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The Fugitive - Season Two, Vol. 1
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
EAN: 0097361327648
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Paramount Home Video
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video
MPN: 132764
Number Of Discs: 4
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Paramount Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 10, 2008
Running Time: 771 minutes
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 17, 1963
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Editorial Review:
The relentless Lt. Gerard (Barry Morse) has always insisted that capturing fugitive Richard Kimble (David Janssen) was just "unfinished business." But in "The Nemesis," an essential episode that is one of the highlights of this half-season set, it's personal. An unwitting Kimble has stolen Girard's car to make a getaway, not knowing that it contains Girard's young son, Phil, Jr. (Kurt Russell). Phil Jr. is a chip off the old block (he cleverly leaves a trail of his precious football cards to point his father in the right direction), but a selfless act by Kimble raises doubts in the boy's mind. "You and dad can't both be right," he questions. This is just one of the compelling human dramas at the heart of one of television's Most Wanted series. Now in his second year on the run after escaping from the Death Row-bound train, Kimble is "tired of looking over his shoulder… tired of running." In "Escape Into Black," he visits a small-town diner and loses his memory after the gas stove explodes. In "When the Bough Breaks," he hops a freight car that also carries a traumatized woman who has abducted a baby. Until he can find the one-armed man (Bill Raisch) he witnessed running from his home the night his wife was killed, he will have to endure "another shabby room, another lonely night." Not that Kimble doesn't have his champions. In the season-opener, "Man in a Chariot," a college law professor, argues Kimble's case before his students in a mock trial. In "World's End," the daughter (Suzanne Pleshette) of his former defense attorney contacts Kimble with potentially devastating news about the ever-elusive one-armed man and schemes to run away with him. In "Escape into Black," a compassionate hospital welfare caseworker (Betty Garrett) tries to find the one-armed man while Kimble recovers.
The episodes in this set maintain an unflagging pace, thanks to taut direction (the late Sydney Pollack directed "Man on a String," in which Kimble is a very reluctant witness in a murder case) and excellent scripts (George Eckstein, who wrote "Man in a Chariot" and "When the Bough Breaks" would co-write The Fugitive's final episode, a television benchmark). Among the great character actors who guest star in these episodes include Tuesday Weld as a manipulative and very twisted sister in "Dark Corner," Slim Pickens as a poacher in "Nemesis," and Ivan Dixon as a doctor who discovers Kimble's identity in "Escape Into Black." The Fugitive taps into the primal fear that was one of Hitchcock's favorite themes: What would you do if you were falsely accused? Janssen is unforgettable in his signature role as the man whose every instinct is to flee the scene and not get involved with the strangers whose paths he crosses. But we offer viewers the same advice the professor gives Kimble in "Chariot": "All I ask is that you stay around and see what happens." --Donald Liebenson
Dr. Richard Kimble is accused to be the murder of his wife. The night before his execution he escapes. The only chance to prove his innocence is to find the man who killed hi wife. Kimble persecuted by the Lt. Gerard risks his life several times when he shows his identity to help other people out of trouble.System Requirements:Running Time: 771 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 097361327648 Manufacturer No: 132764
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - What a waste, what a shame !
What more can be said that has not been said on these reviews ?
Short and simple:
CBS/Paramount took what is possibly the best show ever on television and
desecrated it by removing the music.
When they put the music back, I will put my money in their pockets !
Rating:  - No Letdown
This dvd set-vol 1,season 2,is just as entertaining as the first year. I like the fact that there are changes in the music. Variety is the spice of life! The new music blends into the story line in an appropriate manner in my opinion. I hope that the producers complete the entire series because this is one of the few serials that I have enjoyed.
Rating: - The Atmosphere Of The Show Gone
I share the opinions of the other buyers on this volume of The Fugitive. Next to The Twilight Zone, this was my all time favorite TV series and had been waiting for a long time for this to come out on DVD. I had budgeted to spend the over $300.00 for the complete series but now I am not so sure. I am Very disappointed with the music being totally changed on Series 2 Volume 1. The music was as part of the drama as the story line!! Please put the original music as it was aired back in the series ... Read More
Rating: - Sad
This DVD is a travesty. CBS is disgusting. The music is so much a part of the show.
This series is great for a whole lot of reasons, many of which have been well- documented here. It shows what life was like in America, before McDonalds and WalMart and Target and Hollywood trash culture--- before the tyranny of political correctness and focus groups--and before popular culture became a comic book.
It reflects a morality and grace in the larger culture that has long since ... Read More
Rating: - Forget about the music
I was trying to find out when the next installment was coming out & was surprised to see all these bad reviews about the music.I would have never even known they changed anything if not for reading it here.You don't notice it at all when watching it.At least I didn't.It seemed like the same great show I remembered.Apparently some of these people didn't know they were buying a TV show.If your wanting music maybe you should try turning on your radio.
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