

The prints the 2nd season were transferred from aren't the cleanest either.īut hey it's Banacek - and it's great having them on DVD to watch. I would have gladly paid a little extra if the sets spanned a few more discs and had better quality. It's too bad the quality is just slightly higher than you would expect from a bootleg copy. The quality isn't much better than an old Vhs tape recorded from cable.īut I would still would rather have this than nothing. I admit I didn't expect pristine quality when they are cramming 230 - 250 minutes per disc - that's a lot of compression to fit that much time on to each disc. The second season has a more accurate color balance than season one, which had a very reddish overcast. There are some sound problems where you can hear some scratchy noises like playing an old record on certain spots. The 2nd season box set - picture quality is very grainy with artifacting ( similar to a bad jpeg )and the picture is not too sharp either. I am somewhat disappointed with the DVD quality on these. "It's great to finally have all the Banacek episodes avail. I hope this information was helpful to fans of the show." Maybe Arts Alliance America could bring in "Ellery Queen" to solve that mystery. The alleged bonus scripts that were supposed to be included as extras are nowhere to be found. The only Bonus feature included in this set is the original pilot episode "Detour To Nowhere" found on disc three. As a long time fan of this show, I'm just happy to finally have all the complete episodes of "Banacek" in my DVD collection. In my opinion the sound does crackle in certain episodes here and there, but I didn't let it ruin my viewing experience. The video image does suffer from age related issues and the prints from Universal Studios contain some grain and debris. The three discs are single sided and overall the DVD packaging and disc artwork are very well done.
Banacek season two episode two you full#
It should run approximately 576 minutes and will be presented in its 1.33:1 Full Screen format. In Season two of "Banacek" there's more Capers, Cigars and Commission to be had.Įpisode #2: If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is?Įpisode #3: The Three Million Dollar PiracyĮpisode #5: Horse of a Slightly Different ColorĮpisode #8: Now You See Me, Now You Don'tĪn (update) on the second and final season of "Banacek". Season two of "Banacek" had quite an array of guest stars such as Cesar Romero, John Saxon, Dick Van Patten, Linda Evans, Victoria Principal and many others. In my opinion the quality of the first season audio and video was better than I expected and I hope season two will be comparable in quality as well. The distributor of season one Hart Sharp Video was bought by Arts Alliance America and we have them to thank for the upcoming three disc release of "Banacek" season two. My biggest complaint with the season one set was the lack of extras and the missing pilot episode that started it all. Along with the missing pilot, the remaining eight season two episodes will be included for your viewing pleasure. According to Arts Alliance America studios, the missing pilot episode "Detour to Nowhere" will be included in the second and final season of "Banacek" on DVD. "Fans of "Banacek" will be excited to learn that the mystery of the missing pilot episode has been solved.
