"Ellery Queen: The Complete Series"

[Kenneth Morgan]

I found out a couple of days ago that this is due for release in September. Details on Amazon are here: http://www.amazon.com/Ellery-Queen-Complete-Jim-Hutton/dp/B003RHZ6CK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1278467165&sr=1-1.

I've been waiting for this one for a while; I remember watching it with my family when I was a kid. I was usually wrong guessing the murderer, as I remember. The question is, do I get a copy for myself along with the one for my Mom?

[HGervais]

What?! What?! What!? One of THE greatest TV themes.

[Kenneth Morgan]

What?! What?! What!? One of THE greatest TV themes.

And one of the most beloved hooks for a TV series: the moment when Jim Hutton would say, "I know who killed (fill in the blank), " then turn to the audience and say, "Do you know who did it? Have you figured it out?"

I do have one question: does this set include the pilot film they did with a (reportedly) miscast Peter Lawford as Queen? I haven't seen it and would be interested. It should include the re-tooled pilot with Hutton, though.

[Jim_Thomas]

Oh, that was a fun series. I think there were maybe three episodes where I correctly figured things out. The fact that I bragged about solving the mystery at school the following day probably cemented my geek credentials.

[booklover]

And it only lasted for one season. NBC really dropped the ball on that one. Jim Hutton...a charming, solid actor who left us way too soon.