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The Complete Nero Wolf.qxp 1/31/06 11:21 AM Page 1 Every Episode on 8 DVDs Like Sherlock Holmes and Watson before them, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin are crime’s greatest nemeses. With Nero preferring to solve crimes at home amid his orchid collection, it is Archie who does the legwork about town, uncovering the clues that let Wolfe unravel the most confounding mysteries without ever stepping foot outside his Manhattan brownstone. Together the duo cracks cases of murder, blackmail, and more, in an unforgettable confection of mystery, suspense, and style. Faithfully adapted from the best-selling stories by Rex Stout, THE COMPLETE NERO WOLFE MEGASET stars Maury Chaykin (The Sweet Hereafter) and Oscar® winner Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People) and features all 20 episodes from the critically acclaimed A&E series. • All 20 episodes plus the bonus feature-length series pilot, The Golden Spiders. • Stars Maury Chaykin (The Sweet Hereafter) and Oscar® winner Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People). • Based on the best-selling Nero Wolfe mystery series by Rex Stout. • Great value—Megaset SRP is 63% less than buying sets separately. • Guest stars include George Plimpton (Little Man Tate), Penelope Anne Miller (Carlito’s Way), Carrie Fisher (When Harry Met Sally), and Griffin Dunne (Quiz Show). “.... a witty, beguiling, colorful, pulse- PREORDER MAR 28 RELEASE APR 28 pounding hoot of a weekly series.” DVD special features: The Golden Spiders Nero Wolfe Film a “The – Los Angeles Times Silent Speaker” Double Episode in 16:9 Format a Cast Biographies and Filmographies a Interactive Menus a Scene Selection $99.95 srp U.S. Color, 8 discs catalog no. AAE-74826 $129.95 srp Canada Approx. 23 hrs. upc 7-33961-74826-0 20 mins. + extras, isbn 0-7670-8893-X Drama RELATED & RECOMMENDED NERO WOLFE: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON Maury Chaykin and Timothy Hutton star as the newvideo.com legendary detective team of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, one of fiction’s great partnerships. DVD AAE-70884 Distributed in Canada by Distributed in the U.S. by New Video Paradox Entertainment Group. 126 Fifth Avenue, 15th fl, NERO WOLFE: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON The brilliant, curmudgeonly Nero Wolfe and 70 Driver Rd., Unit#1, Brampton, New York, NY Tel: (212) 206-8600, ON L6T 5V2 Tel: (800) 267-1216 E-mail: [email protected] his dapper sidekick Archie Goodwin continue to use wit, inventiveness, and flair to solve E-mail: [email protected] the most perplexing crimes. DVD AAE-70889 Art and Design ©2006 A&E Television Networks. All Rights Reserved. AETN.com.

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