I didn’t even know that the Simpsons box set for season six was out! Thanks for the note, Chaim.

Amazon’s price is great, too. I checked around and it actually beats the usually-cheapest price at DVDPacific.

I’ve been meaning to post about the new Thin Man box set. With Sue Dibny raped and murdered and Elongated Man cast aside at DC, I think it’s going to raise my spirits to grab this series of movies featuring the original sassy husband and wife detective team that inspired the adventures of Elongated Man and Sue.
The Thin Man is the story of a famed detective, Nick Charles, who marries a rich heiress and intends to not work another day in his life. Unfortunately, he keeps running across murder cases and his wife Nora pushes him back into action just to see him work. The mysteries are really just excuses for snappy patter and oddball situations, complicated by the low class thugs and stooges from Nick’s life who keep reappearing. The first film has a terrific climax where Nick asks several big knuckled hairy goons to pose as waiters.

The series sparkles because of Myrna Loy, an actress as funny as she is gorgeous. Her character Nora Charles provides ample comedy relief. Most of the best lines are hers. She realizes her faux pas when she instructs the waiter, “Would you please serve the nuts? I mean, would you please serve the guests the nuts?” And when a policeman, noting an unregistered gun in Nick’s bedroom, says, “Ain’t you heard of the Solomon Act?”, Nora replies, “It’s all right. We’re married.”

I don’t mean to give away the best bits. Go click that link and buy it for yourself. It’s money WELL spent.

Notes: The Thin Man, like the diamond Pink Panther, is not actually referring to the lead character, and the name is used for the whole series even though it makes no sense to do so. The thin man in question is actually the murder victim.

The second Thin Man movie features Jimmy Stewart before he was Jimmy Stewart.

The third movie introduces the couples baby, Nick Jr. Worth watching just for the funny baby party hosted by Nick’s criminal friends.