Philip Marlowe: Private Eye by Powers Boothe

Brings back memories; Powers Boothe IS Philip Marlowe!!

Although a big fan of Raymond Chandler, I had never seen this production. It's only OK. The filming of this in either Toronto or the UK does not add to it as you lose all sense of Los Angeles at that time. The portrayal of Marlowe does not convey his wit and humor. It should have been much better. I would like to see the 1960 version of Marlowe done as a tv series but I do not know if it is easily available.

I watched this series on HBO in the 80's when it first came out. I have always thought that Power Boothe, the wonderful character actor would be a great male lead. In this series, he is front and center as Phillip Marlowe, unfiltered Lucky in his mouth and Fedora on his head.The series has him reciting the great Raymond Chandler dialogue that we recognize from Humphrey Bogart in the 1930's. The treatment of the series is not too tongue and cheek and does not disappoint. At approximately 1 hour per episode, it allows the story develop but not drag.If you like "gumshoe" action with the old cool cars and clipped dialogue, you will enjoy this.

Arrived promptly in excellent condition.

When played on my DVD player & TV, the sound quality of these discs is terrible. I had to crank the volume up to hear the dialog, which then got lost in a hiss. Meanwhile, the music level is fine -- which means when the volume is up, you get lots of hiss punctuated by huge blasts of saxophone. (I've only had sound issues with 1-2 other DVDs on my player, out of 100s, but the player is about 4 years old and the TV is about 10).The sound quality seems okay, when played on a Mac computer, or on a newer DVD player & digital TV.

One of the best TV shows ever!

This product is flawed, probably in the manufacturing process. With the same experience from two different sellers, I find the sound quality of the dialogue is poor to barely understandable without cranking the volume up to MAXIMUM. (which creates another problem when the musical accents, which seem unaffected, blare with enough volume to blow a speaker.)

I wish Amazon would separate Amazon Prime Videos from what is sold physically. This is criminally underrated and it shows when you look at its IMDB. Powers Boothe is amazing as Marlowe. If you're into film noir, you need to watch this.