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Mannix - The First Season 
Actors : Mike Connors
Director : Bill Bixby
Studio : Paramount
by Paramount
Brand : PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Release Date : 2008-06-03
Publisher : Paramount
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Number of Items : 6
EAN : 0097361328140
UPC : 097361328140
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 39 reviews)
List Price : $49.99
Our Price : $27.99
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From the dynamic opening credits to the closing shootout, Mannix crackles with excitement, and is finally available on DVD for the first time ever! Cool, no-nonsense private detective Joe Mannix (Mike Connors) is a tough-talking loner within the large detective agency Intertect. He has street smarts and class, but he constantly fights with his boss, Lou Wickersham (Joseph Campanella), over how to conduct their investigations. Lou relies on the company's computers, but Mannix has to go with his gut. And that's just what he does every time! One of the most popular crime shows ever, this long-running series was developed by executive producer Bruce Geller (Mission: Impossible), and features all 24 Season One episodes on 6 discs, including the rarely-seen series pilot. Brace yourself for unbeatable action — Mannix is back! |
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One of the most fondly remembered and action-packed detective series of the late '60s and early '70s, Mannix was the brainchild creators Richard Levinson and William Link (Columbo, Murder: She Wrote) and executive producer Bruce Geller (Mission: Impossible). Mike Connors won an Emmy as the title character, a tough, streetwise private eye whose hands-on approach to cases raised the hackles of his employers, the scientific-minded Intertect, and his no-nonsense boss Lou Wickersham (Joseph Campanella). Episodes generally saw Mannix taking his share of licks, either from or in the service of that week's guest star (celebs on display in this debut season include Tom Skerritt, Karen Black, Julie Adams, William Windom, and Neil Diamond in Episode 4, "The Many Deaths of Saint Christopher"). The on-screen violence, which earned the show its devoted audience as well as critical outcry, is fairly tame by today's standards, though it preserves the show's energy and drive; the chemistry between Connors and Campanella and especially Emmy winner Gail Fisher as secretary Peggy Fair (one of the first African-American characters to appear as a regular on a television series) also keep the episodes moving at a crisp pace. Modern audiences used to more high-tech crime shows like Num3ers and the CSI franchises may find Mannix's methods sort of quaint, but those who favor classic TV fare or who remember it from its lengthy network and syndicated runs will enjoy tagging along with Joe Mannix all over again. All 24 episodes of the 1967-1968 debut season are featured on this six-disc set, including the 1967 pilot "The Name is Mannix." Connors himself is all over the DVD--not only is he interviewed with Campanella in a loose but informative featurette about their time together on the show (Wickersham was phased out by its second season in order to let Mannix work for himself), but he provides commentary on several episodes and audio introductions for just about every supplement. These include a promo clip for the show in a CBS TV special announcing the fall 1967 lineup; an interview with Connors on a 1969 episode of The Mike Douglas Show; a Paramount sales reel for prospective syndication broadcasters (with voice-over by the legendary Ernie Anderson); and a clip from a 1997 episode of Diagnosis: Murder in which Connors reprised Mannix to investigate a unsolved murder that was introduced in a '70s-era episode of that series. It's an impressive package, and should give Mannix devotees much to look forward to in regard to upcoming DVDs. --Paul Gaita |
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Waited A Long Time For This |
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While growing up, Mannix was one of my favorite detective shows. This show had it all, decent writing, good stunts (with lots of old time fisticuffs--I had forgotten how often poor Joe's melon was pistol- whipped--ah, the life of a private eye), and good acting by Mike Connors (who I think actually looks like a private eye), Joseph Campanella, and as I recall in the following seasons by Gail Fisher and Robert Reed. Because of the quality of the show and the large number of episodes, I had been stumped as to why the show took so long to materialize on the DVD market. But hey, good things are worth waiting for and Mannix is one. I read a Mike Connors interview in the Washington Post a year or so ago and even he was mystified by the slow move to DVD. I had forgotten most all the episodes from that first year so watching them was like seeing them for the first time. I found myself getting tense watching many of the shows, wondering how Joe would escape, but he always did--of course with a few bumps and bruises and occasional flesh wound. He even did one episode in a leg cast (was it a real injury from a stunt, which he did himsef?). The DVD also includes an interesting interview with Mike Connors and Joseph Campanella (both still look great!) and intros for each episode by Mike Connors. For the price, you get the entire first season, which is a good deal (many only give you half a season). Now, bring on the other 6 seasons! |
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Yes, we have a man available.....Mannix! |
I rarely give five stars to an older TV show. Especially, since I have a guilty pleasure of buying 60's and 70's shows from my childhood just to peak back at what I was watching then. Mostly after season or rarely two, I've satified my curiousity and move on. When I bought Mannix season 1, I was primarily fueled by combination of having it on my list for long time and not seeing any espisodes for at least twenty years.
As Gomer Pyle would say, "Surprise Surprise Surpise!" I've viewed about 15 episodes over the last few weeks and so far, I've enjoyed each one not just for the memories, but for qualities and uniqueness of the show. Like a lot people, I had never seen season 1 originally, and CBS never repeated them after season 1 because of the storyline change. Mike Conners plays the rogue detective with a genuine warts and all quality that is engaging. He's totally politically incorrect, and a product of all the social norms of the post WWII era, but his sense of his own moral code and his rebuke of simply fitting in, have almost a counterculture quality to them - he both represents 'the man' and fights conventional fitting in wisdom the same time. Joesph C. in his one season role as his boss does a really nice job, but as Mannix evolves, no boss can hold him (bye Joe).
The quality of the prints, writing , directing, etc has already been praised enough in the other reviews. I agree with them.
One element I found personally interesting, was the highly praised opening title sequence. I think I started watching the show as a child in season 2 or 3, and always wondered where all the show images came from in the title - now I know, Season 1.
Simply put, it you want a highly quality example of a 60s/70s detective show that still will hold your interest today...we have one man available.....Mannix! |
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Mannix Season 1 - Brilliant |
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It has been many, many years since I watched this on telly (black and white) and my fear was that the memory would not live up to the reality; I could not have been more wrong. This was a brilliant programme from my youth (I was allowed to stay up late to watch it) and it is even better with repeat viewings. I hope this flies off the shelves so that the studio releases the remaining seasons in quick succession. |
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Mannix first season |
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This DVD collection of the first season was put together very well. Mixed with interviews with Mike Connors and Joseph Campanella, the producers were able to give some back story to the characters as well as the relationship between the two actors. |
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Mannix Rocks! |
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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. |
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