Banacek - The Second Season
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Movie Reviews of Banacek - The Second Season
Movie Review: "MYSTERY SOLVED"
Summary: 5 Stars
Fans of "Banacek" will be excited to learn that the mystery of the missing pilot episode has been solved. According to Arts Alliance America studios, the missing pilot episode "Detour to Nowhere" will be included in the second and final season of "Banacek" on DVD. Along with the missing pilot, the remaining eight season two episodes will be included for your viewing pleasure. My biggest complaint with the season one set was the lack of extras and the missing pilot episode that started it all.
The distributor of season one Hart Sharp Video was bought by Arts Alliance America and we have them to thank for the upcoming three disc release of "Banacek" season two. In my opinion the quality of the first season audio and video was better than I expected and I hope season two will be comparable in quality as well. Season two of "Banacek" had quite an array of guest stars such as Cesar Romero, John Saxon, Dick Van Patten, Linda Evans, Victoria Principal and many others. In Season two of "Banacek" there's more Capers, Cigars and Commission to be had.
DVD Episodes & Features Include:
Disc #1 - Episodes 1-3
Episode #1: No Stone Unturned
Episode #2: If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is?
Episode #3: The Three Million Dollar Piracy
Disc #2 - Episodes 4-6
Episode #4: The Vanishing Chalice
Episode #5: Horse of a Slightly Different Color
Episode #6: Rocket to Oblivion
Disc #3 - Episodes 7-8
Episode #7: Fly Me - If You Can Find Me
Episode #8: Now You See Me, Now You Don't
(Bonus Feature)
Pilot Episode: "Detour To Nowhere"
An (update) on the second and final season of "Banacek". It should run approximately 576 minutes and will be presented in its 1.33:1 Full Screen format. The three discs are single sided and overall the DVD packaging and disc artwork are very well done. The video image does suffer from age related issues and the prints from Universal Studios contain some grain and debris. In my opinion the sound does crackle in certain episodes here and there, but I didn't let it ruin my viewing experience. As a long time fan of this show, I'm just happy to finally have all the complete episodes of "Banacek" in my DVD collection.
The only Bonus feature included in this set is the original pilot episode "Detour To Nowhere" found on disc three. The alleged bonus scripts that were supposed to be included as extras are nowhere to be found. Maybe Arts Alliance America could bring in "Ellery Queen" to solve that mystery. I hope this information was helpful to fans of the show.
Movie Review: Banacek Second Season: A Nostalgia Trip back to the 70's
Summary: 5 Stars
The series has now come full circle. The pilot episode, "Detour To Nowhere" is included as a "Bonus" feature on the 3rd of a set of 3 decorative TV guide style discs in a nicely arranged product that brings us the final season of an exceptional program. The crowning light of the Wednesday Mystery Movie of the Week. Banacek is a true visit to the past as it was. A calmer, well civilized and interesting world of antiques, friends, short love affairs and puzzling cases that bring to life the 1970's in a special way.
The second season featured less eccentric insurance claimants and more participation by Insurance agent regulars with the Boston company that pays Banacek his 10% finders fee. Also, Banacek's friend and information supplier, Mr. Mulholland who has the best job in the world as an Antiquarian Book Dealer is seen several times with the same Asian lady studying various Chess positions and 70s style "communication" techniques that bring lighter moments to the plot.
As always, women are attracted to Banacek's cool style but as a field player he rarely is serious with anyone save for a few repeat romantic engagements with his fellow investigator for the Boston insurance firm, Karly, a repeat character drawn from the original pilot as was his valet and our bookseller Mulholland.
All of the plots are interesting, colorful, slow paced but never lapsing, well written and worth the price! Well recommended.
Movie Review: At last the complete Banacek episodes on DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
Over the years there have been a number of entertaining series on TV. But, as one looks back, it is clear that only a very few TV series stood out sharply from the crowd as both unique in concept and very well done. Banacek definitely was one such unique and outstanding series. Thomas Banacek (superbly played by George Peppard) was a free-lance insurance investigator with a charismatic personality and a knack for solving seemingly insoluble large-scale cases of theft and fraud -- for a hefty 10% fee. Every episode was both fascinating and enjoyable and the series never became predictable or boring. With this DVD of the pilot episode and the second season of we will now have available all of the episodes of this outstanding TV series. I bought the first season set as soon as it was available and thoroughly enjoying it -- it was every bit as good as I had remembered it. Although the eight episodes contained on the first season DVD were terrific, the pilot episode was missing. Supposedly this second DVD will include the outstanding pilot episode plus the eight episodes from the second season. I've pre-ordered it and am eagerly awaiting its arrival. Though it only lasted a couple of years, Banacek was one of the best series TV ever offered. If you're not familiar with it, please order it now and find out how good the best of TV once was.Movie Review: Banacek - You can't beat this show! It's great!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had earlier purchased "Banacek" (First & Second Seasons) from another merchant supposedly in the USA. My DVD's arrived from China, utilising some inferior kind of DVD recording material. When the DVD's got warm, they stopped. Nothing known to man could re-start them. Not only that, they were pirated, off air from a TV station somewhere in the USA. And the picture quality was dreadfully poor. In desperation, loving "Banacek", and wanting to own great quality DVD's of the show, I ordered with Amazon.com and I am kicking myself I didn't order with them in the first place! The DVD's from Amazon.com are excellent quality, absolutely legal (no pirated copies) and the show content is the best. George Peppard is really in his element in this role, it was made for him. The support acting by Christine Belford, Murray Matheson and Ralph Manza is just brilliant. Great scripts, always moving along at the right pace, believable plots, the plots also technically possible, and the whole experience is simply good-good-good! Buy the DVD set and enjoy hours of watching freelance insurance investigator Thomas Banacek outdo insurance company investigators and win his 10 percent bounty.Movie Review: Great Series
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great detective series from the 1970's. I remember watching the originals on TV as a kid like it was yesterday. It features an insurance investigator named Banacek (pronounced Banacheck). The series may seem a little dated at times, but overall it has held up well. And how about those great Polish proverbs?
Some have criticized the series for having story lines that were just too fantastic. Is there anyone who could really be that smart to plot these, much less figure them out? Well..., but they were a lot of fun.
Many of the guest stars are just too much as well - so unlike their later roles.
I read that there would have been a third season, but old George was getting a divorce and it would mess up his property settlement. Too bad.
See some TV from the good old days.