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The Fugitive - Season Two, Vol. 1 | 
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Directors: Barry Morse, Lewis Allen, Laslo Benedek, Richard Benedict, Abner Biberman
Actors: David Janssen, William Conrad, Barry Morse
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  126 reviews
Sales Rank: 10562
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 771
Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 132764
UPC: 097361327648
EAN: 0097361327648
ASIN: B0014FAIX4
Theatrical Release Date: September 17, 1963
Release Date: June 10, 2008
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Condition: Factory sealed. Ships 1st class.
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Product Description
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
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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
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 The Fugitive - Season Two, Vol 1 August 18, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I own over 400+ DVDs. Many are from CBS/Paramount. I hope CBS/Paramount executives are listening to their customers. Of course, as others have said, "The Fugitive" ranks as one of the greatest television show in history. It deserves the best. For long-time fans of the series, we waited years for the DVD release. It is sad to have to wait (maybe forever) for a quality release of the entire series. What a great PR move if CBS executives would say... "We value our customer's feedback. While it will take time, we will re-release Season 2 with original music."
My disappointment is no fugitive August 10, 2008
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I own the first two volumes from season one. When I read that the music soundtrack was altered, I held back from buying the next issue. I have written letters to CBS Home Entertainment asking that they honor the integrity of this work. If the original work is modified beyond what I watched in the 1960's, I will stick with my memories. The Fugitive series is very dear to my heart and modification of the work, no matter the excuse, is not acceptable. I will also refrain from buying any products from CBS Entertainment until the policy changes. Wake up folks. We don't want repackaged goods -- we want the original as close as it can be. If only we could have the commercials that were played along with the original, we could really feel transported back in time! Okay, maybe I can go without the commercials, but it's still an interesting idea.
THE HORROR OF IT ALL August 5, 2008
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Well, I'm certainly not the only one who caught the music snafu....they even added credits for the new music into the original credits in the same font style as the original to make it look original to the new viewer. Shame on all connected to this rape of original content. And just a little note on the bottom of the packaging "Some music has been changed for this home entertainment version" SOME! how about ALL! I will not buy any future sets unless all original music is restored.
The Fugitive - Season Two, Vol. 1 August 4, 2008
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
All I can say is I wanted The Fugitive on DVD, but not like this. Thank goodness for something like Netflix to come along and save $$$ before you buy such a "Bastardized" version of what you want. My advice from now on if at all possible "TRY BEFORE YOU BUY". I think I have made my point that I WILL NOT purchase such "Abominations" such as this. PUT THE FUGITVE ON DVD AS ORIGINALLY AIRED AND I WILL RECONSIDER PURCHASE. If CBS/Paramount is planning on Season 2, Vol 2 being this way- THEY CAN KEEP IT!!!! I personally don't think there is enough $ in it for them to go to such efforts to make things right. This is NOT "The Fugitive".
P.S. While you are at it CBS/Paramount- Go ahead and dub in Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones to make the screw up complete!!!
 fantastic! August 4, 2008
2 out of 32 found this review helpful
dont listen to all the ppl going on just because there isnt SOME original music.
its a great series and the quality is fantastic.
buy it! ignore the ppl who would complain about anything.
PLEASE PLEASE bring MORE NOW!!!
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