Homicide: Life on the Street the Complete series

DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:

The new DVD release (July 2017) contains all seven seasons. It also has a few of the crossover episodes of Law and Order, plus commentaries on some of the episodes with David Simon and some of the other writers and producers. The video quality is a bit fuzzy, which brings me back to watching the show on my crappy little TV (no cable) when I was a kid. But the price is much reduced from when the seasons were sold separately. Sill,expensive, though.

The acting and the show are as wonderful as I remember them. Even having just rewatched the first episode, the characters feel fully formed and deep–they go far beyond the tip of the iceberg that’s shown in the programs. I’m a complete David Simon fanboy, and I truly love this show and the book it’s based on. Can’t recommend this enough.

Yes this set is pricey, but since my second favorite show in history (The Wire is #1) isnt streaming anywhere, this is well worth it.
-E

This set is obviously a pirated version, I’m surprised Amazon is willing to sell it. Delighted to have access to all the episodes again, and you can’t beat the price (for 100+ episodes on 35 or so discs), but the video and audio quality is a real compromise from what we’re all used to. No restoration attempts here. You need to look and (try to) listen past those and simply enjoy the writing and the cast. The Menu screen for the first disc is widescreen and appears to be in high def- could it be? – but first impressions are all you get here.

Each episode is in grainy B&W with a lot of artifacts moving around. Dialog is muddy (good luck understanding Yaphet Koto now). I’m not deep enough into the set to comment on earlier reviews that cite odd background music at odd times, but there has been music in a few scenes. In these cases, it seeming to fit the story and scenes. We’ll see what crops up as I get into the discs further.

-Downeaster in Exile

DVD Wholesale Main Features:

Actors: Andre Braugher, Melissa Leo, Ned Beatty, Kyle Secor, Yaphet Kotto
Directors: Barry Levinson
Format: Box set, Color, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 35
Rated:
NR
Not Rated
Studio: Shout! Factory
DVD Release Date: July 4, 2017
Run Time: 6000 minutes
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars 255 customer reviews
ASIN: B06Y3WJFZ8