I had been planning to buy a second copy of the DVD's as a backup when it went on sale. I'd wait, I was able to catch it on a two day sale for about $38 just slightly more than I paid for the DVDs several years ago. It briefly went down even farther to $34 but I couldn't get the existing order cancelled in time. The next day the price went back up.
Nice price! If I'd seen that $34 price I'd have ordered for exactly the same reason. $45 is high enough to give me pause... and why I *do* have it on pause. Considering all the vitriol it seems to be receiving due to still being edited I figure it won't be long before it's in the "bargain bin" price range for good.
bought this years ago, just unsealed it in december. very relieved it wasn't a bootleg!
Of course there are 170 episodes of Barney Miller. Hour-long broadcasts are two-part episodes.
I agree, the third season was the best. The loss of Fish brought down the 4th season along with the decision to stop taping in front of an audience, and the loss of Jack Soo in the late 4th season and again midway through the 5th. I thought the series rebounded in the 6th and 7th season, but the loss of director Noam Pitlik in the 8th brought that year down (even when replaced by Danny Arnold).
I wish the last 3 seasons of that one would be released... it's likely to never happen.
Yes aspect ratio is corrected Jerry. I rebought the same complete volume, but that won't help the image quality except of course, as I'm sure you know, select episodes are quite watchable, like for example, one of my favs, S01E05 The Strengthening Angels (Nov.04.1960), and who the heck knows why?
