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I recently saw Tom Wopat in the play “Glengary Glen Ross” on Broadway and the first thing I could think of is, “its Luke”. Some performers are deeply associated with the first roles that brought them fame (William Shatner IS Captain Kirk, Boris Karloff IS Frankenstein’s Monster) while others completely escape the shadow of the role they played. The irony is that those actors that audiences most closely identify with their roles tend to be more memorable. So while I could buy Wopat in his role in “Glengary Glen Ross” I also thought of what he’d played before. I have to say that suggests versatility. That also worked in the performers favor after they left the show. While they didn’t find signature roles immediately after “Dukes” they have continued to expand on their careers. ---

“Bo, Luke & Daisy: Just Good Ole Friends” is a marvelous look back by Wopat, Schneider and Bach at the good old days. They reminisce about some of the people they worked with, discuss stories from episodes shot for the third season (some quite funny) and, unlike most stars, get along marvelously. They occasionally disagree about their memories of events but it’s all in good fun. They also discuss what their doing now (Wopat starred in “Cybill” and appeared on Broadway in “Chicago”; Schneider is now in “Smallville”; Catherine Bach appeared in “Cannonball Run II”). The trio sit around and jaw about the good tmes, the bad times and everything in between. During the credits for this featurette we also get to see the video outtakes for the interviews. At over 20 minutes it’s one of the best featurettes to be offered on the releases so far. We also get a discussion of the “Dukes Family Tree” with series creator Gy Waldron (who based his own series on the movie “Moonshiners”). There’s also a season introduction by the trio for the third season. The first batch of “Season 3” releases will also have a free ticket to the theatrical release of the film “The Dukes of Hazzard” . ---