Mission Impossible The Second TV Season :: Education by Design Store

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It's Mission Impossible... not to admire this series.

2008-09-19
As a young boy growing up during the Cold War era- when air raid drills were routine -I couldn't wait to get home to watch this program. The fear of Soviet spies or a nuclear holocaust we very real and added to the intensity of this show, especially episodes like "The Photographer" where the IM force creates a haunting panorama of a destroyed landscape to, once again, psychologically fool their adversary.

Granted, by today's film standards some of these visual effects are mediocre or even poor, but again, the story lines and actors did a great job within the limits of technology and their budgets.

Even the now famous "Mission Impossible Theme" is so catching and perfect. However, I found it very interesting that this show, which often targeted the Soviets, slightly plagiarized that haunting melody from the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich. Listen to the first movement of his Seventh Symphony and you'll here that deep pulsating bass line. Interesting.

However, this season has many episodes that I remember from my distant childhood and they did not disappoint. Therefore, despite the dated FX or extremely slow pace in some episodes, since they had to fill up an hour program, Mission Impossible was well written and was a template for many movies in the future...not to mention a school for many directors and actors. Highly recommended.

Wonderful

2008-08-02
Just wonderful! This show was made so many years ago and in
today's technical standards, what they use in the show may be considerably outdated. Yet, it doesn't seem that way at all since it is so cleverly written and delivered so well by the actors. I used to watch it when I was young and I enjoy now just as much as I did or even more. It is a shame they don't make shows like this any more. Excellent quality show and I love it.

Mission Impossible - 2nd Season

2008-07-19
This is the first season with Peter Graves as Jim Phelps, the head of the Impossible Missions team. In this season, Jim shows he is willing to put himself in harm's way as well as members of his team. Even though the technology in the episodes is dated, the well written scripts never will be. All of the actors play their parts well and are what made the show what it was. Whenever America is willing to watch intelligently written shows, maybe MI can make a comeback. Even though I don't think this is the best of the seasons, it is well worth having and watching, over and over again.

AWSOME!!!!

2008-07-09
This was a wonderful show to look at and was sad when it ended but it's a good thing we have dvd's to watch these shows again and again. The acting is superb. Not too many shows like this exist anymore.

A CLASSIC COLD WAR SPY SHOW!

2008-07-02
I love this show! There is nothing on tv these days to compare with great classics like this one. The acting is superb, there is NO FOUL LANGUAGE (IMAGINE THAT!!). Each episode keeps you on the edge of your seat. If you want better TV, forget the networks. PLEASE KEEP BRINGING US THESE GREAT SHOWS ON DVD!!!

Thank you for finally releasing these episodes!

2008-06-26
Forty years before it hit the big screen via a glossy Tom Cruise remake the classic 1960s television series MISSION IMPOSSIBLE captivated audiences with its tense and stylish thrill ride through Cold War espionage. Following the globetrotting exploits of a covert taskforce of government spies--team leader James Phelps (Peter Graves who replaced the debut season's Steven Hill) master of disguise Rollin Hand (Martin Landau) electronics expert Barney Collier (Greg Morris) tough guy Willy Armitage (Peter Lupus) and femme fatale Cinnamon Carter (Barbara Bain)--the series distinguished itself with intricate plotting high-tech gadgetry inventive cinematography and of course an indelible theme song. Smart and iconic the vintage series is resurrected in this collection of episodes from the second season.Runtime: 1254 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 097360709148 Manufacturer No: 070914

awesome- trully awesome

2008-06-20
I was kind of reluctant to buy the second season of Mission Impossible, because it didn't have Mr Briggs, Steven Hill- as the proctor. I loved him.
But when I saw the job Peter Graves, done with the role, I was convinced he was the new proctor, and he brought a lot more attitude to the role.

The same old characters are back- and this time, their a little more ingenius, and lot more cunning the second time around

Jim Phelps joins the cast and the real MI begins

2008-06-02
I was thrilled to see MI come out on DVD. My son got be the first season for a birthday gift, and I had never been aware that Dan Briggs had played the lead roll in Season One. I was also very interested in why Jim replaced Dan (although pleased, overall). The general intensity and cleverness of the plots grew in the 2nd Season to become the MI I remember watching as a kid. Now my kids are enjoying watching the show with me. I am very interested to see what Season Jim stops selecting the Team mates at the beginning of each episode from his portfolio of "agents". I do not remember this at all. The show is good, better than most, and I am please to be able to enjoy it again. And Jim's blue 60's era convertible is great.

Excellent older TV show!!

2008-05-04
This series was one of the very best TV had to offer between 1960 & 1980 (even though it only ran part of that time). It was ingenious in it's filming, use of gimicks & plots. The first season was good, but once they put Peter Graves in as the lead, the series went wild!! It just got better & better. Tom Cruze tried to copy the theme with his movies, but the old series still has him beat!! The best part, no overt sex, no porn, no foul language, & no gore, just good plot & tension. Also, the characters never hesitated to shoot & kill when necessary. Their aim was actually mush faster & way more accurate than today's "heros" on TV. Great Series!!!

A Great Present

2008-01-18
One of the best birthday presents I ever purchased for my husband. He loves it!