 |  | Good old P.I. William Conrad |  |
'CANNON' was a TV-hit in the Netherlands during the first half of the 70ies.
Because of his impressive figure good old William Conrad (who sadly is no longer with us) made 'CANNON' different from all the other P.I.-shows at
that time. Now finally the fans can enjoy the series all over again on DVD
and allthough I was only a 14 year old, back in 1971, today it still is fun to watch the episodes again and to see, besides Mr. Conrad, all those 'special gueststars' from that era.
October 25, 2008 | | Enjoying TV shows from the past. | |
My Husband and I are in our sixties and although we do enjoy many shows that are currently on TV, we also like to take an occassional walk down "Memory Lane". The old detective shows from the early seventies were great. We purchased CANNON, Season One - Volume One. from Amazon.com. The set includes 4 discs. Each one has 3 shows on it...They are great! The story lines are pretty tame compared to what we see today on TV, but they are still fun to watch. You will find some familiar names on the guest star list for each episode....like Joan Van Ark, Tom Skerritt, Kim Hunter, and more. The only negative that we found is that the night scenes are very dark. The technology has progressed over the years, but I guess that those scenes can't be lightened up. Other that that, these old shows are great and when the next one is issued in December....I'll order it.
October 12, 2008William Conrad has been one of my favorite actors since his days on radio and film after retiring from active duty in the US Air Corps. His characters have always been powerful and his delivery intelligent and natural. He had the most convincing ability to express terror or grief with restrained stoicism of any actor I have ever seen. With those qualities in mind, I naturally enjoyed watching William Conrad in the Cannon series. I think the Cannon character was the real William Conrad. The technical quality of the DVD is like that which existed existed on broadcast television when the shows were made. This was before the comb filters that extracted a little more resolution from color television came out in the eighties. Other than that, the tape to DVD transfers have been made with utmost care and there are no noticable visual or audio changes or losses from the original recordings. Also, notice that Quinn Martin used the techniques of Film Noir. I'm looking forward to the complete Cannon series appearing on DVDs. Bart Brown. [...]
September 28, 2008Short, fat and balding, William Conrad is such a bizarre leading man for a tough-guy detective series, he's impossible not to enjoy! And listen to the score on these shows: funky, cool and corny all at the same time. Incredibly entertaining. I also love the QM Productions format of a Prologue followed by Acts I-IV. I would love to see FBI come out one of these days. These shows are actually better than I remebered! William Conrad, looking like a fatter version of Truman Capote with a bushy moustache, is never convincing in his short, always out of breath fight scenes (in one shot, they actually speed up the film to make it look like he's running), but he's got that awesome voice and personality to spare. Buy this, you'll love it!
September 22, 2008| | | Cannon Season One, Volume One | |
Cannon is a great series. If you missed it in the 70s you missed a real detective. Cannon is a fat man who works alone most of the time and truly cares about each client. He not only solves crimes but throughout the series shows his other multiple talents... pool player, sails his own sail boat...
This is a great family show as you aren't shown horrific pictures nor do you hear foul language.
Buy it now at Cannon: Season One, Vol. 1
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