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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396195158
Format: Subtitled, Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: July 17, 2007
Running Time: 1174 minutes
Sales Rank: 17325
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: September 11, 1972
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The Rookies stars Sam Melville as Mike Danko, Michael Ontkean (Twin Peaks) as Willie Gillis, and Georg Stanford Brown (Roots) as Terry Webster. They portray three young and handsome new police officers learning to protect and serve the public under the watchful guidance of Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Lt. Ed Ryker. Also starring is Kate Jackson as Jill, a practicing nurse married to Mike Danko. The Rookies depict the personal and professional adjustments officers make as they embark on their careers and focus on the dramatic police cases they are assigned.
Notable guest stars the first season include Martin Sheen, Tyne Daly, Cheryl Ladd, Academy Award® winner Louis Gossett, Jr. (Best Supporting Actor, An Officer and a Gentleman), and Dick Van Patten (TV’s Eight Is Enough).
Amazon.com:
Aaron Spelling's series The Rookies was a mildly successful attempt to put a younger face on the aging cop-drama genre via a trio of new police recruits, who attempted to protect and serve Southern California with their hearts and minds as well as their guns. The trio in question--former project resident Georg Stanford Brown, who sought to solve his people's problems from behind a badge, solid ex-vet Sam Melville, and good-natured Michael Ontkean--saw their share of action during the show's four-year run from 1972 to 1976, but frequently solved conflicts through dialogue, not brawn. Gerald S. O'Laughlin was their seen-it-all lieutenant, while a pre-Charlie's Angels Kate Jackson was Melville's wife, who did her part as a nurse. The Rookies' blend of social conscience and street action worked for the most part, especially in episodes like 'The Commitment' (disc 1), in which Brown and Melville hunt down the assailant who shot Ontkean (their search takes them onto the back lot of the Fox Studios, which provides an interesting glimpse at their movie production slate), and 'Crossfire,' in which a black cop dealing with anger issues is sent to a camp that bolsters community relationships between the police and the public. The dialogue borders on the heavy-handed at times, but for the most part, The Rookies is an engaging alternative to the by-the-books cop shows of the '50s and '60s. The five-disc set includes no extras, which is unfortunate, given that the original two-hour movie that served as the show's pilot (which featured Darren McGavin in O'Loughlin's role) would've made an interesting companion piece to the episodes. --Paul Gaita
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Rating:  - WHERE IS THE PILOT film THE ROOKIES?
Ok.I know a LOT about this series. So I DO consider myself a kind of expert. First, this DVd set is a re-mastered digitally enhanced edition of uncut (MINUS previews to next week that originally aired!!) 49 minute episodes. That is the good news. The bad news. Where is the original PILOT movie called tHE ROOKIES that ran 75 minutes (no commercials) and featured the same cast (minus Kate Jackson and Gerald S O Laughlin) and featured Darren Mcgavin? It introduced the series and truly was a "pilot". Shame on SONY DVD. Also "missing" are the orignal bumpers that aired during eaach episode featuring a Police Siren "The Rookies will continueafter Station identifaction" and all the previews to next weeks shows.
Now--Here is some information on the series many of you may or may not know. Getting the rest of this series released on home DVD might take...YEARS. Season Two might come out but One episode--titled GFROZEN SMOKE stars John Travolta and for years he kept the episode out of syndication and it was never aired for 25 years until TV land did a once through run of PART of the series several years ago. They STOPPED airing episodes 1/3 throught the second season and no one else airs the series. if we do not get them on home dvd--we cannot get them.
For even more disturbing news--the original Pilot to the series SWAT--was a TWO hour episode of THE ROOKIES aired as BOTH a ROOKIES/SWAT cross over episdoe ONLY ONCE in 1975 during the third season of The Rookies. The episode was ... Read More
Rating:  - Glad I took a chance - don't make shows like this anymore.
I remember this show in the 70's, but only vaugly, however one episode stuck in my mind called "A taste of terror". and I remember seeing it when I was seven. and it was pretty scary for me at that time. However over the years I forgot about the show , until I was checking on Amazon on the release date for "Emergency- season four",and found this as well.
Oddly enough I started to remember the episode, and read the reviews, and took a chance and purchased it. The first episode was kinda lame ,and I began to worry a bit , but as I continued to watch further episodes on this set I began to enjoy this series. This really was well put together
and the stories were great and although "taste of terror" doesn't scare me anymore , it is still a very good episode to watch. I might take a chance and get further season releases of this series , I especially would like to see the spinoff episode for S.W.A.T. now that I discovered that it was a spinoff of this series.For those who never seen this show and love the classic's this series is for you.
Rating:  - were is the 2 hr pilot
All episodes are great quality ,but where is the 2 hour pilot? And do we have to wait another 3 years for season 2 (t j hooker , charlies angels,family, s.w.a.t)? why would they leave it out . highly priced set with no interviews and no pilot . oh well ,, people if we dont speek up expect sony to not improve their season sets.
Rating: - Wonderful Series
Iam happy I bought this DVD on the Rookies three cops that get the job done . Ryker the no nonsense head boss but soft inside cop ! jill who has her share of tending to the wounded in the hospital .Danko; Gillis and Webster who do their work as officers and share a relaxing moment or a dinner at the Danno apartment !Nice theme music too .
Rating: - I WAS SO EXCITED TO FIND THIS ON DVD!!!
I loved The Rookies when they were on tv when I was a kid & was so excited to find them on dvd! I loved Sam Melville & Kate Jackson as a couple! Thanks for bringing back the good shows!!!!
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