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Hunter - The Complete Third Season

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If you read the earlier review that stated that these are the syndicated versions, don't fret too much, because it's not exactly true. The only episode that's been cut is The Cradle Will Rock and that was due to music rights issues. The remaining episodes may have a few music changes, but otherwise are the real deal.

Season Three is the best of the seasons of Hunter. There's plenty of action for the action fans and the dialogue and chemistry between Hunter and McCall are smokin'!

One thing that old fans of the series may have forgotten is how funny this show is, and many of the funniest bits were improvised by Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer. Check out the hilarious banter in From San Francisco with Love, and experience the depth of Hunter and McCall's feelings about their partnership in Change Partners and Dance.

Order this DVD and you won't be sorry. And when you're done, get season two! Episodes like The Big Fall, Rape and Revenge and Burned are top notch and won't disappoint.

Hard to tell I'm a big fan, huh?

This is one of those great shows whose consecutive releases on to DVD may be halted because most fans of the show believed that the show was getting better and stronger later into the future seasons. With only a mild appeal for the first few seasons, it's very likely that Anchor Bay feels that the show isn't selling well enough with the first few seasons so they may have decided to give up continuing the releases on DVD.

That's a shame, because many of us "Hunter" fans felt the the best episodes were when we were getting use to Charles Callahan as Hunter and McCall's boss. The earlier shows showed that Rick Hunter wasn't treated with any respect from his boss or the police station in general. This was a bad start for the show. If Rick Hunter's superiors had no respect for him, how could we, the viewer, find respect for him? The first few seasons conveyed a bad image for Rick Hunter although I still appreciated the show. If it wasn't for the gorgeous Stepfanie Kramer as Dee Dee McCall, I would have given the first two seasons a miss. So, simply put, when Rick Hunter got more respect, the show became more respectable. And enjoyable.

I hope season four will come out soon. This is where the show just keeps getting better and better. We Hunter fans need to keep voicing our concern for this show or they may just scrub the whole project altogether.

Hunter, Season Three is selling for the same price as Season One and Two.

The first two seasons were single-sided DVDs, season three has gone to the double-sided disk.

The producer of the Hunter series has increased his profit margin and the consumers, may suffer--I don't have much faith in the quality of double side disks.

Follow-up--I was watching the "Crossfire" episode and lost the sound.

I won't buy anything else on double-sided DVD.

This season had some of the best episodes in the Hunter series. "High Noon in LA", "Any Second Now" and "Shades" are some of the best! It's great that after all this time Hunter is finally being released on DVD! I just hope it continues and all the seasons are released. Including the couple of new episodes that were filmed and never showed during the hunter revival a couple of years ago!!!

This set of "Hunter" included my favorite episode, 'The Cradle Will Rock', guest starring Chaka Khan. I was very disappointed to find out these are the syndicated episodes and not the full and complete episodes that originally aired on NBC. Therefore, some of the scenes have been edited out of several of the episodes.

I love Hunter. Thank goodness they are releasing the series on DVD. The episodes look great in digital format. Best TV show ever -- and I do mean ever.

This 1986-87 Season of this police drama wasn't too shabby,but could've done better and left us mourning the loss of Hunter & McCalls former superior officer(Capt. Wyler)after only 1 season since Bruce Davison left the show in the Spring of 1986 just before Hunter's Third Season was underway.

As a matter of fact the 3rd Season of this police drama is also the season when Los Angeles police Capt. Charlie Devane(Charles Hallahan) joins the cast and crew of Hunter as Hunter & McCall's superior officer replacing Devane's predeccesor Capt. Wyler(Bruce Davison) at the fictional Metropolitan Police Department in L.A. since Wyler supposedly got promoted to Deputy Chief & transferred to Downtown L.A.

Capt. Devane was the most successful, most sophisticated, and smartest captain on this show and had co-starred on HUNTER the longest out of all 4 of the superior officers that the inclusive, but not so popular police investigators Sgt. Rick Hunter(Fred Dryer) and Sgt. Dede McCall(Stepfanie Kramer) ever had throughout Hunter's whole 7-year run on NBC, since Devane lasted on the show from the 3rd Season all the way to the 7th Season when McCall gets replaced by rookie police Det. Joanne Molenski(Darlanne Fluegel)in the Fall of 1990 who then got eventually replaced by Hunter's old flame Sgt. Chris Novak(Lauren Lane)in the Winter of 1991 before this police dramas cancellation in the Summer of 1991.

In addition, the 1986-1987 Season was also the season when Hunter & McCall's street-savy informant buddy Sporty James(Garrett Morris) joins the cast and crew of the show and when Hunter & McCall's doofus fellow officer Det. Bernie Terwilliger(James Whitmore, Jr.) departs the show with the exception of the "Overnight Sensation" episode, which was the Season Premiere to Hunter's Third Season, plus this was also the season when Hunter & McCall's remarkable fellow officer Lt. Ambrose Finn(John Shearin) started coming out more often helping Hunter & McCall in their homicide investigations as well as the season that showed Lt. Finn the most and was a hell of a lot more competent than Bernie was.

I was also intrigued in the "Requim Of Sgt. McCall" episode when Hunter and McCall temporarily got reunited with their former superior officer from Season 2 now(Dep. Chief Wyler)who helps Hunter, McCall and Devane out on a homicide investigation that backtracks all the way back to when McCall's husband was killed in the line of duty explaining how Hunter and McCall met before they were even partners when McCall was still just a patrol sergeant while Hunter was already a sergeant working investigations.

I also agree with Rykre that Hunter's 4th Season should be released on DVD and that the 1987-88 Season of Hunter should've been relased a long time ago, since Hunter's 1986-87 Season has already been on DVD for nearly 3 years now along with the fact the first 3 season of Hunter have already been on DVD now for the longest time among other things.

Therefore, I can hardly wait till Hunter's Fourth Season comes out on DVD, since they've already got the first 3 seasons on DVD and since it's been about 2 years since Hunter-Season 3 has been on DVD, so I don't see what's taking them so long to bring Hunter's 1987-88 Season out on DVD, especially since the Fourth Season of Hunter is even better and a lot more upgraded than the first 3 seasons along with the fact that this season takes me all the way back to memory lane when NBC's motto was "COME HOME TO NBC".

As a matter of fact, a Hunter-Season Four DVD would make a nice X-Mas gift this year if it were to get released by early December of 2008.

Excellent if you like old cop shows.I am a big fan of the old cop shows so i would recomend this series to all.

This show is still good! Sometimes, it gets a little slow when a 'romance' develops; but otherwise, it's dynamite!

The generic has been changed. It's softer at the beginning with the kids shown before a drug deal; but once the dead blond is seen, the main theme roars out with Hunter and McCall!

Here are my comments on some of the key episodes:

Overnight Sensation: Excellent beginning! A reporter is obsessed about sinking Hunter. That episode is well played and very believable. Good story too.

High Noon in L.A.: This is a follow-up episode from the 'rape and revenge' from season 2. The plot is very good still. I'll admit that this Mariano is somewhat less sleazy than the rapist.

From San Francisco with Love: yes, there is some romance in this one. However, it is short and when Hunter's new love interest is a cold-blooded killer; it's great!

True Confessions: A woman's sister is drugged and raped by 3 young men. She dies during the assault. The 3 men get off on a technicality and then the sister is outraged. When each suspect dies one by one, Hunter suspects the sister.

Love, Hate and Sporty James: This episode is the result of what happens when a small-time hood plays with the mafia. Sporty James made a deadly mistake sending his girlfriend to her death! Dealing with the mafia is deadly enough, but f..... with them is much worst!

The Contracts: Another great episode where a kidnapping is staged. However, when the gardener is murdered; Hunter gets on the ball fast!

Bad Company: WWF fans rejoice! Big John Studd guest stars as the #1 terrorist muscles. His battle with Hunter is fun but unrealistic...How can an ex-footballer (even though he's 6'6") deal with a former WWF champ? Great performance for Studd however as he sells this very well and we're fooled into thinking Hunter takes him out!

Double Exposure: Good story about a burglary ring which turns to murder. McCall goes undercover to investigate. George Clooney, as the 'brain' behind the scam, offers an excellent performance.

If you enjoyed the series back in the 80s, then you'll love this collection! I can't wait to get seasons 4, 5 & 6!

Until next time,
Charles D.

Of the three seasons of Hunter released, so far this is the best. The action no longer takes place in the slums and alleys of los angeles as in the first two seasons of the show, but now the neighborhoods of the rich and famous are Hunter's playground. Good stories and beautifuls locales abound in Hunter: Season 3.