MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE-SEASON 3 TV DVD REVIEW

A short blurb from Paramount about Mission: Impossible Season 3: “From behind the Iron Curtain to the jungles of Central America, Mission: Impossible really amps up the action as the international phenomenon returns for its third season on DVD, with 25 digitally restored and remastered episodes on 7 discs!

The third season is where the show started to peak. Some of the show’s best episodes were produced in the third season. The show was also going through a lot of behind-the- scenes problems such as the show going over budget every episode and problems with the writers. The creator of the show Bruce Geller, and Desilu studios were also butting heads over everything and was almost canceled. Most if not all of the season’s episodes were top notch, but not all was well with the cast. Martin Landau and Barbara Bain were unhappy and wanted more money, which they were not given. They left at the end of the season. The video quality as usual is stunning considering the age of the episodes and as with seasons 1 & 2, the audio has a 5.1 Dolby Surround mix. This set also comprises the next 25 episodes of the series.

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. “The Heir Apparent”-with Charles Aidman and Torin Thatcher
2. “The Contender” (Part 1)-with Robert Conrad and Sugar Ray Robinson
3. “The Contender” (Part 2)-with John Dehner
4. “The Mercenaries”-with Pernell Roberts, Skip Homier and Vic Tayback

Disc 2- 1. “The Execution”-with Victor Gardenia
2. “The Cardinal”-with Theodore Bikel and Barbara Babcock
3. “The Elixir”-with Ruth Roman and George Gaynes
4. “The Diplomat”-with Alfred Ryder, Fernando Lamas and Sid Haig

Disc 3- 1. “The Play”-with John Colicos, Michael Tolan and Barry Atwater
2. “The Bargain”-with Albert Paulsen, Robert Pine and Warren Stevens
3. “The Freeze”-with Donnelly Rhodes and John Zaremba
4. “The Exchange”-with John Vernon and Will Kuluva

Disc 4- 1. “The Mind of Stefan Miklos”-with Steve Ihnat, Ed Asner and Vic Perrin
2. “The Test Case”-with Richard Bull and Paul Carr
3. “The System”
4. “The Glass Cage”-with Lloyd Bochner and Larry Linville


Disc 5- 1. “Doomsday”-with Khigh Dhiegh and Sid Haig
2. “Live Bait”-with Martin Sheen, John Crawford and Anthony Zerbe
3. “The Bunker” (Part 1)-with Lee Meriwether and Milton Selzer

Disc 6-1. “The Bunker” (Part 2) -with Lee Meriwether and Milton Selzer
2. “Nitro” - with Titos Vandis and Mark Lenard
3. “Nicole”-with Joan Collins and Logan Ramsey

Disc 7- 1. “The Vault”-with Nehemiah Persoff
2. ”Illusion”-with Fritz Weaver, Martin E Brooks and Kevin Hagen
3. “The Interrogator”-with Henry Silva and Gunner Hellstrom

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. The episodes this season are not totally uncut. Some are edited, more likely they are syndication prints and not the original uncut prints.



Rating: *****!