TV Legend Robert Urich Leads The Action & Delivers Justice The Hard Way
In The Hard-As-Nails 1970s Cop Series
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S.W.A.T.:The First Season
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Three-Disc DVD Collection Featuring All 13 Episodes
Available Exclusively on DVD June 3
Culver City, CA (April 2, 2003) - The hit TV cop show from the '70s that has
spawned the upcoming major motion picture release starring Samuel L. Jackson, Colin
Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez and LL Cool J, busts onto DVD for the first time in a special
re-mastered three-disc collection of S.W.A.T.: THE FIRST SEASON, featuring all 13
original episodes from one of the toughest, highly explosive crime-fighting police action
series ever. S.W.A.T.: THE FIRST SEASON will be available exclusively on DVD June 3
at the collectible price of $29.95 SRP from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
Starring TV legend Robert Urich (Spencer for Hire, Vega$) and executive
produced by Aaron Spelling (Charlie's Angels, Starsky and Hutch), S.W.A.T.'s
combination of cool cops and intense action made it a cult favorite and the genre-defining
series for all cop shows to come. Spun off from The Rookies and fueled by its signature hit
theme song, S.W.A.T. chronicled the realistic exploits of the Los Angeles Police
Department's Special Weapons and Tactics team, an elite group of five men who tackle
crime-control assignments too dangerous for even the police to handle. They are a team of
highly trained and heavily armed police officers whose purpose is to make coordinated
assaults on armed and dangerous criminals in sensitive situations and defensible locations.
S.W.AT. EPISODE SYNOPSES
THE KILLING GROUND
When's Street's partner is killed in an ambush by two brothers bent on avenging their father's
death, a rash of police assassinations compels Lt. Hondo to unleash his newly formed S.W.A.T.
team. Will this elite strike force bring these cold-blooded executioners to justice in time to save
more lives?
A COVEN OF KILLERS
A convicted murderer's Manson-style "family" engineers his prison escape, but after executing
a D.A., this maniacal leader sends a cryptic message to Hondo, naming him as his next victim,
along with the jury who found him guilty. Meanwhile, an underground newspaper editor
refuses to help the S.W.A.T. team locate the gang's whereabouts, until he discovers his own
daughter has joined the murderous cult.
DEATH CARRIER
In order to nab a mysterious sniper who's been murdering a series of men a young model has
been dating, Street poses as the beautiful woman's latest boyfriend to lure the sniper out of
hiding. Will Street prove to be a hard target or a sitting duck?
PRESSURE COOKER
While the S.W.A.T. unit has their hands full foiling both a heist and a kidnapping, a beautiful
but nosy reporter arrives at police headquarters, spending a few days with S.W.A.T. members
to write an investigative piece. Will she make waves or make headlines with what she
uncovers?
HIT MEN
After a convicted felon agrees to expose a crime syndicate's dirty laundry before a Senate
committee, he learns that a Mafia "hit" has been placed on his life, and he is wounded in an
ambush en route from the penitentiary. Hondo's team stations themselves at the hospital to
insure this whistler-blower isn't permanently silenced.
JUNGLE WAR
When a veteran police officer who served with Hondo in Vietnam lobbies to fill in for ailing
"Deacon" Kay, Hondo thinks he's the right man for the job - until urban combat dredges up
jungle-warfare memories for the embattled vet, triggering a nervous breakdown that risks
jeopardizing the entire S.W.A.T. team.
DEATH SCORE
A fanatical terrorist group poses as a documentary crew in a scheme to hold a professional
basketball team hostage during its championship game, demanding a multi-million dollar
ransom for their cause. Will Hondo and his strike-force settle the score in time, or will it be
"Game Over" for all on the court?
TIME BOMB
When a disgruntled stunt man watches his career go up in smoke after a career-ending injury,
"Cowboy" and his thugs plot to burn a film studio to the ground with high-tech explosives.
Holding Street and his girlfriend hostage, and threatening to blow up the place unless movie
execs pay a king's ransom, its up to S.W.A.T. to insure this devious plot has a happy ending.
THE BRAVO ENIGMA
After an assassination attempt on a Senator's life is foiled by S.W.A.T., a criminal mastermind
enlists globetrotting assassin Bravo to finish the job. Hondo's unit may have met their match
hunting down this human time bomb, as the elusive hit man unwittingly spreads a deadly
plague around L.A.
THE STEEL-PLATED SECURITY BLANKET
While S.W.A.T. investigates the theft of an armored car, McCabe has lunch with his fiancée
Susan, a national beauty pageant PR rep. When the winner tries on her diamond crown and
scepter, the same thieves take Susan and Miss New Mexico hostage in a scheme to steal the
expensive jewels. Farrah Fawcett guest stars.
OMEGA ONE
Zealous student activists, inspired by a non-aggressive philosophy class Street attends, steal a
cache of guns and take control of a chemical plant to protest bio-terrorism, threatening to blow
it up unless they receive a million-dollar ransom. Will Hondo and his S.W.A.T. team strike
into action before this "peaceful" demonstration turns deadly?
BLIND MAN'S BLUFF
Injured during an ill-fated rescue at a massage-parlor hostage crisis, Hondo refuses to take time
off to recover unitl blurred vision forces him to relinquish his command to Lt. Purcell. With
Hondo out of commission, this new leader's dubious methods and abrasive personality
threatens to demoralize the tight-knit S.W.A.T. team.
SOLE SURVIVOR
After scrutinizing S.W.A.T. methods, a recently dismissed parole officer creates his own rogue
force, recruiting a motley crew of ex-convicts. After setting off a rash of false alarms
throughout the city, this ruthless gang of well-armed specialists pillages a fortune from a rare
coin auction house, until the S.W.A.T. team swiftly responds to bring back the vintage
currency.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
Three-disc set contains complete First Season (13 episodes)
Full Screen Presentations
Digitally Remastered Audio & Video
Audio: English (mono)
Bonus Trailers
Interactive Menus
Episode Selections
Not Rated
Color
Close Captioned
Running Time: 564 Minutes
DVD Cat # 00346
UPC Code: #0-43396-00346-0
Order Date: 05/1/03
DVD SLP: $29.95
In The Hard-As-Nails 1970s Cop Series
****************************************
S.W.A.T.:The First Season
****************************************
Three-Disc DVD Collection Featuring All 13 Episodes
Available Exclusively on DVD June 3
Culver City, CA (April 2, 2003) - The hit TV cop show from the '70s that has
spawned the upcoming major motion picture release starring Samuel L. Jackson, Colin
Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez and LL Cool J, busts onto DVD for the first time in a special
re-mastered three-disc collection of S.W.A.T.: THE FIRST SEASON, featuring all 13
original episodes from one of the toughest, highly explosive crime-fighting police action
series ever. S.W.A.T.: THE FIRST SEASON will be available exclusively on DVD June 3
at the collectible price of $29.95 SRP from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.
Starring TV legend Robert Urich (Spencer for Hire, Vega$) and executive
produced by Aaron Spelling (Charlie's Angels, Starsky and Hutch), S.W.A.T.'s
combination of cool cops and intense action made it a cult favorite and the genre-defining
series for all cop shows to come. Spun off from The Rookies and fueled by its signature hit
theme song, S.W.A.T. chronicled the realistic exploits of the Los Angeles Police
Department's Special Weapons and Tactics team, an elite group of five men who tackle
crime-control assignments too dangerous for even the police to handle. They are a team of
highly trained and heavily armed police officers whose purpose is to make coordinated
assaults on armed and dangerous criminals in sensitive situations and defensible locations.
S.W.AT. EPISODE SYNOPSES
THE KILLING GROUND
When's Street's partner is killed in an ambush by two brothers bent on avenging their father's
death, a rash of police assassinations compels Lt. Hondo to unleash his newly formed S.W.A.T.
team. Will this elite strike force bring these cold-blooded executioners to justice in time to save
more lives?
A COVEN OF KILLERS
A convicted murderer's Manson-style "family" engineers his prison escape, but after executing
a D.A., this maniacal leader sends a cryptic message to Hondo, naming him as his next victim,
along with the jury who found him guilty. Meanwhile, an underground newspaper editor
refuses to help the S.W.A.T. team locate the gang's whereabouts, until he discovers his own
daughter has joined the murderous cult.
DEATH CARRIER
In order to nab a mysterious sniper who's been murdering a series of men a young model has
been dating, Street poses as the beautiful woman's latest boyfriend to lure the sniper out of
hiding. Will Street prove to be a hard target or a sitting duck?
PRESSURE COOKER
While the S.W.A.T. unit has their hands full foiling both a heist and a kidnapping, a beautiful
but nosy reporter arrives at police headquarters, spending a few days with S.W.A.T. members
to write an investigative piece. Will she make waves or make headlines with what she
uncovers?
HIT MEN
After a convicted felon agrees to expose a crime syndicate's dirty laundry before a Senate
committee, he learns that a Mafia "hit" has been placed on his life, and he is wounded in an
ambush en route from the penitentiary. Hondo's team stations themselves at the hospital to
insure this whistler-blower isn't permanently silenced.
JUNGLE WAR
When a veteran police officer who served with Hondo in Vietnam lobbies to fill in for ailing
"Deacon" Kay, Hondo thinks he's the right man for the job - until urban combat dredges up
jungle-warfare memories for the embattled vet, triggering a nervous breakdown that risks
jeopardizing the entire S.W.A.T. team.
DEATH SCORE
A fanatical terrorist group poses as a documentary crew in a scheme to hold a professional
basketball team hostage during its championship game, demanding a multi-million dollar
ransom for their cause. Will Hondo and his strike-force settle the score in time, or will it be
"Game Over" for all on the court?
TIME BOMB
When a disgruntled stunt man watches his career go up in smoke after a career-ending injury,
"Cowboy" and his thugs plot to burn a film studio to the ground with high-tech explosives.
Holding Street and his girlfriend hostage, and threatening to blow up the place unless movie
execs pay a king's ransom, its up to S.W.A.T. to insure this devious plot has a happy ending.
THE BRAVO ENIGMA
After an assassination attempt on a Senator's life is foiled by S.W.A.T., a criminal mastermind
enlists globetrotting assassin Bravo to finish the job. Hondo's unit may have met their match
hunting down this human time bomb, as the elusive hit man unwittingly spreads a deadly
plague around L.A.
THE STEEL-PLATED SECURITY BLANKET
While S.W.A.T. investigates the theft of an armored car, McCabe has lunch with his fiancée
Susan, a national beauty pageant PR rep. When the winner tries on her diamond crown and
scepter, the same thieves take Susan and Miss New Mexico hostage in a scheme to steal the
expensive jewels. Farrah Fawcett guest stars.
OMEGA ONE
Zealous student activists, inspired by a non-aggressive philosophy class Street attends, steal a
cache of guns and take control of a chemical plant to protest bio-terrorism, threatening to blow
it up unless they receive a million-dollar ransom. Will Hondo and his S.W.A.T. team strike
into action before this "peaceful" demonstration turns deadly?
BLIND MAN'S BLUFF
Injured during an ill-fated rescue at a massage-parlor hostage crisis, Hondo refuses to take time
off to recover unitl blurred vision forces him to relinquish his command to Lt. Purcell. With
Hondo out of commission, this new leader's dubious methods and abrasive personality
threatens to demoralize the tight-knit S.W.A.T. team.
SOLE SURVIVOR
After scrutinizing S.W.A.T. methods, a recently dismissed parole officer creates his own rogue
force, recruiting a motley crew of ex-convicts. After setting off a rash of false alarms
throughout the city, this ruthless gang of well-armed specialists pillages a fortune from a rare
coin auction house, until the S.W.A.T. team swiftly responds to bring back the vintage
currency.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
Three-disc set contains complete First Season (13 episodes)
Full Screen Presentations
Digitally Remastered Audio & Video
Audio: English (mono)
Bonus Trailers
Interactive Menus
Episode Selections
Not Rated
Color
Close Captioned
Running Time: 564 Minutes
DVD Cat # 00346
UPC Code: #0-43396-00346-0
Order Date: 05/1/03
DVD SLP: $29.95
