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I just completed another go-through of The FBI, Season 1, I believe this is my fourth time. I skip some episodes. My five favorites: The Defector, The Bomb That Walked Like A Man, The Sacrifice, The Animal, and Flight To Harbin. I noticed that all were directed by Christian Nyby. My three...

"The Innocents" now stands among my favorite Season 6 episodes of The F.B.I., with Lois Nettleton giving a heartwrenching performance as one of the kidnappers. At its best, when the writing, acting, editing, and photography all come together, this show seems able to evoke genuine feeling for not...

A highly recommended episode of The F.B.I. near the end of Season 5. Ann Francis and Zohra Lampert really shine in "Deadfall," and everyone involved seems to be at their best. A true 5-star episode, for me anyway, and one of the reasons I keep coming back to this series for comforting, and...

Highly recommended Streets of San Francisco episode: Season 2, "Before I Die" with Guest Stars Leslie Nielsen, Joanne Linville, Ray Danton, and Special Guest Star James Wainwright. I love it when the episodes just get everything right, including the epilog.

I don't have cable, and I do this with some shows: I typically will watch Columbo on Sunday nights (though I have the show on hiatus for now since I have seen the episodes so many times, I want there to be a freshness to them again); I have been watching The Bob Newhart Show on Saturday nights...

Really enjoyed Kurt Russell in S3 episode "The Empty Weapon."

I've started watching S3. The season opener has a wonderful cast, with a "Special Appearance by Donna Mills." You often see major character actors playing small roles on an episode, indicating they must have felt it was a privilege to be a part of the show. The writers, directors, and actors...

Very satisfying final episode to end the series, with guest star Keenan Wynn as "Good Old Uncle Ben."

By coincidence, I just happened to watch a Season 2 episode of The Bob Newhart Show on Saturday, where Roger Perry is terrific as the psychologist two floors up who is seeing Bob as a patient but doesn't want anyone in the office to know, so he always puts on a fake funny demeanor when he comes...

I would add that regarding the back half, Season 5 was among my favorites overall, and that I liked season 8 more than some reviewers did that I have read (it was a bit outside the box on some episodes, which I generally appreciated).

I have been re-watching The FBI season 2 this month, and came across one of the series' strongest, "The Assassin" with William Windom. I feel this is the year the show was at its peak in terms of writing, character development, and compelling action, with a slow and consistent decline starting...

Episodes 2 and 3 are entertaining, though by no means among the classics. "Guns" is interesting in that Pete doesn't have his beard in between two episodes where he does, and has a wonderful scene between Joe and Pepper. They run 49:30 total time, with the aforementioned Columbia and Sony logos...

Great start to Season 4! I enjoyed the premiere episode--it had all the trademark elements of the show, plus a groundbreaking topic, an element of suspense, and strong performances all around. Very pleased with my purchase :)

The stand-alone Season 4 seems to be unavailable for purchase now.

Wonderful performance by Michael Lerned in "Love, Mabel," probably the best writing so far in the series for a female character.

"Wolf" with Lloyd Bridges (Season 2, ep. 8) = 10 stars out of 10. At times funny, warm, disturbing, and sad. Although they veer in different directions, this story resonated thematically for me with the excellent Night Gallery episode "They're Tearing Down Riley's Bar," both representing the...

Upon reading the post above, I looked up details about Longstreet and it seems like it would be entertaining. I found an announcement about it at tvshowsondvd, but it appears the set hasn't been released...?

That is a neat way to watch certain shows we grew up with. For example, watching The Rookies on Monday nights would be fun (as I recall, it was on at 8:00 and I had to go to bed after that). I'm looking forward to getting The Magician soon, as I do remember it being among my favorite shows.

Last week, I decided to put a hiatus on finishing the last half of Season 4, due to knowing a plot point that I read about online which I'm not ready to encounter. I've grown to enjoy the chemistry of the foursome working together and occasionally teasing one another. So, I opened up Season 2...

Doug's comments from a few posts ago are so spot on: Even if Lloyd Bochner shows up in the first act as a sympathetic lawyer or businessman, you can anticipate he'll turn out to be the slimy perpetrator! As noted, Jason Evers had that quality, too, though occasionally he is the good guy. Mark...

This fact had been mentioned several times on the thread, but it was rather funny tonight to see such obvious use of the Mannix exterior sets and office in a 4th season episode of Mission: Impossible (with Barry Williams [Greg Brady] as a 12-year old king the villains are trying to kill). I...

I mentioned a few that are my standout favorites so far. I'll mention plots but try to avoid too many spoilers... "A Dangerous Age" deals with the important theme of what it means to get older within the police force (or any job, really). I was not as big a fan of "Requiem for C.Z. Smith" (James...

I purchased seasons 3 and 4 from Shout! Factory when they were on sale, before the announcement of the re-releases of these seasons. I assume they are the same discs and masters in the new sets? I enjoyed season 3 and so far I like season 4 even better. Although to some it may seem dated, "Too...

Like some other programs that straddle 60s and 70s, there was a transition on The FBI away from the espionage, political, and Cold War plots of the first few seasons, to mostly syndicate corruption and kidnapping cases later on. I felt there was a high caliber of writing and directing in the...

I now have just a few remaining disc sets of The FBI to acquire: Season 9, Season 2 part 2, and Season 3 part 2. It will be enjoyable after finishing season 9 to discover the episodes on the other halves I skipped of the earlier two seasons.

I'm halfway through the second disc of Season 2. Some of my favorite episodes so far are "Robbery: 48 Hours," "Fathers and Sons," and "Glamour Boy." A few characters from the first season make appearances here, too. Tony Lo Bianco and Don Meredith have a great chemistry in "Glamour Boy." This...

Making my way through the 8th season of The FBI. Some wonderful guest stars in the second half of the season are a comforting presence: William Windom, Jessica Walter, Martin Sheen, Vic Morrow, Stuart Whitman, Mariette Hartley, etc. And all of them playing such awful, awful people. I think that...

Hello. I posted on this thread a while back when I was making my way through the early and middle seasons. This week, I finished up the final season. Pleasantly comforting that the show remained entertaining through its last year, and there are even several episodes (particularly a few directed...

I had not realized the news about syndication cuts when I placed my pre-order. I would still probably purchase it. I didn't notice it until the second episode which felt rather abrupt in the transitions. It had a run time of about 46 minutes. Nevertheless, the season so far has dealt with...

Wonderful news about Season 2! I just recently re-watched Season 1, and am fond of many of the episodes--especially loved the ones with Kurt Russell and Earl Holliman. Very slice-of-life and flawed/human police officers. Great theme music, too :) Maybe high enough sales will encourage the...