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The Greatest '70s Cop Shows (Charlie's Angels / Starsky and Hutch / S.W.A.T. / Police Woman / The Rookies)
enlarge	Directors: Ronald Austin, Allen Baron, Richard Benedict, John D.f. Black, Cliff Bole Studio: Sony Pictures Category: DVD List Price: ~~$9.95~~ Buy New: $2.97 You Save: $6.98 (70%) New (42) Used (22) from $2.21 Avg. Customer Rating: 10 reviews Sales Rank: 13083 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc Language: English (Original Language) Rating: NR (Not Rated) Number Of Items: 1 Running Time: 252 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6 MPN: COLD00353D ISBN: 1404924566 UPC: 043396003538 EAN: 9781404924567 ASIN: B00000F6RL Theatrical Release Date: February 17, 1975 Release Date: May 6, 2003 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Condition: ****BRAND NEW** Over 1.5 million orders shipped worldwide and more than 500 000 items in stock, BUY FROM A TRUSTED SOURCE, ESTABLISHED SINCE 1998 - INETVIDEO ~~~

Editorial Reviews: Product Description The definitive collection of the greatest 70s cop shows is finally here! see how the action all started with this colletion of the first episodes of charlies angels starsky and hutch s.W.A.T. rookies and police woman. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 02/26/2008 Run time: 252 minutes Rating: Nr Amazon.com It may sound like a gimmick--The Greatest '70s Cop Shows is a compilation of first episodes from Starsky and Hutch, Police Woman, S.W.A.T., The Rookies, and Charlie's Angels--but this DVD anthology really opens one's eyes to the look and feel of dramatic television during the so-called Me Decade. Except for Angels, which never wavered from its self-mocking, glossy action/stiff exposition playbook, these cop-program debuts (four of them from Aaron Spelling) import much of their fluid camera movement, multiple points-of-view, and dynamic, often wordless storytelling from the era's rough-and-tumble action movies (e.g., The French Connection). Which is to say these shows may be dumb but not necessarily cheesy (except Angels' post-modern cheese). There is a lot to admire about the opening ambush in S.W.A.T.'s "The Killing Ground," the hard-boiled camaraderie of Police Woman's "The End Game," and especially the reckless physicality and ironic jokes of Starsky and Hutch's "Savage Sunday." --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews... Prime example of 70's police dramas October 20, 2008 I was excited when this offering arrived in the mail. I couldn't wait to watch it. I was surprised however to find I have grown up since I last watched these shows (when they were on the very first time). Shows I loved as a youngster didn't do it for me as an adult, and shows I had to sit through as a kid because my parents liked them were the ones I enjoyed most. All that aside, this was a very well produced product. I thought the quality was very good,both picture and sound. It may not have all the bells and whistles some people want in a DVD these days,but fills the bill if you want to see some of your favorite crime drama from back in the day. why johnny can't read May 2, 2008 0 out of 2 found this review helpful lots of unintentional laughs to be found here . who wrote this dreck ? 50 year old tupperware moms ? spelling should be brought up for crimes against humanity . just about the only character with any truth is george stanford brown's officer from THE ROOKIES . i'd advise any prospective buyer to S.W.A.T this brick of cheese out of their shopping cart . i rejected this stuff (wholesale) at ten or so . BEWARE A Starsky and Hutch Fan December 6, 2004 9 out of 9 found this review helpful I love the fact that they are putting out DVD's like this I grew up with all these shows and I love all of them and seeing David Soul (Hutch from Starsky and Hutch, He is Hot !!!!) in it is a plus also !!!!! Starsky and Hutch was my favorite show as a kid and I still love watching it. It is worth the money to buy it with all 5 shows they were some of the best shows on TV in the 70's. 3 stars if you didn't grow up with these shows October 25, 2004 10 out of 12 found this review helpful I was a child of the 70s and remembered these shows fondly. I took them VERY seriously at the time. Now they are instant nostalgia and a hoot. I love the bland studio bars and apartments, the lack of much blood after some serious gun fights, the friendly neo-fascist cops who do their duty & then go party. These are the "first" episodes of each show but that is misleading. Most started as 2 hour movies of the week. These are the first of the on going episodes but in most cases the viewer's second helping. The Rookies-the most social conscious of the group. The street wise cop who grew up in the 'hood with the very naive suburban kid. Nice sentiments here about getting through to gang members excpet that these guys are psuhing 40 when they should be teens & the slum is obviously a Hollywood backlot with lots of newspapers thrown all over it. Police Woman-good drama, Angie does some nice touches. The show isn't just about her though, a whole unit so it's kinda misleading. That hippuie undercover has on of the oddest faces to grace a TV screen. And I loved the casual traffic driving past a desperate shoot out early on. SWAT-Now this felt like a pilot. Like most of SWAT's villains, total psychos. Although no one mentions it, they are sniffing alot during the episode so grown up viewers will know that they are all coked up. Starsky & Hutch-lame plot but good commadarie. Watch for a sexy cameo but Suzanne Sommers. This show was a little more into innuendo but then came... Charlie's Angels-not a cop show! This one actually isz the first time we'd seen the Angels. Not bad but the whole Doyle as a preacher bit was grating. I remeber them calling this a "jiggle show" but note the lack of the extra large busts we've come to expect nowadays. I wish they'd have released the "best" ep of each show rather than the "first", now that would be a 5 star DVD! Maybe! September 27, 2004 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I captioned this as maybe , because I Love everyone of these shows , and the individual programs chosen for this Collection , but having purchased this , and having watched it . It is great for those last two reason , but let me tell you were the problem lies . Copying these from whatever , or however , from the very first show on the collection you run into the problem that the sound does not match the picure . The words are heard bfore the Lips even move . Now this is regular on the Charlie's Angels show , and sparadically on the others , but I still enjoyed the Collection Purchase very much .