The Untouchables – Season One, Volume Two
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: C Episodes: B
Paramount/CBS
continues to roll out the first big non-Lucille Ball Desilu Productions hit The Untouchables concluding the first
season in a 4-DVD set contained in a single sized DVD case. The first set was welcome and impressive, as
this link demonstrates:
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/5233/The+Untouchables+–+Season+One,+Volume+One
This new
set concludes with the same fine picture and sound as the first. Desilu landed a big winner and the show holds
up well. The only difference with this
set is the single, terrific extra included.
Long after this show ended, Lucy was still on top and The Lucy Show hit its very successful
full color episodes. This included a
spoof of this show entitled Lucy The Gun
Moll. It is a fine show, typical of
how underrated and funny the show was and why it was a hit.
In
addition, fans who have suffered through dozens of awful, awful VHS, Beta and
DVD copies in bad packaging with prints that are half-faded, seeing this new
color print is a revelation. The show
has not looked this good since syndication in the 1970s and then some. Color in the clean, pretty sharp and clear
1.33 X 1 frame is impressive and for the first time ever, you can see the money
put into the show. Though more extras
would have been nice, this is a winner, just like the show. Hope we get more with the next Untouchables seasons and that
Paramount/CBS finally starts releasing The
Lucy Show on DVD.
- Nicholas Sheffo
