Mission Impossible - The Fourth TV Season
starring: Peter Graves, Leonard Nimoy, Barbara Anderson
directed by: Max Hodge, Reza Badiyi, Barry Crane, Leonard Horn, Paul Krasny
directed by: Max Hodge, Reza Badiyi, Barry Crane, Leonard Horn, Paul Krasny
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE:THE FOURTH TV SEASON (DVD MOVIE)
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Foil the invasion of a democratic country? No problem. Rescue members of a royal family from their would-be usurper? Piece of cake. Replace the irreplaceable Martin Landau and thrice-Emmy-winner Barbara Bain, who departed Mission after its third season? Now that's impossible! But in this classic series' fourth season, the veteran and rookie members of the Impossible Mission Force still put on a good show. The most prominent new addition to the IMF dossier is Leonard Nimoy as Paris, magician and master of disguise. Lee "Catwoman" Meriwether appears in several episodes as Tracey. Other guest stars make less of an impression; Alexandra Hay makes her only appearance on the show in the season opener as Lynn, who, in the course of an elaborate plot to shatter an alliance between two would-be dictators is caught, strip-searched, and thrown into prison (she disappears mid-episode and is never seen again; viewers never do get to see her sprung). An unintentionally hilarious moment that would have made Mad magazine proud comes in the three-parter, "The Falcon," in which IMF leader Jim Phelps' (Peter Graves) dossier of agents at his disposal includes the eponymous trained animal! Lending Mission: Impossible its international intrigue are the villains from such exotic sounding countries as Nueva Tierra. Great character actors, including John "Dean Wormer" Vernon, Harold Gould and Pernell Roberts portray accented bad guys to the hilt. Each bafflingly complex mission unfolds precisely to plan. Everything must go like clockwork, and usually does, even a lame bit in "The Falcon" in which strongman Willy (Peter Lupus) disguised as a peasant, delays a priest from a coronation by transporting him via horse-driven cart in a roundabout route. Like the previous season's "The Exchange," one mission hits closer to home. In "Death Squad" electronics expert Barney (Greg Morris) is arrested by a brutal and corrupt police chief who also happens to be the brother of the man who was killed while attacking Barney's girlfriend (Cicely Tyson, by the way). Mission: Impossible has yet to self-destruct, but this season doesn't exactly deliver on Paris's promise to his audience to deliver "excitement you haven't seen before." We have seen this before, but watching the IMF in episode after episode pull off the impossible is still smart and suspenseful fun. --Donald Liebenson
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE:THE FOURTH TV SEASON (DVD MOVIE)
Amazon.com:
Foil the invasion of a democratic country? No problem. Rescue members of a royal family from their would-be usurper? Piece of cake. Replace the irreplaceable Martin Landau and thrice-Emmy-winner Barbara Bain, who departed Mission after its third season? Now that's impossible! But in this classic series' fourth season, the veteran and rookie members of the Impossible Mission Force still put on a good show. The most prominent new addition to the IMF dossier is Leonard Nimoy as Paris, magician and master of disguise. Lee "Catwoman" Meriwether appears in several episodes as Tracey. Other guest stars make less of an impression; Alexandra Hay makes her only appearance on the show in the season opener as Lynn, who, in the course of an elaborate plot to shatter an alliance between two would-be dictators is caught, strip-searched, and thrown into prison (she disappears mid-episode and is never seen again; viewers never do get to see her sprung). An unintentionally hilarious moment that would have made Mad magazine proud comes in the three-parter, "The Falcon," in which IMF leader Jim Phelps' (Peter Graves) dossier of agents at his disposal includes the eponymous trained animal! Lending Mission: Impossible its international intrigue are the villains from such exotic sounding countries as Nueva Tierra. Great character actors, including John "Dean Wormer" Vernon, Harold Gould and Pernell Roberts portray accented bad guys to the hilt. Each bafflingly complex mission unfolds precisely to plan. Everything must go like clockwork, and usually does, even a lame bit in "The Falcon" in which strongman Willy (Peter Lupus) disguised as a peasant, delays a priest from a coronation by transporting him via horse-driven cart in a roundabout route. Like the previous season's "The Exchange," one mission hits closer to home. In "Death Squad" electronics expert Barney (Greg Morris) is arrested by a brutal and corrupt police chief who also happens to be the brother of the man who was killed while attacking Barney's girlfriend (Cicely Tyson, by the way). Mission: Impossible has yet to self-destruct, but this season doesn't exactly deliver on Paris's promise to his audience to deliver "excitement you haven't seen before." We have seen this before, but watching the IMF in episode after episode pull off the impossible is still smart and suspenseful fun. --Donald Liebenson
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- Excellent!
I watched this show when I was a teenager. This show still holds up! It was worth the money! Thank you Amazon!
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- The stories and writing take a nose dive
The loss of Barabara Bain and the character "Cinnamon" are devastating.While Leonard Nimoy is a good addition, the stories and scripts are horrible compared to the first three seasons.The plot devices are even less plausible. Quit while you're ahead.
Rating: - Mission Impossible
Mission Impossible is just impossible.Very good action, very good concept and still without bloody screens like most of current movies.
You can watch the movies over and over again.Never enough.
Rating: - Mission Impossible tv season 4
This set is great for the collector or for someone just starting to enjoy the era that these were filmed it.
Rating: - Mission: Impossible Goes In New Directions
Season Three of Mission Impossible had major upheavals in which the main writers of the series abruptly quit.The show survived this by brining in Paul Playdon as lead writer and Stanley Kallis as Producer.Season Four began with even more potentially damaging changes as Martin Landau and Barbara Bain also abruptly left the show.To replace Landau's "Rollin Hand" character who wore masks and impersonated other people, Leonard Nimoy was brought in as "Paris" (we never learn his first name). Nimoy ... Read More
- Excellent!I watched this show when I was a teenager. This show still holds up! It was worth the money! Thank you Amazon!
- The stories and writing take a nose diveThe loss of Barabara Bain and the character "Cinnamon" are devastating.While Leonard Nimoy is a good addition, the stories and scripts are horrible compared to the first three seasons.The plot devices are even less plausible. Quit while you're ahead.
- Mission ImpossibleMission Impossible is just impossible.Very good action, very good concept and still without bloody screens like most of current movies.
You can watch the movies over and over again.Never enough.
- Mission Impossible tv season 4This set is great for the collector or for someone just starting to enjoy the era that these were filmed it.
- Mission: Impossible Goes In New DirectionsSeason Three of Mission Impossible had major upheavals in which the main writers of the series abruptly quit.The show survived this by brining in Paul Playdon as lead writer and Stanley Kallis as Producer.Season Four began with even more potentially damaging changes as Martin Landau and Barbara Bain also abruptly left the show.To replace Landau's "Rollin Hand" character who wore masks and impersonated other people, Leonard Nimoy was brought in as "Paris" (we never learn his first name). Nimoy ... Read More
