Nero Wolfe - The Complete Classic Whodunit Series (2001)

Twenty episodes from the A&E series NERO WOLFE are collected on this release. Nero Wolfe (Maury Chaykin) and Archie Goodwin (Timothy Hutton) are a crime-fighting team whose methods differ wildly. But when they are together Wolfe and Goodwin always get results with the dynamic duo bringing a variety of miscreants to justice.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 733961748260 Manufacturer No: AAE-74826 Product Description

Fun, but not faithful to novels

A great family fun series, worth the money and seeing more than once! I have to admit, that being a fan of the Nero Wolfe series, I am bias on the details. This series is well done, has plenty of humor and very good acting. The colors and sets are great. However, I was distracted by the missing or changed details of the stories themselves (I have read the novels/shortstories series several times and listened to it on tape and CD even more). However, it is a fun show and I would have liked to see the series complete all the novels! June 12, 2008

Eye candy, ear candy, what more could you want?

I don't have cable or dish but I saw this show while at my mom's place and fell in love with all the eye candy--sets, costumes, cars, etc--and also the ear candy as Nero used words I love and some I've never heard. In the first episode he says, "I am neither a dunce nor a thaumaturge" and I rushed to the dictionary to look up what the hell a thaumaturge was. It's a miracle worker. After that I knew I had to have the entire show on DVD. I've watched it over and over and I always find new things in the colors, the setting, the words--I just can't recommend this enough! May 15, 2008

A "Got'ta Have" for Wolfe fans

This "Nero Wolfe" collection is the best quality, best price collection ever seen by this consumer. Don't miss out on a greeeeaaat opportunity for Wolfe fans. May 5, 2008

Wonderful chemistry. Witty script

There are 30+ five star reviews and there isn't much more I can say, really. This is the perfect rendition of the Nero Wolfe novels. The casting is superb, the dialogue witty and the music itself is wonderful. We've watched this entire series three times in the two years we've owned it and each time the stories are satisfying.

Part of the reason one can watch this several times is ocasionally the plot is so complex that seeing it once is not enough. Another is that the actors are re-used in the series, as a sort of ensemble cast, so that you are not sure what is going to happen unless you memory is very good--because the same actress who is killed in this episode, might not be in five others. I see this as a virtue. It allows the actors to play a range of characters in a single series so that you feel like you get to know their range and abilities. They become, as it were, a part of your family.

First class entertainment.
Oh, and the Chaykin/Hutton chemistry is as good as any that I've seen on TV or in Film. Sometimes I just laugh out loud at the smirks. April 24, 2008

THE NERO WOLFE SERIES !!!

The incomparable Nero Wolfe, and Archie Goodwin, have come to life on the screen !!

I have read the books (and RE read the books) for 30 years. What a magic moment it was, when they were lovingly translated to the screen !

And 'lovingly translated', it is exactly what I mean !! Timothy Hutton made it his business to see that this was so. Each book is accurately, beautifully and sumptuously re-created for film.

The fabulous cast play the characters as if they were BORN TO THE ROLES!!
No expense was spared in creating the atmosphere of the time - Nero's home is exactly as I had pictured it - each room springs to life from the very pages of the books !!

It is with gratitude and great affection, that I thank every person who helped to bring some of my favourite and most cherished books, TO LIFE, ON THE SMALL SCREEN !!!

IF YOU'VE NEVER SEEN NERO AND ARCHIE IN ACTION... SEE THEM NOW !!!

Michelle Williams

April 24, 2008

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