{"id":17132,"date":"2017-12-10T13:09:22","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T21:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=17132"},"modified":"2017-12-10T13:09:50","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T21:09:50","slug":"midsomer-murders-john-barnaby-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/12\/midsomer-murders-john-barnaby-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Midsomer Murders: John Barnaby&#8217;s First Cases DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/12\/midsomer-murders-john-barnaby-dvd\/#more-17132\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Midsomer Murders: John Barnaby's First Cases DVD Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/logos\/rlj-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong><em>Midsomer Murders<\/em><\/strong> is a well written British mystery series that has been running for 20+ years and this collection of John Barnaby\u2019s First Cases is probably more made for moderate fans or complete novices as the episodes were already released in other sets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Midsomer Murders<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2014 John Barnaby&#8217;s First Cases \u2014<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(2011-13)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Crime<br \/>\nRLJ Entertainment | NR \u2013 1290 min. \u2013 $79.99 | December 5, 2017<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 12\/10\/2017 | <strong>Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table id=\"border-table-review\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid #808080;\" title=\"Midsomer Murders: John Barnaby's First Cases\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2017\/midsomermurders-dvd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"421\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"amazon\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Buy the Following on Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/amazonlogo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/4kuhd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/3dbluray-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/bluray-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0757G8K2H\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on DVD from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/dvd-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>SERIES INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>NA<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Caroline Graham (characters)<br \/>\n<strong>Cast: <\/strong>Neil Dudgeon, Jason Hughes, Barry Jackson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Features: <\/strong>Episode Commentary, Featurettes<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>DVD<br \/>\n<strong>Number of Discs: <\/strong>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 2.0)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English SDH<br \/>\n<strong>Region(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>ABOUT THIS RELEASE<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in this British mystery series. In this collection of Series 14 and 15, John Barnaby (NEIL DUDGEON) takes over as Midsomer County\u2019s new Detective Chief Inspector, solving macabre crimes with the help of DS Ben Jones (JASON HUGHES) in his last cases as Barnaby\u2019s assistant. Guest stars include Samantha Bond, Edward Fox, Pam Ferris, Warren Clarke, James Callis, Julie Graham, Kerry Fox, Sinead Cusack, Hattie Morahan, Martine McCutcheon, Kate Ashfield, Charity Wakefield, Kevin Doyle, and Harriet Walter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This 7-disc set comes housed in an extra-wide keep case and has a glossy <strong>slip cover<\/strong>. Features include an <strong><u>Episode Commentary<\/u><\/strong> on \u2018The Dark Rider\u2019 with actor Neil Dudgeon and director Alex Pillai; <strong><em><u>Midsomer Murders<\/u><\/em><u> in Conversation (35:49)<\/u><\/strong> and <strong><u>Death and the Divas (15:44)<\/u><\/strong> featurettes and a <strong><u>Biography of Skyes the Dog<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 3.5\/5, AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each episode is presented with a 1.78 anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio and given standard but serviceable Dolby Digital Stereo tracks. Nothing noteworthy for either yet satisfactory enough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>OVERALL \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, <strong><em>Midsomer Murders<\/em><\/strong> is a well written British mystery series that has been running for 20+ years and this collection of John Barnaby\u2019s First Cases is probably more made for moderate fans or complete novices as the episodes were already released in other sets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Midsomer Murders is a well written British mystery series that has been running for 20+ years and this collection of John Barnaby\u2019s First Cases is probably more made for moderate fans or complete novices as the episodes were already released in other sets. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,970],"tags":[5736,5735],"class_list":["post-17132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dvd-reviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-acorn","tag-midsomer-murders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17132"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17134,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17132\/revisions\/17134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}