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Release Date: 20 January, 2004 Retail Price: $29.95 OUR Price: $14.97 You SAVE: $14.98! Cast: Complete Cast (7 total) |
Barney Miller - The First Season Reviews
Even Better than I Remember!
This is a Great Sitcom!
The acting and the interaction of the original main characters is what sets this Sitcom apart from the rest. The men of the one-two encounter serious situations that they are able to handle with their own inimitable style. They dispense justice with common sense, judgement, warmth and more than a little bit of humor.
The writers created truly unique unforgettable characters.
Barney Miller - The big hearted practical problem solver. Barney would make a Great Police Commissioner or Big City Mayor.
Fish - A mischevious, wisened old detective awaiting retirement.
Yamana - The perpetual Gambler with a dry sense of humor.
Wojo - The over eager young detective that loves women and doesn't think too hard.
Harris - The dreamer that would rather be a novelist than a cop but needs a job to pay the bills until the big break comes along.
I think that they are all individually Great Actors but as a Squad they are incredible. Join the Fun!
Where are the rest?
Barney Miller will always be a favorite sitcom of mine. It was different, and had its own brand of humor, Its setting being Manhattan is very appropriate for the ethnic range of policemen. Like another reviewer stated, this 1st season is still discovering its characters and who they are about. That is why I give it only 4 stars. This season, along with the 2nd (the 2 should have been packaged together!) pretty much test out who would survive the 12 precinct, with several guest detectives popping up, then quickly disappearing, like Wilson in episode 2 and Lovatelli in season 2, as well as Linda Lavin as Wentworth in both seasons. Do not be fooled by the expermental nature of this seaosn, it is FUNNY. It is just that some of our favorites are not who we fondly remember yet...Wojo starts off as a muscleheaded doofus who hasn't been sensitized to the world around him yet, Harris starts off as more of a "Hey baby!" jive-talking detective who hasn't found his dry, witty voice yet (the last 4 years of the show are his best). Yemana and Fish are pretty constant throughout their runs. Chano is a cool character, and I was surprised he didn't last past 2 seasons. Maybe the occasional spurts of Spanish from him didn't test well with audiences.
And then there is Barney himself. As the years went by, his words of wisdom and reason to his men and criminals alike were used by his men as well. He also forged good relationships with the men, especially Wojo. He is a trusted confidante of Fish and his many ailments. Inspector Luger seems to think Barney wants to hear his long tales about the past, but Barney just sits and listens patiently. Anyone who has seen the series knows it took a LOT to make Barney raise his voice in anger.
This series lasted for 8 seasons.....and only 1 has been released! A lot of 1 season wonders are out there on the shelves, and lots of 1-2 season no-wonders are also there, usually recent failures. A great like this should not be ignored.
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