surprising, from its choice of Gulliver—Cheers' Ted Danson in an excellent wig—to its startling fidelity to Jonathan Swift's 1726 novel," and called it "a big, gaudy, funny production that feels free to give full reign to Swift's blithe vulgarity." Television/Home Media The miniseries aired on NBC TV in 1996, however 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment handled the Australia and Italy VHS release, and Hallmark Entertainment handled the US VHS release. A Laserdisc release was handled by Image Entertainment (no year of release given). Artisan Home Entertainment and Family Home Entertainment released the miniseries on DVD to the US in 1999. Hallmark released the 171-minute DVD in Australia in 2002, branded VideoEzy in 2003. A German 2013 DVD release was handled by Koch Media. The complete mini-series was released in the US by Mill Creek Entertainment in 2015 on DVD. NHK handled the 1997 Japanese TV release. References External links 1990s American television miniseries Films based on Irish novels Gulliver's Travels Sonar Entertainment miniseries Television shows based on Irish novels Television series by The Jim Henson Company Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries winners Primetime Emmy Award-winning television series Fiction about giants Films scored by Trevor Jones Films directed by Charles Sturridge