Delayed Action

Well, sometimes media attention really can make a difference. About a month and a half ago, we referenced a piece in The Washington Post that complained about how the 1967-1975 TV series Mannix still wasn’t available on DVD, even though so many other, considerably less influential P.I. shows have made the jump. Today, the Web site TV Shows on DVD has good news for fans of that Mike Connors series:

We’ve received word from our friends in the retail industry that the first season of Mannix’s eight years as a TV gumshoe is finally coming to DVD! Yes, we’ve been told by a source, who spoke on condition of remaining anonymous, that Mannix: Season 1 has been put on the schedule for release this coming June 3rd!

No more details are available--at least not yet. But you’ll remember that the first season of this show stood out from the rest, as Joe Mannix was then working for a high-tech investigative agency, rather than as a lone wolf private eye. It should be interesting to watch those first 24 episodes again.