Mission Impossible - Season One

(aka 'Mission Impossible: The Complete First Season')

directed by Leonard Horn, Charles R. Rondeau, Bernard L. Kowalski and Marc Daniels
USA 1966 -67

An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture...

The head of the "Impossible Missions Force", a top-secret government group of operatives, is secretly communicated his next assignment. The elaborate use of electronic gadgetry, masters of disguise and detailed plans that require split-second timing made this TV show an "on the edge of your seater"! In Season One Briggs (Steven Hill) assembles a team that includes a master of disguise (Martin Landau), a femme fatale (Barbara Bain), an electronics whiz (Greg Morris), an incredibly strong man (Peter Lupus) and an occasional guest star as a supplemental addition to the team! out of

Gary W. Tooze

Television Premiere: September 17th, 1966

DVD Reviews

DVD Review: Paramount (7 single sided - dual-layered discs) - Region 1- NTSC

DVD Box Cover		CLICK to order from:
Distribution	Paramount - Region 1- NTSC
Runtime	Each episode is around 50:12 X 28 episodes
Video	1:33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.14 mb/s (sample) NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate:
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
Subtitles	None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Paramount Home Video Aspect Ratio: Original Aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Edition Details: Season 1, Episode 0: Pilot Original Air Date: 17 September 1966 Season 1, Episode 1: Memory Original Air Date: 24 September 1966 Season 1, Episode 2: Operation Rogosh Original Air Date: 1 October 1966 Season 1, Episode 3: Old Man Out: Part 1 Original Air Date: 8 October 1966 Season 1, Episode 4: Old Man Out: Part 2 Original Air Date: 15 October 1966 Season 1, Episode 5: Odds on Evil Original Air Date: 22 October 1966 Season 1, Episode 6: Wheels Original Air Date: 29 October 1966 Season 1, Episode 7: The Ransom Original Air Date: 5 November 1966 Season 1, Episode 8: A Spool There Was Original Air Date: 12 November 1966 Season 1, Episode 9: The Carriers Original Air Date: 19 November 1966 Season 1, Episode 10: Zubrovnik's Ghost Original Air Date: 26 November 1966 Season 1, Episode 11: Fakeout Original Air Date: 3 December 1966 Season 1, Episode 12: Elena Original Air Date: 10 December 1966 Season 1, Episode 13: The Short Tail Spy Original Air Date: 17 December 1966 Season 1, Episode 14: The Legacy Original Air Date: 7 January 1967 Season 1, Episode 15: The Reluctant Dragon Original Air Date: 14 January 1967 Season 1, Episode 16: The Frame Original Air Date: 24 January 1967 Season 1, Episode 17: The Trial Original Air Date: 28 January 1967 Season 1, Episode 18: The Diamond Original Air Date: 4 February 1967 Season 1, Episode 19: The Legend Original Air Date: 11 February 1967 Season 1, Episode 20: Snowball in Hell Original Air Date: 18 February 1967 Season 1, Episode 21: The Confession Original Air Date: 25 February 1967 Season 1, Episode 22: Action! Original Air Date: 4 March 1967 Season 1, Episode 23: The Train Original Air Date: 18 March 1967 Season 1, Episode 24: Shock Original Air Date: 25 March 1967 Season 1, Episode 25: A Cube of Sugar Original Air Date: 1 April 1967 Season 1, Episode 26: The Traitor Original Air Date: 15 April 1967 Season 1, Episode 27: The Psychic Original Air Date: 22 April 1967 DVD Release Date: December 5th, 2006 4 transparent double slim Keepcases inside VHS sized cardboard box Chapters: 8 in each episode X 28

Comments:

Can anyone forget the Mission Impossible theme music? rivaling Peter Gunn as one of the most memorable in TV history. Right from the pilot episode the show leaps forward leaving no wonder the 'idea' was swiftly swept up by Hollywood to showcase Tom Cruise.

Image quality is quite strong for a 40-year old TV show - detail and color are excellent. This may be the best classic television transfer that I have seen. All 27 episodes (and initial pilot) are clean and progressively transferred for regions 1 with no subtitle options or extras. These appear to be the original length (50:12) - not the shortened version as seen in syndication.

Paramount have included an optional audio upgrade to 5.1 and it sounded fairly decent - certainly superior to the original mono track. No extras but we are getting over 20 hours of intelligent, well-acted, suspenseful TV. Personally I am thrilled with this set - I enjoyed the mid 60's clothes, Barbra Bain's hairstyles and all the nostalgia that this show brought together with its quiet style. I can't see too many people not enjoying this. out of