Don Movie Reviews

Interesting that right around the same time--the late 40s--three different films were all released with basically the same theme and plot: The Set-Up (w. Robert Ryan); Champion (w. Kirk Douglas); and Body and Soul (w. John Garfield). Ryan's film is a very good piece of work while the Garfield film is, by today's standards, heavy-handed, thus dated. But the Kirk Douglas film is, in fact, the Champion.

The boxing scenes are realistic--in spite of Douglas' recent nose job, made during filming, preventing any of his sparring partners to hit anywhere near his schnozz. But more than anything else, it's Douglas' tremendous charisma and energy that raise this film above the norm. Douglas, as did Garfield in the earlier Body and Soul, plays a guy mired in poverty who sees boxing as a quick way out of the hole and, once initially successful, wants nothing but more: both money and success. And nothing standing in his way will prevent him from getting what he wants. But while Garfield's portrayal of selfishness is forced and, as well, entrenched in cliched dialogue, both Douglas' acting and the far more intelligent script make Midge Kelly's (Douglas) relentless quest for power tremendously believable.

Arthur Kennedy is Connie, Midge's brother whose leg was busted when he was a kid and now walks with a cane. The three--yep, count 'em, three--women in Midge's life add a lot of juice to the film and a nice touch is the casting of a brunette who's Midge's girl when he's poor and two blondes when he's rich and successful. Back in them days, blondes were IT. (Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield carried on the tradition).

Champion gives you a great view of life in the late 40s as well. It's also interesting that the director, Mark Robson, was part of the Val Lewton school of horror directors (which also included Robert Wise), so makes excellent use with his cinematographer of light and shadow. This is not exactly a film noir, but does have several noirish traits--camera lighting, and thematic corruption and desperation.

This is more a precursor to Raging Bull than Rocky; the latter character is always good, while DeNiro's character is akin to Midge Kelly--rising quickly from a life in the streets to attain fame and fortune, even if toes get stepped on and hearts gets smashed to pieces (Rocky would never do stuff like that).

A strong piece of cinema; recommended.

THE FIGHT SCEANS ARE GREAT FOR 1949 MOVIE THE MAKEUP ON KIRK IN LAST FIGHT ARE FANTASTIC.

This is the movie that made a star of Kirk Douglas and it is easy to see why. Up to that point, although cast in memorable films such as "Out of the Past" and "A Letter to Three Wives," among others, he played second banana and minor roles that really didn't give the audience a hint as to his raw, seething talent. In "Champion" Douglas' abilities are displayed full throttle in the start of what would be a string of excellent performances of flawed yet all-too-human characters in his searing portrayal of Midge Kelly, a desperately driven and ruthless young man who is willing to do anything and step on anyone to get on top. Douglas captures to perfection Midge's permanent disillusionment, anger and bitterness springing from wretched childhood poverty and miserable circumstances and just a general feeling of being cheated by life; this all results in him becoming an amoral, unscrupulous individual out to pursue success and wealth at any cost. Yet Douglas' performance (as well as all the other scoundrels he played in many fine films) never comes across as repulsive--quite the contrary, we pity Midge, perhaps even like and admire him a little. Rest of the cast is superb--Arthur Kennedy as Midge's devoted and long-suffering brother; darkly attractive Ruth Roman as Midge's coolly alluring, conflicted wife; blonde sexpot Marilyn Maxwell as a mercenary, cunning hustler as well as Midge's mistress; Paul Stewart as the principled coach in the corrupt world of boxing who helps Midge only to get shafted; and Lola Albright is poignant as a young introspective and serious married woman who gets betrayed by Midge when he throws her over for money. Douglas in his star turn is sure to keep you riveted in a must-see performance. Complimenting the mood of the film is the wonderfully gritty, almost claustrophobic B&W photography and the ironic parallel evident in Midge's profession as a boxer since he both literally and figuratively knocks around all those in life around him.

Frieza's first transformation is hard. Anyways, while Goku is recovering, it seems that everyone is on Frieza's hit list. First on the list is Krillin, then Gohan takes a shot at him and holds his own for a while, until Frieza crushes him that is. But then, Krillin makes a comeback thanks to the healing power of Dende, he buys Him the time he needs to heal Gohan. But what's this. Piccolo The Super Namek appears to fight Frieza. It seems like a death wish has been granted for Piccolo, but with his strength increased, Piccolo takes it to Frieza. Can Piccolo buy Goku the time he needs to recover in time? Watch more of the Frieza saga and find out!!!!

First off you get 4 episodes instead of just 3 which is always great. Then you add some great fighting and you get one great deal. Though i must say this is DBZ at its most violent. I'm not complaining, I was just a little shocked at first. Though I wont give away any details to ruin it for you. Lets just say there are 2 scenes that are quite brutal. My favorite part though is when a certain someone returns and is back with a vengeance. This DVD is SO cool!!!

Goku is recovering to full strength and not able to fight, so Gohan, Krillin and Vegeta are left with Frieza. The uncut only episode: Gohan Attacks is actually a little funny I think. I've never seen this kind of violence in DBZ before. I thought Vegeta said Goku would only need an hour to recover, and it seemed like hours before he finally recovered, but there's lots of action.

Patrick McGoohan is back as British secret agent John Drake in the third boxed set of episodes of Danger Man. Adventures in espionage without the pyrotechnics. Here are summaries and/or comments for the episodes in this set. Episode ratings are on a scale from one to five (best).

Volume 5: (Disc 1)

That's Two Of Us Sorry (5): A well-written episode, featuring a "red herring" and a sad ironic finish. At the Loch Broom power plant in Scotland, some top secret papers are missing. Fingerprints on a briefcase point to a "Jock Lawson" as the culprit. Strangely, Lawson, a suspected traitor, disappeared 20 years previously and is presumed dead. Drake's investigations take him to the island of "Herta", in search of the mysterious owner of the prints. The presence of Russian sailors raises Drake's suspicions, but the tightly knit island community does not yield its secrets easily. The persistent Drake, while still a bit off track, does eventually find a secret or two, raising local tempers and yielding some bittersweet results. Francesca Annis, guest stars as a fetching Scottish lassie, her second appearance in the series.

Such Men Are Dangerous (2): Drake takes the place of a convict who has been recruited along with several other criminals into a shadowy group called "The Order". A country estate serves as a training ground for murder and mayhem. The story starts out with some promise, but crashes pretty badly at the end. A "lowlight" is the comical car chase across some muddy terrain, sped up to appear more "exciting".

A Man To Be Trusted (3): This complicated tale finds John Drake in the Caribbean, looking into the deaths of two British agents, both killed after being brutally tortured. He has the assistance of a local law officer, but he is still not sure whom he can trust. Greed, lust and voodoo all play a part in this tale that gets a bit too close to Drake's heart.

The Affair at Castelevara (3): A roll of movie film that records an atrocity that took place at Castelevara, holds the key to freeing a man condemned to death. A local subversive group works with both Drake and the Americans, to try and free the prisoner, who could be more valuable dead than alive.

Volume 6: (Disc 2)

Don't Nail Him Yet (2): Denis Rawson is a bureaucrat living above his means, and is suspected of passing classified information. After a "chance" meeting with Drake brings the two together, the poor young man can't seem to get him out of his life. The game is to uncover the spy ring without letting critical information slip through. A bit slow and tedious, but finishes with an uncharacteristic bang.

The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove (2): Taking a break from the usual tense drama, this tale rooted in an alternate reality, plays with the audience. After a traffic accident, Drake finds himself in an unfamiliar world, not sure what is real, struggling to put the pieces together. There are clues, so if you can see the ending coming from a long way off, you won't be surprised at all. Nice to see the late Desmond Llewelyn, "Q" from the Bond films here.

Have a Glass of Wine (4): Another story involving following a courier to the source. This time it is to the wine country of France, and the results are not pleasant. First Drake is out pedaled on a bicycle, then outsmarted, and left to face a murder charge. Drake must escape from the law, identify the real killer, and then uncover the secret spy network. This is no easy task. With his back against the wall, John gets pretty violent here, taking on the police as well as dealing with the opposition.

You're Not In Any Trouble, Are You? (3): When an agent mysteriously drops out from his hotel window, John Drake is sent to Rome to investigate. He finds a troubled young woman, and clues that lead him to a "killing syndicate", a group that kills for money. Drake puts a contract out on himself, and then waits for the killer to arrive. This episode approaches the edge, and the finale pushes it over.

Danger Man Set 3 is a mixed bag. A couple of outstanding episodes, but also a few clunkers. Drake is on familiar ground, but the writing is not consistently top notch. Once again, not enough positives to justify a ringing endorsement of this set. Give A&E credit for addressing a previous complaint, by upgrading to four episodes per disc. Fans of Danger Man, may find my other reviews of interest.

Much has already been said. This is one of the best TV series of all time!

Secret Agent/Danger Man and Combat were the two best series from the 60s.

I remember watching two or three half-hour episodes of "Danger Man"as a very small child. I am cursed with a photographic memory, so Patrick McGoohan's face and style were imprinted on my mind.The first season of "Danger Man" was a huge success in the German speaking countries and I have always found it strange that the hour-long episodes were never shown here.I got the ITC tapes 10 years ago but I had given up hope to see more of this elegant series. So imagine my joy when I learned about the A&E releases.

The quality of the show is amazing. It is a feast for the eyes with its beautiful black and white filming and the fashion of the Kennedy era. Furthermore I have always loved John Le Carre's books and many of the plots here come as close in complexity as scripts in a TV series can get.Even a comedy like "Have a glass of wine" is basically a clever espionage story.

But of course the most important asset is Mr. McGoohan's portrayal of John Drake as a moral man trying to stick to his values despite doing an often immoral job. It is surprising how much of the drama originates in this conflict between duty and personal honour.I certainly had not expected this depth of characterisation in a cold war spy series.

There are many splendid episodes in these three sets.My favourite in set one is "No marks for servility"-no other actor can convey smouldering aggressiveness like Patrick McGoohan."Whatever happened to George Foster" in set two is surprisingly modern in this era of globalisation and "Colony Three" is a nightmare with many memorable images.It is almost too sinister for my taste.Set three, the best so far, has "A man to be trusted" with lots of clever dialogue and a very sudden violent ending set in a dark rainforest with the hero in severe distress; the delightful "Have a glass of wine", poking fun at the French and featuring among other things a bicycle chase; and "You're not in any trouble" with its hint of romance.

In my opinion this series is highly recommendable and I do hope that A&E release the rest of it .For me this is not a nostalgic memory but exciting and new.

"To Serve Man" is a favorite of mine, though it is kind of funny to see Richard Kiel in costume with the big head - and he never speaks.

"Third From the Sun" has a neat twist, but is otherwise not special. I like Fritz Weaver in almost everything, especially the movie "Fail Safe".

"The Shelter" is a formulaic plot that seems well-used. This was probably much better when it was first shown, because of the political time-frame.

"The Fugitive" is pretty light and a little fluffy for my taste, almost like Disney wrote it.

I think there are better collections. I like #7.

Volume 8 of the twilight zone dvd series is one of the best. Four great episodes, cool special features, and it's not that expensive. Let's start with Third From the Sun. William Sturka, played by Fritz Weaver, is a scientist. A fellow scientist, Carling, tells him that th large nucular war that is about to happen will happen in 48 hours. So, William and a friend get ther familes steal a spacecraft and fly into space. A nice twist of an ending but I shouldn't tell you it. Next, The Shelter. When it seems there is going to be a alien invasion a neighborhood of friends get crazy over one family's bomb shelter. Next, To Serve Man. This is one of the Twilight Zone shows that are great, chilling, and have a shocking twist at the end. It all starts with aliens landing on earth. One of the aliens, played by my faviorite actor Richard Kiel tells everyone thre purpose on earth is to serve man. The twist comes when they find out that they misinterpretated the phrase to serve man. Finally, The Fugitive. This one is very awesome but very confusing and you have to see it for your self. ...

This eighth installment in the Twilight Zone DVD collection is all about To Serve Man, as far as I'm concerned. That is the episode that I most remember from when I watched this series as a kid (not in the sixties, I saw the repeats and the annual marathon on the Sci-Fi Channel). I remember that those tall aliens scared the cr*p out of me! I used to "see" them in my room while lying in bed at night (which sucked if I had to go to the bathroom, seeing as I was too scared to move). And yet, this was always my favorite episode. The plot is just so cool! Aliens come to Earth to "help" humans, they teach us to efficient ways to farm and things like that. They even take some of us back to their home planet (as dinner guests perhaps?-ha ha). A couple of U.S. code breakers get a hold of one of the aliens' books and try to crack the code. They figure out the title "To Serve Man" (which they naturally assume means to help man, since that's what the aliens appear to be doing), but can't figure out the rest. Until one of them decides to go on one of the many trips to the aliens' home planet. Just as he's getting on the spaceship, his partner figures out the meaning of the book... God! Now that is television!
Oh yeah, the rest of the episodes are great(as Twilight Zones episodes all tend to be). "Shelter" is another one that I can remember watching as a kid. It's about this family who obviously has a bomb shelter, and when a UFO invasion seems eminent, the whole neighborhood is fighting to get in. (This was also spoofed by the Simpson's.) The other two are also very good and definitely deserve a place in this collection, but aren't "classics".
The DVD is great, too. The picture is of course great, but it also has a cool extra. It has commentary on each season, information on the brilliant Rod Serling, and reviews of each episode.
If you like these Twilight Zone collections, I suggest that you also get the movie Requiem for a Heavyweight. It was written by Rod Serling and stars TZ regular Jack Klugman and Jackie Gleason, and is about a washed up boxer.

John Liu and Wang Tao team up again as the southern fist and norther leg connection. The two heroes meet as enemies first until they realize they both have the same agenda, the evil ching lord played by the amazing Han Ying and his deadly mantis style. After some minor battles with the ching warriors and also each other. Finally the two men join forces and attempt to take down Han Ying before it's too late. Amazing choreography, and Liu and Tao are again a great team. Han Ying is a masterful villian, and the final confrontation is worth it. A must see.

This old school kung fu at it's best...

This is one action packed movie filled with great fighting the perfomance of john liu is of the hook he can kick and stretch like crazy. Also tao tao ling and the main villian is awesome, the ending fight scene goes on forever something like twenty and some minutes. The end is worth the price of the dvd alone so if you want a action packed movie with not that much of a plot get this movie right now or you will be kicking yourself later on when you get it.

This vhs contains 3 episodes:

Episode 239: The Evil Of Men: As a crazy dude spoils Majin Buu`s mood, Hercule saves the day by knocking the two out. But when Hercule falls victim to the duo's dangerous attacks, Majin Buu heals him, but evolves into a new dangerous form!

Episode 240: Buu Against Buu: As Majin Buu rejects the evil inside his body, two monsterous beasts now are in excistence: Good and Evil. But when Evil Buu proves his powers and turns Majin Buu into chocolate and eats him the evil monster evolves into a more dangerous and destructive form: SUPER BUU!!!

Episode 241: Empty Planet: As Super Buu uses his new powers to sense energy levels he arrives at the Lookout! But his goal is too clash against Gotenks! But knowing that the fusion warrior is not ready to clash in battle, Piccolo presuades the evil beast to amuse himself elsewire! But when Super Buu wipes out the remaining inhabits of Earth, Piccolo may have no choice but to show him Gotenks!

THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE! Buu starts by making a nice little house and share with hurcle. Then, Buu gets a dog and starts to become good. Then a physco shoots the dog and kills him. Buu heals the dog and starts to power and is gonna eat the physco, until Hurcle taps him in the shoulder and he falls of a cliff. Together they kill the other pyshco. The fist physco was still a live and he comes back and shoots hurcle. Then, Buu GETS SUPER MAD and heals Hurcle and then splits into good and evil!(COOL) Then good buu turns himself into a cookie and evil buu eats him. Then evil buu becomes super buu. Then some other dumb stuff happens and super buu kills all the worlds poulation.

Ok. Here's where it all starts to fall apart. The two mad men that are going on a killing spree anger Buu when they shoot his dog (and later Mr. Satan), releaseing Buu's evil side. The fat mad man dies one of the freakiest deaths in the seris (looked painful when I watched it). Get this if you like to see plot twists.

Watching brutal battles is far more entertaining when you know that the fighters are some of the best in the world. You don't get that with this DVD. In fact, you don't get much background on the fighters at all. If you like the brutality of MMA then you'd be better off buying something else. The superfights on this DVD were fairly good but the rest were hit and miss. Overall, this was a good DVD to watch once (or to rent) but to own it may be a waste.

A lot of great fights, without any name fighters. There are a lot of technique fights on this video, with good wins by submission. This isn't just a couple of brawlers coming out and swinging wildly at each other (for the most part), like some small-time MMA videos. One novel thing about this video is the lack of commentators. The only talking is Don Wilson's quick fighter interviews before each fight. Let me summarize: DON: "What do you plan to do?" FIGHTER: "Win." ...or...

DON: "Are you more of a standup fighter or a grappler?" FIGHTER: "I'm comfortable with both." I was starting to think they were just playing the same clip over and over again. Luckily, the interviews are kept short. Oddly enough, the only name fighter, Chris Brennan, is given a 17 year old kid to fight. Go figure. Great tape overall with lots of action.

Great production, great fighters, great matchups and non-stopexcitement! With over 20 no-rules fights, lots of beautiful ringgirls, and commentary by Don "The Dragon" Wilson- what more could you ask for? If you like the UFC then you will love this ...

amzing. doug can jump like noone else before or since. a few chase sequences to rival buster.
zorro is excellent filmmaking. It starts with a soldier with a z on his face explaining it's not his fault.For 16 minutes zorro remains offscreen. When he does finally appear it's really cool.
don q, son of zorro, is even more amazing. Five years after zorro and doug looks even more athletic.The plot is far more complicated, but better than zorro. I'll never look at Mary Astor in Maltese Falcon the same way agin. She's breathtaking.
Score is excellent. If you like Errol and Ty and later swordsmen get this one.

Although Kino makes no boast about print quality on the box, its print of MARK OF ZORRO seems to be from an excellent 35 mm source. This film is the first, and many say the best, of Doug Fairbanks' swashbucklers that he personally financed and produced during the 1920s. His subsequent films were more elaborate - he seemed to rival DeMille in epic production quality - but ZORRO is the most consistently energetic. Fairbanks remains in a class by himself as a superstar and he became a multi-millionaire by acting out his daydreams in films. That's nice work if you can get it!

DON Q, SON OF ZORRO is almost as good but bogs down here and there in story complications. The print quality and contrast is not as good as ZORRO and I suspect that DON Q comes from a 16 mm. print. The five years between the two films show Fairbanks' reputation as a producer having grown: DON Q looks as though it costs four times what MARK OF ZORRO cost. Jon Mirsalis' piano score is very qood and he captures everything that silent film accompaniment should be: melodic and never intrusive.

The bonus material is interesting but I wonder why KINO didn't include the five minutes or so of outtakes from DON Q that has been in circulation for years. The unidentified sound film excerpt of Fairbanks included with Orson Welles' introduction is from the 1931 talkie, REACHING FOR THE MOON. Even in the excerpt, Fairbanks seems rather constrained by the dialogue chores. When he enters a room by vaulting through the window, he lands with a "thump," showing why sound films would rob Fairbanks of the illusion of effortless agility so wonderfully masked in his silent films. Three chapters from his 1918 motivational book, Making Life Worthwhile, are included. Some say the book and others published during that time were ghostwritten for Fairbanks. In any event, I've wondered why he had nothing to say to the public during the years of the Great Depression in the 1930s when people really needed a boost.

I highly recommend this dvd as a superb example of energetic silent filmmaking and for the joy of experiencing the inimitable Doug Fairbanks personality.

The test of a great film has to be how a new generation views the film. A few months ago I heard my ten-year-old daughter laughing at something she was watching. I found she had slipped one of my laser discs on the player and was watching Charlie Chaplain's antics in The Gold Rush. I can't tell you how much pleasure it gave me to find my little girl enjoying one of my silent films, and without knowing the historical significance of Chaplain. I watched the rest of it with her. I discovered she most enjoyed Chaplain, Keaton, and Douglas Fairbank's The Mark Of Zorro.

Fairbanks made several great films after he stepped away from the comdedy roles he was doing, but The Mark Of Zorro remains the best one to introduce people to his silent films.

The transfer is very good as is the second film: Don Q Son Of Zorro. In Don Q Fairbanks plays Zorro and his son in a return to the legend five years after the release of The Mark Of Zorro and introduced the use of the whip. Watch how Doug flips that cigarette into his mouth. I don't believe I have to say much about the stories as most people know Zorro from the many incarnations over the years. Suffice to say these both have their share of Fairbank's famous acrobatics and both films are worth your time.

If you are interested in silent films this is a good place to start; if you are an aficionato of silent films you will not be disappointed. There is a bunch of other stuff on this DVD that make it well worth having. Enjoy!

When a dangerous Psychopath (Aidan Quinn) has escape from Prison. Two Inept Seattle Cops (Oscar-Winner:Richard Dryfuss & Emilio Estevez) are sign to protect an attractive woman (Madeleine Stowe) from the Psychopath. But one of the cops has fall in love with the woman.

Directed by John Badham (Wargames, Short Circuit, Nick of Time) brings an Engentic Action Comedy. Terrific Performances by Dryfuss and Estevez. Written by Jim Kouf (The Hidden, Another Skakeout). A winning film. Grade:A-.

There have been lots of movies that Ive seen that have made me laugh from time to time while watching, but 1987's "Stakeout" with Richard Dreyfuss was one of the best comedies of the 80s. Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez play two joking and bumbling police detectives, who are assigned to a seemingly boring stakeout of the house of an escaped criminal's girlfriend. After Dreyfuss though, broken up after his wife leaves, falls in love with the focus of their investigation...he digs a hole for himself so deep he finds it hard to be a lover AND a cop at the same time. Its a perfect scenerio, when Dreyfuss does his best to keep his relationship across the street from the eyes of his collegues, and himself out of trouble. The only one who knows of this escapade is Estevez, who watches the hilarious antics of his partner through a camera across the street. Until I saw this movie I never took notice of Richard Dreyfuss, and I saw the Emilio Estevez of the 80s in many troublemaking roles of hard-core youth kinda movies like "That Was Then, This Is Now". Needless to say this hysterical movie is was a different and perfectly played out comedy...that worked so well they HAD to make a sequal: "Another Stakeout". The 1998 movie "This Is My Father"'s Aidan Quinn was the perfect bad guy in "Stakeout", this time without the heavy brogue. What can I say, it's a great movie, give it a try if you like the actors.

I awaited this DVD release along with the sequel and Down and Out in Beverly Hills. All three (3) of these movies offer nothing, not even the trailers were on these DVD's. Very dissapointing. Instead they put 2 trailers of other releases they have coming out.

Anyhow, even though the DVD's have no special features what so ever, they do however have pretty good picture and sound. Stakeout has always been one of my favorite movies for it's campy-ness and I'm glad Touchstone finally dedicated to release it.

5 Stars for the Movie
4 Stars for the Picture & Sound
1 Star for the Special Features

If you haven't seen this movie, pick it up.

Volume 5 of Collection One features four good episodes. "Long Distance Call" is somewhat predictable, but the acting makes it entertaining. "I Sing the Body Electric" was written by Ray Bradbury and is about the newest member of the family: Grandmother/Robot. The story focuses on family as its theme, however, not science fiction. "The Lonely" is the best episode of Volume 5 and involves a convict in years of solitary confinement. "Probe 7" is initially suspenseful, and ends with an interesting twist. Overall this collection is quite good and recommended.

There are some interesting links between each set of episodes in Volume 5 of "The Twilight Zone" DVD series. Billy Mumy makes his first appearance on the Zone in "Long Distance Call," written by William Idelson and Charles Beaumont. Billy gets a toy telephone for his birthday from Grandma Bayles (Lili Darvas), who promptly gets ill and dies. Sad for a while, Billy suddenly spends all his time on the toy telephone, claiming Grandma is on the other end. When Billy tries to kill himself because the voice on the phone told him to, his father (Philip Abbott) grabs the phone and begs his dead mother to let Billy stay in the land of the living. Josephine Hutchinson plays a kinder, gentler but android Grandmother in "I Sing the Body Electric," written by Ray Bradbury from his short story. David White plays a widower who buys Grandma to take care of his three children and the focus of the story is on Anne (Veronica Cartwright), who refuses to accept the substitute for her dead mother. Hutchinson's performance is on target from start to finish.

Androids are also featured in "The Lonely," where Jack Warden plays Corry, a convicted murderer sentenced to fifty years on an asteroid in this story by Rod Serling. Captain Allenby (John Dehner) of the supply ship that stops by leaves him a present: an android named Alicia (Jean Marsh). But when Corry is pardoned, he is told he must leave the "woman" he loves behind. The idea of being in love while stranded out in space is also found in Serling's "Probe 7, Over & Out." Colonel Cook (Richard Basehart) learns that a nuclear war has destroyed his planet. Exploring the new world on which he is stranded, he discovers a footprint that leads him to Norda (Antoinette Bower), the sole survivor of her own planet, which went out of orbit. Together they will start over. And you will never guess what their first names happen to be. The linkage of these episodes is certainly creative and these are four solid episodes even if none rise to the status of certifiable classics (i.e., 4.5 stars to be completely accurate).

No matter what anyone says about this volume, watch it for the benefit of seeing the actor Richard Basehart in "Probe 7-Over and Out". He went on to star in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and that was the most sucessful action series on television in the 1960's. David Headson did the series entirely because of him. Another note worthy episode is "I Sing the Body Electric" starring Veronica Cartwright. On her webpage she says it was the most successful episode of her appearance on the series.

Watch it !