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Complete series on DVD

posted 10 years ago by MrNiceSpy
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Hi guys,

I have been thinking to buy this series for quite a while now but I was annoyed by having to buy each season separately.
It seems a 30-disc box has finally been released in UK but I stumbled upon a 46-disc French box, claiming to contain Seasons 1 - 6 (Kojak's seasons being 5 as far as I know).
Does anybody know what's in the French box exactly?
It has additional 16 discs, do more audio-tracks (and probably less episodes per disc) explain this?
Any help appreciated.

Thank you.

[–] daniel-nagle-dn-dn 10 years ago

They may contain the tv movies made after the original series in the mid 80's til 1990 there were 7 made

[–] MrNiceSpy 10 years ago

The French box contains:

- "Kojak - Saison 1"
- "Kojak - Saison 2 - Volume 1"
- "Kojak - Saison 2 - Volume 2"
- "Kojak - Saison 3 - Volume 1"
- "Kojak - Saison 3 - Volume 2"
- "Kojak - Saison 4 - Volume 1"
- "Kojak - Saison 4 - Volume 2"
- "Kojak - Saison 5 - Volume 1"
- "Kojak - Saison 5 - Volume 2"
- "Kojak - Saison 6"
Bandes-annonces
Crédits
Contenu DVD-Rom
Liens Internet

so apparently there is no tv movie.
It has 4 auiotracks while the English box seems to have 1.
The running time is different too, English runs 5651 min. while French runs 5340 min.

[–] daniel-nagle-dn-dn 10 years ago

I have all five seasons individual there is a special on season 3 that the actors from the show are looking back in modern interviews but there is no 6th season the show ran from October of 1973 to March of 1978 I also have the 4disc set of Kojak:the complete movies that contains the pilot movie and the 80's and 90's movies

[–] MrNiceSpy 10 years ago

I investigated.
Season 6 seems to be made of 5 tv-movies, namely:
- Arianna
- Fatal Flaw
- Flowers For Matty
- It's Always Something
- None So Blind

The following movies:
- The Marcus-Nelson Murders
- The Belarus File
- The Price Of Justice
don't seem to be there.

Getting the regular series and movies separately costs the same as getting that French box, but I will still missing the pilot and the two others.
I am a little stuck.
You probably have the R1 version (Shout Factory), how is the a/v quality?
I keep reading complains about that.

[–] daniel-nagle-dn-dn 10 years ago

I've had no problem with the video or sound quality I watched all of them and I am completely satisfied with the shout factory issues

[–] MrNiceSpy 10 years ago

I read several complains about the a/v quality of R2 DVDs (I live in R2).
I don't know if it is worth to spend +$100 for low-quality DVDs.

[–] daniel-nagle-dn-dn 10 years ago

Yeah I might have a slight advantage in region 1 the first season is from Universal and everything else is from shout factory they are also digitally remastered good luck finding a good deal on a box set hope the quality is as good in region 2

[–] MrNiceSpy 10 years ago

Thanks Daniel.

[–] MrNiceSpy 9 years ago

I finished my run through the whole series the day before yesterday.
It took me 2 months to watch the five seasons.
I didn't remember that much of this series, just the wonderful opening theme/credits.
I'm glad I decided to buy it, it's a solid police drama with the plus of a cool lead character and his squad (great interaction between Telly Savalas and his brother George).
About the a/v quality, it wasn't that awful. Aside a strange "white fog effect" visible on several occasion during daylight sequences it was pretty good for material of this age.
Very good TV series to watch!

I already ordered the TV movies collection.

[–] Little Caesar 9 years ago

I think the white fog effect was intentional. One, it gives the scenes an air of mystery & two, it obscures the backgrounds some. A lot of episodes used LA as a double for NY. Season 2 particularly.