Customer Reviews

Emergency! Season Two

5 star:		(59)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Emergency!, the action show about firemen/paramedics which starred Robert Fuller (formerly of Wagon Train), Julie London, Bobby Troup (author of the song ''Route 66''), Kevin Tighe and Randolph Mantooth debuted in January, 1972 and had its share of kinks. The characters were sometimes too stiff and the scripts too one-dimensional. So in Season 1, you get your share of classic episodes like ''Botulism'' (which deals with food poisoning and a race to save the victims) and ''Brushfire'' (which has some of the series' best fire scenes), but also clunkers like ''Nurses Wild'' (which wouldn't air today because of its chauvinism) and ''Weird Wednesday'' (an entertaining piece on strange things happening in one day, but a theme that wears itself out quickly).
Season 2 is much stronger and offers the following episodes:
Problem
Kids
Show Biz
Virus (one of the series' best as a deadly disease threatens the lives of both Brackett and Gage!)
Peace Pipe (one of the silliest episodes and again too politically incorrect to air today)
Saddled
Fuzz Lady
Trainee (maybe the best episode in the series as Gage and DeSoto must work with Ed Marlowe, a former Vietnam medic on an ego trip)
Women
Dinner Date
Musical Mania
Helpful
Drivers
School Days
The Professor
Syndrome
Honest
Seance
Boot
Rip-Off (an excellent piece where Johnny and Roy are accused of stealing)
Audit
As far as storylines are concerned, this is the season that introduces Captain Stanley (Mike Norell), who gradually becomes one of the stronger characters in the series. We get a ton of great guest stars like Dick Van Patten, Deidre Hall, Melissa Gilbert, Robert Pratt, Robert Alda, Charles Aidman, Jackie Coogan, Lloyd Bochner and many others as the series' TV ratings get stronger, particularly among children.
You get more episodes in this collection than Season 1 and to this point the technical difficulties which hampered the first season DVD sets appear to be resolved.
For kids, this series is a great learning device about firemen, paramedics, hospitals, rescue and safety. For adults, it's a great action show, which should bring back a lot of memories.
In all, a must-have for your video collection.

Well, no playable issues here as was/is with Season One; so far. I'm still disappointed with Universal's choice of double-sided, non-picture discs but a better choice of packaging with the slim-line cases.

Automatic 5 stars for the series, no question there. You never know when a fledgling actor (at the time) may pop up. Anybody spot John Travolta as the injured hiker?

Update: EMERGENCY FIX!
Sadly I've come to my viewing of the last episode of Season 2. Gleefully, it appears Universal has fixed the freeze-ups with nice clean transfers with very little artifactual trash; and only one Universal graphics intro. Good job Universal! Lets hope they keep em coming. We're over due for more WEBB TV, as in Season 2 of ADAM-12 and Dragnet. Sure glad to see that Season 3 of EMERGENCY is on its way!

This collection, like the first, deserves 50 stars. The first season was fantastic, the quality excellent. Shows like this are a dying lot, and its a total shame. So Season Two should be no different. I'm impatiently waiting for February.

As an equipment buff, I enjoy being able to see all the old Biophones and old GE & Motorola radios used back then. We've come a long way from vacuum tubes and Plectrons. It's nice to see the old Crown Firecoach too. I can't rave enough about the clarity that's been preserved in these shows.

Time to sign off
KMG-365 clear

Emergency is my favorite 1970's era TV show and I'm really happy to see that the second season is coming out on DVD and I hope Universal has improved the quality control on the sets and there won't be defective discs like happened with the DVD set for season 1. I unfortunately got one of the season one DVD sets with a bad disc and I don't want the same thing to happen with my season two set!

How Nice To Be Able To Watch This Wonderful Show Again & Anytime I Choose!!! The Cast And The Writing Are Really Outstanding...Julie London & Bobby Troup Are Favs Of My Dad, From Their Music Days, They Were A Great Team!!! The Shows Show Warmth, Humor & Danger That Touches Your Heart! I Can't Wait For Season Three...And Hopefully Season Two Of "ADAM-12", Another Great Show!!!!

The good TV series are the ones that stand up over time. I think "Emergency" does this pretty well. Like many series, it ran a season or two over its useful life (after a while, they had done every kind of rescue, and the doctors had treated every kind of ailment). But this DVD, Season 2, finds the series hitting its stride. The characters interact very well, the stories are good -- just a solid action-drama, with some humor sprinkled in.
One more thing: The alert tone that preceded the dispatcher's words was the greatest single sound effect in TV history. I use it for my cell phone ring tone.

This is a definite "must have" for any nostalgic TV enthusiast. After watching, I couldn't help but recall fond memories of Saturday nights as a kid, enduring an hour of Lawrence Welk just so I could watch Emergency. I still get goosebumps everytime I hear the theme music and the ever famous " Station 51 10-4 KMG365" The video and audio quality are excellent and I like how there is a synopsis for each episode. The content of each episode is very plausible. It's dramatic, yet realistic. A show way ahead of it's time, I feel it helped set the standard for modern day TV dramas.

I think this is a great set barring the double sided play. I really do prefer single sided DVD's however this was still a great box set with many of the problems of the first seasons disks fixed. Way to go, keep up the good work and bring us Season 3 soon!!!!

And so is the rest of the show! :) I was ecstatic to see this great series available on DVD and didn't hesitate a second to order season's 1 & 2. It's as fun as I remember the first time with an excellent cast, good stories and lots of excitement. You can really see the series and characters mature from season 1 to 2 and I'm on pins and needles just waiting for season 3 (and all the rest) to be released. If you loved the series the first time, or if you want to see what good, fun TV from the 70's is all about, then order these DVD's!

I just love this series. I couldn't believe my eyes when I found Emergency Season 1 and a few months later found Emergency Season 2 were available on DVD. I live in Australia and it isn't available on Region 4. I quickly checked my DVD player and thankfully it is Region 1 compatable. When the discs arrived, I rang work and said I was sick (shhh don't tell anyone.... hahaha) just so I could stay home and watch them straight away.

It is fantastic to be able to watch a televison show that is serious when it has to be and still has light hearted moments that make you laugh. The characters are well developed and the comaradarie between all the characters is so refreshing.

With all the modern TV programs that are on at the moment that mimic reality too much (such as all the Law and Order series, CSI etc) AND with too many reality TV programs (such as Big Brother, Backyard Blitz, etc), it is great to be able to turn on the DVD player and flip in an episode or two of pure nostalgia that doesn't take itself too seriously.

It is because of this show that I used to watch as a kid that I have become an Emergency Nurse. I can't wait for season 3 to add to my collection! Does anyone know when it is going to be released???

Do yourself a favour and buy this DVD. To sum up this show in two words: Emergency Rocks!