Perry Mason
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Perry Mason is an attorney who specializes in defending seemingly indefensible cases. With the aid of his secretary Della Street and investigator Paul Drake, he often finds that by digging deeply into the facts, startling facts can be revealed. Often relying on his outstanding courtroom skills, he often tricks or traps people into unwittingly admitting their guilt. Product details and pricing info |
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57 Customer Reviews Posted
- The best available DVD sampler of this classic show, by far.
- This is the clear first choice among Perry Mason DVD packages. The fact that CBS is doing an inept job of marketing the series as a whole should not blind viewers to the virtues of this set, which contains a fine selection of episodes and the sort of supplementary materials that have been conspicuously absent from the half-season releases (Raymond Burr's 1958 tour of his home on "Person to Person," the compelling anti-smoking monologue by a dying William Talman, and the contemporary interviews with Barbara Hale and producer Arthur Marks are among the highlights).
- 2008-05-16, 6 of 6 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- PERRY MASON
- WHY IN THE WORLD DO WE HAVE TO WAIT SO LONG FOR VOL. 3...IT HAS BEEN LONG ENOUGH..ALL THE OTHER TV PROGRAMS ARE RELEASED AT A DESCENT TIME..ANY RELEASES IN SITE ON PERRY MASON???
- 2008-05-13, 1 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- The Case of the Late Anniversary set
- This set should've come out last year as that was the actual 50th anniversary of the debut of the Perry Mason tv series. Still, better late than never. An interesting assortment of episodes, including a beautiful transfer of the only color episode "The Case of the Twice Told Twist". Ironically, that looked better than the transfer of "Perry Mason returns", the reunion tv-movie from December 1985. I loved all the extras, whether it was the screen tests to the introductions by Barbara Hale & Arthur Marks to William Talman's posthumous anti-smoking message. It's not quite an easter egg but, if you blink you might miss the fact that Hale & Marks provide commentary for "The Case of the Deadly Ringer". I would've loved for CBS/Paramount to have included an episode of "The New Perry Mason" starring Monte Markham in the set as the odds of that short-lived series seeing the light of day on dvd are slim and none, and slim just walked out the door. Now, if only CBS/Paramount would start releasing future seasons in complete sets as opposed to this vol.1/vol.2 nonsense.
- 2008-05-10, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- needed my fix
- I didn't want to but going through Perry and Della withdrawals, I broke down and bought this set. I enjoyed it more than I thought as the extras were a lot of fun to watch. It is also nice to see Barbara Hale introduce the shows. She looks and sounds great. After viewing about three quarters of the extras, I do recommend this to fans.
I am however miffed at the dvd producers for not giving us more. I have heard Season 3 vol 1 is coming in August but why the slow pace? The series sets have no extras and no music right issues. It is frustrating to see some lesser know series come out in rapid succession while Perry Mason releases dribble out. It leaves the comsumers to wonder if the production will continue. Anyone have any insight into this? - 2008-05-06, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A Visit with Barbara Hale
- While I agree with everyone else on this page that we want more Mason and we want it now, I feel there is something very special in this set that has been overlooked. Seeing Barbara Hale in the present day in her charming interview and episode presentation is like having a visit from a favorite family member that you haven't seen in years. The twinkle in her smiling eyes has not withered one iota and she will charm you just as she did all those years ago when she was a regular visitor to our homes as the beautifully intelligent Della Street. Perhaps it would have been wiser to do this as a single disc anniversary special, but since we're waiting for more episodes anyway, I'm glad to have a preview of what I hope is to come. Meanwhile, my hat is off to Barbara Hale one of the grandest ladies ever on television
- 2008-05-05, 7 of 7 people found this review helpful, Rated:
