Product Description
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - SEASON 01 (66/67) --; MISSION IMPOSSIBLE -
SEASON 02 (67/68) --; MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - SEASON 03 (68/69) --;
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - SEASON 04 (69/70) --; MISSION IMPOSSIBLE -
SEASON 05 (70/71) --; MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - SEASON 06 (71/72) --;
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - SEASON 07 (72/73) --
.co.uk Review
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Review for Mission Impossible Season 1:
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. 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 is the only season to feature
Steven Hill as Dan Briggs, leader of the top-secret
counter-intelligence 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 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. Your mission--and you shouldn't
hesitate to accept it--is to enjoy this classic series all over
again! --Jeff Shannon
Review for Mission impossible Season 2:
Gone was Steven Hill as Dan Briggs, and in his place the
supremely confident and smooth Peter Graves as new team leader
Jim Phelps, whom most viewers identify with the series. Carrying
out the missions assigned from a pre-recorded voice on the
self-destroying tape recorder was magician and master of disguise
Rollin Hand (Martin Landau, who moved up from guest star to
regular cast member with this season), top model Cinnamon Carter
(Landau's real-life spouse Barbara Bain, who won three Emmys for
her work on the show), electronics genius Barney Collier (Greg
Morris), and all-purpose strong man Willie Armitage (body
builder-turned-actor Peter Lupus). Guest stars include Anthony
Zerbe, Paul Winfield, Fritz Weaver, and Sid Haig, but it's the
team itself that shines the brightest, especially Landau and
Bain, who exude the breezy charm of the series itself (though
both would depart the show by the following season). --Paul Gaita
Review for Mission: Impossible Season 3:
Season 3, should you decide to accept it (and you definitely
should), was Mission's most accomplished. It garnered six Emmy
nominations, and an Emmy for Barbara Bain, her third consecutive
win, probably for "The Exchange," one of her finest hours, in
which, breaking series format, her character is captured and
psychologically tortured to discover for whom she works. As
always, the first five minutes of any Mission: Impossible episode
are the coolest: the lit fuse signalling Lalo Schifrin's
indelible theme song, the opening-credits montage teasing the
action in the upcoming episode, and Jim Phelps (Peter Graves), in
some nondescript location, receiving his covert mission (usually
to some non-existent, but real-sounding country as Povia or Costa
Mateo), on that self-destructing tape. --Donald Liebenson
Review for Mission: Impossible Season 4:
Foil the invasion of a democratic country? No problem. Rescue
members of a royal family from their would-be usurper? Piece of
cake. Replace the irreplaceable Martin Landau and
thrice-Emmy-winner Barbara Bain, who departed Mission after its
third season? Now that’s impossible! But in this classic series’
fourth season, the veteran and rookie members of the Impossible
Mission Force still put on a good show. --Donald Liebenson