Greece Hotels Travel - Nero Wolfe - The Complete Classic Whodunit Series
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Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Starring: Maury Chaykin, Timothy Hutton, Bill Smitrovich, Mimi Kuzyk, Colin Fox
Directed By: Bill Duke
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 0733961748260
Format: Box set
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 8
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-04-25
Running Time: 1496
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2001-04-22
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Like Sherlock Holmes and Watson before them, the brilliant but curmudgeonly Nero Wolfe and his streetwise sidekick Archie Goodwin are crime's greatest nemeses. With Nero preferring to solve crimes at home amid his orchid collection, it is Archie who does the legwork about town to allow Wolfe to unravel the most confounding crimes. Together the duo cracks cases of murder, deception, blackmail, and more, resulting in an unforgettable confection of mystery, suspense, and style. Faithfully adapted from the best-selling stories by Rex Stout, THE COMPLETE NERO WOLFE MEGASET stars Maury Chaykin (The Sweet Hereafter) and Oscar(r) winner Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People) and features all 20 episodes of the critically acclaimed A&E series, including the feature-length series pilot, The Golden Spiders.
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Summary: I loved the Nero Wolf series
Comment: I missed most of the episodes of Nero Wolfe that aired on A & E, and sadly A & E is no longer running it, so I was so glad to get the complete series on video.
The shows were really well done. The characters are true to the book, and the sets are similar to what I envisioned as I read the books. Everything from the whimsical opening credits to the lush photography is a feast for the eye and ears.
I would highly reccommend this video series to murder mystery fans.
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Summary: Watch this series!
Comment: New fans of Nero Wolfe and the long time hardcore set who have read the books and listened to the radio show alike will love this series. Timothy Hutton nails Archie Goodwin, using the swift cadence and ironically amused tone that is 100% Archie. He uses Rex Stout's words and finds the character within their rhythm.
Chaykin nails Nero Wolfe as well -- you'd hardly know you weren't watching Sydney Greenstreet, except for the fact that Chaykin is better, pulling off Wolfe's irritability without that underscoring sense of squicky (yes, a technical term) that Greenstreet exuded.
The interactions between Archie, Wolfe, and Fritz (also nailed the character, by the way) are perfect. The comic timing couldn't be better. Again, the actors use the rhythm and cadence in the words that Rex Stout chose for their characters as a guide, and that helps them be more believable.
In general, all of the regulars couldn't have been played better or cast more perfectly.
The fact that the show is a troupe style thing, with the same actors coming in with different roles is, to me, a bonus. It hearkens back to the roots of Nero Wolfe, in radio. During that time, there were a set cast of radio actors who got regular work, and many of these would come back to the same show again and again playing different parts. Plus, Daddy Warbucks from Annie is in it, and you really can't object to that.
I don't understand why A&E canceled this series. It was easily the best thing that they had going for them.
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Summary: Review from down under
Comment: Just buy the complete series. It's like watching exquisite performances, you cannot watch more than an episode without feeling satisfied, and not being short changed. They also follow the original Stout stories almost exactly.
This was first shown in Australia on our national broadcaster in the earlier part of this decade. It is clear that the production values, including music scores and attention to details exceed those of the BBC in the same sort of period stuff (like the Poirot series with Suchet). The DVDs are excellent in terms of technical qaulity and play on universal players here.
If you have the money, just buy it.
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Summary: Nero Wolfe
Comment: Loved the show on TV, and I love it on DVDs. They are original and witty. Love that Nero.
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Summary: great entertainment
Comment: enjoyable characters, creative visual settings, intellectual stimulation. wish there were more tv/movies like these
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