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Mission: Impossible - Series 3
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Barbara Bain - 3 good episodes
Review date: 2007-11-24 Rating: 10 out of 10
I have to be honest and say that the reason I watch MI is Barbara Bain's Cinnamon Carter. In S3 she has 3 very good roles in The Heir Apparent; The Exchange and for me, her best performance as "Mona Bern" in Illusion (vocal limitations aside!!!). Cinnamon Carter is not the "weakest sex" as women were apt to be portrayed. She is sexy, beautiful, intelligent and brave. She is an equal member of the team and the rest of the MI know they can rely on her. She won't let them down. No wonder Barbara Bain won 3 Emmy's for her performances.
I do also enjoy many of the other episodes, but the episode that most people seem to rave about, The Mind of Stefan Miklos, is not one of my favourites.
In an earlier review of S2, I said that MI just gets better. Although some of the story's are stronger, I find myself watching more of S1's episodes.
But the first 3 series of MI are brilliant. But S3 is where my interest ends.
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Reviews
That lighted match is back for its third season.
Review date: 2007-11-02 Rating: 10 out of 10
I know Five US and some other TV channels are showing Mission: Impossible but the only place to really appreciate the show is in uninterrupted viewing, especially dispensing with the annoying announcer over the closing credits. The twenty three episodes of series three (two are double episodes) make this the best of the seven, in my own opinion. Granted a couple were amongst the worst ever made but to counter that there is the undoubted quality of `The Mercenaries', `The Execution' and `The Mind of Stefan Milkos'. Mission: Impossible was a show you couldn't walk in on a few minutes late or nip off to make the tea whilst it was on: to do so meant not understanding what was happening. Never has this been truer than in the last of the episodes mentioned. Even now it's difficult to follow and understand but that's what made M:I such a terrific series. Both `Live Bait' (another involved storyline) and `Illusion' (Barbara Bain in her best role) are other excellent stories. The only problem here is that there seems to be an over reliance on supposedly East European locations, but I guess it made the accountants happy.
Noticeable by its absence on this box set (and the other two) are the usually obligatory `extras', which is, actually, welcoming. Who ever watches interviews with the director anyway? And those `deleted scenes' shouldn't be viewed in isolation. Good on Paramount for leaving that stuff out. Unfortunately, both Bain and Martin Landau left after completing the last episode, `The Interrogator', and subsequent series never reached the heights this one attained. Cue one of the finest themes in television history.....
Product Details/Specifications
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Mission: Impossible
Recording label: Paramount Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Paramount Home Entertainment
EAN: 5014437922731
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 7
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2007-10-29
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 478 minutes