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The Fugitive - Season Two, Vol. 1 | 
 enlarge | 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:  140 reviews
Sales Rank: 8529
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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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
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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 Stopping the music! October 2, 2008
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
I eagerly awaited the arrival of this DVD and I was MORTIFIED to hear the severe musical alterations which plague this production. I knew that Paramount thought of The Fugitive as an illegitimate child when I heard musical substitutions in the Ballad For A Ghost episode with Janis Page. Having the vhs versions of the Fugitive, it is easy for me to decode where untrammelled recording ends and when edited or dubbed offering begins. None of the manhunter musical elements which Pete Rugolo injected into this masterpiece exist save for the opening and closing credits. In fact, the closing credits have the names of entry level musicians and vocalists superimposed on the screen. This is farcical! I truly believe that Paramount figured on keeping all of the profit money for themselves rather than pay the estate of the series music composers.
This latter statement doesn't encompass The Fugitive only, though it should. But there are other series Paramount releases on DVD which have their original music libraries tampered with also.
In short, the main reason Paramount has messed with The Fugitive mood music is because the show is not really theirs. And nor is Gomer Pyle.
Incredibly, Mission Impossible, a Paramount production - features no altered music. Hmm...
I guess Star Trek, Laverne & Shirley, and Happy Days have nothing to worry about!
Anyway, it is SO great to see The Fugitive on DVD. As fans our issue is not with the film prints or the stories, which is why we anxiously awaited the program's release. But we identify with the musical inflections of Pete Rugolo which speak in a way that the character doesn't always have to. We fans are a sentimental, nostalgic lot who only wanted Paramount to share the same convictions. And now that Paramount knows how we feel, maybe, maybe, they will feel disposed to do what Infinity Entertainment has done for its Route 66 customers. That is, the complete re-release of Season 2 of The Fugitive with its original music. A few bonus features such as original retro commercials or commentaries from surviving components of the series would be great, too. But at this point, PLEASE re-release The Fugitive volumes in their pristine glory. Only then will the 5 star rating for the greatest drama of all time take care of itself.
 Missing incidental music is incidental September 21, 2008
1 out of 22 found this review helpful
Everything that made us love this series in the first place is still here! David Janssen would spin in his grave if he knew some "fans" are rejecting these dvds because of the rather insignificant musical adjustments! True Fans, do NOT be deterred!
Do NOT avoid! Buy, Buy, Buy! Janssen Rules! September 20, 2008
3 out of 24 found this review helpful
Like other reviewers, I wish they wouldn't have messed with the music. But, they did. So, get over it! I should have given this 4 stars instead of 5 because of the music changes. However, the reason I gave this 5 stars is to offset the ridiculous 1 and 2 star ratings of this television masterpiece. Perhaps the outrage will be recognized and future releases will contain the original scores. However, because there has been so much ranting and raving, The Fugitive fans may now be out of luck with getting future episodes at all. So, thanks a lot to all of you who have complained so much about the music and have gone on a boycott; not buying this season 2, volume 1. If it does not sell well, then future seasons/volumes may not be released. Those who complain too much do not do the rest of us any favors. Yes, I would have preferred the music be left alone. But, that does not change the brilliant storylines and the incredible acting of David Janssen. The Fugitive remains one of the greatest TV shows ever and David Janssen one of the greatest actors. I only hope - music changes or no music changes - that the entire The Fugitive series is released on DVD and that all seasons are released quickly one right after the other and that it does not take years to get them all released. I would also recommend that future seasons beginning with Season Three not be broken up into two volumes. That actually irritated me more than the music changes, and I'm one of those who is usually more music oriented. If you were a The Fugitive fan and have both volumes of Season One, do yourself a favor and by this, the first volume of Season Two, and you will be paying tribute to both an historical TV show and one of the greatest actors who ever graced the small screen.
 Please redo September 19, 2008
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Dear CBS/Paramount,
Please get the proper music licenses and redub the music on The Fugitive-Season Two-Volume 1. If not you're going to hell. Really, I'm not kidding. Oh yeah, you laugh now but wait until you begin your eternal damnation. Yeah, you'll be laughing out of the other side of your face. Take the easy way out. Return these episodes to their original release quality.
Thanks,
A happy customer (who will now buy more of your overpriced television series)
What a waste, what a shame ! September 5, 2008
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
What more can be said that has not been said on these reviews ?
Short and simple:
CBS/Paramount took what is possibly the best show ever on television and
desecrated it by removing the music.
When they put the music back, I will put my money in their pockets !
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