The Mystery! Collection (WGBH)
Picture: B-
Sound: B- Extras: C- Episodes: B+
WGBH Boston Video has issued The Mystery! Collection,
which features the opening shows of three of the best series they have handled
in the genre and on the show to date.
They are series we are also very fond of here at the site and think they
made some great choices. Though we
covered the shows along with later installments/episodes in our initial
coverage, here are the links to those previous reviews with full details on the
great content and fine audio/video performance:
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: A Great Deliverance (Pilot
Telefilm)
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/2517/The+Inspector+Lynley+Mysteries+Pilot,+Seasons+1+&+2
Second Sight 1 (Clive Owen series from writer
of Politician’s Wife, also on this site)
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/2750/Second+Sight+-+Seasons+1+&+2
Touching Evil 1
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/2705/Touching+Evil+1+2+3+Set
Though Exxon/Mobil Theater featured the Lynley
pilot, it quickly went to Mystery!
These are series that are exceptional and still do not have the audience
in The United States they deserve, so this could help that cause. The DVDs in this set are essentially the
same exact copies as those previously released, but nicely repackaged in an
illustrated box that makes for a great gift and is as good a place as any to
start if you are just discovering the anthology series. Well, better late than never and this is a
smart move on the part of WGBH. Be sure
to check out all of the mystery and Mystery! DVDs we have reviewed (and
continue to cover) elsewhere on this site.
- Nicholas Sheffo
