The FBI: The Fourth Season

A win for the fans
This is one of my favorite shows from the past to watch, as it is a Quinn Martin production, and they always bring out the stars. Even in the minor roles they use my favorite charactor actors. With this release, they finally brought it out as a single set. It still comes split into two cases, but they are bundled together. If you read the reviews from season one, the ones that got the most favorable votes complain the program is too pricey. Well, the price has been dropping with the last two releases. Picture quality is in the eye of the beholder, and considering the age of this show, I find it to be acceptable even though it has not been restored. That would probably drive up the price anyways, and I'm content with what I got. Enjoy the show!

THE FBI THE FOURTH SEASON - FIRST CLASS SERIES
I've been acquiring the FBI series and recently ordered this fourth season from Warner Bros. The picture quality is really quite good and Efrem is as classy as ever as "Inspector Lewis Erskine" along with his aides "Arthur Ward" (Philip Abbott) and William Reynolds as "Special Agent Tom Colby". The series highlights real life cases investigated and prosecuted by the FBI. (Item of interest: On the FBI's website it says that on June 8, 2009 Director Robert Mueller presented Efrem Zimbalist Jr. with an honorary special agent badge during a ceremony at the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office. Robert Mueller goes on to say "Mr. Zimbalist has been steadfast supporter of the FBI for nearly four decades....His character, Inspector Lewis Erskine, and the program itself were often the first glimpse for many Americans into the work of the FBI, and he inspired a generation of real-life FBI special agents, many of whom grew up watching "The FBI.") Here is what you can look forward to with this complete...

Well worth buying
I gave this boxset five stars because it arrived promptly, was in great condition and the episodes so far have been first class with top notch guest stars.
I haven't been watching the episodes in order, but my favourites so far have been: 'The Cober List' (written by the great John D F Black), 'The Nightmare' (guest starring the wonderfully quirky Bruce Dern), 'Wind It Up And It Will Betray You', 'Out Of Control', and 'The Maze' (with great performances from Steve Ihnat and Simon Oakland).
I'm glad to see the dvds are now packaged in clear plastic dvd cases, which has eliminated the problems I experienced with the Season 2 boxset.
By the way, I live in Ireland so I'm delighted that these dvds play over here as I had given up hope of ever seeing this series on tv again. And I now realise that it was never properly shown over here in the first place, ending prematurely with "Caesar's Wife' in September 1971.
So, I urge all you fans of 'The FBI' series, to buy...

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