The Big Dragnet Collection

This Chinese made (it states that on the box) is TERRIBLE! The signature Dragnet musical theme is replaced by some studio $#!+ that sounds as bad as I have described it. The transfer to DVD is as bad as I have ever seen and, on top of all of that, the episodes are all available on other discs, albeit not in the same box, that are of a much higher quality in picture and sound.I'm selling this at a yard sale. Don't waste your money on this unless you enjoy being disappointed!!

normally I would give the seller at least four stars,but in this case forget it! the shipment arrived in a lousy condition,disc's # 1 & 2 were loose they broke free from the box disc # 3 was so scratched it would not play and it would freeze in my computer,the scenes were in B&W and there seemed no way to expand them what a piece of crap! sound was also distorted and scratchy to say the least, so in essence buyer beware.

The good: Many great Dragnet and Racket Squad episodes all on 4 discs. The bad: The original Dragnet musical theme (dum-de-dum-dum.dum-de-dum-dum-dum!) has been replaced and it does not do the original justice. If you don't care about this, then this collection is fine. But, if the theme song matters, don't waste your money.

As far as the Dragnet episodes, this DVD is fine, and the material is as you remembered it if you were around during the production days. However, if you happen to have some of the episodes already on another DVD, keep in mind what some of the questionable tactics are that the marketing people do with a series like this. For example, they have Dragnet in a 20 episode DVD, but another DVD collection like this DVD might have those same 20 episodes on it, but they may also have a few additional episodes on it. The problem is that when you are looking into purchasing these type of DVD's, they don't always list the titles of each episode you are getting, so the only way you really know what you are purchasing is after you receive the DVD. So, always make sure you find out what episodes you are purchasing BEFORE you decide to buy. Also, this DVD includes 3 other shows, "Racket Squad", "Follow that Man", and "Federal Men", which have nothing to do with the Dragnet series. I think you will like this DVD overall, but just make sure what episodes you already may have on another DVD are not also on this one.

I come from a family with ties to law enforcement. When I was a kid, I considered police people to be trusted ... after all my Dad was a volunteer officer.The world was a very different place ... as was the way the police dealt with things. Not everyone and their brother carried guns (including the BAD guys), the term "serial killer" had yet to be coined, and rape wasn't something you read about on a daily basis.Jack Webb's Los Angeles police department was as real as he could make it. He tried focusing on a system which worked, and did his best to humanize both the police and the people they served. I miss the old days ... I'm sure a lot of police officers feel the same.

My dad is a big fan of old cop and detective shows. He watches Columbo with Peter Falk, Hawaii Five-O with Jack Lord, and Dragnet with Jack Webb. He's a manly-man, and enjoys watching these men of action make a difference in their world (fictional as it may be). My dad is also analitically-minded and he likes these shows because they make sense and he can try solving it before the end of the episode. Unlike a lot of today's crime shows where you can't follow the clues because it's all about the gadgets and improbable conjecture theories versus the facts. In Dragnet, the cops use the forensics as evidence in their case, not as a crutch. This is a great gift for fans of crime shows young and old.

My wife and son gave me this for Christmas, The "BIG" collection would be "Every" Dragnet episode. There were nearly 300 originals from the 1950s and this is but a small part, I love (and loved) the show as I remember the originals in the 50s but was also disappointed the music has been dubbed over with some other theme that is NOT the classic Dragnet theme. I assume a licensing issue but was hoping for more when I unwrapped and saw the box. I give the series a five star as it is a great window to the past but the present repackaging of the series is a three star.

I love seeing some of the old shows that they don't have on tv any more. I haven't finished watching all of this set. but what I have seen is great. Lots of great memories and is better to watch than what they have on tv now.

this one is not the best this no drag music at the start or finish just some music they stuck onthere is not 45 eps only 30

I have always enjoyed Jack Webb