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post #31 of 383
5/12/06 at 1:02am

Re: At long last, Mission: Impossible!

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Originally Posted by ScottHM
Where are you seeing this at? I've looked at several on-line UK retailers and can't seem to find it listed.

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http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/10112...1/Product.html
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post #32 of 383
5/12/06 at 8:26am

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I cannot believe Paramount didn't release this to coincide with the MI:3 release. Unless, they are doing a butt-load of extras and releasing it to coincide with the MI:3 dvd release.
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post #33 of 383
5/12/06 at 8:39am

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That would be my guess. MI:III will probably be out this Fall maybe it'll Be ready by then
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post #34 of 383
5/12/06 at 12:01pm

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Steven Hill was fired from Mission Impossible several episodes before the end of the first year. The reason: He is an orthodox Jew and he inconvenienced the cast & crew with his insistence to finish before sundown on the sabbath on Friday nights.

Not quite that simple. Yes, he left the lot at sundown on Fridays (even in the middle of a scene), but producer Bruce Geller wanted him so badly that he was willing to accomodate his religion. CBS might not have wanted Hill, but Geller did, and Lucille Ball backed him up.

The reason Hill was let go was that he became progressively more difficult as the season wore on. He became so dlfficult, that he more or less "forced" Geller to let him go. A good article about the whole affair can be found here: http://www.podengo.com/apocrypha/fall00/hill.html
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post #35 of 383
5/12/06 at 2:48pm

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Originally Posted by AndyMcKinney
Not quite that simple. Yes, he left the lot at sundown on Fridays (even in the middle of a scene), but producer Bruce Geller wanted him so badly that he was willing to accomodate his religion. CBS might not have wanted Hill, but Geller did, and Lucille Ball backed him up.

The reason Hill was let go was that he became progressively more difficult as the season wore on. He became so dlfficult, that he more or less "forced" Geller to let him go. A good article about the whole affair can be found here: http://www.podengo.com/apocrypha/fall00/hill.html

Actually,at the time Hill was replaced, the "official" version that was being floated was that Hill was fired because his portrayal of Dan Briggs was described as being too "wooden"...
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post #36 of 383
5/14/06 at 12:36am

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Where are you seeing this at?
Play.com has it.
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post #37 of 383
5/14/06 at 5:36am

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Originally Posted by andrew markworthy
Play.com has it.

You're right about it posted at Play.com but the "artwork" box is blank for me. "not available" message. Also, the release date's strange...here's the caption from Play.com

our price: £47.99 Delivered
availability: Due for release on 02/10/2006

If it's released this past Feb, I wonder why it's implied for a future release? Is there a typo at the site? Do they mean, Feb '07?
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post #38 of 383
5/14/06 at 8:42am

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The Brits (and most of the rest of the world) write dates as day/month/year. So 2/10 would be October 2.
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post #39 of 383
5/14/06 at 10:46am

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The Brits (and most of the rest of the world) write dates as day/month/year. So 2/10 would be October 2.
Joe, thanks for the info.
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post #40 of 383
5/14/06 at 2:54pm

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Originally Posted by todd s
I cannot believe Paramount didn't release this to coincide with the MI:3 release. Unless, they are doing a butt-load of extras and releasing it to coincide with the MI:3 dvd release.

if Tom Cruise was in season 1 then yes I believe it would be released at once
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post #41 of 383
5/15/06 at 6:48am

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if Tom Cruise was in season 1 then yes I believe it would be released at once

Please, don't give Paramount any ideas. I wouldn't put it past anyone to digitize Tom Cruise into S1 and digitize Steven Hill out.
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post #42 of 383
5/15/06 at 7:17am

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Please, don't give Paramount any ideas. I wouldn't put it past anyone to digitize Tom Cruise into S1 and digitize Steven Hill out.

Maybe before the flop of MI:3, but I doubt they would now
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post #43 of 383
5/15/06 at 9:42am

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if Tom Cruise was in season 1 then yes I believe it would be released at once

And it would bomb in sales.
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post #44 of 383
5/15/06 at 8:51pm

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Tom Cruise couldn't be digitized into those episodes. The vast differences in film stock between 1966 and the present would make it too inconsistent.

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post #45 of 383
5/16/06 at 8:57am

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Finally! It's posted this morning at TSoD!!!!! Season 1 Sept 12!!!! Yesss......

"Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to pre-order asap." As Always, should you fail to pre-order via TSoD's site, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your existance. This poster will self-destruct in 5 seconrds. Good Luck, All!
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post #46 of 383
5/16/06 at 9:34am

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September 12th? Oh, great! Another one of those "wallet-killer" weeks.
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post #47 of 383
5/16/06 at 10:07am

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Season 1 Date:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5659

Gord
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post #48 of 383
5/16/06 at 10:46am

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Oh yes...it will be mine. Do you accept...cash?
If not for TV on DVD i wouldnt have much to buy on the DVD front, love to see my old favorites again!
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post #49 of 383
5/16/06 at 3:31pm

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fantastic indeed
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post #50 of 383
5/30/06 at 10:54am

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Official date & artwork for S1 is up at TSoD. Cool artwork! I'm 'ing over this one!!!

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5754
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post #51 of 383
5/30/06 at 11:20am

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Cool artwork!

I disagree. The "floating head" montage is okay, I suppose, but I really dislike the use of the "modern" (i.e. movie) logo. It's almost like the studio is trying to hoodwink the "young-uns" more familiar with the films into buying this, too.

On the whole, I think the art department could do better, but at the very least, I feel they should've used the proper "vintage" logo. Still, it's not what's on the outside that's important, etc., etc.
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post #52 of 383
5/30/06 at 11:20am

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Cool artwork!

I disagree. The "floating head" montage is okay, I suppose, but I really dislike the use of the "modern" (i.e. movie) logo. It's almost like the studio is trying to hoodwink the "young-uns" more familiar with the films into buying this, too.

On the whole, I think the art department could do better, but at the very least, I feel they should've used the proper "vintage" logo. Still, it's not what's on the outside that's important, etc., etc.
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post #53 of 383
5/30/06 at 11:56am

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I went to the above link, but I couldn't find the artwork. Where is it?
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post #54 of 383
5/30/06 at 2:16pm

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absolutely thrilled to bits
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post #55 of 383
5/30/06 at 3:32pm

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saw the cover art today and I can't wait for the release.... this is yet another show that I was hoping would come out on DVD.
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post #56 of 383
5/30/06 at 3:42pm

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Originally Posted by Jeff#
I went to the above link, but I couldn't find the artwork. Where is it?

It's below the text about the release.

Gord
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post #57 of 383
5/30/06 at 6:20pm

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I really dislike the use of the "modern" (i.e. movie) logo.
I agree - the whole typed MISSION: followed by the IMPOSSIBLE stamp image is pretty distinctive.
The logo they have on the covers at the moment, with the capitals and the line through them, is just awful - and also reminds me of the Airwolf logo.

Also, can anyone explain to me why they felt the need to explain that this is "The Complete First TV Season"? What other type of season could this be? I guess they may be trying to cover people who think this is the movie, but is that really likely.

A local video store has a couple of tapes with the first four episodes from this season. I've watched the first three so far (the pilot with the warheads in the safe, and the two-parter prison break with the travelling carnival) and I've really enjoyed it. I was a child of the 80s, so only knew the New MI, and it has been cool to get to see the original show. It is a great show, and I look forward to getting the series on disc.
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post #58 of 383
5/30/06 at 7:44pm

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Also, can anyone explain to me why they felt the need to explain that this is "The Complete First TV Season"? What other type of season could this be? I guess they may be trying to cover people who think this is the movie, but is that really likely.
There are TV series that are released in partial seasons, Matt, such as Combat!, Lost in Space, and Wiseguy. A "Complete" season has all of the episodes in one set.

Here's a question that wasn't asked: Is the author of this topic James Landau somehow related to original Mission: Impossible series co-star Martin Landau?
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post #59 of 383
5/30/06 at 9:52pm

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Originally Posted by Jeff#
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Originally Posted by Matthew Louwrens
Also, can anyone explain to me why they felt the need to explain that this is "The Complete First TV Season"? What other type of season could this be? I guess they may be trying to cover people who think this is the movie, but is that really likely.
There are TV series that are released in partial seasons, Matt, such as Combat!, Lost in Space, and Wiseguy. A "Complete" season has all of the episodes in one set.

Jeff, Matthew was referring to the word TV, not complete. It's as if Paramount doesn't want this product to be confused with "other" season set formats, such as radio, movies, or novels.
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post #60 of 383
5/30/06 at 10:36pm

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Are you sure he meant that, Matt?

I don't see how anyone not familiar with the old series finding Mission: Impossible on a Best Buy shelf in the TV section (with different actors on the cover no less) could possibly confuse this show with the modern feature films with Tom Cruise!
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