Adam-12 - Season One
by Harry Morgan, Robert Douglas, James Neilson, Jack Webb, Joseph Pevney
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Actor: Jack Hogan, Kenneth Washington, Kent McCord, Martin Milner, Shaaron ClaridgeDirector: Harry Morgan, Jack Webb, James Neilson, Joseph Pevney, Robert Douglas
Brand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 647 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Adam-12 - Season One
Movie Review: Adam-12 on DVD - Finally!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm 18 now, so I experienced Adam-12, Emergency!, and Dragnet secondhand through reruns on TV Land. I enjoy these series much more than just about any series that runs on television today, and I was very disappointed when they went off the air. This DVD set is the best thing I've bought in a long time.
I waited out the technical issues, and I'm happy to report that after making it through both discs, I haven't had any problems with freezing frames or anything else.
I do have two complaints though:
1) The way the discs are labeled makes it confusing as to which side is which. One side of the disc has two red rings on it, one labeled Side A, and the other says Side B, which makes it seem like one side of the disc is being labeled as *both* side A and B, and it's actually side B, while side A is unlabeled. It's quite confusing. I wish they had packaged the season as 4 separate discs instead of two double-sided discs.
2) The music is much louder than the voices, which means changing the volume down to make the music quieter, and then up again to hear the voices.
That aside, I'm very happy that Adam-12 and Emergency! have been released on DVD. These series are a nice break from the drama and violence that plague today's TV shows. It seems most modern shows and movies spend more time and money trying to wow the audience with special effects and action than developing a good plot or characters. I'd much rather watch a show like Adam-12 than a show like CSI or Fear Factor.
Adam-12 focuses on showing the lives of the police officers and citizens of LA in a calm and efficient manner. Martin Milner and Kent McCord were perfectly cast to fill the roles of Malloy and Reed. I have to say, I love Malloy's attitude and his pointed way of getting to the heart of a matter and making people uncomfortable with the truth. It's also interesting to see how the relationship between Malloy and Reed changes and grows, even throughout the first season. It doesn't take long for Malloy to go from the seasoned officer angry at training a rookie to an endearing partner.
Adam-12 isn't just for people who watched it when it first ran in the 60's and 70's. Anyone can enjoy this show, and should take the time to give it a chance. Don't dismiss it just because it doesn't have all the fancy special effects that CSI has. This show is worth it for the characters alone.
I sincerely hope that Universal will choose to release the remaining six seasons of this wonderful series. Until they do, I'll be watching this one over and over again.
Summary of Adam-12 - Season One
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