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Summary: Outstanding Series
Review: This was the closest portrail to the real events and struggles of the war that I have ever seen. The music and acting ability of the cast have made me look for this DVD for the last seven years. It is not a war story as much as a story of humanity in a war setting. You will enjoy every episode, I guarantee it.
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Summary: hope someone listens
Review: Without the original soundtrack this is worthless.....I'm glad I read thru these reviews...I won't be buying this much to my sadness. The people who put this out must be morons. In my mind this is a giant RIP-OFF.
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Summary: The Magic of Tour of Duty: What was then, what is now.
Review: When I first remember this series on TV, I saw it from the second season on. It began with 'Paint it Black' theme which ran through the third season before its cancelation. So if anyone was wondering, the first season is complete with the music that it was released in. (I should know, I have the pilot on tape from the original airing and they didn't change a thing.) Now, to the quality of this show. I happen to do a lot of research with three Science Fiction war novels (Which happened to be on Amazon as "Battlecruiser." Where did I get some of my research; from "Tour of Duty." First was the development of the characters, then it was the way the covered individual episodes from all angles and all situations, There was the action and the drama. This show was a vision of men in combat, banding together to survive. For the Glory of war is to live through it to get home. Here was a very accurate depiction of some incredibly good acting and themes that should be on DVD. It showed what our fighting men had to go through just to survive day by day. The only thing they learned to depend on was each other. I am now waiting for the second season.... Enjoy and learn what war is really about.
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Summary: Disappointed but glad to see TOD on DVD
Review: When I saw the DVD at the store my heart skipped a beat. However, I am one of those purists who was also disappointed with the music or lack thereof. I encourage the producers to include the origional music on the subsequent seasons to insure positive reviews and sales. I was in Vietnam in 1963 and TOD was my show during the 80s when it became cool to be a Vietnam vet. I especially enjoyed the last season when the squad was assigned to SOG. As far as I'm concerned this is our show and we would like to see the music of our era included. This series reflected in some ways the way we felt in country and when we came home. I should point out that the cast would travel to Vietnam reunions and events to make an appearance on behalf of the show. It was very gratifying to see these young actors pay tribute to those of us who were really there. Please do not abandon this series just because you dont like the music and allow the subsequent series to not be released. Funny, isn't that what happened with the war in Vietnam? We were not allowed to continue and win the war because people disagreed. Sounds like history repeating itself. To you who are undecided and stressed about the generic music, be satisfied that the series is on DVD and buy it to insure the future release of the next two seasons.
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Summary: Almost as good as I remember
Review: This is a great series and it is great to see it out on DVD. The video quality is fairly good, for the most part, considering the series is 15+ years old. There are episodes where the quality varies within the same scene, but it seems like I remember that in the orginal run, too.The major disappointment is the lack of appropriate 60's music. The title sequence uses the shows theme, which is not bad, but certainly not as good as the Stones' Paint It Black. Also, there are small segments in most of the episodes that were clearly used to showcase 60's hits, but have now been replaced by generic instrumental music. The original music played a big part in setting the scene and mood of the series. In "Sitting Ducks", the song "Louie, Louie" is used as part of a scene, and it immediately seems like the 60s.
In another episode, characters are listening to a radio and talking about the Marvin Gaye song apparently playing, but we hear generic 60s-esque music.
It is unfortunate that music nearly 40 years old cannot be licensed for this excellent series. Hopefully, the future seasons will contain more of the original music. At any rate, it is still a great series and fun to watch again after all these years.
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Summary: Great Dvd!!!!
Review: I highly recommend using Amazon for the site to buy it from because from beginning to end is top notch service & shipment!
PLUS if you buy here...you could qualify for free shipping & also if you buy from other sites...they tax you like Walmart.com...Amazon is about to be my only source for dvds...I do use Borders and Walmart.com but Amazon has slowly creeped up there to be my main source because they email you for future releases...even dvds not even available for pre-order yet!
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Summary: TOUR OF DUTY=5 Stars/ DVD set=4 Stars
Review: I must echo a previous reviewer about the TOUR OF DUTY SEASON ONE DVD set. If you love the show, please buy the set anyway. As a viewer who came to TOUR OF DUTY only in TNT syndication, I never experienced the show with the 60s music that was part of the soundtrack. But even with that music removed and replaced by Conlan's (rather good and unfairly maligned) score, the show is powerful and well-realized in every way. This was one of the greatest dramatic series in all TV history. Its only rival, in terms of war-themed drama, might be COMBAT, a magnificent series that is also coming to DVD this summer. Rights to the music originally used in these episodes were probably only licenced for the original broadcasts, partly, if not largely, because of cost. For future airings, replacement music had to be used. While hearing the great songs of Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and others surely added immeasurably to the mood TOUR OF DUTY, the show does not truly suffer in its current form. The episodes (including the pilot) look quite good in DVD format. Curiously, they have chapter stops, but there is no chapter menu. It's great to have the show uncut and without commercial interruption. It would have been good to have some extras, like interviews with the cast, directors, writers, etc, but the price is fairly reasonable for this much quality in its presentation. Please don't boycott TOUR OF DUTY on DVD, or we will be stuck with Seasons 2 & 3 on commercial-plagued videotapes.
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Summary: ...but -5 stars for the music
Review: Like a broken record...I can't believe they took away the original music.
I loved this series (I was 11 in 1987) and have been awaiting its DVD release for a long time. I'll never forget CCR's "Have you ever seen the rain" in the Decker episode. This series made me an oldies fan, and now that is gone. At least I still have some episodes I taped off of TV.
I think it should be re-released with a trade-in program. I was kind of expecting the shows to seem cheesy and outdated now 15yrs later, but its just as great now as it was then. Well, everything but the music. I can live with the video quality (this IS 80's TV after all; better than my vhs tapes of the show, though - its all relative) and the graininess of the low-light filming parts, but the music is unacceptable.
Did I mention that I disapprove of the music replacement? Just checking.
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Summary: Better TOD with generic music than no TOD at all.
Review: I thank Zev Braun and his top notch advisers for telling our story right, and Sony for offering it to a new generation at risk. Once again, our precious youth are being sent into harm's way by a weak president, based on lies and disinformation. All you teenagers: buy and watch this before you enlist! And if you still do, God bless you and keep you from harm. HUA? To Sony: I'll buy season 2, and season 3 no matter what. But yes, I'd also like to see the original music, and I'd buy season 1 again if a version with the original was released.
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Summary: Good News - Original Music DVD's
Review: If you email me at pburgio@sbcglobal.net, I'll forward the email address of the location of all three seasons on DVD WITH ORIGINAL MUSIC!
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