³Stefan, don¹t close your mind to me now. We've known each other all our lives.² ‹Soviet agent Walter Townsend to mastermind Stefan Miklos from "The Mind...
115-THE REBEL Prologue: Aboard a blue jeep, Jim and Dana stop at Kefero¹s 106th Infantry Battalion Headquarters and a soldier checks their identification...
116-SQUEEZE PLAY Prologue: Marseilles, France, in the estate of Italian Godfather Albert Zembra: two old henchmen walk down the exit route while Eve Zembra...
"The Rebel" is typical forumla stuff, a typical reminder of what almost all episodes in season 2 and 3 felt like. John, With all due respect, when I read the...
Jimmy,  Rather than saying that Woodfield and Balter were such great writers, I would rather describe them as a circus act. The scripts for Mission...
Nice review. I'm sure "preachy" and "melodramatic" are the words I would choose to describe this episode, but it is certainly more focused on intelligent...
Another great review of a wonderful episode. Words like "satisfying" and "slick" match perfectly with what we are seeing here. I agree 100%. Anthony...
I take the position that all of the big writers made their important and unique contributions to the series overall. Woodfield & Balter created the base, the...
"Des Moines. Denver. Atlanta. And... Portland. Within five miles of each city is one of America's second-strike control centers. If these four cities, plus...
Hello MISSION members, Find the list of cast and crew that I will celebrate in January: -Fritz Weaver -William Read Woodfield -Benny Golson Note: I will cease...
It would be interesting if we could get a more complete file on Playdon, the genius behind the series. Â John ... From: bellerocorp <filigrane@...> ...
Excellent analysis, Erik. That seems to summarize it quite neatly.  John ... From: Erik E Miller <erikemiller@...> Subject: [Mission_Impossible_1966]...
For those of you who like early 70's cops series with a "Dirty Harry" feel, I forward this message because one episode features Sam Elliott. ... Hello, Find...
Yes, I think "Takeover" succeeds in the places where "The Martyr" failed. I think it's an entertaining episode. ... nevertheless I feel it is the script ... of...
I certainly have a fondness for the classic style episodes that ran from seasons two through four. But I have to say that since I've been able to watch the...
Wonderful review, Erik. I feel just like you, except that I don't find "A ghost story" all that bad either. I'm not sure I've found any episode in season...
In my opinion, "The Martyr" was one of the best episodes of season 4, but otherwise I agree completely on what you are saying. "Takeover" is very much a...
As I watch the series more, I appreciate the movie-of-the–week quality to it. This makes it unlike any other espionage show I've ever watched. That's why as...
This was my most favourate series amoung all 5 seasons. Just a good show. By the way, no news from Season 6 yet? No polls for Season 5? Marina -- In...
... I'm preparing the polls for season 5 and they will be available in February. It will include for the very first time a "prologue" polls. As for season 6,...
I know that "Takeover" is not one of the more popular episodes but I have always liked that one a lot for some reason. I like the final scene inside the...
I'll have to check with the imdb statistics to figure out which episodes are popular and which are not, but to me "Takeover" is a good one. I definitely like...
And I hope you will also guide us with another excellent season 6 review on amazon? I really like this overview reviews as an addtion to reviews of...
Movie-of-the-week qualtiy is a very good description!!! John ... From: Erik E Miller <erikemiller@...> Subject: [Mission_Impossible_1966] Re: Episode...
... really like this overview reviews as an addtion to reviews of individual episodes. It wets the appetite. ... Don't worry, I have already cooked up my...
117-THE HOSTAGE Prologue: Latin America, the district of the consulate of the United States of America: two men talk in the steps of the consulate and a yellow...
118-TAKEOVER (produced by Laurence Heath) Prologue: At night, in a Los Angeles¹ far left hippie flat: student leader Billy Walsh makes a political speech at a...