Rescue 911 (1989 TVseries)
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DVD: Region Code 1Format: NTSC
Studio: Fox / MGM
Movie Reviews of Rescue 911 (1989 TVseries)
Movie Review: Please Release It!
Summary: 5 Stars
Tuesday Nights, 7:00 PM following Wheel of Fortune. At that time, I was glued to the TV and trust me when I say you wouldn't have been able to get me away from it!
I've loved "Rescue 9-1-1" for as long as I can remember! Personally, I'd call it true Reality Tv, not this extremely over-rated trash we have on Tv today. Seriously, can shows like "Jersey Shore" teach you something as valuable as what to do in an emergency? But, I'm getting off track here.
As stated by several other customers, "Rescue 9-1-1" was a reality-based Tv Series, narated and hosted by the legendary William Shatner. The show ran on Cbs for 7 Seasons (from 1989 to 1996,) and profiled the true stories of people (or sometimes animals) in danger, as well as the 9-1-1 dispatchers, police officers, firefighters, paramedics and/or bystanders who (in most stories,) saved the lives of said victims. There were several stories that ended in at least one death, but these were usually documentary-style stories, or stories that involved multiple victims.
What really gets me is that Arnold Shapiro, (the executive producer of the show,) seems to have forgotten how educational it was. Otherwise, I'm sure it would've long-since been out! More than 300 lives have been saved simply because of what various viewers of "Rescue 9-1-1" learned from watching it! Examples: Two children witnessed their grandmother choking on a piece of fried chicken, and were able to get it out by doing the Heimlich Maneuver, saving her life. How'd they know how to do it? "Rescue 9-1-1"!
A man witnessed a motor vehicle accident, and noticed that the driver of the truck involved was pinned beneath it. He lifted the truck off her, and then noticed she wasn't breathing. So, he gave her mouth-to-mouth, saving her life. Where did he learn mouth-to-mouth? "Rescue 9-1-1"!
Two young children woke up to discover that their bedroom was on fire. They ran out, shut the door to their room, entered their parents room, woke them up and they all got out safely. The dad himself said, "He showed me through that fire!" Where did these two young children learn what to do if something like this ever happens? "Rescue 9-1-1"!
There are several other examples I could give, but I think you get the idea.
It's just mind-boggling that so many shows of today, (quite a few of them not that great,) are even being aired on TV let alone out on Dvd, yet "Rescue 9-1-1," a great, educational, life-saving show hasn't graced the shelves of our local retale stores, or the pages of online-shopping websites like amazon.com yet! Shatner himself said it best at the beginning of one episode.
"A Television Program's success can be measured in many different ways: Ratings, awards, reviews... For us, the most important measure has been in lives."
The fact that "Rescue 9-1-1" saved well over 300 lives, (possibly even thousands,) should be enough for Arnold Shapiro Productions and 20th Century Fox to release it on Dvd! I promise you, it'll both make money and (more importantly,) continue to save lives!
As a side note, I think it'd be nice to get Shatner involved in trying to get "Rescue 9-1-1" out on Dvd, as well as the individuals who were featured in stories on the show! Who's with me?