DVD Review: Ironside Season 2

Ironside
Season 2
Starring Raymond Burr, Barbara Anderson
Shout! Factory
Available Now; $44.99

When Perry Mason ended, Raymond Burr was amongst the most popular television actors. It wasn’t long until they found another vehicle for Burr, and Ironside was that vehicle. On the surface, the premise was pretty implausible. Ironside, the Chief of Detectives in San Francisco, was paralyzed by an assassin’s bullet and was confined to a wheelchair. Did that stop him from fighting crime? Heck, no. He assembled a crack team, featuring a beautiful policewoman, an ex-con who was studying law, and a straight-laced detective sergeant. He also rode around in a modified paddy wagon so he could travel to the crime scenes and question the bad guys. Like Perry Mason, he knew the answers even before he asked the questions. And he ate -- he ate a lot! (No kidding, in every episode Burr chowed down once or twice)...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!