Charlie's Angels (TV Series): The Complete 4th Season (DVD)
6-Disc Set
APPROX. 1027 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1979 - MPA RATING: NR
" It's all about placing beautiful people in ugly situations, with a little Superfly music to date it. But it's still fun.
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8) "Angels on the Street." A young music teacher is beaten by a pimp, and that leads Kelly and Tiffany to pose as prostitutes who discover that the victim may not be who she says she is. Here's the last of three clips provided by the studio.
9) "The Prince and the Angel." Jill (Fawcett) returns again for Charlie's birthday but is instead swept off her feet by a European prince, and that puts her right in the line of fire when assassins strike.
10) "Angels on Skates." This classic episode features Ed Begley, Jr. and Rene Auberjonois as the Angels witness the abduction of a female skater and then discover that she's really an heiress.
11) "Angels on Campus." Another oldie-but-goodie sends the Angels back to college after two sorority sisters disappear. Gary Collins guests.
12) "Angel Hunt." The Angels become stranded on a deserted island in Mexico and become hunted game by a convict who has a vendetta against Charlie, in this variation of "The Most Dangerous Game" short story.
13) "Cruising Angels." Charlie's yacht vanishes and when it reappears it's full of gold. Go figure, there's also blood on the deck.
14) "Of Ghosts and Angels." Tiffany's recurring nightmares become reality as she visits her college friend and her new husband. Robin Mattson ("All My Children") guests.
15) "Angel's Child." Kelly goes undercover on a robbery case but instead learns that the police officer in charge is a chronic child abuser . . . of his own son. And when Kelly sticks her nose into it, she's kidnapped. One of the weaker episodes is still okay enough to watch.
16) "One of Our Angels is Missing." When a jewel thief jumps bail and Kris is sent to lure him back to L.A. for prosecution, things get hairy because the suspect is also a rapist and a murderer.
17) "Catch a Fallen Angel." It's porn time, as the Angels go undercover to find a guy who disappears trying to find his girlfriend.
18) "Home Sweet Homes." The angels try to trap thieves after an estate robbery.
19) "Dancin' Angels." Can you say "Saturday Night Fever"? Well, almost. The Angels enter a dance contest to investigate the disappearance of a contestant.
20) "Harrigan's Angel." The Angels investigate an electronic heist and get partnered with a bumbling insurance investigator.
21) "An Angel's Trail." Happy trails to you? Nope. Fawcett guests again in her final contractual episode in which the producers get revenge by having her taken hostage.
22) "Nips and Tucks." Yep, it's plastic surgery time as the Angels go undercover when it's suspected that somebody is helping a fugitive. Tab Hunter guests.
23) "Three for the Money." In a "Sting"-like plot, the Angels try to out-con a con.
24) "Toni's Boys." The Angels have so many close calls that Charlie asks an old friend to have her "boys" watch over them. Barbara Stanwyck guests, along with Olympic Gold medalist Bob Seagrean. This one was an unsuccessful attempt by Spelling to create a male version of "Charlie's Angels." But it was one of the weakest episodes this season. Hey, jiggle TV only goes so far!
25-26) "One Love . . . Two Angels," Pts. 1&2. Kelly may or may not be the long-lost daughter of a millionaire. And now she's hiring her friends to help her find her true identity. Look for Patrick Duffy ("Dallas") and Robert Reed ("The Brady Bunch")
Video:
This is ´70s television we´re talking about, and if you remind yourself that it was a throwaway medium, never one intended for archival preservation, the picture quality is actually quite good. There are nowhere near as many dirt flickers or small tears as on some older television shows, and nowhere near the variation in color tone from frame to frame. The picture is consistently decent, with the kind of graininess you´d expect from older ´70s film stock. But even on a widescreen TV it´s not intrusive--though, ironically, you´ll notice it most on the title sequence, which didn´t survive as well as some of the shows themselves. The aspect ratio, of course, is 1.33:1.
Audio:
Typical of the old TV show transfers, the soundtrack is in Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, with most of the sound coming out of the front center speaker. But there´s no snap, crackle, or pop (and no hiss, for that matter), so for 2.0 stereo the sound is pretty decent.
Extras:
While it might have been fun to hear the talk about the politics that kept this series afloat for so many years, there are no bonus features.
Bottom Line:
"Charlie´s Angels" was a phenomenon when it aired, and it remains an important touchstone in any history of American culture, and a topic of debate forever tied to a history of the women´s movement. A recent book, "Disco Divas: Women and Popular Culture in the 1970s" (ed. By Sherrie Inness) featured an article devoted to the angels: "Reevaluating ´Jiggle TV´: Charlie´s Angels at Twenty-Five." With the shows coming out on DVD, you´ll see many more such articles, but hey, people, lighten up. This was never intended to rival Hallmark or Kraft dramatic TV productions. It's all about placing beautiful people in ugly situations, with a little Superfly music to date it. But it's still fun.
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