Naked City: The Complete Series

DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:

The series debuted in 1958 when I was 7 years old. I was not allowed to stay up and watch it. It came on Tuesday nights at 9:30 p.m.; however, after the Rifleman at 9:00 p.m., it was off bed for this second grader. When it returned to television in 1960, I was 9 years old and allowed to stay up until 10:00 p.m. Unfortunately, Naked City returned as an hour program starting at 10:00 p.m. on a school night, still after my bedtime. So, I only caught an episode here and there when school was out. The word on the playground and from my brother, who was 5 years older and got to watch it on occasion, was that it was realistic, gritty, and adult.- W. Hinson

Naked City is still relevant more than 50 years after the series ended. The show was a crime drama that, like the Defenders (and more recently, Law & Order) raised issues that invited the audience to think and form opinions. For example, in one of the shows the detective must go to witness the execution of a prisoner. The script explored the detective’s troubled feelings about the death penalty. In another show, a murderer was re-tried because it was discovered that he had a brain tumor that affected his behavior at the time of the crime. The state and defense attorneys made compelling arguments and the jury’s verdict was not announced at the end of the show. Great script! The purpose was to get the audience to think about the issue as if sitting on the jury.The show was on the air from 1958 through 1963. The black and white filming was just fine and there were many nice New York location shots throughout the series. Also, the series had guest appearances from many excellent character actors of the time. It’s always a pleasure to see someone like Martin Balsam in a role.-Don E. Marchione

If you’re a fan of old tv shows, then consider getting this series. There’s great acting and a lot of famous guest stars (usually before they were famous), but what really separates this from other tv shows is the filming on location in New York City. This tv show was way before I was born, but I loved seeing how NYC looked like in the late 50’s and early 60’s. TV shows today are so generic, bland, and sterile in comparison.-Fitness Fanatic

DVD Wholesale Main Features:

Actors: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Carroll O’Connor, Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper
Directors: Alex March, Arthur Hiller, Buzz Kulik, Elliot Silverstein, John Brahm
Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Black & White, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 29
Studio: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
DVD Release Date: November 5, 2013
Run Time: 6063 minutes