Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Original language: English
• Running time: 60 minutes

Customer Reviews

Warning to Producers: Give us the original program with the original music
A lot of reviewers are asking why this set is taking so long to release on DVD. The reason why is the music and licensing involved. Read on . . .

One has to admit that Cold Case is willfully sentimental. If you don't like your heart strings being tugged then you won't like this show. But for those of us who do, this is one of the better programs on network television.

Besides original plots, one of the reasons Cold Case is so successful is its use of music to place a story in a specific time. If it's the 1940s you might hear big band music. If it's the 80s it might be fluffy techno rock. For anyone who's lived through the period being depicted, this use of music can bring on a flood of associated memories. We feel what's being shown on the screen because we've been there. And even if we haven't, using period piece music is just good television.

This is a warning to both the producers and, more importantly, anyone buys this disc. If you want a warning of what they might do, just look at Quantum Leap. Because of various copyright holders who were too greedy to allow their music to be used on the DVD, QL was released without many of its original songs. It ruined the show for many of us who liked the show in its original form.

Cold Case has far more music than Quantum Leap ever had. So buyer beware - the producers might try to rip us off and sell us the show without one of the primary reasons we like it in the first place.

And producer beware - if you want us to buy your product, sell us the show we love to watch. We're not interested in some faux copy. Failing to do so WILL harm your bottom line. I know I have never purchased a Quantum Leap set because of this issue and I won't buy a Cold Case set either if it's been edited from its original version.

Why isn't this on DVD yet?!?!
The show is about to start it's fourth season and we don't even have a DVD set for the first season?! Why not? This is a popular show that has been in the ratings top ten many times. It may be a 'crime drama', but it's not like the other procedurals on television. Cold Case has more of a heart and the detectives, particularly the lead, Lily Rush, often feel emotionally invested in the cases they're solving. We also get to see bits and pieces of their personal lives every so often, which makes the show a little more interesting. Plus, I enjoy the flashback scenes that give us insight on the murders because they treat the victims like human beings rather than 'cases' and I always look forward to the end when the murderer is revealed and they play a song from the year the person was killed. It's surprising that after three seasons a show like this would still hold my interest, but it does. They keep coming up with new twists and well-written episodes that still get to me. I just wish they would hurry up and release the DVD sets!

How long shall I wait?
"Cold Case" is one of the most brilliant dramas to come alone in a long time. It challenges the intellect and touches the heart. The dialogue and chemistry is sparkling, and the musical trips to the past are a wonderful addition.

How long must we wait to find this show on DVD? I'm dying here.