This digitally remastered set of the 22 episodes in the NBC classic series is available at BJ’s Warehouse for $29.99. AMAZON has it for $36.99 and Barnes & Noble wants $46.99 for this set. This six DVD set includes an interview with one of the series’ creators, William Link. There’s also a guide that includes episode plot summaries. If you enjoyed these wonderful programs as much as I did, check out this affordable box set. It would make a great holiday gift! GRADE: A
Have you watched any of them yet? I got a set that, upon receipt (this was over a year ago) were duped off tapes made of TV, and they were awful (and would not play on the DVD player). However I watched the first 2 on the computer, and thought they were only so-so. I suspect the series got better, and I also think my uncomfortable viewing situation made a difference in my enjoying the episodes.
I sampled a couple episodes, Rick, and they were crisp and clean reproductions. I watched the original series when it was first broadcast and look forward to watching these 22 episodes again.
Another one who died too young.
Some people didn’t like Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, Patti. But I thought he did a fine job.
And the Economy Stimulation goes on…
Since Barack and the Dems aren’t spending, Diane and I have to, Jeff. Krugman says the way out of this economic mess is increased spending.
By corporations, George, not individuals… though we have MORE than done our part with the purchase of a home, and all that goes with it (movers, banks and realtors, and a long list of etc.)
The corporations are sitting on billions of profits, Rick. They’re not going to spend until they see consumer spending increase. So Diane and I are pitching in as are you and your wife. I think the Meyersons are spending, too.
George, do agree with Krugman? Or is the opposite way better?
I’m firmly in the Paul Krugman camp, Drongo. His NY TIMES columns make perfect sense to me. I don’t know why policy makers in Washington aren’t following his advice. After all, he is a Nobel Prize winner.
If Krugman’s ideas are correct, one wonders what’s going to happen in the U.K. They just sliced a huge chunk from their budget, and seem to be spending little on anything.
This is what makes economics so fascinating to me, Drongo. The Fed is poised to start injecting a trillion dollars into our economy while the U.K. is cutting their national budget dramatically. We’ll know who made the Right Decision in a year or so. I’m going with Krugman and the Fed.
Krugman thinks the UK is on the wrong path and it’s hard to argue with him. I guess time will tell.
The U.K. has so many problems, it makes the U.S. look good, Jeff. The North Sea oil money is running out, their economy is going in reverse, and now these draconian spending cuts will trash what’s left of their economy.
And having lived there for a year plus, I can tell you, they like to be thrifty. WW 2 injected them with the need to eat Nutela and similar non-edible goods, and buy thrift shop fare to furnish their homes and wear. They call it comfy. We called it shabby chic.
If the whole Euro-Zone and Britain slash their budgets, their economies will take decades to recover, Patti. Keynes laid it all out. Fortunately, Bernanke and the Fed are taking Keynes’ solution to recessions/depressions seriously.