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And the answering machine messages are all the originals, confirmed by Ed Robertson's excellent books on The Rockford Files. So if there was minor tinkering with the opening credits video - which, it seems to me, is impossible to prove - why should anyone care?

I have no idea what you are talking about. The opening credits on the Blu-ray set are exactly the same as on the Universal DVD set. What is it, specifically, that you believe they are supposed to look like? Do you actually remember what they looked like when you saw them more than 40 years ago...

Amazon has dropped the price to $56.32.

This will hopefully clear up some of the questions about the original version of the pilot to The Rockford Files and the longer syndicated version which is titled "Backlash of the Hunter." Be forewarned that there may be some spoilers here. The pilot aired as an NBC television movie on March...

I enjoy trying to identify locations, and the Blu-ray helps because it makes it easier to read street signs. I discovered that the wedding chapel in the pilot is actually a motel in Victorville, now called the Green Spot Motel. Sara Butler's bikini shop is now a custom framing store at 320 N...

I knew that but I guess I made it sound like I was confusing the two!

I'm working on a comparison of the two-part "Backlash of the Hunter" and the original pilot. Most of the additional footage in "Backlash of the Hunter" consists of establishing shots, a longer opening which has the murder occurring almost six minutes later than in the pilot, and some additional...

Oldies.com has the Blu-ray set for $52.49 and free shipping, but only 12 copies are available as of this minute.

Agreed. It's very different now, plus we have shows such as The Americans, Better Call Saul, Fargo, etc. that only have ten episodes per season, which gives them more time to get it right.

To confuse matters further, the DVD has the extended, syndicated version of the originally 90-minute episode "This Case is Closed." Some people who remember only the syndicated version are likely to think that the Blu-ray version (which correctly has a running time of 75 minutes) is missing...

A few clarifications: My video rating is based upon a comparison with the DVD set and what I have seen on television. Complaining that it doesn't look as good as a feature film makes no sense, because a television show is a different animal. Typically a one-hour show was shot in six days. The...

As I mentioned, what is the other reviewer comparing it to? We have the DVDs and our memories. To my eyes this set is easily superior to the DVDs, and it certainly looks better than it did on TV 40 years ago. In the other thread we have two HTF members look at the same screen caps and coming...

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