Universal is releasing its series based on one factor only: Sales. They released a bunch of shows that are now likely to stay stuck at Season 1 for a long time to come. Case in point is how "Night Gallery's" first season was released two weeks *before* Season 1 of Columbo was released and we're still waiting for Season 2 of that. Don't count on Season 2 of "Kojak" any time soon, especially with the failure of the misguided USA remake of the show. And of the three Jack Webb shows released last year, only "Emergency" has its second season announced so far (even though "Dragnet" came out much sooner).

"McMillan And Wife" and "McCloud" I fear are going to stay stuck for ahile to come. I know that "McCloud" fans weren't happy over the fact that Season 1 episodes were not restored to their original 60 minute format but instead were relased in the combined 90 minute format for later syndication and that might have driven down sales overall.

My mistake. I see that season five is actually six episodes so that probably would be released on its own. I really hope they get all the original NBC seasons out. I don't mind paying a little extra for season 5 because of music rights or whatnot. Although if they raise the prices it'd be nice if they step it up in the special features dept.

I enjoyed watching reruns of "McMillan and Wife" on A&E and the Hallmark Channel, but it is nothing I would ever need to buy and own on DVD. And I never cared for "McCloud." I was only able to sit through about 4 or 5 episodes. Just because something may be associated with "Columbo" doesn't necessarily mean it deserves the same treatment.