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"You Gotta love em!", This first series of Mission Impossible from the 60's is great. Personally I enjoy Peter Graves more as the head of the IM team but Steven Hill also does a great job. In this first season all the characters are a bit more relaxed and layed back, even joking with each other as they do their jobs. But, hey, we are hooked on Mission Impossible so we enjoy all of them.

"If you liked the original Mission Impossible series you should buy this", I can still remember watching this series on Sunday night as a family the first season it aired. I was in elementary school at the time. Today I still enjoy it, and my children enjoy it as well. It is not as sophisticated as programs today, but given the budgets, technology, and viewers of that time I believe that it was a great program for what it was intended to be. I especially like the actors in the first season. For some interesting history of the program go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Impossible. The only downside is that it would have been nice if the video had been digitally re-mastered. I would recommend this to any fan of the original television series, and will conclude by saying that I liked it enough that I am going to purchase the second season soon.

"Way ahead of it's time", What made this show great was that the missions were designed to use gile, misdirection and slide of hand. Getting the bad guys to kill each other is better than explosions and car chases.

My favorite episode is where they made this guy believe there'd been a nuclear holocaust, that he was in a bomb shelter and it was the future. Doing that they made him tell them the details of where to find something to prevent disaster. He tells them and then at the end he makes his way out of the little submarine he'd been in as they drive away and he has this perplexed look on his face. THAT is classic Mission Impossible.

This show was about thinking. I wish the movies would at least try to recreate this. And the outrageous idea that Jim Phelps was a traitor (in the 1996 movie) was such sacrilege that it makes you want to march to Paramount Pictures holding pitchforks and torches!

"Great Series...!!!", I'm a really big fan of the first season of MI especially because of Steven Hill's portrayal of Dan Briggs. The series was just starting out and it tended to have greatly varied plots during the first season which made it exciting to watch. Dan Briggs seemed to be the perfect character to lead the IMF and I was not sure why he was replaced by Peter Graves until I read the write-up on his religious background. His no-nonsense approach was just what you would expect of someone in his position and he also had the added benefit of not being as well known as Peter Graves at the time, anonimity being a necessary part of undercover activities, which made him seem all the more real. I don't mean to demean Mr. Graves' contributions to the series...he was there for the remainder of its successful run; however, I often wonder what the show's personality would have been if Steven had continued on. As with all other reviewers I believe this was a great series and am happy that it is being released. Seasons 1 and 2 are safely in my possession as will be all that are released.

"Living in the past.", Watching these take me back to a more innocent time of tv viewing. The quality of the dvds is very good. Though the plots of each show are interchangeable, it's still fun watching the heroes use what was then "state-of-the-art" equipment to con the bad guys. And you never see people get seriously hurt.

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"Light the fuse . . .", To the tune of composer Lalo Schifrin's pulse pounding theme, Bruce Geller's Mission Impossible came to TV in 1966 at the height of the `spy craze', with a deadly serious take on international espionage, Mission was all about deception, and the precise execution of the most elaborate of schemes, by a specialized team of operatives employed by the US government to accomplish policy aims.

Overall, the stories hold together pretty well. While not always credible, they are still exciting, entertaining, and full of suspense. There is wide variety in the types of missions, the locations, and the methods used to complete them. Sometimes subtle manipulation was required, other times a bold dramatic approach, or a smooth sophisticated con job. Missions often featured the use of technology, both real and fictional. Cool mechanical devices or gadgets, were often integral to success. They may not have invented it, but the series' writers certainly popularized the rather unrealistic technique of the rubber mask impersonation, which became a trademark of the series. Mostly they played fair, but at times the writers did cheat a bit, especially at the endings when things are not tied up neatly, or by making the escapes too easy. Getting everything done in just an hour was sometimes a challenge, so the occasional sloppiness is understandable.

With one exception, the cast was very strong, and worked together well. Though a capable enough actor, Steven Hill seemed rather stiff and lacking charisma, as Dan Briggs, the leader of the IMF. Hill had a reputation for being difficult, and his religion placed restrictions on his availability for work. After a strong a prominent start, Briggs fades away to just being a setup man for the missions, after problems arose between Hill and the producers. He practically disappears in some of the later episodes.

Real life husband and wife, Martin Landau as Rollin Hand, and Barbara Bain as Cinnamon Carter are the true stars of the program. Both smoothly assume the many diverse roles required of them. Hand was an expert at physical impersonation, and was often the point man for the mission. Landau apparent had reservations about committing to the series, and so he was not listed as one of the regular cast, and instead was credited as making `special guest appearances' in each episode. Ms. Bain brought so much class, elegance and acting talent to the screen as Cinnamon Carter, that she won the Emmy for best actress in a dramatic series, for each of the three years she was on MI. You could count on Cinnamon to add `spice' to the proceedings.

Greg Morris brought class and dignity to the proceedings, as the low-key electronics expert Barney Collier. Barney could handle any situation, was icy cool under pressure, and always had your back. Likeable bodybuilder turned actor, Peter Lupus is rock steady as operative Willy Armitage. Willy seems to have more to do in this season than he would in later years. In some of the later episodes, he probably has as much screen time as Steven Hill!

Although there were some creative bumps, the style and the level of quality was firmly established in this first season. The producers replaced Steven Hill with Peter Graves for the second season. A move which most fans would probably agree was a positive one, as the show increased in popularity with Graves aboard. After Mission, Hill apparently gave up acting for a time, but later returned to prime time on Law and Order in the 1980's.


"Season One Overview", The year was 1966. The Cold War was heating up and the Spy Craze was becoming a global phenomenon. Thanks in large part to the James Bond feature films starring Sean Connery and hit tv shows like "The Man From U.N.C.L.E", "I Spy", "The Wild Wild West" & "The Avengers". Not surprisingly, another take on the spy genre was about to be unveiled.

Created by Bruce Geller, "Mission: Impossible" would follow the exploits of a top-secret team of highly trained spies who weekly assignments took them all over the world fighting the forces of evil, wherever it lay. Geller was keen to emphasise the nail-biting situations his characters would often find themselves in and how they would achieve "the impossible".

From this, he would structure a simple but effective format. The beginning of each episode would commence with the show's team leader arriving at various different locales to receive his assignment in the form of tape players, reels of film, vinyl recordings, projection screens etc. An anonymous voice would greet him and outline what his pending mission would involve. At the end, the voice would offer the man the option to accept the assignment (which of course, he always did!) and would then shortly thereafter self-destruct either by a puff of smoke or by other means.

The action would then shift back to the team leader's apartment where he would sift through a dossier that contained the profiles of a number of agents. From there, he would hand pick his team. Afterwards a briefing scene would unfold with snippets of the assignment being discussed amongst the team and what steps would be implemented during the mission. Then it was straight into the thick of the action.

Unlike some of it contemporaries such as "U.N.C.L.E" & "Wild Wild West" which relied on strong doses of humour and over-the-top scenarios, Bruce Geller was determine to kept things understated. Character development was kept to a minimum (you never really knew about the personal lives of the show's characters since you almost always saw them in a professional capacity - and more often than not, they were undercover playing other people). Electronic devices and gadgetry which was to become a staple within the series were used as realistically as possible.

Casting was underway and eventually, the show's line-up was selected. Steven Hill was chosen to play the role of Dan Briggs, head of the IMF team. Briggs was an enigma. Low-key in demeanour and tone, he was a thinker who allowed others to play a central role in the plans that he created. Smart and decisive, he generally never allowed himself to become too emotionally involved with his fellow team members and often kept his distance - even sometimes not participating in the assignment altogether.

Barbara Bain (in a role that would ultimately see her win her three consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series) was selected to play the part of Cinnamon Carter - the bright and attractive female member of the team who would often use her feminine charms and wiles to lure unsuspecting targets off-balance. Smart and capable, Cinnamon was more than just a pretty face. Greg Morris was chosen to play electronics expert Barney Collier. Second behind Bill Cosby on "I Spy", Morris was able to blend seamlessly into the show at a time when African-American actors were seldom seen on television. Intelligent and quick-thinking, Barney proved to be an invaluable member of the IMF team. Former competitive body-builder Peter Lupus rounded out the show's cast when he was signed on to play Willy Armitage, the team's strongman who also provided the muscle when the group got themselves into a spot of bother.

Bruce Geller also made the decision to cast Martin Landau (who was married to Barbara Bain at the time) in the capacity of a "guest-star" during the show's first season, to play the character of Rollin Hand - the team's master of disguise. Rollin was able to take on the look of anyone he was impersonating (due to the masks that he would create - another Mission staple) as well as replicating their voice as well. Landau was an inspired choice and would soon proved to be a major player in the show's success eventually becoming a regular cast member from season two onwards.

The first season is an interesting mix of stories that runs a wide gambit. From undermining dictatorships ("Pilot", "Odds on Evil", "& "The Diamond"), to taking down American gangsters ("The Ransom" & "The Frame) to tackling schemes regarding the Nazi's return to power ("The Legacy" & "The Legend"). Still trying to establish its own identity, many of these episodes are infused with moments of personal interaction amongst the team - something that would be scaled back as the series progressed.

Right from the outset, "Mission: Impossible" established it's unique indenity on the television landscape. With strong story-telling, solid production values, tight editing and of course one of the greatest theme songs ever created - courtesy of Lalo Schifrin - the series would eventually finds it's place in pop culture. The first season is an interesting and enjoyable romp worth checking out. The series would undergo a major casting change by the time it returned for it's second season and aspects of the show's format would be refined and honed as well. Find out how this legend began.......


"Hand. Rollin Hand.", This first season of the T.V. classic is a delightful mix of the cynical and the quaint. Each episode opens with Dan Briggs being told that should his mission fail, the government that sent him out on it will happiliy lie to cover up their actions. These instructions are familiar to everyone now, but taken in the context of the times they're pretty jaded and cold. In the next scene Dan feeds his fish tank and selects that week's agents -- by sorting through their headshots, carnival bills and what look like dinner theater programs! It's really silly and terrific.
The shows vary in quality and a couple are a little dull, but by and large they're entertaining and have been crisply restored. It's funny to watch a pre-craggy Stephen Hill as the team's mastermind. (Funnier still to watch him romance the gorgeous Mary Ann Mobley.) You can watch his famed retreat from the show's center stage about 5 shows in when he can't take on missions because the parties involved would recognize him. This sets the stage for what makes the show most watchable (besides television's best theme song) and that's Martin Landau as Rollin Hand. Not the 60's most suave spy, but his edgy -- sometimes a little goofy -- perfomances enliven even the dullest capers. He's absolutely great.
(And don't forget to play the M:I drinking game! Empty your glass everytime Peter Lupus has a line. You'll be mildly buzzed after 3 shows.)


"Mission Impossible, season 1", When I found out that Mission: Impossible, the TV series, was being released I was ecstatic. It was one of my all-time favorite shows. But, as a child, I didn't want to watch it. My Mom was hooked on it & didn't understand why I wouldn't give it a chance. Finally, she forced me to sit down to watch it one evening. I was hooked!

So, I purchased this with great anticipation of watching this goldie oldie. I was disappointed. The producers were still trying to find their angle so they weren't sure which direction to take. The gadgetry that MI was so famous for didn't star occuring until the second half of season 1. In fact, I found the first half of it to be SLOW, especially the two part episode of the team performing as a circus act in an Eastern Bloc country. That two-parter was so padded out with filler as to be an insult to my intelligence.

All the famous parts of Mission: Impossible were already in place, such as the opening introduction of the mission & the selection process of agents to be used. Steven Hill, the original team leader, is only in season 1 & it's easy to understand why he was replaced by Peter Graves in the following seasons.MR. Hill was too stiff & limited as an actor to be the dynamic leader of a crack team of infiltrators. In later episodes he would be gradually phased into a restricted role, not actually taking part in the mission; in fact, in one episode, Cinnamon (Barbara Bain), performed the opening sequences including the selection of agents.

Viewer beware, season 1 is a weak effort compared, especially, to the next two seasons. I would only buy the season 1 set just to be a completist.

"If you watched Mission Impossible you must have this CD!!", I know this is an old television series but I find it to be most entertaining.