I only recently discovered this series, playing on one of the antenna channels. Been a long time fan of 'Kolchak', never knew about Hammer. Any fan of the noir genre should have this. Darren McGavin at his cool best!
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Great old series. Darren McGavin does an excellent job playing Hammer. Most of the series has good story lines and Darren McGavin blends in humor very well reflecting the period that the series was made. Some of the fight sequences can be hokey but it adds to the enjoyment level. Back when Television was just getting rolling, its a good look at life and morality in the fifties. If you like old time TV series, this is worth considering collecting. If you are a Darren McGavin fan, a must have.
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Rare, interesting TV series of a different era, 1958. I remember Darren McGavin better in that great 1983 movie, A Christmas Story about the little boy wanting a BB gun for Xmas and as Kolchak in the mid-70s The Night Stalker where his "comic" touch showed in both. Was surprised he did this. Typical quick TV episodes, as interesting for their brevity as for the Mickey Spillane, Mike Hammer mysteries they are based on. Spillane was quite a character, even played Mike Hammer in the movies at least once. He sold many books.
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Even better than I was hoping. Can't stop watching! As a Hammer fan since 1983, McGavin has proven one of the TOP TWO Hammers ever (along with Biff Elliot-- no kidding). I got a good deal on a used set... 2 days after it arrived, I found a NEW set for $20 less on a specialty site, but decided, NOOO, I'm not sending this one back! (heh) Skip Martin's "Riff Blues" is one of the BEST theme songs of any TV show I've ever seen.
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Takes me back to my childhood. It was my favorite show then and I have to say it is as good as I remebered it to be. You can catch in some episodes stars such as a very young Angie Dickenson. I am very glad I purchased the set. Great picture transfer. crystal clear.
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I'm grateful that this became available at a reasonable price, since it's currently out of print. Very good hard - boiled detective series that ran 1957 - 1959 for two seasons (78 episodes). If you're a fan of the private eye / noir genre, either in print or in t.v. and movies, then I highly recommend this DVD boxed set.
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Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer books were the first books that I read in the 50"s. It was a great TV Series for the sixties with a lot of stars of the era but, I do like the newer series with Stacy Keach as Hammer more.
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Have been looking for this for a long time!! Price was right & quality is excellent! I'm in heaven! Watched this show when I was 13 with my dad. Thanks, Chuck
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After hearing about this series and being a fan of McGavin's, I was glad to find this complete set at a great price. Show has been excellent so far.
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Glad to have this series! Made a big impression on me when I was 14 yrs old & made me a lifelong fan of Darren McGavin. The theme song, "Riff Blues", is the 1st thing I taught myself to play on the piano.
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