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DVD Combat - Season 1, Campaign 2
The further adventures of King Company's second platoon are highlighted in all their blazing action and dramatic impact in this four-disc set, which concludes Combat!'s 1962-63 debut season. King Two undergoes a few changes in episodes 17 through 32--Shecky Greene's Pvt. Braddock is absent from the platoon (Greene quit over pay issues) and Jack Hogan, whose Pvt. Kirby first appeared in "The Forgotten Front" (featured in the Combat! Season One: Campaign One boxed set) is now a featured cast member; Emmy nominee Conlon Carter, who would later join the cast as Doc in the third season, appears as an unnamed PVC in disc 3's "Hill 256." The 17 episodes featured here carry the men of King Two to the liberation of Paris, which concludes the season; afterwards, the series would no longer adhere to true chronological events, preferring instead to place the men in mostly unspecific dates and locations within France. The excellent performances of the main cast, led by Vic Morrow and Rick Jason, are well abetted by terrific guest stars, including Robert Culp, Dean Stockwell, and even future Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS director Don Edmonds, and direction by Golden Age TV vets such as Robert Altman, Ted Post, and Richard Donner.
The interview featurette "Memories of Combat!" that was featured on the Campaign One boxed set is absent from Campaign Two, as is episode commentary by Robert Altman and the production photo gallery, but this set features more commentary tracks from cast and crew members. Actor Tom Lowell (Pvt. Billy Nelson) again contributes a track, as do guest stars Joseph Campanella and Ben Cooper and directors Ted Post, Richard Donner, and Sutton Roley. Also returning is Jo Davidsmeyer, author of Combat! A Viewer's Guide to the WWII TV Series, who lists production trivia and continuity bloopers in the scene selection menu for each episode. As a stand-alone set or with Campaign One, this is solid entertainment for vintage TV fans. --Paul Gaita
5 stars for this series. My license plate reads combat3. Why 3? Because 1 and 2 were already taken!
Great family entertainment
I got the first set of Combat! because I enjoyed the show as a kid; pure nostalgia, Dad-only TV time. However, these shows have a lot of complexity, and the whole family looks forward to each episode. The plots and characters are usually deep and challenging, even if the writer has to caricature sometimes to develop and resolve a story in 40 minutes. I really like the use of authentic French and German dialogue; the GIs had to guess-translate as well! The second set is a little cornier; I attribute it to the actors demanding cameos once the show was successful. But still great family entertainment, with good action without close-up gore, and with good history and life lessons embedded.
Episodes Not Edited
The writer who states that these episodes were edited is dead wrong. Vic Morrow in an interview with the Social Security Administration remarked that the episodes were about 47 minutes long and the rest of the time is spent on commercials. So who are you going to believe. Vic Morrow , who directed and stared in the series or conjecture after the fact.
I watch 2 or 3 episodes every day. Great way to use my time waiting for the MLB playoffs. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Vic Morrow DVD Release Date: Released the 30 November 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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But here goes, anyway: My picks for best episodes of "COMBAT'S" 2nd season.
BRIDGE AT CHALONS -- Riveting performance by Lee Marvin. I'm not necessarily a fan of these ultra-macho guys, but he's so damn' POWERFUL in this show.
GLOW AGAINST THE SKY ---- Very intense and violent. Of course, had Billy Nelson been wounded this seriously, he would have been shipped home immediately, and never appeared in another "Combat".
THE WOUNDED DON"T CRY---- Very well done. Karl Boehm very sympathetic. The twists and turns near the end will keep you on the edge of your seat.
***Suprise "Hit" episode: "A SILENT CRY"-----typical set-up with
misanthropic soldier (Richard Anderson) whom Saunders gets stuck with. The guy is a braniac who was... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Vic Morrow DVD Release Date: Released the 30 November 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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It's more of the same as other reviewers. Just terrific, absorbing and great theartre. Enjoy it. Going to watch and episode now. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Vic Morrow DVD Release Date: Released the 29 March 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Even when I was a 10 year old watching the original Combat! series each Tuesday night, the screenplay writing and abilities of the actors to fulfill the potential of that writing outweighed any of my childhood draw towards simple action/adventure.
Watching these episodes today at age 50, I find that memory has not deluded me with nostolgic overestimation. This is among the most beautiful of dramatic TV writing, born from the tail end of an age known for great scripts. As I remember the series (Season IV has not yet been released as I post this review), this season presented the audience the series at the top of its game -- with the most memorable episodes contained on the Season III Operation II disk set.
I encourage you to not watch this series in the same way... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Vic Morrow DVD Release Date: Released the 29 March 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Excellent acting, excellent directing, excellent writers, excellent photography. Every single show on this DVD is excellent. Some are more exciting then others but they are all excellent. I have ordered and received the second half of this season as well and plan to get all 5 seasons. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Vic Morrow DVD Release Date: Released the 24 May 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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