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On Universal's
Brilliant But Cancelled: Crime Dramas, whodunit fans get a chance to relive classic episodes of four critically acclaimed but short-lived series:
Johnny Staccato,
Delvecchio,
Gideon Oliver, and
Touching Evil. Spanning decades of television, the DVD's highlight is
Johnny Staccato. Starring John Cassavetes in the title role, the episode (ca. 1959) stands up surprisingly well in modern times. Cassavetes is so suave and cool that no one would doubt his ability to play a jazz musician who happens to solve crimes at night. Each of the episodes has its own merits--Judd Hirsch is appropriately intense in Steven Bochco's
Delvecchio, Louis Gossett Jr. is charmingly brilliant as an anthropology professor/sleuth in
Gideon Oliver, and the elite crime fighters in
Touching Evil could give anyone on
Law & Order a run for their money. But the problem with this concept is that aside from the crime-solving element, the shows don't flow well from one to the next and ultimately leaves the viewer wanting to see more than just one episode from each show.
--Jae-Ha Kim
Description
See the Brilliant But Cancelled collection of crime dramas, featuring one episode from four classic shows, all cancelled before their time! Rediscover the detective dramas that represent over 40 years of television: Johnny Staccato, Delvecchio, Gideon Oliver, and Touching Evil. If you like shows such as Hill St. Blues, Columbo, and Law & Order, you will love these shows as well, created by the same top-notch TV producers! Investigate all four dramas from the Brilliant But Cancelled collection, the series that celebrated all of our short-lived TV favorites!
