This past Monday was the announce date for
Starsky & Hutch - The Complete 3rd Season, and we were pleased to bring you the basic info about the
March 15th release, along with an early look at the cover art. Now Sony has sent along the rest of the info, along with bigger cover art and a peak at the discs, too. Well, half a peak, as you'll see down below. Let's start with the studio's description of the 5-DVD set ($49.95 SRP):
Starsky & Hutch, starring Pail Michael Glaser and David Soul, is the epitome of the hip, 70s buddy cop show. Season Three reacted to criticism about the hit series boundary-pushing violence by pumping up the serious drama. The 1977-1978 season tackled socially relevant themes like child abuse, homosexuality and mental illness mixing "issues" with tire-squealing car chases, gunplay and colorful recurring characters like jive-talking Huggy Bear (Antonio Fargas) and quick-tempered Captain Dobey (Bernie Hamilton). A dazzling array of guest stars including Danny DeVito, Melanie Griffith, Suzanne Somers, Joan Collins and Philip Michael Thomas (TV's "Miami Vice") shared screen time with the two handsome cops, who directed some Season Three episodes. The show's outrageous style and tongue-in-cheek humor, now played alongside more serious story lines, made STARSKY & HUTCH one of the most popular and innovative cop shows ever.
This set arrives in full-screen video with English audio (no surprises there), and according to Sony the extras consist of Original TV Promo Spots and Bonus Previews. Discs 1-4 contain 5 episodes each, which means they're squeezed in there tight again since this was an hour-long show. The 5th disc contains 3 episodes plus the bonus material. Here are those promised pics; the discs are painted just like the Ford Torino:
