A short blurb from Paramount about Mission: Impossible Season 1: “Be there for the mission that started it all! The original, Emmy-winning series debuts on DVD in a 7-disc set that includes all 28 first season episodes.
A cultural phenomenon started with the landmark TV series “Mission: Impossible”. It has had it imitators, a sequel series and 3 major motion pictures starring Tom Cruise. Mission: Impossible was the dream child of Bruce Geller. He created a series that was innovative and extremely popular. The show started with the Impossible Missions Force or IMF, a group of secret agents employed by the US Government to go on missions that were impossible for any other arm for the government to handle. In the first season, the head of the IMF group was Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill. He was only on the show for the first season. Also in the cast were Martin Landau as Rollin Hand, master of disguise and Barbara Bain as Cinnamon Carter the Femme Fatale and Greg Morris the tech expert Barney and the muscle Willy Armitage played by Peter Lupus. The show had a lot of guest stars over the years, quite a few from the Star Trek series, which was filmed at the same studios. This set comprises of the first 28 episodes and is in 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound. The audio is first rate and the video has been digitally remastered in crystal clear quality.
VIDEO
The video quality is fantastic! Episodes are also uncut. I’ve not seen the show this crystal clear! There is also a Play All feature on each disc.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. But you can switch it to 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound!
Disc 1- 1. “Pilot”-with Wally Cox
2. “Memory”-with Leonard Stone and Albert Paulsen
3. “Operation Rogosh”-with Fritz Weaver
4. “Old Man Out Part 1”-with Mary Ann Mobley and Monte Markham
Disc 2- 1. “Old Man Out Part 2”-with Oscar Beregi
2. “Odds on Evil”-with Nehemiah Persoff
3. “Wheels”-with Mark Lenard and Percy Rodriguez
4. “The Ransom”-with William Smithers and Don Marshall
Disc 3- 1. “A Spool There Was”
2. “The Carriers”-with George Takei and Arthur Hill
3. “Zubrovnic’s Ghost”
4. “Fake Out”-with Lloyd Bridges and Sid Haig
Disc 4- 1. “Elena”-with Barry Atwater and Barbara Luna
2. “The Short Tail Spy”-with Eric Braeden
3. “The Legacy”-with Lee Bergere and John Crawford
4. “The Reluctant Dragon”-with Joseph Campanella and John Colicos
Disc 5- 1. “The Frame”-with Simon Oakland
2. “The Trial”-with Carroll O’Connor and Michael Strong
3. “The Diamond”-with John Van Dreelen and Woodrow Parfrey
4. “The Legend”-with Gunnar Hellstrom and Ben Wright
Disc 6-1. “Snowball In Hell” -with Ricardo Montalban
2. “The Confession” - with Pat Hingle
3. “Action”-with J.D.Cannon
4. “The Train”- with William Windom, William Schallert and Richard Bull
Disc 7- 1. “Shock”-with James Daly, Sorrell Booke and Vic Perrin
2. ”A Cube Of Sugar”
3. “The Traitor”- with Eartha Kitt, Malachi Throne and Frank Marth
4. “The Psychic”- with Milton Selzer, Richard Anderson and Paul Mantee
Extras
Disc 1: None
Disc 2: None
Disc 3: None
Disc 4: None
Disc 5: None
Disc 6: None
Disc 7: None
Verdict
There are no special features or Extras on this set. Hopefully, there will be on future releases.
Rating: *****!
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