Best of Route 66 - Eleven Original TV Series episodes
Starring: Robert Redford; Robert Duvall; James Caan; Alan Alda;Stephanie Powers; Suzanne Pleshette; Boris Karloff; Peter Lorie; Walter Matthau; Martin Sheen; Leslie Nielsen; Ronny Howard; Edward Asner; Jack Warden; Deforest Kelly; Inger Stevens; Julie Newmar; Barbara Eden and more...Director: David Lowell Rich; Arthur Hiller; George Sherman; Alvin Ganzer and more...
Studio: Roxbury Entertainment
MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Format: Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 594 minutes
DVD Release: May 1st 2007
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User Reviews
It's about time - Rating: 4/5
As a long time fan of both The Road and the TV show, I have been waiting for the release of Route 66 episodes and I hope that more episodes are to be released in the future. The selection of stories for this DVD was based on the actors who were guest stars and provided an extra interest.
Excellent Video Transfer, some really great Episodes of the absolutely best show ever on American television - Rating: 5/5
I was first introduced to the show "Route 66" when it aired on Nick at Nite in the 1980's, and unfortunately I did not tape any of it. Years later Columbia House put out 20 episodes on 10 VHS tapes, which I DID manage to aquire. I was amazed at how well written the show was, how good the stories were, and the chemistry between all the actors including the guest stars, and there were so many that became household names later on. It quickly became one of my favorite shows to watch of all times.
When I saw this DVD I had to get it, and I was not disappointed!
The quality of the video transfer was excellent, the case seems to indicate it was from 35mm prints, and I would not doubt it. There are original commercials included with bumpers and previews for next week's show on some episodes as well. The back cover seems a bit sketchy though, it doesn't list the episodes and looks like a fourth grader designed it- don't get me wrong the video transfer quality is quite good and if you are a true fan you should not turn this DVD down! Finally the show is coming out as a full season set (Pt 1.) in October 2007 by the same company that put this disc together. Hopefully they will have better artwork and include all of the vintage commercials, promos, previews etc. In the meantime though, you will not be disappointed if you pick up this DVD - It has some great episodes on it, and an excellent video transfer!
Good but could be better - Rating: 4/5
I was a bit disappointed that for the price of this set, that there was no information about which shows were on it, no booklet...etc...It was really well done as far as quality, but I really would have enjoyed being able to read a little something about each show. Also there is no way to contact whoever made this set to see if they will be making more shows available...my favorite episode ( The Thin White Line) where Todd is given LSD, was not on this set...I have tried ordering the entire series on DVD just to be told it is back ordered, or not available after paying over $100.00 for it, so this set is great to have....
Route 66 - A Classic Show Done Right... - Rating: 5/5
Although this is not the "offical DVD release" from Columbia House, Roxbury Entertainment did an EXCELLENT job transferring these from the original broadcast film negatives. These 11 episodes are by far the best quality transfers out there. We can only hope that when Columbia "figures it out" to release the entire series on DVD, they'll do the same. There's nothing like watching an Episode of Route 66 with the original commercials, bumpers, sponsor tags and previews intact, it transports you back (for an hour) to a time when quality television prevailed.
Route 66 episodes that are sharp and clear....!!! - Rating: 5/5
I highly recommend this 2 disk DVD set of Route 66. The 11 episodes are very clear which makes all the difference. In the past, people have sold tapes or disks of Route 66 where they were just copies of copies and the picture quality was terrible! Not here. So if you grew up watching Route 66 or you love the series, this is the DVD disk you'll want to own. The collection of the 11 episodes are a fine representation of the series and they span across all four years of the show. On some of the episodes the orginial commericals are not edited out, but I did not mind that at all. As a matter of fact, it was rather enjoyable to see the espisodes as they were shown back in the 1960's. Some of my friends got a big kick out of the old commericals. I hope more Route 66 are coming in this format! Please make more!!
