Police TV - 29 Episodes (2005) Review

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(More customer reviews)Following in the footsteps of St. Clair Vision's 3-DVD set titled "Western TV," comes another 3-disc set "Police TV," comprised of episodes of mostly 1950s crime shows. This is a really nice collection of some easy to find, as well as some rare police shows. Audio/visual quality is about average with the Peter Gunn episodes above average for these type of public domain releases. Here's the breakdown:
Disc 1
Dragnet - 8 episodes; Dragnet has been done to death on DVD, but this collection includes several episodes that have been harder to find on DVD.
Dick Tracy - 2 episodes; a very tough find on DVD, one of the episodes, "BB Eyes," is making its debut on DVD.
Disc 2
Peter Gunn - 2 episodes; same two episodes that have appeared on other collections from Platinum and Diamond, but these are better looking than the other two.
The Man Behind the Badge - 8 episodes; as far as I know, this may be making its DVD debut on this collection and, as such, is the rarity on this set, along with Dick Tracy.
Disc 3
Burke's Law - 1 episode; the only hour long episode and the only show from the 1960s on this set; this same episode "Who Killed Jason Shaw?" has circulated on other PD collections.
Racket Squad - 8 episodes; there have been a few releases of this show and there is some duplication here from other discs, but still a harder-than-usual show to find on DVD.
The comparatively low price of this DVD set combined with a few genuinely rare television series make this a worthwhile addition for those who enjoy classic crime dramas on the small screen.


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