Cajun Pawn Stars: Volume 1 - DVD Review

***SYNOPSIS***


Small-town life means big-time business in the newest HISTORY® series Cajun Pawn Stars. Follow Jimmie “Big Daddy” Deramus, owner of the largest pawn shop in Louisiana, as he transacts a rural spin on community sales incorporating everything from donkeys to swine to Civil War guns. With the help of his little brother and feisty daughter Tammie, plus a host of quirky sellers, Jimmie’s shop transitions from trading post to town square, bank and… asylum.

Includes 8 episodes from CAJUN PAWN STARS SEASON ONE:

Donkeys and Dollars
Sweet and Sour
Shoeshine Mike
Money Bzzzness
Joker’s Big Score
Trick or Trade
Joker’s Wild
Speed Demons





***MOVIE REVIEW***


Cajun Pawn Stars is a deep south take on the pawn shop business and the proprietor Jimmy and his sweet but sassy daughter are warm and fair to their customers. The funnest part of the show is the eccentric people who bring stuff in to pawn , such as Joker a big burly man who buys and then tries to sell the craziest stuff you ever seen. This is a fun show and I dare say a bit more fun and enjoyable than the top rated Pawn Stars 9/10


***VIDEO QUALITY***

Cajun Pawn Stars arrives on DVD with a 480p transfer in the original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. The show is filmed in HD and the downgrade to standard definition doesn't suffer any glaring problems. From the purple shorts the employees wear to the colorful cast of characters and items this show looks mighty fine. Detail of the items was solid. Black levels remained consistent throughout. 8.5/10


***AUDIO QUALITY***


Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 track. The loveable creole accents came across crisp and clean. The twangy music interludes fit the show. 7/10

New York Mets 50 Greatest Players - DVD Review

***SYNOPSIS***

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Mets, MLB Productions has created an all-new DVD program entitled: New York Mets 50 Greatest Players.

This commemorative countdown will honor and applaud the 50 greatest Mets as determined by a blue ribbon panel consisting of Gary Cohen, Ralph Kiner, Steve Hirdt, Howie Rose and John Harper. The program will receive massive promotion and marque placement on the SNY Network in September and October of 2012.

The DVD features extended segments including 20 additional minutes that showcase the greatest Mets highlights of all time not included in the main program, plus exclusive bonus footage including a segment on the origin of the team.

***VIDEO QUALITY***

Mets 50 Greatest arrives on DVD with a 480p transfer in the various aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and 1.33:1. As I expected footage varies from vintage and soft to crisp and clean clips from the past few years. Colors were very strong overall with blues & oranges on the uniforms and green grass came across well. Fine detail was about average. Black levels were good. 7.5/10

***AUDIO QUALITY***

Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital 2.0 track. This is a consistently crisp and clean track. Dialogue and and narration was always intelligible. 7.5/10