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Old TV shows on DVD continues to take off and no other
series took flight with fans of action shows quite like
"Airwolf" did during its brief but spectacular flight on
TV. Considering all the onset drama (and reported issues
with Jan Michael-Vincent's problem with alcohol particularly
during the third season) and the fact that the fourth season
took some unusual twists and turns that fans didn't like
very much, it was in the cards that the show wouldn't continue
on. It's just as well because to most hardcore fans the
fourth season simply doesn't exist in their minds. ***
Airwolf" fit the bill for high octane action entertainment
(borrowing from the film "Blue Thunder") with simple Cold
War storylines. Although a lot of fun, I doubt that most
fans would take "Airwolf" all that seriously (at least I
hope not). Flying faster than Mach 1, Airwolf was developed
as a tactical weapon to get through enemy lines undetected
with maximum fire power for defense. Developed by "The Firm"
(no, not the bombastic rock group from the 90's but a covert
C.I.A. cell). Moody pilot Stringfellow Hawke (Vincent) is
asked to retrieve the helicopter when its creator steals
it. Hawke ends up flying missions for "The Firm" and its
leader Archangel (Alex Cord). His co-pilot is his friend
the jovial Dominic (Borgnine). ---
Image & Sound:
This varies quite a bit. The show itself looks pretty
decent with high levels of grain and occasional video noise
as an occasional problem. Colors look decent but a bit muted
and flat. The good news is that the series looks better
here than in reruns on TV. As many fans know the series
was cancelled after the third season on CBS and USA Network
picked the show up for a final fourth season. That final
season wasn't the best of the series since this show was
always about action scenes and production values and USA
Network just couldn't afford the same budgets as CBS could.
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