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Summary: The era brought to life
Review: Just a brief coda to the previous remarks."A Scandal in Bohemia" is a wonderful introduction to the series, establishing its marvelous sense of time and place. The long shots down Baker street, with gas lights aglow into the distance and the procession of carriage and pedestrian traffic create a city teeming with life and energy. In such scenes, each individual appears to have a life story that extends beyond the briefly glimpsed moment. Alas, I must agree that the quality of this first volume is far below expectations, with some inexcusable lapses in the transfer. Fortunately, the quality of volume 2 is stunning.
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Summary: Faded But Still Has Life
Review: What a shame that the distributor of these Granada Sherlock Holmes DVDs did not re-master the prints before they issued them (like A & E did with the Avengers and the Prisoner releases). The stories, characters and films themselves continue to be first rate, but the quality of the picture and sound does show its 18 year old age. The reds are mushy and some blacks have gone green. Still it's first rate Holmes and Watson...but the directors, cinematographers and actors must be wincing.
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