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Release Date: 01 June, 1999 Retail Price: $29.98 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (15 total) |
Baywatch: Nightmare Bay/River of No Return Reviews
The beginning of the end for the REAL Baywatch
Season 1 was great, gritty storylines, realistic credible characters and some great music montages. This disc features the Season 2 pilot episode called Nightmare Bay. Gone are Parker Stevenson, Brandon Call and Shawn Weatherly only to be replaced in this episode by Jeremy Jackson as Hobie, Tom McTigue as Harvey and for this episode only Andrea Thompson as Devon Connor. David Hasselhoff, Billy Warlock and Erika Eleniak remain from season 1. This was a good episode in places including a great rescue scene featuring Erika Eleniak (Shauni) saving a young girl from drowning and befriending her and her family. The rest of the show follows a monster in the bay storyline which turns out to be a mini-sub. The second side of this disc features the pilot episode of season 3 - River Of No Return. This episode sees the debut of a whole new cast of characters including David Charvet as Matt Brody, Pamela Denise Anderson as CJ Parker, Nicole Eggert as Summer Quinn, Kelly Slater as Jimmy Slade and Susan Anton as Jackie Quinn. This episode also features the marriage and departure of Eddie (Billy Warlock) & Shauni (Erika Eleniak) after a white water rapids adventure with Mitch, Hobie and CJ. Overall this DVD is one I would recommend, it's really the last parts of Baywatch you'll find before the show really lost any credibility it had and earnt the name Babewatch.
Cast includes: David Hasselhoff as Lt Mitch Buchannon, Billy Warlock as Eddie Kramer, Erika Eleniak as Shauni McClain, Monte Markham as Captain Don Thorpe, Richard Jaeckel as Lt Ben Edwards, Andrea Thompson as Devon Connor, Tom McTigue as Harvey Miller, Pamela Denise Anderson as CJ Parker, David Charvet as Matt Brody, Nicole Eggert as Summer Quinn, Kelly Slater as Jimmy Slade & Susan Anton as Jackie Quinn.
It's not how it was used to be
When you think this two episodes (from the 2nd and 3rd Baywatch
season) are the same as when they were broadcasted on television, then you are wrong. This DVD version is different comparing it with the tv-broadcast versions.
Let's begin with the featured SONGS. On this DVD
they replaced the original songs "Get up" (Mike and the Mechanics) for another artist. And "Keep me running" (Noiseworks) has been replaced for also another song.
Why? I don't know, perhaps the music-rights for DVD-customers
use was too high, so they used other artists.
Another point is EDITING. On this DVD the edit crew cut off
all the fadeins/fadeouts from each scene. So, the sound
doesn't fade away slowly, but very rough.
Also, many original CASTMEMBERS from the first season (1989/1990) are being replaced by other actors. So, it's not how it used to be. Brandon Call (Hobie - season 1) is not the same as Jeremy Jackson (Hobie - season 2). You'll also miss strong actors like Parker Stevenson, Michael McManus, Holly Gagnier. It seems like they tried to reborn the show, but the classic Baywatch fans (from the first season - 1989), know better, "Nightmare Bay" and "River of no return" are not how
Baywatch was used to be.
If you would purchase some classic Baywatch-episodes, that are how Baywatch was used to be, check www.freerecordshop.nl for the Baywatch DVD Boxset. This box has 3 DVD's (region 2-code) with the following classic episodes:
- Baywatch : Panic at Malibu Pier (pilot, 1989/season 1)
- In Deep (episode 1, 1989/season 1)
- Heat Wave (episode 2, 1989/season 1)
- Second Wave (episode 3, 1989/season 1)
- Message in a bottle (episode 4, 1989/season 1)
All DVD's play in excellent condition, hopely one day Amazon.com
will offer the same boxset on their website in region 1-code.
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