It started earlier today and goes until 11PM tonight. Tomorrow, they'll re-air the marathon from 9AM-10PM.
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A few days ago I finished my journey through the whole 5-seasons series.
First time I watch since it was broadcasted.
The series is surely not reality-based (probably in the Guinness World Records for the highest number of gunshots and explosions with no casualties) and almost each episode has a pretty much predictable plot pattern, nonetheless I found it highly entertaining.
Maybe my second '80s favourite series after Magnum.
I found myself LOL many times, mostly during the recurring Murdock/B.A. bickerings.
With the addition of Hannibal and Face they are a cool bunch of guys.
The greatest mistake in the series? The removal of Amy Amanda Allen character, lasted for about one and a half season.
Melinda Culea was not only a good looking girl, she played Amy brilliantly and the character was a plus in terms of more articulated plots. Too bad!
They tried to replace Amy with Tawnia Baker, played by Marla Heasley (already in 2.04 episode as another character) but she lasted only for nine episodes.
(See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_A-Team#Sexism)
The show has the same formula during the first four seasons but significant changes are made in Season 5:
the Team is no more constantly on the run, they are "hired" by Hunt Stockwell (Robert Vaughn), a retired General now apparently some-governative-secret-agency big shot. Stockwell promises pardon to the Team in exchange of a number of missions to be accomplished.
A new member joins the Team, Frankie Santana (Eddie Velez), a sp-fx expert.
Despite the fact that Season 5 is the worst one (imho), its 3-parts first episode is one of the best of the entire show.
All in all, a very entertaining series.
I love it when a plan comes together!
First time I watch since it was broadcasted.
The series is surely not reality-based (probably in the Guinness World Records for the highest number of gunshots and explosions with no casualties) and almost each episode has a pretty much predictable plot pattern, nonetheless I found it highly entertaining.
Maybe my second '80s favourite series after Magnum.
I found myself LOL many times, mostly during the recurring Murdock/B.A. bickerings.
With the addition of Hannibal and Face they are a cool bunch of guys.
The greatest mistake in the series? The removal of Amy Amanda Allen character, lasted for about one and a half season.
Melinda Culea was not only a good looking girl, she played Amy brilliantly and the character was a plus in terms of more articulated plots. Too bad!
They tried to replace Amy with Tawnia Baker, played by Marla Heasley (already in 2.04 episode as another character) but she lasted only for nine episodes.
(See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_A-Team#Sexism)
The show has the same formula during the first four seasons but significant changes are made in Season 5:
the Team is no more constantly on the run, they are "hired" by Hunt Stockwell (Robert Vaughn), a retired General now apparently some-governative-secret-agency big shot. Stockwell promises pardon to the Team in exchange of a number of missions to be accomplished.
A new member joins the Team, Frankie Santana (Eddie Velez), a sp-fx expert.
Despite the fact that Season 5 is the worst one (imho), its 3-parts first episode is one of the best of the entire show.
All in all, a very entertaining series.
I love it when a plan comes together!
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I know it has been years since anyone posted in this thread but COZI is currently re-running the A-Team and I have watched several episodes and agree with Seaver41. The show is pretty much mindless action and no one ever gets hurt despite all the explosives and automatic weapons. To think CNN actually compared MPI to A-Team in its show The Eighties is an insult to MPI. I believe CNN grouped MPI, Hart to Hart, Remington Steele, the A-Team and MPI all together as light-hearted. Yes, there were several light-hearted episodes in MPI but the show had a serious theme, a lot more serious than the rest of them. A-Team is getting so predictable that I am searching for anything else to watch in that time slot. I honestly believe that Charlies Angels was a better show! There are also re-running that show a couple of times a week.Seaver41 wrote:does any bad guy actually die in the movie? That show wore on me real fast, but I gave it a run due to Dirk Benedict of Starbuck fame. Peppard was brilliant. The banter was best, action poor. Every episode was predictable like CHiPs.............in A-Team it was a plan, some drama, then BA throws someone through the air, nobody gets hurt in any gun battle. Of course in CHiPS it was the weekly 20 car pile up where cars vaulted each other as if ramps were attached to hoods and bumpers.