Man With A Camera-The Complete Collection 11/20/07 - Page 2

Gary OS · 10-13-2007, 11:58 AM

Add me to the chorus that Bert, Bob Hug, and Bob Gu are singing in. I'm looking forward to this one, even though it's almost a blind buy for me. Other than the Mill Creek set, I haven't seen this show. But I'm looking forward to it, as I do all these smaller, seemingly forgotten series from the 50's and 60's. Keep 'em coming.

Gary "thank God for companies like Mill Creek, Alpha and Infinity" O.

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Jeff Willis · 10-13-2007, 08:00 PM

Hey, gang....Bob H, Gary,

This one sounds like I might like it as a blind-buy but I don't know anything about the premise of the show. There wasn't much info at TV.Com so I thought I'd ask the "real experts" here

Does it compare to another show around the same time period, ie "Honey West", "Decoy", etc? I like Bronson's early guest spots on other shows around thiis time period ("Combat!", "Twilght Zone") so I figure I'll like this show.

How do you all expect the xfrs to rate with this release?

I checked Amazon for their "Co" review (and looked for Bob's name

) but I didn't see a review posted yet for this one.

- Jeff "Gary, Mike KS, I finally watched the '....Hollywood' episode today, will post one of my amateur reviews on the Fuge thread later" W.

Hank Dearborn · 10-13-2007, 08:46 PM

My sources are telling me that even though they are coming off 16mm prints as opposed to 35mm, the transfers are looking pretty good.

Bob Hug · 10-15-2007, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Willis

Hey, gang....Bob H, Gary,

This one sounds like I might like it as a blind-buy but I don't know anything about the premise of the show. There wasn't much info at TV.Com so I thought I'd ask the "real experts" here

Does it compare to another show around the same time period, ie "Honey West", "Decoy", etc? I like Bronson's early guest spots on other shows around thiis time period ("Combat!", "Twilght Zone") so I figure I'll like this show.

How do you all expect the xfrs to rate with this release?

I checked Amazon for their "Co" review (and looked for Bob's name

) but I didn't see a review posted yet for this one.

- Jeff "Gary, Mike KS, I finally watched the '....Hollywood' episode today, will post one of my amateur reviews on the Fuge thread later" W.

Jeff, for a little more on the premise of "Man with a Camera," click this link:

http://www.thrillingdetective.com/eyes/kovac.html

As far as the transfers are concerned, I'd expect them to be up a notch or two over the two episodes found on the Mill Creek Detectives 150 Episodes box set (one of the episodes on that set, "Missing," had a missing opening title sequence and they substituted the end credits. At the end of the episode, they simply had a "The End" card.). This is really a different type of show than "Honey West" or "Decoy," so you really can't compare. I think Bob Gu's earlier comments about this show (and others) that are low budget, but provide good, straight-to-the-point stories are right on the money.

David Lambert · 10-15-2007, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Hank Dearborn

My sources are telling me...

Hank, if your sources work for Infinity, then please mention to them that TVShowsOnDVD would talk their stuff up more if we got info more quickly and directly, instead of waiting for their PR firm to issue press releases a couple of weeks prior to release and then have to have me go back and beg for cover art.

I *HATE* finding out about a release because a listing appears at Amazon or some other retailer. I'd rather the studio inform me at around the same time (give or take a week) the retailers find out! I'm sure you all agree.

DeWilson · 10-15-2007, 01:46 PM

I wonder if they'll plaster a logo all over these episodes! *Sigh*

Hank Dearborn · 10-15-2007, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by David Lambert

Hank, if your sources work for Infinity, then please mention to them that TVShowsOnDVD would talk their stuff up more if we got info more quickly and directly, instead of waiting for their PR firm to issue press releases a couple of weeks prior to release and then have to have me go back and beg for cover art.

I *HATE* finding out about a release because a listing appears at Amazon or some other retailer. I'd rather the studio inform me at around the same time (give or take a week) the retailers find out! I'm sure you all agree.

Actually, my sources are more in the area of where the prints are coming from and what show are suggested as opposed to Infinity so I can't help in that regard. Sorry.

tomterrific · 10-16-2007, 09:40 AM

Hank,
Any chance the following shows might be released: The Goldbergs, Aldrich Family, Duffy's Tavern or Lights Out?

Bob Hug · 10-16-2007, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by tomterrific

Hank,
Any chance the following shows might be released: The Goldbergs, Aldrich Family, Duffy's Tavern or Lights Out?

A few episodes of "Lights Out," presumably public domain, are available from Alpha Video.

http://www.oldies.com/product-view/9518D.html

A post at IMDB.com indicates the following episodes have been released by Alpha:

The Passage Beyond (on Vol. 1)
The Man With the Watch (on Vol. 1)
Dark Image (on Vol. 2)
The Faceless Man (on Vol. 2)
The Veil (on Vol. 2)
Perchance to Dream (on Vol. 2)
The Martian Eyes (on "Mars Invades the Earth")
Lost Will of Dr. Rant (on "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (TV version)")

Bob Hug · 11-28-2007, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Hank Dearborn

My sources are telling me that even though they are coming off 16mm prints as opposed to 35mm, the transfers are looking pretty good.

I just received my copy from DeepDiscount yesterday and had the opportunity to watch the first three episodes . . . . . the transfers do appear to be sourced from 16 mm prints and, so far, are in reasonably good shape. Considering that this series only had 29 episodes and, outside of a couple of public domain episodes, hasn't had any kind of wide release in decades, the fact that the entire series is getting a release is nothing short of amazing. And, as was previously reported, the UCLA Film & Television Archive was involved in this release (their second, after "Mister Peepers"), while Infinity Entertainment is distributing.

The guest star list isn't as high profile as some other series of the late 1950s, but old "Billy Jack" himself, Tom Laughlin, appears in an early episode as a boxer. The stories move along at a fairly quick clip and Bronson is a bit more animated in this series than in some of his later films. The DVD packaging is identical to Infinity Entertainment's "Route 66" release . . . . . two plastic trays with a snap open second layer. There's a nice write-up of the series on the packaging, but there are no DVD extras (not that I was expecting any).

Bert Greene · 11-28-2007, 10:45 AM

My copy of the set arrived a couple of days ago, and I've already breezed through the first disc. It's been great fun. Lots of familiar faces popping up, and even if some of the stories are a bit far-fetched, they are entertaining and move like lightning.

The package is appealingly designed, with all the episode info nicely written out. However, there's always a fly in the ointment... on my copy, the plastic hinges on the two disc trays were entirely broken off, leaving them loose. I spent over an hour last night constructing and gluing wooden shards and map-tacks, trying to re-attach the swinging trays. My "Route 66" set was okay, but if this particular dvd-box design is THIS vulnerable, I hope it's ditched in favor of more traditional slimpacks. I've rarely had much trouble with slimpacks, but when I do, they would at least be easy to replace.

Jeff Willis · 11-28-2007, 11:28 AM

Bert,

My R66 pkg has the same problem. It was a nice design/idea for the R66 pkg but it was broken at arrival.

I have to wait for Bronson & the camera on the 25th.

Jeff "Cowboys: 28 Packers: 24" W