Los Angeles, 1972. A simpler time relative to todays high-tech police dramas, but with material just as compelling storywise. The cases are real and the criminals every bit as desperate, slick and ruthless.
Officers Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) and Jim Reed (Kent McCord) hit the mean streets of L.A. running into all sorts of crime . . . from anti-Semitic criminals to assassins to hallucinating drunks: they see it all. A spin-off of the popular NBC TV series Dragnet (both created by the legendary Jack Webb), the show ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1968 1975. Get ready to roll out in the name of protection and service for Season Four of the action-packed police drama Adam-12. Best-selling author and prolific television producer Stephen J. Cannell (The A-Team, 21 Jump Street) joined the series this season as head writer and story editor.
Buy “Adam-12: Season Four” For Only $22.85
March 10, 2008
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Shout factory has done a fantastic job in their releases of Seasons 2 and 3 of Adam 12 (Universal did season 1). The picture quality is crisp, sharp, clear and with excellent color – no fading or worn picture. The audio is clear. Packaging consists of a nice outer box with two slim plastic holders containing 2 DVD’s each. The DVD’s are one sided. There have been some nice additional features that Shout has put together for the releases.
This is one of my favorite police dramas of all time. It gives a nice glimpse into the police work of the very late 60′s and the first half of the 70′s). This season marks a newer looking police car for Reed and Maloy (not a big deal – just an observation). They switch from a 1968/69 Plymouth Belvedere to a 1971 Plymouth Satellite. The final three seasons (seasons 5-7) saw a third car, an AMC Matador. As always, expect high moral values and integrity from these police officers (something that marked each of Jack Webb’s biggest hits – Dragnet, Adam-12 and Emergency!).
A great show to watch as a family.