Nero Wolfe
I just bought myself seasons one and two of Nero Wolfe on DVD. I'm enjoying it immensely, especially since there are quite a few episodes that I've never seen. Even when I really like a TV show, a lot of times I'm not in the mood to watch it when it's on, or I forget and miss it. So TV episodes on DVD are never just re-runs for me, which is nice, even better than getting extra features on a movie DVD.
The differences between the first and second seasons are kind of weird. The first season seems to be set in the 50's to me, but the second season seems more like the 60's. Which is a shame, because I don't like the 60's clothes much. One of the things I love about the first season is that women's clothing.
Luckily, all my favourite actors are back in the second season: Timothy Hutton, Conrad Dunn (Saul Panzer) and Kari Matchett (Carla Lovchen, Lily Rowan, Celia Grantham, Sarah Jaffee, Julie Jacquette, etc.) Even Janine Theriault (Ethel Varr, Angela Page, Jill Hardy), even though she plays a lot of annoying characters. Nero Wolfe had a truly great cast; the only actor I didn't really like was Francie Swift (Sarah Dacos, Margot Dickey, Neya Tormic, Helen Weltz). I still don't like that she was cast as Neya Tormic, because I didn't find her remotely convincing as a Balkan immigrant. At least they didn't cast her as Carla; Kari Matchett did a great job with that part.
The differences between the first and second seasons are kind of weird. The first season seems to be set in the 50's to me, but the second season seems more like the 60's. Which is a shame, because I don't like the 60's clothes much. One of the things I love about the first season is that women's clothing.
Luckily, all my favourite actors are back in the second season: Timothy Hutton, Conrad Dunn (Saul Panzer) and Kari Matchett (Carla Lovchen, Lily Rowan, Celia Grantham, Sarah Jaffee, Julie Jacquette, etc.) Even Janine Theriault (Ethel Varr, Angela Page, Jill Hardy), even though she plays a lot of annoying characters. Nero Wolfe had a truly great cast; the only actor I didn't really like was Francie Swift (Sarah Dacos, Margot Dickey, Neya Tormic, Helen Weltz). I still don't like that she was cast as Neya Tormic, because I didn't find her remotely convincing as a Balkan immigrant. At least they didn't cast her as Carla; Kari Matchett did a great job with that part.