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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097368927346
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 02, 2008
Running Time: 728 minutes
Sales Rank: 253
Studio: Paramount
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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.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Park Avenue Beat
Perry Mason is as much a part of American culture as apple pie and mom. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone of any age who doesn't at least recognize the name. Erle Stanley Gardner's books have millions of devoted fans. The television show it spawned was fabulous as entertainment, and today is widely regarded as one of the best shows the medium ever produced. Perry was the attorney you wanted on your side in a jam.
Raymond Burr had some good roles in films, but will always be remembered as Perry Mason. It was Gardner himself who picked Burr, even though the studio only agreed to let him test for Perry if he would test for Burger too! Barbara Hale was his pretty secretary, Della Street, who kept Perry human and was in love with him. William Hopper was the dapper detective, Paul Drake. He had a playful and flirtatious relationship with Della but every viewer knew that secretly her heart belonged to Perry.
William Talman as D.A. Hamilton Burger would almost be ready to gloat, Lt. Tragg (Ray Collins) not far behind, when Perry would spring his client by revealing the real killer on the witness stand. There has never been anything close to it in genre on television since. Its mix of drama, noir, and humor, and its truly likable characters, made for terrific viewing.
Season three had some great episodes, including a case where Paul was the accused, in a twisty tail of blackmail and murder. Releasing them in half seasons, the first half on volume one, the second ... Read More
Rating:  - YES, MR. MORGAN + another problem with year sets.
Even though my comment "AMEN" to Mr. Morgan's review indicated my total agreement, I'd like to add my thoughts to another change that is slowly growing in frequency and aggravation. DVD sets that suddenly loose their surface color graphics which relate to the TV program/movie's theme, characters or genre. NOW WE GREET the burnished silver disc surfaces with glossy silver writing. They all look the same, whatever the TV show or movie it is! PLUS, they are hard to read unless the light hits just at the right angle. (Even then, some of the print is so small, it's nigh onto impossible to read.)
The 1st time I noticed this was "Happy Days", Season Two. Season One the surface of the DVDs gave the discs an appearance of being a 45 rpm record. This makes sense, teens listening to rock 45's. But I guess the producers didn't think about aesthetics, just $$$. Here are a couple more absurd examples: #1- "7th Heaven", Seasons 1-5: Very nice character portraits that illustrated how the character's appearance changed as the years went by. Many times I've looked at the discs, thinking, he/she sure has grown, or lost weight (Rosanne) etc. Season 6 arrives. Generic silver discs with no portraits or color, or anything appealing. This unwelcome discovery ruining the inherent joy of their arrival Or, how about, #2- "Touched By An Angel"? Seasons 1-3, colored discs depicting the themes and the characters. Season 4 - OOPS! "Plain-Jane" silver. C'mon studios, give some thought to what appeals ... Read More
Rating: - 4 Discs
Season 3, Vol. 2 is a set of four discs, not 1 disc. The Amazon information is simply an error.
Rating: - great entertainment- the writing is great.
These maybe from the 50's and 60's but I would be watching TV today if it was this good. You have to use you brain. The characters have held up over these many years. Well worth a look.
Rating: - A minority opinion
[Note: I entered this same review for Season 3, Vol. 1, too.]
I appreciate the reasons for consumer gripes regarding the Perry Mason DVD releases. Like other Amazon reviewers, I'd like to pay less and see complete seasons rather than half-seasons released at a time.
I'd also like two-dollar gas, killer abs, and a winning lottery ticket, but they're not gonna happen either, so I'll just say here and now that Paramount has done a superb job of remastering the PM series for us diehards, and I encourage the company to stick with the project.
When I look at the quality of the prints, that the episodes have been restored in their entirety, that the episodes are generally longer than most of today's popular dramatic series, and the plain fact that paying several bucks for each episode of one of my all-time favorite shows is no big hit on my wallet when it's spread out over months and years, I'm okay with the pricing and staggered releases. (And no, I don't work for or represent Paramount, and yes, like everyone else I have only so much disposable income in any given month.)
I even bought the PM 50th Anniversary set for its extras and for the lovely Barbara Hale (sometimes joined by series producer/director Arthur Marks) providing the intros. It was worth the price and the duplication of episodes.
I expect many of my fellow Amazon reviewers will take the time to skewer me for my take on Paramount's approach, and that's okay. It's all a matter ... Read More
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