Best of Naked City

Nothing that wasn't in the previous releases?
At a glance, it would appear there won't be any episodes in this box set that weren't in the Image releases of several years ago. As a "Naked City" lover, I got each of those volumes as they were released, I have kept them all, and I do rewatch them from time to time.

Disappointing if you're like me and have wished for a complete series set, or at least the complete hour-long episodes. I would buy them all over again if they were part of a complete set (hear me, Madacy?)

That said, this set does look like a great deal for the price if you don't have these already. Four stars for the content. Very highly recommended ... a great slice of early 1960s attitudes and styles. Thoughtful dramas, terrific looking on-location scenes in New York City, inspiring music by Billy May and Nelson Riddle ...

Well worth the price
What a great set for a great price, very good audio and video and nice packaging

DVD 1
A Death of Princes
Debt of Honor
The Man Who Bit A Diamond In Half
Murder Is A Face

DVD 2
A Hole In the City
Button In The Haystack
Shoes For Vinnie Winford
Vengeance Is A Wheel

DVD 3
New York To L.A.
The Hot Minerva
The Night The Saints Lost Their Halo
A Case Study of Two Savages

DVD 4
The Fingers of Henri Tourelle
Which Is Joseph Creely?
Requiem For A Sunday Afternoon
Ooftus Goofus

DVD 5
The Face of the Enemy
The Contract
Let Me Die Before I Wake
To Walk Like A Lion

DVD 6
Prime Of Life
The One Marked Hot Gives Cold
Hold For Gloria Christmas
A Horse Has A Big Head-Let Him Worry

DVD 7
Portrait Of A Painter
Don't Knock It 'Till You've Tried It
Alive And Still A Second Lieutenant
The...

Astonishing series, stars and talent galore!
When I was about nine or so my grandfather would get home from work and watch with me a television line-up that included Kojak and The Naked City. I loved both programs, but there was always something about the early Sixties black and white TNC that was all engrossing - like a box of chocolates, you never knew what you were going to get, except that it was always going to be good.

Until I received this ten disc set last week I hadn't seen TNC in over 30 years. I had fond memories but no clear recollection of the series format. So I'm delighted to say that each episode follows the lives of any one of the eight million New Yorkers the opening credits mention and the inclusion of the three police detectives are virtually incidental.

Similar concurrent "story oriented" programs that are still popular today, like the Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchcock Presents", will seem positively mainstream in comparison with TNC. TNC is existential, and there is a dream...

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