Mannix: The Second Season
Starring: MannixStudio: Paramount
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Audio: Mono
Running Time: 1277 minutes
DVD Release: January 6th 2009
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 01/06/2009 Run time: 1277 minutes Rating: Nr
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Mannix - Rating: 5/5
Great clarity! One of our all time favorites. Looking forward to more seasons.
Keep 'em coming! - Rating: 5/5
Being a kid growing up in the 60s I have always felt that Mannix is the greatest detective show, if not best television show period, of all times. I have season one and two and love them both. (I also have the Lalo Schifrin CD of Mannix music. Love it!) On the negative side though, I was a little disappointed that there are no commentaries or extras at all on the second season. That was a nice plus to season one. On the positive side the quality of the picture is fantastic. Season one looks good but somehow season two is unreal. We have a 46" flat screen tv and blue ray player so the combination makes season two a true thrill to watch. In addition I feel that the stories are better than season one and the acting by Connors and his guest starts is better as well. I almost hate to admit it but I actually welled up inside when I started watching the series again. It really put me back in the 60s as a kid being truly entertained. I cannot wait for season three but I hope they decide to include the extras. Keep 'em coming!
A "Fair" beginning for the REAL Mannix - Rating: 5/5
Unlike many of you, I had the privilege of viewing the initial season of Mannix in reruns, thanks to a local station. That was 28 years ago. And now Paramount has made it possible to enjoy the first and second season of Mannix.
I found it interesting that both Mannix and Mission Impossible underwent changes in their second season. Mission with its lead man and Mannix with its general format. Gone are Joe Campanella(to the Bold Ones)and the Intertech computer system, making Joe Mannix his own free agent. 17 Paseo Verde would be the address for the remaining 168 action packed adventures.
Newcomer Peggy Fair, played by the great Gail Fisher, is a welcome breath of fresh air to this series. There is no token interaction between Mannix and Peggy. There is sincere, personal dialogue and Peggy is a real individual, not an eye candy receptionist. Moreover, both Mannix and Peggy share mutual concern for one another's physical and emotional welfare. Commend producers for the then daring move of blending business principle with subdued physical and sexual attraction between Joe and Peggy. This element of the show did not seem to deter its core audience, since Mannix ranked in the top 20 throughout its run.
The second season produced some wonderful and enriching episodes. Viewers, notice the number of well written episodes at a time when Mannix filmed 24-25 episodes per season. A litany of series produced during the late 60s often filmed 26 or more episodes per season. Today's writers work with a 22 episode schedule and still struggle to give you an intelligent or entertaining script. Mannix maintained good production values (despite the persistent bows to the Paramount sets), great directing, wonderful use of colors, and famous actors in each episode.
The producers were willing to spend money for Mannix and it showed.
In addition, Mike Connors did many of his own stunts. Reverse or slow down your DVD to a moment where stuntwork was required. The face clearly belongs to Mike Connors, who was quite an athlete for his time. Imagine how a serious injury to Connors would have held up production for weeks, if not months!
For those of you who lived in Southern California during the Mannix years, you might be pleasantly surprised to see segments of episodes filmed in your hometown. I know that Mannix filmed a number of episodes by our old family house in Oxnard. It is a treat for me to compare the retro Oxnard on Mannix to the revamped Oxnard I currently reside in. Markedly different.
My only regret is that Paramount did not make an effort to produce bonus features for this offering. That would be the only demerit, if any, to this season 2 compilation. But all in all, if you like frame ups, fist fights, gunfights, screeching cars, kidnapping plots, embittered war buddies, and twisted ex girl friends, 17 Paseo Verde is the place to be.
Mannix still is #1 - Rating: 5/5
I was a kid when Mannix was originally on TV, but I remembered thinking Joe was cute and Peggy was cool (!) so I ordered the 2nd season. Wow! This series still holds up 40+years later. I really enjoyed each episode. I admired how smart and progressive the writting was for that era concerning race and that Peggy wasn't written as a bimbo. The chemistry between Mike Connors and Gail Fisher is great. While it was obviously filmed entirely on the Paramount lot (you will recognize many Murder, She Wrote and MASH locations), the stories and acting make that fact moot. I plan to buy each new season as soon as they are released. I'm a renewed Mannix fan!
Mannix - Rating: 5/5
Mannix was a favorite TV show of mine when I was growing up. It's so great to have it again. The quality is wonderful. I' looking forward to owning the whole series.Mannix: The Second Season
