The A-Team - Season Three (1983) Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this the day it came out and watched a couple of episodes without incident and then began watching "The Bend In The River" when the problems started. At 1 hour 10 minutes and 43 seconds into the episode right when Hannibal says "sure" the dvd just stopped and went to the main menu. The rest of the episode was missing...it just stopped so I tried it out on two other dvd players I have here and then figured I got a bad copy and went up to the store to exchange it. Well, once I got it home the second one did the same exact thing, so I exchanged it a third time. The third copy actually plays through the episode but freezes for about 5 seconds in the exact same place that the others were messed up. I haven't even gotten to the other 5 DVD's but my assumption from reading the reviews here is that they are going to have problems too.
I can't understand how they release these seasons of the A-Team so painfully slow at Universal and can let something with this many errors reach the stores. In the 10 months since the release of Season 2 could they not have had some type of quality control make sure that the Season 3 DVD's actually played?
This release has absolutely no bonus features unlike the Columbia House collectors edition ones, which have some outtakes and other things. And I have to wonder with this release just like the other two seasons why can they not put chapters in where the commercial breaks are instead of having to fast forward to get back to the spot I left off? Just like Season 2 these are double sided DVD's which scratch very easily and make all kinds of noises in the DVD player, I would have liked 6 single sided DVD's much better. And one last problem is that when you put the DVD you absolutely have to watch the Universal Studios introduction for about 10 seconds because you cannot skip it and access the menu.
There are two good things I can say about this release the first being that it's the A-Team, which is the best television show of all time and this is probably my favorite season. The second good thing is that a coupon is enclosed for $5 off of Season 4 when it gets released. To have released this Season with this many errors and problems on the DVD's is an insult to A-Team fans everywhere who have waited 20+ years to buy this on DVD. Universal needs to recall all of them and issue working copies. Update: I have just gotten off the phone with Universal and they have said that they will replace the DVD for me and others who are having problems. You can call them at 972-293-5903 or email ushe.consumerrelations@worldmarkinc.com and put A-Team Season 3 replacement in the subject line. I have added a star to my review since they're customer service was friendly and returned my call promptly, but I have still subtracted a star for each trip I have made to the store.


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The A-Team - Season Four (1983) Review

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(More customer reviews)When it first came out on TV on January 23rd, 1983, THE-A-TEAM ranked 10th on the Nielsen rating (The Percent of all TV-equipped homes tuned to the program on an average night, as measured by Nielsen Media Research). The Second season rated even higher ranking 4th out the best 30 TV shows, The 3rd season rated 6th and the fourth season rated 30th. To me that is a very good and respectable record. In fact, THE-A-TEAM is number 98 on the Top 100 Series of all Time until the 2002- 2003 season.
The Fourth Season consist of 22 episodes and they are as follows:
1- Judgement Day - Part 1 & 2 - Aired 24 September 1985
2- Where is The Monster When You Need Him?- Aired 1 October 1985
3- Lease With an Option to Die - Aired 22 October 1985
4- The Road To Hope - Aired 29 October 1985
5- The Heart Of Rock N' Roll - Aired 5 November 1985
6- Body Slam - Aired 12 November 1985
7- Blood, Sweat and Cheers - Aired 19 November 1985
8- Mind Games - Aired 26 November 1985
9- There Goes The Neighbourhood - Aired 3 December 1985
10- The Doctor is Out - Aired 10 December 1985
11- Uncle Buckle-Up - Aired 17 December 1985
12- Wheel Of Furtune - Aired 14 January 1986
13- The-A-Team is Coming, The-A-Team is Coming - Aired 21
January 1986
14- Members Only - Aired 28 January 1986
15- Cowboy George - Aired 11 February 1986
16- Waiting For Insane Wayne - Aired 18 February 1986
17- The Duke Of Whispering Pines-Aired 25 February 1986
18- Beneath The Surface - Aired 4 March 1986
19- Mission Of Peace - Aired 11 March 1986
20- The Trouble With Harry - Aired 25 March 1986
21- The Little Town With An Accent-Aired 6 May 1986
22- The Sound Of Thunder - Aired 13 May 1986
I hope Season Five will be coming out soon, Thanks.


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The A-Team - Season Five, The Final Season (1983) Review

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(More customer reviews)Season Five of The A-Team often gets bashed, and to some degree it's warranted. The A-Team joining forces with General Stockwell holding them by the leash was awful since it never went anywhere. These guys are suppose to be soldiers of fortune, outlaws for hire who play by their own rules, and now they're being controlled by someone else. Then they added in Frankie Santana and forced him into a more prominent role than some other Team members. I could see Frankie in an Amy or Tonya recurring role, but he got too much attention for my tastes. The Simpsons once spoofed the fact that TV shows tend to add in new characters when they're desparate and that's exactly how Frankie and Stockwell came off.
To top it off, some of the stories were awful and the production quality was horrible. I know the production continuity wasn't perfect by any means during the other seasons, but it just seemed like they started to give up altogether. The final episode, The Grey Team, was down right awful. Come on, you got Frankie and B.A. running scared of a bunch of old folks? B.A.?! Watch the part where the car goes flying through the air then it cuts to a shot of the car dropping straight down. Bad...really bad production.
But for all the negatives, there were positives. While some of the stories were bad, I thought some were excellent, too. The opening threesome of The A-Team's capture, trial, and escape was very well done. The episode where Face learns about his dying father and his sister is another one I liked. It's that kind of character development, learning more about their backgrounds and tying up loose ends that really lacked in the first four seasons, and that was very refreshing to see.
All in all, it was obvious they made a change of direction during Season Five and that they were desparate to make something work. Unfortunately, there were too many issues from stories to production quality that made this season less than memorable. It still had it's moments and it had some good character development as well, but the addition of Stockwell and Frankie definitely made it a different cup of tea that not all A-Team fans appreciated.

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The A-Team: The Complete Series (Limited Edition Box Set) Review

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(More customer reviews)I am so happy I bought it. It's fantastic. Each season is in it's own regular sized DVD case so you don't have to keep it in the van, which is good 'cause the van is pretty huge. They got rid of the crappy double sided discs and they're now single sided ones. I was very pleasantly surprised with it. It's a quality product and I highly recommend if you want the show and don't have it yet. Right now, amazon has it listed for 89.99, which is less than 20 a season. Good price considering the old releases are over 30 a piece. Great show, great product, and it's looking beautiful on my TV as I write this.


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\'Ten years ago, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum-security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire The A-Team."Be a part of The A-Team like never before as the complete series arrives on DVD in this action-packed, 25-disc set. The iconic Mr. T stars as B.A., who joins forces with Hannibal, Murdock and Face to take down the bad guys in five explosive seasons. Groundbreaking, exciting and always fun, The A-Team remains an indelible part of television history and is the adventure that The New York Times proclaimed \'a sensational hit."

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