Following up on
last Monday's announcement from Universal, we now have new details about
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries - Season 1 (release date
3/22/05, $39.98 SRP). At the time we didn't have the specs yet, but now we can pass on that this set of 2 double-sided DVDs has an 11 hour 40 minute running time, is in 4x3 full frame video, with sound in Englilsh 2.0 Dolby Stereo. French and Spanish subtitles are provided, and it is closed captioned for the hearing impaired. As we speculated, all 14 episodes from the first season - including the pilot - are going to be on this release.
Based on the immensely popular books, the series follows the multitalented super sleuths who can both investigate spooky mysteries as well as carry such tunes as "That's Rock and Roll' and "Da Doo Ron Ron'. That's because it stars 70's teen idols Shaun Cassidy (who sings those songs in the show and brought them to #3 and #1 on the music charts, respectively), Parker Stevenson and Pamela Sue Martin. It also featured huge guest stars, including the likes of Mark Harmon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bob Crane, Rick Nelson, Richard Kiel, Gordon Jump, Robert Englund, and Rosalind Chao.
A very cool bonus item is being included in this set: a free collectible poster of music and TV star Shaun Cassidy! How's THAT to wrench your timeline right back into the 70s?
Speaking of that decade, we have an early look here at the cover art for this release. Universal is quick to point out that this isn't necessarily the final version of the box, but unless there are some drastic changes, it obviously will be a reminder of the groovy era that this series aired in. Have a look!
