Burke's Law/Honey West (1 Viewer)

[docdoowop]

Early review for VCI's "Honey West" posted over at DVD Talk . . . .
DVD Talk Review: Honey West: Complete Series

Thanks Bob. Paul Mavis is a very sharp observer. (I've posted hearty agreement with his reviews of "Father Ted" and "I'm Alan Partridge". )
His endorsement automatically makes it a must-buy for me.

 

[Brian:C]

Just a note that VCI's other release Zane Grey Theater will be released in 2009 due to problems with the prints.
Brian

 

[John_S]

Thanks Bob. Paul Mavis is a very sharp observer. (I've posted hearty agreement with his reviews of "Father Ted" and "I'm Alan Partridge". )
His endorsement automatically makes it a must-buy for me.

I likewise think highly of Paul Mavis. I've never seen the show, but after reading his review I placed a pre-order immediately.

 

[Gary OS]

We've got a release date for volume 2 of the first season of BURKE'S LAW on November 18th. Read about it here.
Gary "glad to see more vintage commercials will be a part of this set" O.

 

[John DeAngelis]

We've got a release date for volume 2 of the first season of BURKE'S LAW on November 18th.

Thanks for passing on the good news, Gary. I've been enjoying all the guest stars on volume 1--the Sammy Davis, Jr. appearance is great!
John DeAngelis

 

[Bob Hug]

Thanks, for the good news Gary. Looks like the packaging will be slimmer than volume 1, too . . . a good move in my opinion. The Classicflix.com's pre-order price is good, but their $7.95 shipping kills the deal there. I'm likely to pick this up at DD; the Nov. 18th release date should be right around the time of the 20% off sale.

 

[Tim Tucker]

You might want to wait for the next sale from VCI. Last Christmas, they had a 50% sale at their website, and they've had other big discount sales so far this year.

 

[Mike*HTF]

Looks like the packaging will be slimmer than volume 1, too ... a good move in my opinion.

Definitely.
Good news!

 

[Joe Kelly]

Hey does anybody know what happened to HONEY WEST on DVD, scheduled for release on Tuesday, 9/2? Best Buy doesn't have it yet, and I tried to do a search on Amazon and it's not even listed.

Thanks,

Joe Kelly

 

[Charles H]

HONEY WEST is available--and listed on Amazon--but it's backordered. (I received mine today from them.)

 

[Peter M Fitzgerald]

I ordered HONEY WEST recently from DVD Pacific, and it just shipped a couple of days ago, though it hasn't arrived at my door just yet (probably in another couple of days).

 

[DVD S.]

great review!
I have seen this show before and have always enjoyed
it very much(having caught the run on TV Land, back
when that channel was worth talking about)!
my set is on it's way from DeepDiscount(only $24.38)!

:star:

 

[Tim Tucker]

Yesterday, I received an e-mail from VCI:

From Friday November 28th through Monday December 1st, VCI Entertainment will offer everyone 50% off on website orders by using the following coupon code: JMGJBY
We are talking every single DVD at VCI is 50% off for 4 days! This is a great deal for anyone planning on purchasing any DVD's this holiday season.
Still trying to figure out what to get Dad or that one family member you just can't quite figure out what to buy them! Well look no further! Everyone loves movies and VCI has the largest amount of hard to find cult and classic hits that Hollywood has to offer!
This coupon will expire Monday December 1st at 11:59 pm (central time).
In order to get the 50% discount you must enter the coupon code JMGJBY on your "Checkout" page.
All sales over $50.00 qualify for free shipping (only in the continental United States does this apply!)
This is a website only special only available at VCI Entertainment
This coupon code is valid once per customer.

Their home page also lists a second coupon code: PGLJEH.
That means you can get both volumes of Burke's Law for $15 and Honey West for $20! And from experience, that $50 free shipping is for your total after any discounts are taken.

 

[Joe Tor1]

MANY THANKS, TIM!
I would have never known about this! So, now I will be getting Honey West and both Volumes of Burke’s Law for a total of 49.99 AND FREE SHIPPING!
If, like me, you were “on the fence” on these titles – you’ll probably never have a better opportunity than this! Go check it out before the offer expires!

 

[cajunhillbilly]

I love my Honey West and Burke's Law dvds. Great picture quality and uncut episodes. I have enjoyed rewatching shows I thought I would never see again.

 

[Bob Hug]

Nice review of "Burke's Law," season 1, vol. 2 over at DVD Talk . . . .
Burke's Law: Season One Volume Two : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video

 

[Tim Tucker]

I wonder what the reviewer meant by this:

Where I have some qualms is a peculiarity of virtually every episode I watched--they all seem to suffer from some added "time compression," where suddenly people will move quickly and the soundtrack will be out of synch for a moment. I tried playing various episodes on two different players and it exhibited this anomaly on both, so I'd be interested in hearing from others so that I can determine whether I received a faulty pressing. If this is endemic of the entire release, it's a real head-scratcher--was this "time compression" added to make these broadcast ready for cable? I'd love to have more information.

Anyone else seeing this problem?

 

[Charles Ellis]

Add my thanks to Tim! I got both the complete Honey West and the second half of the first season of Burke's Law, along with several other titles.

 

[Tim Tucker]

You're welcome!
VCI may be having a great Cyber Monday. I just ordered Honey West, both volumes of Burke's Law... and The Phantom Empire starring Gene Autry!

 

[Bob Hug]

Re: The time compression issue

I've watched the first three episodes and have noticed some minor instances where the audio track gets out of synch for a brief second or two, but I don't think it's an issue of time compression since the episodes are timing out in the 51 minute range which would be correct for a mid-1960s television show. On an overall basis, VCI has done nice work with both "Burke's Law" and "Honey West." I really hope that we'll see season 2 of "Burke's Law" in the future.