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Summary: Old School Cop Shows rule!
Review: "Alright", How long do I have to wait for Season 2 of Baretta to hit the streets.
I have been choking on Season 1 for months and need some fresh baretta episodes and quick.
How long is it gonna take for those rummies to get their act together and get season 2 out there.
I know robert blake is in the middle of the trial, but thats no reason to leave us classic cop show fanatics out in the cold.
Next we are going to need Kojak, The Rookies, The Streets of San Francisco and more of our old faves on DVD, and thats the name of that tune!
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Summary: Old School Cop Shows rule!
Review: "Alright", How long do I have to wait for Season 2 of Baretta to hit the streets.
I have been choking on Season 1 for months and need some fresh baretta episodes and quick.
How long is it gonna take for those rummies to get their act together and get season 2 out there.
I know robert blake is in the middle of the trial, but thats no reason to leave us classic cop show fanatics out in the cold.
Next we are going to need Kojak, The Rookies, The Streets of San Francisco and more of our old faves on DVD, and thats the name of that tune!
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Summary: I'M COMIN' TO COLLECT.....
Review: ...season 2 when it hits the shelf. The last time I saw this show was when I was 10. As a kid, I didn't know why I liked it then, only I knew it just had style. Seeing it again all these years later (in fresh off the network digitization), I can now see the substance. Razor sharp dialog, hard action, cool one-liners, fine chicks, and some comical elements (my favorite disguise: his coming in as a black massouse with an afro that screams nineteenseventyfive). Let's not forget perhaps the coolest TV theme song ever written. I hope season 2's has the lyrics so I can have a sing along with the tube. And that's the name of that tune...
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Summary: Baretta - A Classic! But too long a wait for season two!
Review: Although Robert Blake gave the impression he hated his own show by the time the third season came about, he will always be remembered for his finest role in television history. Baretta appeared on television after Tony Musante refused to continue it's predecessor "Toma"(1973-1974), based on the true life exploits of Dave Toma (another excellent gritty cop show, but short lived). Unlike "Starsky & Hutch," Blake carried the show as a single force out the clean up the streets. It was a tough act, but he carried it out with excellent results, with the back up of Billy (Tom Ewell), his old and faithful buddy, and "Rooster" (Michael D.Roberts) his imformant, and the scene stealer; his pet cockatoo bird. The series premiered "Jan 17th, 1975, the same year as Starsky & Hutch. By just the second episode (on this DVD set) "The Five-And-A-Half-Pound Junkie" concerning a young girl addict ready to have a baby, you knew by watching the acting, that this series was going to be a hit, and it was. The first season has 12 episodes, and it is a very enjoyable DVD set, with attactive case and sleeve insert. It's on 3 DVD's. The only drawback is that Universal released this set in 2002, with no word on future releases of series 2 and 3, I would be leary on purchasing other box sets they come out with in the future, until they verify they will release the full series. Thanks for releasing Baretta, but please get off the old duffs guys and get series 2 out soon.... Please!
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Summary: Baretta - Robert Blake as an unorthodox cop of 70s
Review: Anyone who grew up in 70s watching TV shows can not forget the amount of entertainment and enjoyment, week after week, the TV shows brought them and their families right in their living room. Several dramas of 70s are worth mentioning; Baretta, Starsky and Hutch, Rockford files, Wonder Woman, Charlie's Angels, and SWAT. Baretta is a one cop show; Starsky and Hutch is a two cop team show and SWAT - five man team show. The release of this new CD comes at a time when Robert Blake is accused of wife Bonnie Lee Blakely's murder. It is hard to talk about this CD without touching upon current situation with Blake. For example, lines such as "Husbands have been known to sometimes kill their wives for money" make a sad reference to drama of his life. The truth of the matter is Blake is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
There are three-disc set containing all 12 episodes of the series' first season. All episodes are worth watching and thoroughly enjoyable; in one episode named Mansion, his first wife of real life appears as an eccentric character of the show. I think second season episodes are little more enjoyable as the show's story and writing gets better. The price of new CD is a little steep and I would recommend if you are a real fan of Baretta and not put off by Robert Blake's real life drama.
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Summary: I had a big smile on my face....
Review: as the opening theme song began. God I missed this show. Baretta was as close to reality as you could get regarding TVpolice drama. A cop from the streets with a big heart. Watching it has brought back many memories of the 70's for me. And Im so happy to have this dvd collection on my shelf.....cant wait for season 2. :)
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Summary: HE'LL NEVER SEE DAYLIGHT !!
Review: BARETTA HAS FOUND NEW DAYLIGHT COMPLETELY REVIVED AND RESTORED ON DVD. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 3 DISC'S AND THE PICTURE AND SOUND ARE AWESOME. BARETTA SET THE STANDARD FOR ALL THE OTHER GRITTY COP SHOWS TO FOLLOW. WATCHING SEASON ONE OF BARETTA BRINGS ME BACK TO WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY AND TELEVISION WAS AT IT'S BEST. YOU GET THE ORIGINAL PILOT EPISODE PLUS THE NEXT 11 EPISODES IN GREAT COLOR AND SOUND. BARETTA WITH HIS SIDE KICK BILLY AND THE JIVE TALKIN ROOSTER AND FRED, WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR. THE MUSIC AND THEME SONG ALONE ARE WORTH THE PRICE OF THIS SET. IF YOU CAN'T PAY THE PRICE YOUR COMMITTING THE CRIME,SO BUY IT. COME ON UNIVERSAL, GIVE US SEASON 2 !!.
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Summary: High Quality Television
Review: BARETTA occupies one of a trilogy of slots for the most enjoyable television dramas of the 1970's (the other two being KUNG FU and KOJAK, with STARKSY AND HUTCH a close runner up). It just doesn't get much better than this. The funky dialogue is what really shines here -that, and the quirky sideshow characters like Rooster (Baretta's mack daddy man on the street) and The Soup Lady (this half-crazy old woman who lives downstairs and is forever fixing Tony and Billy soup). BARETTA epitomizes the tough streetwise guy with the rapid fire tongue and out there sayings that has seen a resurgence most recently in the scripts of Quentin Tarantino. What really struck me was the depth of characterization which I never noticed watching this as a kid. There is a backstory which subtley weaves its way into each episode. From various hints, including the sea paraphenalia on the walls of his apartment and the presence of his lovable cockatoo Fred, we learn Tony was once a merchant marine, and Bill (the old guy - am I getting his name wrong?)was friends with his father. And there is consistency to this universe - the fiance Tony avenges in the pilot episode still remains a ghostly presence in a smiling portrait on a table in his place. There's a host of great episodes here - my particular favorites being He'll Never See The Light Of Day, The Copelli Oath, Walk Like You Talk, and so many others. The weakest entry is the one where Tony has to rub elbows with high society (I think its the last one). He's so out of place and uncomfortable its laughable. Some of Tony's disguises are a little weird, too so be warned. But when he's on the streets in his element, Robert Blake is gold in this show. And check out the cameos from some great 70's personas! The great Moses `Mr. Big' Gunn! Burt `Yo Paulie' Young! The mother from Poltergeist (she's in the first scene of The Mansion)! Good action, awesome dialogue, and some surprisingly hard hitting themes. So cook up some chili dogs and chicken soup, crack open a bottle of that stuff not meant for drinking, and let de good times roll. Great Tv. BRING ON SEASON TWO AND THREE, PARTNER!
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Summary: Long over-due DVD! Anticipate other seasons soon.
Review: Baretta was not the longest running cop shows on television in the 1970s. But it is perhaps the most identifiable, and one which left a lasting impression on many.Baretta is a short man of Italian heritage, with a few good friends and a cuckatoo, working in what has to be the bleakest looking cityscape you have ever seen, with some bad, shady, weird, and wonderful characters. He is a cop who will go to any lengths using what little he has to go on. These are his few steady friends, his beat up car, his street smarts, and a willingness to dress up and masquerade as someone, being as stereotypical as he can be in order to con the bad guy. He is not always a success in the job, and unlike other cop shows, he isn't a success story. He loses his soon-to-be wife in the first episode, and this haunts him thereafter. He doesn't ever think himself better than anybody, and unlike other reviewers, his colorful speech may seem today politically incorrect. But to me, this actually makes him far more believeable as a character. After all, what do you base your disguises on, and the part you play when you wear them? He carries them off like someone who is trying to be a part, and if that sets on a stereotype that don't sit well in minds today, so be it. Back then, I don't think it would have been a cause for concern. This is the same era that brought up Blazing Saddles (Far more colorful in all respects "politically correct"), The Warriors, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, and Welcome Back Kotter. Compared to this fare, Baretta's an altarboy. What I really remember about him best is that he was a cop that was rarely sipping coffee at the station house. Too many cop shows of that era had a stationhouse as a backdrop. Baretta is a cop that gets his hands dirty, knows his neighborhood, and is respected for it because he is always seen working within it. I enjoyed this when I just started my teens, and I really enjoy it now that I don't have to watch it on VHS anymore. While you could give a kid something better to model himself on, Baretta is the kind of person you'd probably like to have around. No B.S., straight-talkin' cops that go after real crimes, and don't see every rule in the book as something you hammer people with just because you can.
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Summary: Gritty portrayal of a tough cop playing by his own rules
Review: Everything you've heard about this show is TRUE. It is typical 70's cops and robbers, with Robert Blake keeping the city safe any way he can. Season 1 is a strong set of episodes, and I'm looking forward to seeing Season 2 out as soon as possible. Let's hope Kojak comes out soon too.
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