Barney Miller - The First Season
by Hal Linden, Danny Arnold, Allen Baron, Bruce Bilson (II), Bob Finkel
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Actor: Hal LindenDirector: Allen Baron, Bob Finkel, Bruce Bilson (II), Danny Arnold, Hal Linden
Brand: Sony
Primary Contributor: Hal Linden
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 314 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-01-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Barney Miller - The First Season
Movie Review: As good as I remember it
Summary: 5 Stars
I used to enjoy watching 'Barney Miller' when it was first aired in New Zealand some 30 (plus) years ago and am enjoying it all over again now. Great series. It is what I would call American humour at its best (along with 'WKRP in Cincinatti' and 'Taxi' to name 2 other 70's greats) - good writing, good actors, nice sense of humour. Very well done. It seems to me that 'Barney Miller" was part of a golden age for genuinely witty shows that stood out from most other sitcoms.
Summary of Barney Miller - The First Season
Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to meet. He somehow manages to maintain order over a group of inner-city detectives who gamble for a hobby get hit on by anything in skirts go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun and would really prefer to be writing. Stars Hal Linden Abe Vigoda and more! Two-disc set includes all 13 episodes from the first season.System Requirements:Starring: Hal Linden Abe Vigoda Gregory Sierra Maxwell Gail Jack Soo Ron Glass Running Time: 314 Min. Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating:?NR UPC:?043396016132 Manufacturer No:?01613The brainchild of veteran writer-directors Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker, the comedy/drama Barney Miller (1975-1982) offered a very human look at the inner workings of a New York City police precinct; its wry and observant scripts, aided by a stellar cast, helped earn the series three Emmy Awards and a devoted fan base, which should be pleased by this two-disc set that compiles its entire first season. Viewers familiar with the series' later seasons will notice substantial differences in the cast and storyline; episodes divide Barney's (Hal Linden) time evenly between the 12th Precinct and his apartment, which he shares with wife Barbara Barrie and two children (all of whom would be phased out of the series). The first season squad was composed of Abe Vigoda's dyspeptic Fish, the overeager Wojciehowicz (Max Gail), dry-witted Yemana (Jack Soo, who passed away during the fifth season), and street-smart Chano (Gregory Sierra, who departed the series after the second season); Ron Glass's dapper Harris would not be listed in the opening credits until subsequent seasons.
Arnold, along with Chris Hayward (Get Smart) and other scribes, would pen the majority of the first season, which set the tone for the series by pitting the squad against a host of offbeat criminals, other cops, and regular citizens, several of whom would become semi-regulars; James Gregory's crusty Inspector Luger makes his debut in "Vigilante" (episode 9), while unscrupulous lawyer Arnold Ripner (Alex Henteloff) and Detective Wentworth (a pre-Alice Linda Lavin) have their first appearances in "The Experience" (episode 2) and "Ms. Cop" (episode 8), respectively.
Columbia/TriStar's two-disc set offers all 13 episodes of the first season, as well as short credit lists for some of the major players; the little-seen 1974 pilot, "The Life and Times of Captain Barney Miller," might have made an interesting supplemental feature, but fans should be pleased to have this set regardless. --Paul Gaita
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