Your IP has been blocked. Please perform the action below to regain access.
75.126.130.58-
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
-
A thoroughly enjoyable bargain
This Nero Wolfe show is full of wit, stellar performances and intricate puzzles to solve. The jazzy background music adds to the ambiance of a well established period setting.
In terms of DVD quality, Nero Wolfe has an immaculate transfer, vivid colors and pitch perfect clear audio.
Rating: -
The best Mystery show ever!
My wife and I love this series and wish there were more shows. There isn't a single character that we didn't like.
One of favorite things about this series is that you will see recurring actors come back as different characters.
The episodes are always witty and fast paced, the costumes, especially Archie's, are colorful and the music is amazing.
Rating: -
Art deco chocolate mousse
Did you enjoy David Suchet's Poirot, Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes and Joan Hickson's and Geraldine McEwan's Mrs Marple? Then you'll love America's answer in Nero Wolfe.
This is a classy, sassy piece of television entertainment. The roles of Wolfe and Goodwin were made for Chaykin and Hutton (who I seriously under-estimated as an actor before this role). This is period murder mystery par excellence and it deserved a much longer tenure, but sometimes not allowing a series to develop too long and degenerate is a good thing.
This series is an indulgence that demands multiple repeat viewings. The reason is firstly excellent story lines. But more importantly, and amazingly thrusting the plot into second place, is the clever and witty script and the brilliant repartee between the characters. You'll want to watch it over and over just to enjoy the subtle elements. The sets give an exquisite feel that reminds me of the beginning of Bogard's The Big Sleep. The rotation of the guest roles amongst a small stable of excellent actors adds to the opulence. And the side show with the ever suffering cook, Fritz, is an ongoing delight.
This is the sort of series to be enjoyed on a lazy Sunday afternoon, cold and wet, you ensconsed in reclining armchair, fleecy robe and slippers, hot chocolate at hand with a rich licquer at the ready. This is not for you rev heads looking for the fast track Ferrari experience. This is an indulgent country drive in a Daimler or Jaguar meant to be savoured like a five course meal rather than a fast food experience.
If you've ever enjoyed attending a successful stage production, if you've ever enjoyed reading a well written book, this is television's equivalent. This is intelligent television and easily a five star viewing.Nero Wolfe - The Complete Classic Whodunit Series
Rating: 
-
Fun, but not faithful to novels
A great family fun series, worth the money and seeing more than once! I have to admit, that being a fan of the Nero Wolfe series, I am bias on the details. This series is well done, has plenty of humor and very good acting. The colors and sets are great. However, I was distracted by the missing or changed details of the stories themselves (I have read the novels/shortstories series several times and listened to it on tape and CD even more). However, it is a fun show and I would have liked to see the series complete all the novels!
Rating: -
Eye candy, ear candy, what more could you want?
I don't have cable or dish but I saw this show while at my mom's place and fell in love with all the eye candy--sets, costumes, cars, etc--and also the ear candy as Nero used words I love and some I've never heard. In the first episode he says, "I am neither a dunce nor a thaumaturge" and I rushed to the dictionary to look up what the hell a thaumaturge was. It's a miracle worker. After that I knew I had to have the entire show on DVD. I've watched it over and over and I always find new things in the colors, the setting, the words--I just can't recommend this enough!
