Mannix - The First Season
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Movie Reviews of Mannix - The First Season
Movie Review: Mannix Rocks!
Summary: 5 Stars
Finally, at long last, this great series has been released to DVD and Mannix doesn't disappoint, as fans who have waited 10+ years well know. Ah, William Link does disappoint...if Columbo isn't your idea of a PI, then do yourself a favor and skip Link's tedious comments. Otherwise, this is a great DVD release and a welcome sight among all the junk that routinely clogs up the DVD racks. It is a viewing treat to see a classic like Mannix. For those of us who enjoyed TV's classic era in the 1960s, Mannix is pure pleasure. This show has it all - great writing, fantastic acting including a Who's Who of guest stars, superb score from Lalo Schifrin, directing and camera work that is a cut above. Oh, and by the way, that reputation for violence...very much undeserved but unfortunatly it has been repeated so much over the years that it might as well be engraved in stone. Mannix fans know better; fans around the world have been waiting for this release and we're all eaagerly anticipating Season 2's release quickly followed by the remaining six seasons. The great thing about Mannix is that, like M*A*S*H, the show is just as good in its final season as it was in the early years. Mannix went out on top...where it remains! That's why I'll pop Mannix in to watch over anything on network TV these days.Movie Review: Thank You!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Thanks to Mike Connors for his role in Mannix. Thanks to CBS/Paramount for the packaging and special features, and thanks to Amazon for great price and service!! This DVD is one of the most enjoyable ones to watch. Anytime that you get part of the cast together to "look back" and talk about the memories, it is the best. Special features like this are what makes owning the DVD's worthwhile. Mike Connors does a terrific job with all of the audio intros to the episodes, just like Robert Conrad did for the 1st season of Wild Wild West. I wonder why Robert Conrad wasn't able to provide more audio intros or interviews for the remaining seasons? Hopefully, the special features like these will be continued if season 2 of Mannix becomes available (hint, hint). The video quality is stunning. I'm always amazed how the editing experts can take a 40yr old show and make it look so good! As Mike Connors stated, for some reason the 1st season of Mannix really never aired in syndication, even on TV Land. So, this makes for a real treat for us die hard Mannix fans who have never seen these episodes before, so enjoy! And, hopefully, the following seasons won't be far behind.Movie Review: Season 1 of The Classic TV Private Eye Series
Summary: 5 Stars
Mannix, starring Mike Connors, was one of television's greatest private eyes. Only Tom Selleck's Thomas Magnum and James Garner's Jim Rockford would seem to be in the same category as far as popularity, durability, and enjoyment. Forged in the tough, hardboiled tradition of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Mannix brought these novelists' archtypes to the small screen - beaten up, beats up, lied to, and tied up. But he endured for eight seasons.
While Mannix is best remember for his cool house, office, and girl Friday Peggy Fair, the first season of the show saw Mannix work not for himself, but a detective agency that used the first type of computers to solve crimes, and Mannix was seen as a dinosaur who was doing things the old fashioned way. Of course, the old street-smart dinosaur was the one solving the crimes for his boss, played by Joesph Campanella.
This series is one I've been waiting for forever. For all of us who grew up admiring him as THE private eye before Rockford and Magnum came on the scene, it's high time that this was released on DVD.
Movie Review: holds up surprisingly well...40 years later!
Summary: 5 Stars
Hello folks,
I just finished the first season of MANNIX. I remember this show as a kid and my mothers affection for the star Mike Connors. Besides perhaps the best theme song in tv history this show still packs a punch and tons of fun. Its fun seeing Los Angeles when there were still vacant lots and its fun seeing Neil Diamond when he was still an artist....oh and Stephen Stills singing in hippy night clubs. Its fun to see future more well known actors in small side rolls. Its fun to see 60s gals in mini skirts and boots and its fun to watch a ton of gunplay in every episode! Nevermind the curious lack of Police in town or other plot holes...this was a very very well made show...with high production values , excellent cinematography and shot on film so it looks better than most all the 80-90's video shows! No scratches on the prints...they are stunning and the sound is great and there are fun bonus features from the day and currently. If you want to re-visit your childhood ..do so without worry of cringing. ENJOY!!
Movie Review: No expiration date on this show
Summary: 5 Stars
It seems that many television series that originated in the 1960s were better known for their theme music than the actual program itself. One of my favorite themes was that of The Avengers, but I also tended to fall asleep half-way through a typical episode. Mannix was one of the happy exceptions. The exciting opening credits only led to more thrills. Yes, it was violent; rarely did five minutes pass without Mannix mixing it up with the bad guys with his fists or gun. But it wasn't as gratuitous as it might have seemed; Mannix's sharp, wise-guy wit often got him into trouble with the wrong people--and made him the likeable rogue that fans became attached to.
The first season of Mannix was rarely seen in syndication, but beyond the differing context, the character was little changed. I watched all 24 episodes over six days, and Mannix never missed a beat. It took too long for this series to make it to DVD; let's hope that the subsequent seasons follow soon.