Burke's Law - Gene Barry

Episode from a classic TV show
Amos Burke is a millionaire (back in the 1960's when a million dollars was still a great deal of money) who interrupts his glamorous and luxurious lifestyle to serve as a police captain in the L.A. homicide division. Each episode (including this one) is a murder mystery mixed with sophisticated and witty comedy, where suspects are played by outstanding actors, some already famous and others about to become famous.

Great Series - Bad Video Quality
Burke's Law TV series: 4 stars
This video product: 1 star

Problem #1: I purchased this Amazon Instant Video episode of Burke's Law for download and streaming. I find it interesting that Amazon classifies this as a "movie" and therefore they are charging more than the normal price for a "TV episode". The running time is only 51 minutes -- which is the average running time for most of the episodes of this 60's TV series. But since it was the only "episode" available for digital download, I paid for the extra cost so that I could add it to my library. I am nursing the fish hook wound in my mouth now.

Problem #2: Now I can understand that TV episodes and movies of this age are going to have some imperfections in the video quality. That is certainly understandable considering the age. But what I object to is having the production company that generates the digital format of these old episodes plaster the lower right corner of...

Love The Oldies
I enjoy watching old or classic shows from the past. Burke's Law was one of my favorites. I wish I had been able to access more episodes.

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