Product description Genre: Television: SeriesRating: NRRelease Date: 14-OCT-2008Media Type: DVD .com Nash Bridges lasted six seasons, and as Nash tells his second wife while signing the divorce papers, "it was fun while it lasted." These very entertaining first eight episodes set the stage for this underestimated series that put a resonant Baby Boomer spin on the traditional cop show. Nash (Don Johnson), former golden gridiron hero and rising star on the force, is now in his "mature years." He is twice-divorced with a teenage daughter he doesn't see as much as he should. His father (the great, grizzled James Gannon) is in the early stages of Alzheimer's ("When his mind goes out, it breaks your heart," Nash's sister tells him). Nash's personal life may be in shambles, but he excels on the job as the leader of San Francisco's Special Investigations Unit, although as his one obnoxious rival on the force rants, his "methodology" is suspect. Nash Bridges is tailor-made to Don Johnson's considerable charisma and charm. Nash is "not a beat around the bush kind of guy," and much of the fun of every episode is watching the unflappable Nash keep his cool under fire. Nash Bridges is the very model of a star vehicle, but Johnson receives solid support from Cheech Marin as Joe Dominguez, Nash's former partner and now a private investigator with a penchant for get-rich quick schemes, Annette O'Toole (one of Hollywood's most criminally underutilized actresses) as Nash's adversarial first ex-wife, Jeff Perry as Harvey Leek, a tech-savvy former hippie, and Jamie P. Gomez as Evan, a reckless young cop. All are upstaged by Nash's car, an instantly iconic 1970 Plymouth Barracuda ("They only made 14 of them," Nash states), in which the characters do most of their relating. In the illuminating "Writer's Roundtable," one of the arresting extras included in this two-disc set, the writers jokingly call the "Cuda" the "moving confessional," and proclaim that these scenes are "the heart and soul of the show." Other extra features include entertaining commentary from Marin and series creator Carlton Cuse on the pilot episode, and an offbeat, not entirely focused commentary by Johnson himself on the explosive episode, "High Impact." There is also a 1996 on-set interview with Johnson and Marin that introduces the series. Another bonus segment reveals a cool bit of trivia: According to Johnson, the series had its origins in an idea from Johnson's Aspen, Colorado, neighbor, Hunter S. Thompson. --Donald Liebenson
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Review of Nash Bridges
This series is very good. It's one interestingly event after another. Plus it's funny to the extreme. You know when you laugh so hard that you end up crying and hurting too. We get laughing with this series and are never turned off. It's an all around must have in your collection.Don't make the mistake of getting just one season. Ended up buying the first 3 seasons. At that time. That's all you could buy.Then the entire collection of Nash Bridges came as 1 set. Buy 1 or 2 or all of them. Overwhelmingly would buy them again. So get it for your family too.
C**S
Good show
It was in good condition
C**D
Nash Bridges Here At Last!
The official DVD release is here, finally!!! After years of patience, waiting diligently for good news, any news, concerning 'Nash Bridges' release on DVD, we can all rest assured that we will have a copy of the first season come October 14th of this year!First of all, let me just say that 'Nash Bridges' is one of the best police drama series of all time, if not the greatest. What made it great was its ability to fuse action, drama, comedy and heartfelt emotion together into one cohesive package that brought a wonderful hour of entertainment each week to millions of fans. I'm sure most of us NB fans are still scratching our heads over why this show was cancelled after six wonderful seasons, because quite frankly there wasn't anything near as entertaining on TV at the time, nor has there been since, with a few exceptions. It was very unfortunate that we did not get a season finale, let a lone a series finale, as it stands the last episode was sudden and without warning, with many plot threads left unresolved which will be left up to our imagination, but there is a bright side to this magnificient series' untimely demise, which is that the wait until we can see it again from the beginning on our DVD players is just a few months away:) Here's to Nash and Joe, one of the best cop teams ever, long live 'Nash Bridges'!
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Not uncut, music score different. Watch out.
Finally, Nash makes it to DVD. The series was so well written, cast, and produced. The Nash character is fun and quirky. The rest of the cast works well and writing is top notch. You get to see a lot of S.F. in scenes. Audio and video is not sweetened or trashed as is done so often on the small screen. Syndication, however, is another animal. USA net cut it up bad enough, WGN went even further and hacked it to shreds. Yuck!Why we hate syndication in the first place. Naturally, the thought of enjoying the series in its original form was hopeful. Too bad that's not what we got. Some scenes were still edited from their original airing and choppy. The biggest disappointment was replacing all the music scores. It's blatantly obvious in the episode "Vanishing Act" where James Brown music was replaced with some kind of hip hop background poorly dubbed in. Scenes were re edited poorly and jumpy. You might as well watch the syndicated shows. They're free. It's subtly evident in the pilot episode where two Neal Hefti charts were replaced with some kind of weird pseudo jazz music. The scene was where Nash meets Kelly in the bar to discuss their final married moments. Dialog doesn't change but the weird background music is a let down. Totally changes the mood and scene establishment. Doesn't ruin the show but degrades it considerably. If you don't care about those things, you will like the DVD release. The music redux is annoying and the chopping certainly doesn't help. Just don't expect what you originally viewed. It's not there.
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Don Johnson "one of t.v.'s best"
I have been waiting for the Season 1 release of Nash Bridges for a long time, and I am grateful to CBS for the release. Though Season 1 is only eight episodes, the price for the dvd set is worth every penny. Don Johnson is an excellent actor; funny, serious, witty, emotional, and stylish. He was great in Miami Vice, Nash Bridges and Just Legal and I think he is great in every role he plays. The San Francisco locations used in Nash Bridges are awesome too and the camera shots of the yellow convertible 'Cuda driving around Frisco are awesome. You feel like you are flying around the 'Cuda listening to Nash (Don Johnson) talk and drive at the same time. Cheech Marin, Jeff Perry and Harvey Leek are great in Nash Bridges too. Hope to see you in more t.v. and films Don, and thanks for your style of entertainment, both directing and acting. My only wish is to see Nash Bridges filmed in widescreen. Although it still looks awesome on a 50" Plasma. Note to CBS, please release every season of Nash Bridges on DVD. Thanks from all Nash Bridges fans.
M**N
This was a great TV series!
Great fun that holds up well in the 2020s. Don Johnson and Cheech Marin are a dynamic duo whose snappy banter are a delight to watch.
C**4
Nash is the coolest!!
I never saw the pilot episode until now and I thought it was a little slow. I was wondering if maybe this show wasn't as entertaining as I remembered and waited a few weeks to watch the next episode. After that, I was hooked all over again! This show has it all ... great location, costuming and of course, the Baracuda. But the best thing about the show is the characters and their relationships with each other. The show does not feel at all dated (except for the big cell phones!) and in fact, another favorite TV character of mine, Mark Harmon's Leroy Jethro Gibbs seems to have an awful lot in common with Nash. Can't wait to get Season #2!
J**J
HURRAY!!!!
Thanks Amazon.com, the writers, producers and actors for FINALLY bringing NB to DVD. This has been such a long time in the making and we are VERY happy to finally be able to watch every episode. This was one of the greatest crime dramas on TV. The viewers were angry, shocked and saddened to learn that CBS would not renew it. We were definitely CHEATED! The relationship Nash and Joe had inside & outside the office was terrific. To get drama, comedy and emotion all in one episode week after week is very artistic and truly amazing. I cannot wait to add to the NB collection with the remaining seasons. I hope we don't have to wait as long!
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Sonny’s next move!
I’ve always been a fan of Miami Vice and own the complete series on DVD. While browsing the Miami Vice Fan Wiki recently I stumbled across Nash Bridges. I have to admit I never really heard of it and didn’t even realise it ran for 6 seasons. I watched one episode on YouTube, enjoyed it immensely and then decided to buy the complete series on BluRay, unfortunately it’s region 1, so it will be each season on DVD as long as they are Region 2!
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Happy
Good packaging. All as expected, dvd works fine.
P**R
Nash Bridge's
What can be said about this item . Within five minutes of receiving it, it was put in the DVD player to watch.Would recommend this seller for prompt dispatch.
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nice
J**O
Five Stars
Very happy with the product
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