|
| CHiPs - The Complete Second Season | 
 enlarge | Actors: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.98
Buy New: $21.55
You Save: $18.43 (46%)
New (54) Used (17) from $21.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 8951
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 1066
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.7
MPN: TRNDT32796D
UPC: 053939107920
EAN: 0053939107920
ASIN: B0014VPFKY
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: 06/03/2008
Amazon.com
CHiPs returned with even more spectacular car crashes and more cute girls for Ponch (Erik Estrada) to charm. The series really hit its stride in this second season (aired in 1978 and '79), balancing nerve-tingling stunts with human drama and whimsical escapades. On the high-tension side, you have a school bus that careens out of control and Jon (Larry Wilcox) has to jump on the roof to rescue the kids inside; trucks jackknife across the highway, causing multiple pileups; an ambulance overturns, trapping a girl in an iron lung; an investigation of dirt-bike vandals leads to angel dust dealers. Then, to lighten things up, Ponch gets a boa constrictor wrapped around his leg and has to help out a team of stranded cheerleaders. But more than anything, this second season was a showcase for Estrada's easy, perfect-for-television charisma. Not only was he handsome and cocky, he could be surprisingly gentle and compassionate, as when he rescued a suicidal woman about to lose her home. Wilcox, even at his best, never seemed fully comfortable in his role, but Estrada radiated the kind of relaxed pleasure that invites the audience's adoration. There were certainly silly moments (the Supercycle! A tiger in a deli mart! Ponch and Jon help a woman give birth in a disco!) and the increase in cars bursting into flame stretches credulity, but most of CHiPs stays reasonably down-to-earth and is all the more enjoyable for it. In fact, the low-key cinematography, without a lot of frantic editing, often makes the car crashes all the more vivid and jolting. This season also introduced more supporting characters, including the first significant female officer on the show, Sindy Cahill (played by the charming Brianne Leary). The boxed set features only one extra, a promotional featurette about the real California Highway Patrol, who love the show about as much as the show loves them--though the real cops' hair is decidedly less fluffy. --Bret Fetzer
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 A kid again December 21, 2008
I was four years old when CHiPs first came on the air and I would watch it every week, plus all the years of re-runs on TBS. Now I have a four year old son and we watch it together. For a couple hours on the weekend I'll pop in a dvd from the set and it's a trip back in time (no mortgage, no car payment, recession, bailouts, lay-offs, ect) just a couple kids on the couch watching seven-mary 3 & 4 on there latest adventure in sunny southern California. This show is great for the whole family, my son loves all the old cars and chase scenes, and my wife and I enjoy seeing all the old trends and fashions. I highly recommend both CHiPS sets season one and two, and I can't wait for season three to come out.
 Lovin' every minute of it! October 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It may be from the 70's, I was born in the 80's and I have never grown tired of this show. It has the stuff you wanna watch if you aren't interested in all the sex and violence. It's family friendly, lots of laughs, and full of plenty of creative villains/happenings.
Chips best series ! October 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
J'adore cette serie et j'attendais avec impatience sa sortie en DVD, et quoi de mieux que le VO ST .
chips not just for potatoes September 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked this show when I was younger, so getting this on DVD is great! All the episodes are really fantastic except for one which I thought was little corny. But all in all it's a great season and an ok season set could use a few more extras.
CHiPs Season Two September 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm so happy to receive CHiPs season two as I've been waiting such a long time to get the DVD's of the show. I'm hoping that the next season will be out soon.
|
|
|
 Powered by Associate-O-Matic
| |
