Jesse Stone: 9 Movie Collection

Great Collection for Tom Selleck Fans
The “Jesse Stone” series of nine (9) movies, from the bestselling novels by Robert B. Parker, are made for Tom Selleck to put on film. Mr. Selleck joined up with Michael Brandman to jointly Executive Produce these beginning in 2005, with the last being in 2014. Each of the nine stand on their own story line, but have a connection in some part to where the preceding film left off. Without any spoilers, and why this is so signature driven for Tom Selleck, is this is about a top grade L.A. Police Homicide detective who’s forced into earlier retirement because of finally for the first time (we presume) being caught drinking “on the job.” While retiring with his pension, he accepts a job on the opposite end of the country as the Police Chief of a small, seasonal coastal town called “Paradise,” run by a handful of stiff necked small town bureaucrats who soon learn they can “fire him” but can’t “tell him what to do.” He’s way overqualified for a position they don’t think his qualifications of solving murders is necessary, because as Jesse often says, he’s “just a small town cop who mainly writes parking tickets.” Of course, it isn’t long before murder comes to Paradise, and while struggling with his need for “two drinks” every night, but never “on the job,” we are led through some very well written, well portrayed personal depth of the Jesse Stone character as more human than super-cop, which Selleck plays so well. Part of our journey, besides catching the killer, is following Jesse Stone’s own struggle with why he drinks. Did he begin drinking because he divorced is celebrity L.A. news anchor wife who he talks to every night on the phone, but we never meet; or did he get divorced because he drinks? Even he never figures it out, despite a repeat appearances with top actors like William Devane (playing his personal psychiatrist); Kathy Baker; William Sadler; Kerri Smith; Stephen McHattie; and a well cast, young Kohl Sudduth as the unassuming but gifted assisting officer, and other top talent guest starring for specific episodes. The first of these nine shows, is actually the second in the chronology of Jesse Stone’s migration and employment with Paradise; called “Stone Cold” (2005). A year later, Selleck and Brandman produced its prequel, “Night Passage” (2006), which gives us the back-story of Stone’s departure from the L.A. Homicide bureau, and first appearance in Paradise for his confirmation interview. Accordingly, I recommend watching the first two in reverse of their production, so you can fully enjoy the sequence of his journey in Paradise. In fact, if you like Selleck, you may want to binge watch these, or at least several in a row, and finish off the other half the next day; as I did. A great takeaway about Selleck’s character, Jesse Stone, is summed up in one of his retorts: “I don’t care about what’s legal, I care about justice.” (Or something like that.) If you like any of the Tom Selleck TV series, or westerns, or dramas, then you’ll love Jesse Stone. I highly recommend grabbing this entire package of all nine films.

Entertaining
Jessie stone is a good movie

Great series, but not in order.
I don’t know why they’d put two RANDOM episodes on each disk rather than pairing them up 1/2, 3/4, etc.

Great Selleck movie collection
This full set of Jesse Stone movies is enjoyable and collected in a slim package for easy storage. While the last movie came out a decade ago, they are still good and feel up to date (minus some if the very latest technology, which doesn’t bother me a bit). Selleck fans will love this set.

A well-written and acted series of films.

Ce dvd n’est lisible que sur le territoire américain de ce fait nous ne savons pas le regarder

One of the best detective series, well acted and believable.