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In the late sixties, The Mod Squad hit the television
airwaves. In an era when political unrest dominated the
day, the network aimed to shell out a show that would appeal
to the counterculture. Starring Michael Cole, Tige Andrews,
Peggy Lipton, and Clarence Williams III, the show launched
in the autumn of 1968. ***
The Mod Squad follows three fairly young individuals
who are assigned to go after criminals as an alternative
to being thrown in jail for the very crimes they have committed
in the past. The premise won over many audiences during
the course of its five-year run, although it never quite
took off like some of the television classics of the day.
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At long last Paramount has begun releasing the Mod
Squad on DVD. The first set, released last December, featured
the first half of Season One. This set completes the season,
releasing the remaining 13 episodes. Episodes included in
this set are as follows: Hello Mother My Name is Julie,
Flight Five Doesn't Answer, Shell Game, Fear is the Bucking
Horse, A Hint of Darkness a Hint of Light, The Uptight Town,
A Reign of Guns, A Run for the Money, Child of Sorrow Child
of Light, Keep the Faith Baby, Captain Greer Call Surgery,
Peace Now Arly Blau, and A Seat by the Window. ***
This is a worthy set, which does justice to a dated-but-still-fun
television series. The people at Paramount have handled
the series well - and I look forward to the later volumes
they will inevitably release. ---
Image And Sound:
Paramount serves up a good DVD transfer for The Mod
Squad. The often-colorful picture is clear and bright, and
while it looks a little faded at times, isn't a bad transfer
by any means. Audio shows its age, but Paramount has done
what they could with it, and all of the dialogue comes across
fine. ---
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