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Roxbury takes the low road

lewis jackman | Sleepy Lagoon | 03/27/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"What was Roxbury thinking here? It's almost as if they randomly yanked (as opposed to "hand-picked") three episodes out of the vault with the notion that fans would buy anything. There's nothing thematic about this selection (they're not even from same season) and (with exception of casting of Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr. and Peter Lorre in one excrutiatingly goofy episode) they're not even particularly memorable shows. Take a pass."

Retro-dated 66

VP | Florida | 08/28/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Remembering the series as great,especially the anticipation of seeing the new model Corvette each season,adventurous travel and human drama I naturally was excited with the release of this DVD collection.I await, patiently, the arrivals of 77 Sunset Strip and Run For Your Life collections.However,upon viewing this two-volume first season, I found it hard to comprehend what all the fuss was about.The show seems terribly dated,aside from the Corvette and the two leads Buz and Todd,the stories are uninteresting,the supporting actors' characters are forgetable,and the exciting locales seem to be stuck in California most of the time.By contrast, The Fugitive and Gunsmoke are far better to view.David Janssen is superb and the writing incredible..as is,the early seasons of Jim Arness and co.in Dodge City leave you wanting more.Not so with this series,I mean Buz with his fights and Todd with his Shakespearean mutterings are not enough to keep me watching..maybe it got better with later seasons,but Route 66 leaves me wishing I took the road less traveled."

Take a trip

Robert J. Quigley | Mesa, az. | 05/07/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Since the volume two of season one was screwed up, this was a nice compensation prize for the mistakes made the second collection of this series."