti" and "Jersey Shore". The Family (2003 TV series) The Family is