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Holistic Guidance - Mannix - The First Season
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List Price: $49.99
Our Price: $25.99
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Manufacturer: Paramount
Starring: Mike Connors
Directed By: Bill Bixby
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
EAN: 0097361328140
Format: Box set
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-06-03
Running Time: 1210
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1967-09-16
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Editorial Reviews:
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From the dynamic opening credits to the closing shootout, Mannix crackles with excitement, and is finally available on DVD for the first time ever! Cool, no-nonsense private detective Joe Mannix (Mike Connors) is a tough-talking loner within the large detective agency Intertect. He has street smarts and class, but he constantly fights with his boss, Lou Wickersham (Joseph Campanella), over how to conduct their investigations. Lou relies on the company's computers, but Mannix has to go with his gut. And that's just what he does every time! One of the most popular crime shows ever, this long-running series was developed by executive producer Bruce Geller (Mission: Impossible), and features all 24 Season One episodes on 6 discs, including the rarely-seen series pilot. Brace yourself for unbeatable action — Mannix is back!
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Summary: Waited A Long Time For This
Comment: While growing up, Mannix was one of my favorite detective shows. This show had it all, decent writing, good stunts (with lots of old time fisticuffs--I had forgotten how often poor Joe's melon was pistol- whipped--ah, the life of a private eye), and good acting by Mike Connors (who I think actually looks like a private eye), Joseph Campanella, and as I recall in the following seasons by Gail Fisher and Robert Reed. Because of the quality of the show and the large number of episodes, I had been stumped as to why the show took so long to materialize on the DVD market. But hey, good things are worth waiting for and Mannix is one. I read a Mike Connors interview in the Washington Post a year or so ago and even he was mystified by the slow move to DVD. I had forgotten most all the episodes from that first year so watching them was like seeing them for the first time. I found myself getting tense watching many of the shows, wondering how Joe would escape, but he always did--of course with a few bumps and bruises and occasional flesh wound. He even did one episode in a leg cast (was it a real injury from a stunt, which he did himsef?). The DVD also includes an interesting interview with Mike Connors and Joseph Campanella (both still look great!) and intros for each episode by Mike Connors. For the price, you get the entire first season, which is a good deal (many only give you half a season). Now, bring on the other 6 seasons!
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Summary: Yes, we have a man available.....Mannix!
Comment: I rarely give five stars to an older TV show. Especially, since I have a guilty pleasure of buying 60's and 70's shows from my childhood just to peak back at what I was watching then. Mostly after season or rarely two, I've satified my curiousity and move on. When I bought Mannix season 1, I was primarily fueled by combination of having it on my list for long time and not seeing any espisodes for at least twenty years.
As Gomer Pyle would say, "Surprise Surprise Surpise!" I've viewed about 15 episodes over the last few weeks and so far, I've enjoyed each one not just for the memories, but for qualities and uniqueness of the show. Like a lot people, I had never seen season 1 originally, and CBS never repeated them after season 1 because of the storyline change. Mike Conners plays the rogue detective with a genuine warts and all quality that is engaging. He's totally politically incorrect, and a product of all the social norms of the post WWII era, but his sense of his own moral code and his rebuke of simply fitting in, have almost a counterculture quality to them - he both represents 'the man' and fights conventional fitting in wisdom the same time. Joesph C. in his one season role as his boss does a really nice job, but as Mannix evolves, no boss can hold him (bye Joe).
The quality of the prints, writing , directing, etc has already been praised enough in the other reviews. I agree with them.
One element I found personally interesting, was the highly praised opening title sequence. I think I started watching the show as a child in season 2 or 3, and always wondered where all the show images came from in the title - now I know, Season 1.
Simply put, it you want a highly quality example of a 60s/70s detective show that still will hold your interest today...we have one man available.....Mannix!
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Summary: Mannix Season 1 - Brilliant
Comment: It has been many, many years since I watched this on telly (black and white) and my fear was that the memory would not live up to the reality; I could not have been more wrong. This was a brilliant programme from my youth (I was allowed to stay up late to watch it) and it is even better with repeat viewings. I hope this flies off the shelves so that the studio releases the remaining seasons in quick succession.
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Summary: Mannix first season
Comment: This DVD collection of the first season was put together very well. Mixed with interviews with Mike Connors and Joseph Campanella, the producers were able to give some back story to the characters as well as the relationship between the two actors.
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Summary: Mannix Rocks!
Comment: Finally, at long last, this great series has been released to DVD and Mannix doesn't disappoint, as fans who have waited 10+ years well know. Ah, William Link does disappoint...if Columbo isn't your idea of a PI, then do yourself a favor and skip Link's tedious comments. Otherwise, this is a great DVD release and a welcome sight among all the junk that routinely clogs up the DVD racks. It is a viewing treat to see a classic like Mannix. For those of us who enjoyed TV's classic era in the 1960s, Mannix is pure pleasure. This show has it all - great writing, fantastic acting including a Who's Who of guest stars, superb score from Lalo Schifrin, directing and camera work that is a cut above. Oh, and by the way, that reputation for violence...very much undeserved but unfortunatly it has been repeated so much over the years that it might as well be engraved in stone. Mannix fans know better; fans around the world have been waiting for this release and we're all eaagerly anticipating Season 2's release quickly followed by the remaining six seasons. The great thing about Mannix is that, like M*A*S*H, the show is just as good in its final season as it was in the early years. Mannix went out on top...where it remains! That's why I'll pop Mannix in to watch over anything on network TV these days.
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