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List Price: $29.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 12695
Released: June 19, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
PICKET FENCES Season 1 is the first season of the critically acclaimed series from creator David E. Kelly ("Ally McBeal", "Boston Legal") starring Tom Skerrit and Kathy Baker, in the story of a sherriff and his family in Rome, Wisconsin, a town where things never seem to be business as usual. This long-awaited fan favorite is available on 6 discs.
Description of Picket Fences - Season 1:
While Ally McBeal garnered more attention, Picket Fences garnered more acclaim. It was justified. Set in Wisconsin, the Emmy-winning drama plays like The Andy Griffith Show by way of The Commish. The focus is on small-town life from a law and order perspective. The action revolves around Sheriff Jimmy Brock (Tom Skerritt), his physician wife Jill (Kathy Baker), and their children, Kimberly (Holly Marie Combs), Matthew (Justin Shenkarow), and Zack (Adam Wylie). Storylines alternate between personal issues, like puberty and pre-marital sex, and criminal cases. As Matthew quips, "Things happen around here." At city hall, Jimmy works with officers Kenny (Costas Mandylor) and Max (Lauren Holly), dispatcher Ginny (Zelda Rubinstein), and coroner Carter Pike (Kelly Connell), who likes to exclaim, "Let me exhume the body!" Judge Henry Bone (Ray Walston) and attorney Douglas Wambaugh (Fyvush Finkel) dominate the courthouse. Cases include such tragi-comic crimes as a serial bather ("Frank, the Potato Man") and a cupid killer ("Be My Valentine"), but serious issues also come into play, such as assisted suicide ("Sacred Hearts") and incest ("Nuclear Meltdowns"). Unlike Twin Peaks, to which it was sometimes compared, Picket Fences could be heavy-handed, but piety never trumped entertainment, and Baker, Skerritt, Walston, and Finkel all won Emmys for their work.
Notable guests are a hallmark of every David E. Kelley production, from Chicago Hope to Boston Legal (and beyond). The first season attracted Carnivále's Michael J. Anderson ("Mr. Dreeb Comes to Town"), Evening Shade's Michael Jeter ("Frog Man"), and Man of La Mancha's Richard Kiley ("Thanksgiving"). The series also features one of the last of the old-fashioned orchestral scores, Stewart Levin's distinctive piano theme. Picket Fences ran for four seasons on CBS (when Kelley left between seasons three and four, ratings took a nosedive). Afterwards, Combs joined Charmed, Baker joined Kelley's Boston Public, and Holly joined NCIS. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Picket Fences - Season 1 Reviews:
Best serie by David E Kelly 
2009-12-02 - Picket Fences was on Swedish TV 1993. Since than I tried to find a DVD. Fortunately found it on Amazon. Swift delivery and fault free purchase. Recommended. Waiting for series 2-4 to come!
Picket Fences ...really enjoyed it!!
2009-10-27 - I really enjoyed these Picket Fences DVDs! Cannot wait for the next Season and beyond! Good fun entertainment!
Wonderfully delightful....!!
2009-06-21 - Finally! Brought back memories, good ones at that. I am desperately waiting for the launch of Seasons 2-4 of Picket Fences. Though these are available elsewhere, shopping at Amazon is safe and we are assured of good quality. Quality wise, no complaints. Good picture, good sound and good packaging!The lives of the Brock family seems humorous although dated. However, the episodes are enjoyable!
Thanks
BR
Great to watch again
2009-04-11 - It was so much fun watching this show again. I loved it when it was on, and loved it again this time. It was like watching it all over again. I hope they come out with season two!
Picket fences
2009-02-14 - Wow this was so much fun to watch, again...it brought back all the memories, of when we first watched them!
