cracksky

For those that missed this complete megaset file cabinet from A&E that has been OOP for a while and very expensive elsewhere, now you can finally get it at a reasonable price.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002BLNGTS/

Hopefully the 25-disc count is a misprint since it was originally 35. Otherwise, some would be flippers.

cranberries fan

Nice I loved this show back-in-the-day and still do (( The Best Cop Show Ever )).

Yakuza Bengoshi

Looks like a re-release. Accordingly, it should be available elsewhere for even less.

Travis McClain

On the one hand, I'm ecstatic about the opportunity to acquire this, having been too broke to get it previously. On the other hand, did it have to be so close to the G.I. Joe and Transformers series releases? Hopefully, they will all be in large supply and in print long enough for me to pick up all three.

cracksky

I never thought this would happen so I bit the $200 bullet at NBC.com a while back. It still shows in stock there.

http://www.nbcuniversalstore.com/detail.php?p=11587

tylergfoster

So it...doesn't still come in the file cabinet, or what?

cracksky

The current link shows a file cabinet at Amazon but who knows with their repackaging. Mine came complete w/cabinet from NBC.com and 35 discs (even though their site says 34 discs...

Trevor

Loved this show back when it aired, but missed most of it due to working nights and no DVR at the time. Been waiting for a rainy month to go thru the set. I have a feeling that it may go down as my favorite (recent history) series of all time, although Six Feet Under will be tough to beat.

jjcool

Best cop show ever. Bar none. Anyone that doesnt own this already, should. Six seasons of greatness.

JasonF

I thin I prefer the Wire, but both shows are among the best shows of any kind ever to be made.

cracksky

I haven't seen The Wire yet but Homicide certainly has some of the finest writing and performing that you can get within the boundaries of network TV.

Tom Fontana is a genius.

St. Elsewhere (1983-1988) -> Homicide (1993-1999) -> Oz (1997-2003)

Also, a great unknown show, The Beat (2000) which ran for 13 episodes bun they only aired 6 of them. Hoping for a DVD set someday...

BSTNFAN

I wonder if I should sell my current set. Anyone know what a sealed set would be worth?

Travis McClain

I'm sure someone will direct you to check eBay or Amazon's marketplace, and I'm sure someone else will chime in that this is a violation of some kind of by-rule for posting in this sub-forum. For my part, I'll just say that if you're going to unload it, you better hope that your prospective buyer is unaware of the fact they can pre-order the forthcoming re-issue for a little more than $100 on Amazon. The new release lists for about $150, so unless there's an actual difference between releases, it's doubtful you'll do better than that.

Note: Amazon has the forthcoming set listed as a "re-package," suggesting that perhaps this won't be identical to the previous issue. They also have it at 25 discs instead of 35. These could just be errors in the listing, though.

JasonF

Tom Fontana was half of the Homicide equation; David Simon was the other half, and the Wire is his baby. Do yourself a favor and check it out -- if you like Homicide, it's hard to see how you won't like the Wire.

cracksky

I will do that. Next time it shows up in the GB for a great price at Amazon.

Sessa17

Best cop show on basic cable ever. It's not even in the same league as The Wire. Although, it is the closest thing in terms of the innovation for the genre on basic cable. What hurts the show is the last few seasons are awful. I passed on the box set originally b/c I know I would never watch the last few seasons. I may pick this up if I can find it really cheap.

jjcool

Homicide in its heyday was 10 times the show that the Wire ever was.

cracksky

NBC. Network.

Jnuke

Well, The Wire is definitely the better show when it comes to consistency and quality from start to finish, but I think Homicide had higher highs. At its best, Homicide produced some absolutely perfect, self-contained hours of television. Unfortunately, yes, the quality started to slip in Season 6 (but still had some great moments and episodes), and Season 7 was sadly mostly awful.

arthur_kahn

One of my all time favorite cop shows...hell, one of my all time favorite shows, period.

WEEDEDOUT

i bought this about 2 years ago when a&e store was blowing them out for $90.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

cracksky

Ugh. I didn't need to hear that. That means I just missed buying this for around a hundred but had to spend 2. Same with Get Smart. As soon as I bought it from Time-Life, it was announced through HBO. Bad luck for me...

kingtopher

I got it in a sale Deep Discount had a couple of years ago where they had a buy 1 get 1 free sale. I got 2 copies of the Homicide set and sold one on half.com and wound up only paying like $30 for the copy I kept, which was awesome.

macnorton

I recommend this set. The best show ever put on TV (The Wire is #2, but that is a cable show).

Also, this set has the L&O crossover episodes and the movie. The movie is OOP and the L&O crossovers have not be released on L&O sets yet.

I like many others got this set dirt cheap (if I recall, I have like $40 in Reward Zone coupons, so my set was pretty low).

n.phelge

I can hope, but I'm sure if this is just a repackaging that it won't include closed captions.