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Whistle Stopper - Perry Mason - Season 3, Vol. 1
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List Price: $49.99
Our Price: $31.74
Your Save: $ 18.25 ( 37% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Paramount
Starring: Perry Mason
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0097368926448
Format: Box set
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-08-19
Running Time: 624
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1957-09-21
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Summary: Great Show but Poor Quality DVD's
Comment: Perry Mason - Season 3, Vol. 1
I pre-ordered this set as I'm a Perry Mason fan. There were scratches on all three of the DVD's I received. The scratches were circular or spiral a quarter of the way around the DVD. Also, the DVD's seem lower in quality compared to previous seasons of Perry Mason as when I held up a DVD to the light, I could see right through the DVD surface.
I sent Amazon an e-mail and they sent a second set - all three DVD's on this set where also scratched; the scratches were similar to the scratches on the first set I had received. I decided to return this set and asked for a refund. I hope Paramount uses better quality DVD's for the next season.
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Summary: Perry and Gang Keeps Getting Better!!
Comment: One of the greatest shows of all time---totally fantastic!! I wish all those whinners would shut up about the price, its worth every penny to have these classic episodes forever on dvd. If you don't want to spend the money on this great investment that's fine, but don't ruin it for the rest of us. I will keep paying to watch Perry, suave Paul, cool Hamilton and Tragg baby in action. Don't miss out on the chance to own this series, you will love it!
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Summary: Season Three, Volume 1: Perry Mason par excellence!
Comment: Having just watched all 12 episodes of Season Three, Volume 1, and also having purchased and watched the four previous half season Paramount releases, I will say without hesitation that Season Three, Volume 1 is hands down the best set of episodes released so far. The quality plots, clever twists and courtroom drama are outstanding throughout the vast majority of the shows. I've been a longtime Perry Mason fan and in my opinion this is when the series was at its best. In the later seasons leading actor Raymond Burr starts to put on a lot of weight and looks tired and in the several last seasons appears openly irritated and burned out, which he later admitted had to do with the decline in the quality of scripts and hectic pace of the weekly productions. The later shows also loose Lt Tragg (Ray Collins) and is replaced by a lifeless police investigator named Andy. An interesting event that happened during the '59-60 season was that William Talman who plays Hamilton Burger was arrested in March of 1960 for hosting a completely nude drug party. CBS decided to fire him on the spot but Burr headed a boycott to reinstate him and CBS quickly capitulated.
I'm almost 50 years old and started watching reruns on local TV in the late '70s and early '80s and then tried to build a VHS library from TV broadcasts on the Hallmark Channel about 7-9 years ago and found out to my major disappointment that only about 40% of the episodes were broadcast before they started re-running the same old episodes again. Then about 5 years ago I found that Columbia House was offering three episodes per month on DVD at $25 a pop which was highway robbery, but I did it anyway (long story short, they stopped after 23 DVDs when Paramount announced they were releasing the entire series and I sold off that Columbia House set on eBay and recovered 85% of my money). So I'm looking forward to obtaining the entire 9 season collection.
I'm very aware of the controversy regarding the price and partial releases. Who doesn't want them faster, cheaper and in complete seasons? I agree with a prior reviewer. I can live with this price (which now is $29.99) if they'd only release them in complete seasons on a faster schedule. In the bigger picture, the set averages to $2.50 per 52 minute episode, which is a bargain compared to paying $10 for an older 80 or 90 minute movie from that same era. The video transfer and restoration of these nearly 50 year old episodes is out of this world, which undoubtedly has a lot to do with the higher cost and slower scheduling.
Finally, for those misguided people who out ignorance or stinginess are pondering outsmarting Paramount by buying those complete DVD sets (which are ILLEGAL, low quality, copied from VHS tapes with commercials and many times non-functional, very limited life, bootleg DVDs) offered on various websites, go to Bill Storrer's website (Google: Bill Storrer Mason) and you'll find a long list of complaints pertaining to being ripped off by these pirating miscreants. I only wish Perry Mason could put consumers who buy this rubbish on the stand and make them publicly defend such repugnant purchases.
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Summary: Joining the boycott
Comment: Even though I love this series, I will not buy this edition or any others, as long as they are released as half-seasons. Each volume has gotten more expensive and contain less and less shows. This new edition is the worse...they even made the packaging cheaper and tacky-looking. It almost looks like a boot-leg. For sure, it's not worth the nearly $40.00 they has risen the price to. Too bad greed has made us Perry Mason fans strike back for what is just.
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Summary: Greatest Show of All Time
Comment: This is the greatest show ever!! A lot of people think since its an old show, old people like it.... totally not true.. i am 20, its the greast show in the world. I have bought every- half season... ya it stinks but in my opinion which is probably why its so spendy is because people like me will totally spend the outragouse amount of money on it.... but honestly i read someon's comment about older people dying before the last disk is realeased.. agree. im worried i wont be around long enough to watch em all!... their is like tons of seasons!.. and if they would come outa little faster that would sure be nice!... seems like every 6-9 months.. and then they had to have a reunion set come out in the middle so its taking forever to get to see new ones...
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