Product Details

• Actors: Martin Milner, George Maharis
• Format: Black & White, NTSC, Full Screen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Roxbury/Infinity Entertainment Group
• DVD Release Date: July 21, 2009
• Run Time: 500 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001OC9AYK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,581 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Route 66: Season 3 Volume 1" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Infinity Resources Inc Release Date: 07/21/2009

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Season 3 - Vol. 1. - Back to half season releases: But....., February 3, 2009

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Glenn M. Schoditsch (Richmond, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Route 66: Season 3 Volume 1 (DVD)

After all the praise I gave Infinity Entertainment for listening to the desires of the consumer with the release of Route 66 - The Complete First Season and Route 66 - The Complete Second Season, they backslide with a half-season release of Season 3, Volume 1. This is early news and perhaps a full season issue would be not far behind. Either way Infinity Entertainment is light years ahead of the dullards at CBS/Paramount.

With further thought, Season 3 was a transitional season with the mid-season departure of primary performer George Maharis due to illness. With Maharis out and Glenn Corbett in AND being 31 episodes long, a 2-Vol. set is semi-acceptable; just barely:)!

Either way, we do praise Roxbury/Infinity Entertainment for continuing marketing of this fine classic anthology.

UPDATE: 07.21.09

Here's a scoop on what to expect.

This 16 episode set is housed in a plastic clam-shell; two discs staggered per side. The discs themselves are pictures of the cover art with a large 1, 2, 3 and 4. The audio quality is extra crisp while the picture quality is superb, retaining the original Aspect Ratio of 1.33:1. The DVD intro splash menu is really clever with a PLAY ALL or EPISODES options. And I stand corrected as Original Episode Commercials are listed under the EXTRAS option on Disc 4.

The only cons are that there are no listings of the episodes in the clam-shell or cover box; only on the EPISODES option. Also the cast and bios feature from S.1 & S.2 are missing.

For me, quality picture, audio and story content top everything! And as a neat surprise, the 1st episode is a superb story starring every one's favorite "Fugitive", David Janssen! Enjoy!

UPDATE: 07.22.09

Possibly some bad news here with QA/QC problems. I noticed that Discs 1 & 4 make a rumbling sound in my best DVD player; a Panasonic burner. But all seem to play okay in my computer drive and an old RCA player. I'd like to know if anyone else is experiencing this problem.

UPDATE: 07.23.09

And now we hear reports that all discs on the S.3-V.2 are bad! What in the world is going on here? I really thought when Infinity released both S.1 & S.2 as whole season releases we would be rid of defective discs, phony wide-screen video, etc. Some people should lose their jobs because of this!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DVD Quality is GREAT, but what's with the omission of the Episode listing? UPDATE: Classic Commercials and Promos ARE ON DISC 4!, July 8, 2009

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Chris Damon "Classic TV Guy" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Route 66: Season 3 Volume 1 (DVD)

I just received my copy of this release, and the packaging is different than the previous season releases. It comes in a plastic Amaray style case that holds 2 discs on each side, which slips into a cardboard slipcase. I don't mind the new packaging, but the omission of the episode listing is quite annoying. Now the only way to determine what episodes are on each disc is to put it in the player! Well I guess I will make up my own episode list and put it in the case. Don't worry though the video and audio quality are crisp and clear as ever. Another thing they omitted is the cast bios from this release, BUT, unlike the previous season you DO get the classic commercials they once gave you. This time they throw in Bumpers, Next On Promos, Station ID's, etc.

ANOTHER NOTE: The Episode "Only By Cunning Glimpses" on Disc 3 has been taken from a syndicated master, and not the original film negative like all of the other episodes so far. The video quality is pretty good, but the audio is a little bit muddy. At the end, this episode does not contain the "Screen-Gems" logo followed by the "CBS Television Network" spiral like the other episodes do. It is replaced with a COLOR "Columbia Pictures Television" logo instead.


UPDATE #3: The Full Season Release is out everywhere now and the production issues have been rectified. You don't gain anything from buying Volume One on it's own, I would spend the few extra dollars and buy the Complete Season Set for Season 3. There is nothing special about the Complete Season either - no book, no episode listing, just 8 discs in a case, but the content ON THEM is WORTH EVERY PENNY! Just one more season left and the entire series is released.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Rumbles, July 26, 2009

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Tiger Ray (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Route 66: Season 3 Volume 1 (DVD)

Only having problems with disc no.1,a rumbling sound as well as the pix freezing up at certain spots on episode 1 and 4 only. Episodes 2 and 3 play ok.Something going on here with this set for sure.