Streets of San Francisco: The Complete Series

These are as good as Blueray and there's no need to say anything about the series. anybody concidering these complete set already know how amazing the show was not only the stories but acting and also eye candy scenery.slipping down a memory lane, seeing these actors in their prime is wonderful.

If you are in to 70's Detective / Cop Shows , this is a must have series in your collection. In addition to Cannon, and the Original Hawaii-5 O . This Complete Series DVD of the Streets of San Francisco was cast perfectly with Karl Malden and Michael Douglas. Their chemistry on screen was great. Also, it was a Quinn Martin Production, which makes it excellent. DVD Box set has 120 episodes on 2 discs . Series ran for 5 seasons , and showcased the Great Scenic City of San Francisco in the 70's era . This is a Must Have DVD in anybody's collection of Crime Dramas .

I love series. Very good show.

The Streets of San Francisco ran from 1972-1977, and the word on the street is it’s still solid nearly 50 years later. I grew up watching this television show in the ‘70s, and after revisiting the series now, I personally feel the series still holds up. It comes down to originality, style, storyline, and casting, and TSOSF had it all. Fresh off the heels of the blockbuster Dirty Harry franchise, Dirty Harry in 1971 was a gamechanger in the detective genre and San Francisco remained an intriguing backdrop in both cinema and television during that period of time. The unsolved mystery of the Zodiac Killer left an indelible mark on the beautiful and noirish Golden Gate City, and we all became armchair detectives.The Pilot for Streets of San Francisco, which is included in this complete series, is an excellent script that was based on the book Poor, Poor Ophelia by Carolyn Weston (another recommended read). Great payoff and not predictable even by today’s standards. The Gregory Praxis character was masterfully played by Lawrence Dobkin. I was reminded of what a great actor Karl Malden was in hindsight (what a face). Michael Douglas was solid right out of the starting gate (and Golden Gate).The Four Act Structure (I, II, III, IV, and Epilogue) was a crime script formula that worked, offering twists and cliffhangers during commercial breaks. Top talent as guest stars also included not just top television, but also film stars like Nick Nolte, Robert Wager, Jack Albertson, Mark Hamill, and more. Sometimes the storylines are as much of a Whodunit as they are a Howcatchem (the inverted Columbo model).The opening theme song by Patrick Williams is hip as hell and on par with Mannix (by the great Lalo Schifrin), and the series music has a consistent swagger, swing, and funk. Love it!This set has a lot of crime “bang” for the buck and all the discs played well will no loss of production or transfer quality. The DVD discs are stacked like pancakes, but they were not damaged in the plastic clamshell case. The titles of each episode are printed on the discs.The Streets of San Francisco is still cool in my book and still one of the best crime shows of the ‘70s. Enjoy.

I bought the full set of "The Streets of San Francisco" primarily for the location shooting. I'm a native. The stories and the acting were very fine for all five seasons. The episodes with Karl Malden and Michael Douglas are famed for the rapport shown. Although the writers were slow to develop Richard Hatch's character in the last season, that season is still very enjoyable. Great show, overall.There were disc production problems. The first two discs of Season 1 Volume 1 were defective. There was breakup in the early part of the climax of the pilot episode on the first disc, and the middle two episodes on the second disc were mostly unwatchable. The rest of the discs were as you would like. I have chosen to order a separate set of Season 1 Volume 1 to get replacements, getting me out of having to check all the discs of a replacement Complete Set. I'll keep returning Season 1 Volume 1 sets until I end up with a good Complete Set.The other production oddity is that the navigation arrows of Season 4 Volume 2 did not show up until after there had been a complete playing of the opening title music. All the other discs had the navigation arrows showing up with the first notes of the music. This is not a problem, just patience required.The extras are a short "making of" and a brief interview, both on the first disc, with the pilot episode.Times do change. Shooting fleeing suspects was frequent and considered unremarkable. The 1970 and 1980 census figures for San Francisco show the Asian population rising from 13% to 22%, the Hispanic population rising from 10% to 12%, and the white and black population proportions going down. The non-straight contingent was rising rapidly. "The Streets of San Francisco" did not capture those dynamics.Still, these were interesting shows, ranging over many issues and circumstances. I love seeing the locations, many not with us any more.