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Summary: The Good Die Young. . .
Review: . . .as was the case for this 70's cop series. I have spent the past several evenings watching the first season DVD and it was just as exciting viewing it now as it was back when it first aired. Too bad it was cancelled only after 2 seasons. I only hope that the second season will be released soon.
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Summary: SWAT - The Not Quite Complete First Season
Review: A long overdue release of a popular series which suffers from one major flaw.The Pilot Episode which aired the same year as a 2 hour episode of the Rookies has not been included. This was a terrible oversight which I hope will be remedied with inclusion in subsequent releases.
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Summary: "T.J., go high!"
Review: Ah, those unforgettable words...especially poignant since they were said to me by Steve Forrest (Hondo)a number of times. Yep, I played T.J. McCabe in the original series, the guy with the bolt action scope rifle who'd climb up on high places (technically the sniper was called the "high man"), yank my cap around and try to emulate Steve McQueen's smooth moves with guns. So it's a real gas to see the original 13 come out on DVD...especially because I never had good copies of the originals! SWAT was a great experience, with a bunch of great guys. We were surprised when they cancelled the show...it had been doing great, #1 all summer...then ABC switched it to try to win another night...good old network TV wisdom...and we lost our audience. The scuttlebutt around the 20th Fox lot was that Aaron Spelling hated the show...it wasn't what he felt his name should be associated with...you may remember he went on to do Family and Dallas after that...so he allegedly swapped us out for Starsky and Hutch, which was a more character-driven show. Can't say I blame him...the writing got pretty stale pretty quick, because at least one of the line producers would take good scripts and turn them around to focus on Hondo and also dumb 'em up in favor of action, whereas we kept hoping they'd give us more of a shot at a Rookies-style, character-strong program. We did have a lot of fun in that short 35 episodes...and I was particularly happy to find out that Rod Perry (Deke), whom I believed, thanks to a story Mark Shera (Luca)told me in the mid-80s, had died of a heart attack way back then, is in fact still very much alive! But still sad that my old pal Bob Urich (Jim Street in SWAT, Dan Tana in Vegas, Spencer in Spencer for Hire)is gone for real. He was a good and good hearted man. The only bummer about the new movie is that at least a couple of the guys from the old show did brief cameos in the flick, but since I live in NY, and the casting agent told me there was no real effort to include all of us anyway as in a reunion scene, I got left out of the movie. That was a little disappointing, I would have loved to do a bit in it, especially since they reprised our original character names (and made my character into a bad guy!) Well, that's Hollywood for you. Best news is I'm happy to hear our old fans are still out there and rooting for good over evil on the streets of L.A. Thanks for still digging the show, everybody! your ever-lovin', crime-fightin' T.J. James Coleman
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Summary: a true fan of swat
Review: first off i own both swats theyre both awsome growing up i wanted to be a member of swat i was angry when tv land canceled it they should canceled one that has been more than any other i was interested in knowing how long was swat show ran remember i was 9 yrs old when it was on i would like to know if the second season is coming out and when
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Summary: Another review from another S.W.A.T. fan
Review: First, thanks to James Coleman for writing in. Was great to read a review from a cast member. Like many who have written in, I also grew up watching this show. It still remains one of my favorite shows today.The day this DVD was released was the day it entered into my collection. Well worth the price. Overall quality of show is excellent and DVD only makes this show more fun to watch. Definite highest rating. Anybody who was or is still a fan of S.W.A.T. will not be disappointed with this DVD. Hopefully the rest of the episodes will be released as well. Immediately would not be soon enough
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Summary: S.W.A.T. a Show I Never Saw
Review: Hi my name is Joey I am thirteen so I never saw SWAT. I hadn't even heard about it 'till the movie came out. I then bought the DVD when it came out and saw that SWAT 1st season was out on DVD and saw some clips so within that week I bought it. It was such a great show. It was cancelled before its time and unike some of my other favorite shos like 24 it barely shows blood and its not like one of those corny family hour shows like the Brady Bunch. I think they should revive the series for todays audiences it would be great and I can't wait till they release the second season. My only beef with it was there were no special features and not even a scene selection. I disagree that some of my friends said it was stupid it was great go and buy it.
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Summary: Just A Heads Up :)
Review: Hi, I'm really excited that this has finally come to DVD! I was such a big SWAT fan back in the day (Dominic Luca character was my fave) Anyway, someone here mentioned it's not quite the whole first season. It technically is, because SWAT was a midseason replacement. Starting February 75. It came back for one more full season 75-76 only, then was cancelled because it was considered too violent at that time. Back then they were trying to have more family oriented viewing, starting something that year called "the family hour" It's funny to see how tame it is now, compared to today's shows! Ya gotta love that same canned [imitation] scream, they use for every single show LOL! Plus, the theme song and the beginning sequence are still the coolest!
Well worth it for every SWAT fan... Plus, I'm looking forward to the movie next week :)))) Debbie
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Summary: "SWAT" REAL COOL CLASSIC
Review: HI,I GOT THIS DVD LAST WEEK AND I'M ON MY 13TH AND LAST EPISODE FOR THIS SET. IT REALLY BRINGS BACK CHILDHOOD MEMORIES WHEN I WAS WATCHING THE SHOW, BACK IN OUR COUNTRY (PHILIPPINES) IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN THE TIME SLOT WAS AT 10 P.M. SO USUALLY MY PARENTS WILL SEND ME TO BED AROUND THAT TIME ( I WAS ONLY 6 YRS. OLD ), THE ONLY TIMES THAT I WAS ABLE TO WATCH THE SHOW , WAS WHEN MY PARENTS ARE NOT HOME. THE EPISODES ARE STILL EXCITING TO WATCH, ESPECIALLY THE TEAMWORK, WHICH WE SELDOM SEE THESE DAYS. WE SHOULD HAVE MORE SHOWS LIKE THESE, THEY RELEASE THE MOVIE COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, BUT I WAS TOO BUSY TO SEE IT, I HEARD IT WASN'T THAT GOOD, HEARING ABOUT THEY MADE "TJ" THE BAD GUY, I THINK THEY SHOULDN'T DO THAT , IT'S LIKE DESTROYING A CLASSIC," SWAT " IS ABOUT A TEAM. PLUS THEY SHOULD HAVE INVITED ALL THE CAST OF THE ORIGINAL SERIES, I THINK THE PRODUCERS OWE THE VIEWERS THIS FAVOR ( FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUR ORIGINAL CHILDHOOD HEROES ) , I ALSO READ TJ'S ( JAMES COLEMAN ) REVIEW, IT'S NICE OF HIM TO WRITE THE FANS,THANKS TJ !!! QUALITY OF THE VIDEO AND AUDIO ARE GOOD,CONSIDERING IT'S AGE, THE ONLY THING MISSING WITH THIS DVD IS,THEY SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED SPECIAL FEATURES, LIKE STAR'S BIO, PICTURE GALLERY OR BRIEF INTERVIEW WITH THE CAST, I'M HOPING AND WAITING FOR THE RELEASE OF THE 2ND SEASON. TO THE PRODUCERS OF THIS SWAT DVD SERIES, HOPE YOU'LL RELEASE THE 2ND SEASON SOON AND PLEASE DO A LITTLE EFFORT BY INTERVIEWING THE CAST, YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE, UNFORTUNATELY NOW THE CAST WON'T BE COMPLETE BECAUSE MR. ROBERT URICH PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR. FOR PEOPLE WHO'S THINKING ABOUT BUYING THIS SET, GO FOR IT !!! GO S.W.A.T. !!!!
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Summary: Mark Shera, Love You ;)
Review: I am so excited to see that the first season of SWAT is now on DVD. As a teenager, I never missed seeing the show in the 1970's, because of Mark Shera playing a character in it. Even bought all the 16 Magazine's and Tiger Beat's with Mark in them, too. He is such a doll. Of course, after Swat was cancelled, Mark was a co-star in the Barnaby Jones TV Series. What I wonder is where you are now? Are you still acting?
Anyway, I just ordered the DVD set and when they arrive here I know I will love seeing the episodes again.
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Summary: Mark Shera, Love You ;)
Review: I am so excited to see that the first season of SWAT is now on DVD. As a teenage girl, I never missed seeing the show in the 1970's, because of Mark Shera playing a character in it. Even bought all the 16 Magazine's and Tiger Beat's with Mark in them, too. He is such a doll. Of course, after Swat was cancelled, Mark was a co-star in the Barnaby Jones TV Series. What I wonder is where you are now? Are you still acting?
Anyway, I just ordered the DVD set and when they arrive here I know I will love seeing the episodes again.
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