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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 11, 2018 12:28:35 GMT
Episode 12 - Season One: Till Death Do Us Part (1983)
A bride to be is in a bad need of a rescuing, and the gang must find a way to get her safely out of hiding or more fittingly prison cell, which is to hold her away from escaping her future husband.
Another heavily cartoonish/goofy episode and one which never really go anywhere, but it do come with a very cool helicopter chase, but beside that it is likely one of the lesser and most forgettable ones from season one.
5/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 13, 2018 14:21:29 GMT
Episode 13 - Season One: The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing (1983)
Surely among if not the most dramatic episode of season one, where the gang must interfere when a crew of brutal terrorists hijacks an airplane and Hannibal along with Faceman goes undercover, however they are soon found out and caught. Now they must put their trust in B.A. and Murdock to save the day, which is not gonna be easy when the big guy finds out he is about to live out his worst nightmare, which is being stuck in an airplane along with Murdock at his side.
A classic episode, no doubt. Funny, memorable and one which certainly stands as one of the seasons ones best ones as well. Loved seeing how B.A. and Murdock go on when he understood that he was in the air and that his crazy pal was the one trying to cure his flight scare, which is not easy when H.M. gets temporarely blinded during a shootout and is the only one who can land the airplane safely, however it is now in the hands of Hannibal to do so, with Murdock guiding him along the way.
Must also be noted that Amy Allen looked ridiculously hot in that foxy jumpsuit she wore.
8/10
Episode 14 - Season One: A Nice Place to Visit (1983)
The gang travels to a small town located out in the middle of nowhere in order to pay their respect to a fallen Vietnam veteran but is mostly met with hostility and a nasty bunch of local thugs trying to bully them out, but that is never gonna happen with The A-Team on the case.
A rather mediocre and not very good final episode of season one. It had potential but seemed very rushed and I thought the backstory with their fallen compadre was too hasty and not all that well written out, but it did feature some funny and enjoyable moments here and there.
5/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 18, 2018 13:10:01 GMT
Well, season one was done rather fast. Only 14 episodes but mostly enjoyable ones and while not a great seasons, it did contain a few too many forgettable ones, it sure did also come with some great and classic stand out episodes, which I will surely re-watch again, the lesser ones, not so much. Anyway, for such an uneven first season I end up giving it a:
6,5/10
Episode 01 - Season Two: Diamonds 'n' Dust (1983)
The A-Team heads down to Africa in order to put away a bunch of filthy scumbags who have taken over the diamond business after getting rid of the "competition". The gang soon finds themself fitting in well, Face and Murdock but then there is that one big problem, getting there alive and safe without B.A. going completely bonkers as once more Hannibal has to do his little "magic" spell on the big fella in order to get him along the long flight.
Not the most impressive episode, even though it is one of those I have seen at least 3 times over, but there are those classic Murdock and Face teams up moments and the action scenes are not bad either, but over all a decent start of season 2, which if I remember correctly was the first real classic one, closely followed by season three.
6/10
Episode 02 - Season Two: Recipe for Heavy Bread (1983)
And old friend of The A-Team suddenly appears out of the blue at an fancy restaurant, but so do also a bunch of nasty bad guys with an old score to settle. The gang never lets any of their own behind and decides to do a little search and destroy of their own.
A better episode, and one which features Mako as Lin Duk Coo and where Faceman must tolerate that the gang will be needing his new penthouse apartment as their official head quarters for now.
7/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 19, 2018 12:04:11 GMT
Episode 03 - Season Two: The Only Church in Town (1983)
Faceman is moving his schemy double-life business towards a new penthouse apartment and while about enjoying himself with some brunette bimbo, he is suddenly being sent upon a letter from a long lost love, and before he knew what goes on, the gang is headed down to Ecuador to help out a small bunch of nuns and children in bad need of a rescue from some nasty bad guys who have taken a church and its people as hostages.
Another good episode, not great but one I have seen 3-4 times before, often on TV but still fun to re-watch every now and then.
7/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 26, 2018 13:40:55 GMT
Episode 04 - Season Two: Bad Time on the Border (1983)
The A-Team goes up against a nasty bunch of human smugglers when a young girl befriends B.A. and tells them about her mums desperate situation being in prisoned and very sick.
Not a very memorable episode, well beside the fact that Lt. Tackleberry (David Graf) steps up as one of the main villains.
5/10
Episode 05 and 06 - Season Two: When You Comin' Back, Range Rider? (1983)
Easily one of the best and most classic of the A-Team episodes I have seen yet, as this 90 minute double episode showcases everything I loved about the show as a kid. The gang travels into midwest in order to protect and save the lifes of a large number of wild horses being endangered as some real scumbags are doing their very best to turn them into doggie food.
Murdock now goes under his new name or character which is the heroic cowboy and crime fighter, Range Rider, which as usual means the he and B.A. will have to do some personal battles throughout their western themed journey. Also, Colonel Decker first appears in this episode as well and surely is from the very first go a seemingly far more dangerous enemy than that of the gangs old nemesis Colonel Lynch ever seemed to be.
8,5/10
Episode 07 - Season Two: The Taxicab Wars (1983)
The gang is sent upon by a desperate Taxi cab service whom are almost put out of business, due to their fierce and ruthless rivals over at the Love Cab company.
Murdock is back with another classic heroic new character named Cabtain Cab and his trustworthy sidekick Socki, once more to the pain and anger of B.A.s wrath. Not a great episode but still lots of fun. This one surely has some of the most memorable villains in it, where Michael Ironside, Brion James and Donald Gibb all appear, sadly what could have been an epic fight between Gibb and Mr. T only ends up in yet another forgettable one sided win, and nothing more. The same could be said about a possible fight between Ironside and George Peppard, but that sadly did not happen either, as it surely would or could have managed to make the episode even better.
7/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jun 27, 2018 10:01:15 GMT
Episode 08 - Season Two: Labor Pains (1983)
With Colonel Decker and his men right on their tail, the A-Team decides to follow Hannibal and his constant need of being on the "jazz" by decieving their nemesis by hiding out in a small town out in the middle of nowwhere. Of course, as usual it does not take much long time before trouble has a way of showing up and the gang must once again bring out the guns in order to bring justice into the situation.
A very random looking episode and while it sure comes along with some cool stunts and action set pieces along with names such as Charles Napier and John Vernon (of course in the villain roles) it ends up as one of the most forgettable of those I have seen coming from both season 1 and up til right now as of season 2.
5/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jul 9, 2018 10:23:36 GMT
With the World Cup still going strong (likely to be my favorite one since 2002) my interest and motivation for watching movies and TV-shows is pretty much a little off these days, I just cannon see them all or have the interest to try so either, however I did catch a few more episodes of The A-Team every now and then, but I will not bother with a "big" review of each and one of them, instead I just post down those I have seen, maybe some few notes and rate them:
Episode 09 - Season Two: There's Always a Catch (1983)
The A-Team must help out a local family whos lifes are being threatened by a pack of nasty fishermen. Not a very memorable episode, beside the fact that it is one of those that I have seen a few times on TV but nothing that really sticks out. The same usual stuff, bullies getting beaten at their own game and Murdock finds a new friend in the lobster Thermador, which of course drives B.A. completely bonkers, once again.
6/10
Episode 10 - Season Two: Water, Water Everywhere (1983)
A ruthless businessman is trying to force a small group of handicapped Vietnam war veterans out of their own safehouse, but The A-Team comes in to rescue their fellow war brothers and teach those nasty bullies a lesson or two about the force of water.
6/10
Episode 11 - Season Two: Steel (1983)
A construction company leader under heavy pressure is getting backed up by the gang in order to fight back against a powerful mobster and his men.
6/10
Episode 12 - Season Two: The White Ballot (1983)
Faceman must go under as a fallen but now returning POV war hero, when a bullish small town Sheriff has become a little too dominant, and before Templeton knows it, he is trying to give the Sheriff a good run for the money of overtaking his job.
6/10
Episode 13 - Season Two: The Maltese Cow (1983)
James Wong and Professor Toru Tanaka shows up as memorable baddies in this episode, where Murdock continues to steal the show by doing his very own impression of Humprhey Bogart in the search for the Maltese Cow.
One of the more memorable and fun episodes of recent times.
7/10
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