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DVD : Mission Impossible - The Complete First TV SeasonIn association with Amazon.com List Price: $38.99 Amazon.com's Price: $28.99 You Save: $10.00 (26%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Binding: DVD Brand: Paramount EAN: 0097360384543 Format: Closed-captioned, NTSC Label: CBS Paramount Domestic Television Manufacturer: CBS Paramount Domestic Television Number Of Discs: 7 Number Of Items: 7 Publisher: CBS Paramount Domestic Television Region Code: 1 Release Date: December 05, 2006 Running Time: 1404 minutes Studio: CBS Paramount Domestic Television Theatrical Release Date: September 17, 1966 Sales Rank: 9419 MPN: PARD038454D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: The head of the "Impossible Missions Force", a top-secret government group of operatives, starts a tape recorder and finds out about his latest assignment. Throughout most of the series, they would have to stop some petty dictator or powerful bad guy from whatever evil plot they had against the U.S. or Democracy in general. The elaborate use of electronic gadgetry, masters of disguise and detailed plans that require split-second timing made this tv show an "on the edge of your seater"! Amazon.com: With its combination of Cold War villains and James Bond-like techno-gadgets, Mission: Impossible was an instant hit when it premiered on September 17, 1966. Airing Saturday nights at 9:00 on CBS, the series was the brainchild of creator/producer Bruce Geller, whose formula for seven successful seasons included a well-chosen ensemble cast, noteworthy guest stars, and a flexible premise that inspired clever plots twists and a constant variety of "international" locations (mostly filmed on a studio backlot). This seven-disc set includes all 28 episodes of season 1, the only season to feature Steven Hill as Dan Briggs, leader of the top-secret counterintelligence team known as Impossible Missions Force (IMF). As the no-nonsense Briggs, Hill (better known for his later role on Law & Order from 1990 to 2000) began each episode by sneakily retrieving the dossier and recorded instructions (voiced throughout the entire series by uncredited actor Bob Johnson) for the IMF's latest assignment. "Your mission, should you decide to accept it" and "this recording will self-destruct in five seconds" quickly became pop-cultural catch-phrases, as Briggs routinely selected his preferred teammates based on their mastery of practical skills. With "special appearance" billing for M:I's first three seasons, Martin Landau played master-of-disguise Rollin Hand; his off-screen wife, Barbara Bain, played top-model and undercover seductress Cinnamon Carter; Greg Morris brought hip coolness (and racial diversity) to his role as electronics expert Barney Collier; and Peter Lupus played handsome hunk Willy Armitage, adding IMF muscle to Briggs' brainy strategies. As a Desilu production based at Paramount Studios, Mission: Impossible shared guest stars, production personnel, locations, and even occasional sets with the original Star Trek. Fans of both shows will enjoy spotting these crossover details (including George Takei's appearance in "The Carriers," a first-season highlight), and this season's other stand-out episodes include the "Pilot" (featuring Wally Cox as an ace safe-cracker), "Operation Rogosh," "A Spool There Was," "Action!," "The Train," and "The Traitor." Whether they were toppling dictators, rescuing doomed prisoners, foiling despots, or framing Mafia kingpins, the IMF agents were consistently blessed with taut, well-written plots, many unfolding with minimal dialogue and highly visual schemes that demanded (and rewarded) the viewer's close attention. Although Steven Hill eventually left the series (as an Orthodox Jew, he preferred not to work on the Jewish Sabbath, as M:I required), his single season set the stage for M:I's long-term popularity, with Peter Graves (replacing Hill as "Jim Phelps") leading the IMF from 1967 to 1973. And while Paramount has again neglected to offer DVD extras with this set, the episodes look and sound just about perfect, with a parade of guest stars including Carol O'Connor, Simon Oakland, Fritz Weaver, Nehemiah Persoff, Barbara Luna, Vic Tayback, and a host of other '60s TV regulars. Your mission--and you shouldn't hesitate to accept it--is to enjoy this classic series all over again! --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - 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. Rating: - If you liked the original Mission Impossible series you should buy thisI 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. ... Read More Rating: - Way ahead of it's timeWhat 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 ... Read More Rating: - 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 ... Read More Rating:  - 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. Browse for similar items by category:
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