Jackson Pollock

Starring:Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Elizabeth Pollock
Director: Kim Evans
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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This British documentary examines the life of painter Jackson Pollock--from his childhood in Wyoming to his death in a car crash on Long Island in 1956--in an effort to understand both the development of his work and its place in the history of art.

The film explores the influences that combined to inspire Pollock's unique approach to painting: from the open spaces of his western childhood to the neon bustle of Manhattan, from an early interest in Native American art to a fascination with Mexican muralists and French surrealism. Interviews with many of Pollock's contemporaries round out the portrait. His wife Lee Krasner, fellow artists, and critics offer their own impressions of a complex and deeply troubled man. A conversation with his sister-in-law is especially revealing, since she refuses to accept the Pollock myth and insists that he was a manipulative phony.

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Ex-60 Minutes producer Harry Moses made Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?, a favorite documentary film at festivals in 2006. Like an extended 60 Minutes segment, the film presents all aspects of the drama surrounding San Bernadino resident Teri Horton's ten year crusade to certify that her thrift store art purchase is an authentic Jackson Pollock painting worth $60 million. The story, hilarious because of Horton's vibrant, spitfire personality, and because of the absurd lengths she has gone to prove skeptical Pollock experts wrong, extends into a larger sociological discussion of art historical fraud. Gathering forensic evidence to battle art critics and collectors, Horton's attempt to buck the system, which requires provenance and a paper trail to qualify artwork, seems lame. Early on, for example, she claims that the painting was made in a bar at ski resort Mt. Baldy, where several movie stars were snowed in and forced to make artwork together culminating in Pollock's signing the painting with his penis. Interviewed, she explains why she's declared war on the established, discriminatory "art world." As the plot thickens, the viewer chuckles at its absurdity, but also sympathizes with this clever woman who, if anything, deserves some payment simply for her dedication to the cause. --Trinie Dalton

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When Teri Horton, a 73-year-old former long-haul truck driver with an eighth grade education bought a painting in a thrift shop for five dollars, she didn't know that it would pit her against the most powerful people in the art community and perhaps forever change the way art is authenticated around the world. Who The #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? is a rollicking adventure that documents a 15-year war with the art world's inner circle, lifts the veil on how art is bought and sold in America and introduces audiences to the funny, profane and utterly unforgettable Teri Horton.

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Fun Movie.......2007-07-08

I have no idea whether the picture is a Pollock or not, but the movie is fun. The film feels like an extended "60 Minutes" segment in a very good way. I understand both sides, but the forensics are pretty convincing. If you are on the art critics side, you almost have to develop illogical conspiracy theories to explain away the evidence. I know 25 million dollars is a lot of money, but how would a 70-plus-year-old trucker set up this fraud? Unfortunately, the movie doesn't present expert evidence against the painting. How good is the partial fingerprint? Would the fingerprint stand up in a court of law? However, the art critics arguments against the forensic evidence are pretty lame.

The movie was funny because of the main character is so spunky. The movie presents a great David vs Goliath story. We all think she should sell the painting, but we all kind of understand why she wants to stick it to the art world.

Is this documentary a fake???.......2007-06-20

....OK, I'm going to go way out on a limb here and state I think this documentary is a fake!!!I think what was made here was a "Spinal Tap" for the art world. If that is the case this "Movie" is deeper and more interesting than any documentart could ever be....think about it.

Who the *&^( is Teri Horton?.......2007-06-18

I happened upon this documentary at the video store. As an artist, I was intrigued. I watched the entire video twice.

Teri, as the cantankerous truck-driving little woman is the perfect underdog we can really get behind in fighting the establishment. I thouroughly enjoyed this tale. If you like a good story, it's a must see.

Trucker momma proves the emperor has no clothes!.......2007-06-17

This film just tickled me; delightfully done with a light touch, it pits a down-to-earth dumpster-diving trucker named Teri Horton against a pretentious boatload of art world snobs, and she proves (in the words of a famous author) that they don't know their scrotums from Kentucky-fried-chicken. The film stands up well as a documentary, covering a lot of ground to interview witnesses who knew Pollock, as well as forensic, art, and legal experts. Bottom line is that the fingerprint and other physical evidence pointing to the authenticity of the painting is just overwhelming; if this were a murder case, there would be more than ample evidence to send someone to the electric chair. The only thing standing between Ms. Horton and $50,000,000 (the estimated value of the painting if it were deemed authentic) is a bunch of arrogant blowholes who can't utter a single coherent or persuasive sentence in support of their position that the painting is a fake. If I ever had any doubts about the credibility of the art world, this certainly settled the issue once and for all. As for Teri, a phenomenally feisty, if complicated and self-destructive woman, she makes one of the most interesting lead characters I've encountered in fact or fiction.

Fair and Real.......2007-06-12

I am an artist of thirty years and consider myself well-read and aware in regards to artworld issues and painting, my main form of expression. Having grown up with people who became the world's most profound art critics once they got a little alcohol in them and who regularly counseled me that what I was learning in art school was all wrong, I found this DVD quite fun. It was fair to both the experts and the philistines.

I am sure that the experts will seem quite funny to a lot of folks. Yes, it looks weird the way elderly men twist and dance in front of Teri's painting to visually test it for it's possible Pollockness. But, those feelings are ironic in the context of this story. While experts are questioned as to how they know what they know, other experts are touted as being experts, and therefore right. I suppose it is a matter of expert against expert.

This DVD has something for everyone. Beyond its entertainment value, it offers a great lesson in how artworks are authenticated. It also offers an insight into the world of people who decide what we will see in museums, a world that almost none of us has anything to do with. Finally, it's a real kick for those persons who would love to tell off artworld experts once they get a little lit. You get to watch Teri Horton do this with great verve.

Personally, I'm on the side of the artworld experts. But, you can decide for yourself. Whether you laugh more at the experts or Teri, you will get some good chuckles out of this DVD. Watch it! :-)

Secret Agent (aka Danger Man) - The Complete Collection Megaset 2007

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The benchmark...
Clean entertainment, YIPEE!
Danger Man-The complete collection megaset 2007
Secret Agent(aka Danger Man)
McGoohan is Drake-- JOHN Drake

Secret Agent (aka Danger Man) - The Complete Collection Megaset 2007
Starring: Patrick McGoohan , and Peter Madden
Director: Ralph Smart , Robert Day , Peter Maxwell , Charles Crichton , and Jeremy Summers
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ASIN: B000KLQUT4
Release Date: 2007-02-27

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Now, all 86 episodes from John Drake's entire crime-solving career are available together on DVD. Each episode of this exciting spy thriller is presented in the original broadcast order, from the original season that aired only in the U.K. as Danger Man to the 47 episodes of Secret Agent that were seen internationally, including the two color episodes that provided a vivid finale to the long-running suspense thriller.

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The benchmark..........2007-06-27

DangerMan set the tone, the quality and the style for everything that followed, be it Bond (which it predates "The name's Drake, John Drake", come on!) or The Man From UNCLE, Mission Impossible etc. Drake did it all first. Accepted it's dated, but still superb, stylish and adept storytelling for its time with the facilities available. The storylines are certainly more compelling than most modern day TV dramas, and the acting certainly so. Also a terrific score by Edwin Astley. This is one of the foundations of TV history. A 'must watch'.

Clean entertainment, YIPEE!.......2007-05-29

Although I was very young when this series was first shown in the States and have no memory of watching it, I've been a Patrick McGoohan fan for many years (ever since seeing him in Disney's "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh"). The fact that he was in Danger Man was the primary reason that I purchased it, but remarks from other reviewers regarding the fact that the hero rarely used a gun and didn't spend his time falling in and out of bed with the nearest handy female, was another HUGE selling point. I rarely watch television anymore because I'm so disgusted by the rubbish that's shown, so am always grateful when good televisions series' are brought to DVD. My family and I have watched just about the entire series and have enjoyed the episodes we've seen. Thank you so much for making this available!

Danger Man-The complete collection megaset 2007.......2007-05-27

The DVD collection arrived in good condition and on time.

Secret Agent(aka Danger Man).......2007-05-18

In my opinion this is one of the best 1960's spy genre TV series ever made. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes european cold war era espionage alla James Bond.

McGoohan is Drake-- JOHN Drake.......2007-05-13

Patrick McGoohan is cool as John Drake, intelligence man for N.A.T.O.
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization). A messy job, that's when they call
him. He storms out of the fluorescent-lit building, gets into a convertible sports car, and races off to the airport. In no time, he
is in a foreign country, meeting dangerous characters and fetching dolls.
He mostly uses wits and cunnning instead of violence, but can beat up
bad guys three at a time. He doesn't have time to romance the women,
except maybe after the fade-out. A tall, strong, and handsome guy,
he is British TV's thinking person's James Bond. Look for all the great
British support actors and actresses, a film-noir style, and socko
"hard-lounge" music.

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Pop art
The life and legend of Henry Geldzahler and the Pop Art movement
An Important Film
Influence and Art Culture

Who Gets to Call It Art?
Starring: Jonas Mekas , Calvin Tompkins , Francesco Clemente , Henry Geldzahler , and James Rosenquist
Director: Peter Rosen
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Release Date: 2006-05-23

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Who Gets to Call it Art? is a wild ride through the fascinating 1960s New York art world, seen through the eyes of first "contemporary art" curator for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Henry Geldzahler. Never-before-seen footage of artists including Andy Warhol, Jasper Jones and Roy Lichtenstein as well as exclusive interviews with artists Frank Stella, David Hockney, and James Rosenquist provide a vibrant and entertaining look at ten amazing years when American artists challenged everything and forever changed the world of art.

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Pop art .......2007-04-10

I've purchased this DVD to find out what's behind pop art who are its main protagonists and indeed who gets to call it art? The feature is made up by a series of interviews with prominent artists from the 50s and 60s who weren't so well known back then. In fact is a film about Henry Geldzahler who went to the art school with Andy Warhol and became curator at Met during the 60s, Henry introduced artists like Larry Poons, Mark Di Suvero, Andy Warhol, etc to the general public thus enlarging and challenging the established view of what's art. The movie also answered my question - pop art social effect is simply to reconcile us to a world of commodities...banalities and vulgarities which is to say in effect indistinguishable from advertising art.

The life and legend of Henry Geldzahler and the Pop Art movement.......2007-04-02

Henry Geldzahler came from a well-to-do family and always wanted to be a curator. After interning at the Whitney at 15 he fell in love with modern art. He got a degree from Yale and after a couple of years of doctoral studies at Harvard he accepted a position at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which was hardly known for its support of the latest directions in art.

This movie is about Geldzahler and what he did to support the pop art movement that included artists such as Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, and many others. The story is told with tapes and films of Geldzahler, as well as period and contemporary interviews with the artists concerned (whether supportive or contrary to the movement).

The culmination of the film is the famous and hugely controversial show Geldzahler put on in 1970 at the Metropolitan. "New York Painting 1940-1970". It was a blockbuster and still resonates to this day. I loved the comment about how he selected what to put in the show (because no matter how large an exhibition, so much had to be left out). Geldzahler said that he picked those works that he had seen and than left him wanting to see it again. Whatever you think about the "seriousness" or "worth" of the art, much of it is certainly beautiful and all of it is full of cheer, optimism, fun, and some downright silliness. Isn't that refreshing from being dour all the time?

Henry Geldzahler died far too young at 59 in 1994. We even get to see inside his home and the beautiful objects with which he had surrounded himself. They are stunning.

This is a fine short film to get some background about this interesting and influential patron on modern art and the artists who did all that work. It is quite charmingly done and never gets sidetracked in the side arguments.

Recommended.

An Important Film .......2006-12-26

I teach contemporary art. This film utilizes clips and quotes from other films about highly significant artists working from the late 50s forward. It is time for the general public to see Henry Geldzahler as the catalyst and creative coordinator for this diverse group. . .a must have for understanding the evolution of art since the 1960s.

Influence and Art Culture.......2006-09-29

A fascination with influence may draw you to this documentary of art appreciation. Henry Geldzahler was the first contemporary art curator for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and his "New York Painting and Sculpture 1940-1970" exhibit is said to be the largest exhibit of modern art by living artists at the Met.

Through this journey into the life of Henry Geldzahler we discover the depths of the friendship between Henry and Andy Warhol and how at the height of their friendship they talked on the phone daily. It seemed they supported each other's artistic visions.

Henry Geldzahler loved to be photographed, was a natural in front of a camera and also loved to sit for portraits. David Hockney's painting of Henry sitting on a couch is shown in reality and then as the painting. These types of contrasts show reality vs. the artist's vision and perhaps explain "in a subtle way" how Henry's presence changed the world of art.

Since I had just arrived in the world in the 60s, this is all pretty much new to me and it helps to explain the rise of contemporary art in a positive way. It is likely that you will recognize very few artists featured if you are under 40 and not an art student, but this doesn't detract from the human-interest story.

Artists interviewed include: Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, David Hockney, John Chamberlain, Francesco Clemente, Mark di Suvero, Ellsworth Kelly, Larry Poons and James Rosenquist. This gives a fascinating inside view of what was happening in the art world during the 60s.

After viewing this DVD, you can't help but recognize the influence of the artists featured while visiting today's art museums.

~The Rebecca Review

Jackson Pollock - Love & Death on Long Island

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DESPERATE SANITY?
Finally a Pollock movie that keeps us awake!

Jackson Pollock - Love & Death on Long Island
Starring: Jackson Pollock , Ed Harris , Lee Krasner , Neil Pearson , and Ruth Kligman
Director: Teresa Griffiths
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Release Date: 2002-02-19

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Although it begins with the police report of his death in a 1956 car accident, this BBC effort quickly backtracks to the birth of Jackson Pollock's fame seven years earlier with the memorable Life magazine question: "Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" While the answer is still hotly debated, the fact that he became the most famous painter of that time is not. This 46-minute documentary concentrates on the intense glare of celebrity and its effect on Pollock's work and life. Because he allowed documentary makers unprecedented access to his process, this film is loaded with images of Pollock at work on his physically active--and therefore dramatically engaging--style of drip painting. His own voiceovers as well as those of his wife and champion, fellow painter Lee Krasner, are intercut with more recent interviews with poets, friends, biographers, and his lover, Ruth Kligman, who survived the deadly crash. Joining his old acquaintances is Ed Harris, director and star of the 1999 film Pollock, who speaks to the paralyzing combination of self-doubt and alcoholism that proved this artist's undoing. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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In the late forties Life magazine featured a shy, brooding artist with a cigarette jutting from his mouth as he stood dwarfed by a canvas displaying a nearly indescribable orchestration of chaos. Overnight, millions of Americans received this image in their homes and businesses, and the legend of Jackson Pollock was born. Soon his controversial work and defiant attitude made him at once the star and the scourge of the art world. In the end, his tragic death at the top of his career, cemented his image forever as the James Dean of artists. This documentary traces the life and work of Jackson Pollock through revealing interviews and archival footage. Among the voices that relate the legacy are Lee Krasner, Pollock's wife and fellow artist, and Ed Harris (director and star of the film Pollock).

Customer Reviews:

DESPERATE SANITY?.......2002-02-16

Since documentaries are featured as extras on many DVDs, there's a growing appetite for this cinematic art form. Criterion is feeding that craving with a series of fascinating glimpses into extraordinary real lives.

The artistically apposite worlds of Jackson Pollock, and Robert Crumb are revealed in "JACKSON POLLOCK: LOVE AND DEATH ON LONG ISLAND" and "THE CONFESSIONS OF ROBERT CRUMB". Striking views of Pollock's work are commented on by artists including his wife, painter Lee Krasner. Ed Harris, the star and director of the Academy Award© winning film "Pollock" discusses Pollock's blazing rise to fame and his difficulties coping with it.

Somehow a sad look at the destructive, hyper life of what may have been a madman. Is being an artist be difinition a kind of insanity?

Finally a Pollock movie that keeps us awake!.......2000-10-13

WOW! Though this is not actually the movie Pollock, and actually a 40 minute biography/precursor to the movie, it was wonderful! It had several interviews with freinds, fellow artists and other misc. aquaintences of Jackson's in it from Ruth Klingman to Kirk Varnedoe. They were short to the point and all very interesting, especially the Cedar Bar bar tender stories! In addition it had footage from the famous Hans Namuth movies of him at work and when he painted on glass while the camera was underneath(very hard to find footage!) This is a must to any Pollock freak. Caution there is some language unsuitable for classroom usage. Well worth the money if you like JP.

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A helpful look at Abstract Expressionism
Everything I could have wanted.
YOU CANT MISS IT !
Worth every penny

Jackson Pollock
Starring: Jackson Pollock , Lee Krasner , Elaine de Kooning , and Elizabeth Pollock
Director: Kim Evans
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ASIN: B000055XMV
Release Date: 2001-01-23

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This British documentary examines the life of painter Jackson Pollock--from his childhood in Wyoming to his death in a car crash on Long Island in 1956--in an effort to understand both the development of his work and its place in the history of art.

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Jackson Pollock's life and death are the stuff that American myths are made of. Born on the plains of Wyoming, he was the 'cowboy' who became a star of the sophisticated New York art world, until his death in a drunken car crash in 1956, at the age of forty-four. Despite his personal torments, Pollock produced a body of work which helped forge the first great American art movement, Abstract Expressionism, and made him the first American painter to be ranked with the European masters of the twentieth century. This portrait of Jackson Pollock explores the truth and legend surrounding a painter who embodies the spirit of post-war America in his work, just as other fifties talents like Jack Kerouac, James Dean and Charlie Parker did in theirs.

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A helpful look at Abstract Expressionism.......2007-05-08

This is a helpful video to explain Pollock's work. I think it goes far in helping us understand why Pollock's painting is art, not just splatters. The video quality was a bit low, and the eighties beginning was a bit tacky. But overall a worthwhile, helpful DVD.

Everything I could have wanted........2001-09-25

I was a bit weary to pick this up because I wasn't sure just what would be included, both in the feature as well as in the way of extras. Well, there are no extras and the transfer is a bit spotty in places but the feature content is what really shines. I was very impressed with the inclusion of excerpts from both Namuth's black and white and color fims, as well as excerpts from the radio interview Pollock did. Also included are interviews with friends and family (including his wife, Lee Krasner). If you saw the movie and wanted to know what the real man was like, I would suggest picking up this DVD.

YOU CANT MISS IT !.......2001-08-21

You dont need to be a fanatic of Modern Art to purchase this DVD.I really had good time watching it and learning about the life and the work of Jackson Pollock. I strongly recomment it.

Worth every penny.......2001-08-12

THis video dives into the life of Jackson Pollock and tries to make sense of his life and work. i recommend this to any Pollock fan and am sure you will be satisfied with the purchase

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Classy to the Max!
Top Notch
At last!
Danger Man Set 3: A mixed bag...
Heroic, realistic

Secret Agent AKA Danger Man, Set 3
Starring: Peter Madden , and Patrick McGoohan
Director: Patrick McGoohan , Stuart Burge , Don Chaffey , Charles Crichton , and Robert Day
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Release Date: 2002-02-26

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Before masterminding and starring in The Prisoner, Patrick McGoohan had already become famous on both sides of the Atlantic playing John Drake in SECRET AGENT (originally called DANGER MAN in the UK). A spy of a different stripe, Drake only used violence as a last resort, preferring to rely on his wits instead of his fists (and almost never drawing his gun). The unforgettable adventures, exotic locations and distinctive style SECRET AGENT shine like never before in this exclusive DVD set from A&E Home Video. Each episode of the rarely-seen series has been digitally restored and is presented in its original U.S. broadcast order.VOLUME 5: That s Two Of Us Sorry giSuch Men Are Dangerous giA Man To Be Trusted giThe Affair At CastelevaraVOLUME 6: Don t Nail Him Yet giThe Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove giHave A Glass Of Wine giYou re Not In Any Trouble Are You?

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Much like the U.S. series The Man From U.N.C.L.E., this cool, clever cold war spy show is built on elaborate espionage shell games and diplomatic chicanery, and Patrick McGoohan's John Drake is the ingenious con man behind the bluffs and feints. The eight episodes on set 3 feature the usual array of plots pulled off with tongue-in-cheek charm--the nationalistic fervor of "Have a Glass of Wine" turns espionage into a veritable sporting event between spies, and in "You're Not in Any Trouble, Are You?" Drake gets to the bottom of a murder for hire ring by taking out a hit on himself. But the humor is interspersed with more ambivalent episodes. "That's Two of Us Sorry" offers up a casualty of the cold war mentality, and the assassins school of "Such Men Are Dangerous" rings with an undercurrent of fascism. For sheer invention, "The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove" delivers a mind game worthy of The Prisoner's Number 2. The set also features "A Man to Be Trusted," "The Affair at Castelevara," and "Don't Nail Him Yet."

The episodes feature the complete British cuts, with the Danger Man title and bouncy spinet theme song, but if you miss the Johnny Rivers theme song from the American version of the show, just click to the supplements and you can enjoy the U.S. credits as well as a still gallery and a biography and filmography of star Patrick McGoohan. --Sean Axmaker

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Classy to the Max!.......2005-06-23

Patrick McGoohan introduced the 1960 BxW,1/2hour-length weekly spy series,DANGER MAN. He played,"Drake...John Drake",special OPX agent for NATO at the height of The Cold War. McGoohan was superb as this "licensed to do whatever necessary "danger man where PM/PC niceties were unimaginable,and BAD GUYS were The Enemy unapologetically dealt-with.DANGER MAN segued into SECRET AGENT's full-hour episodes. As has been mentioned, Patrick McGoohan refused offer to play 007 because...[at least in rough-edged EON originals,"Dr. No"and "From Russia with Love"where Bond's essayed thoroughly ruthless: a professional killer/anti-terrorist;and practical misogynist where "women were for recreation"[CASINO ROYALE, chapter 4:"'L'enemi Ecoute'"]...he did not want his family to see him glamorizing "gratuitous sex and violence"...

The reason McGoohan was among primo candidates to play James Bond is apparent. JOHN DRAKE is cool and ruthless,but he's essentially a man of WIT. Drake's intelligence prescinds violence(bogus double-entendres...only Sean Connery was able to pull-off as Series'depecrating in-jokes...are non-existent)and integrity is more than addiction to style. Episodes in SECRET AGENT aka Danger Man series are "uneven" but most are good to excellent. In this Set(# 3)A MAN TO BE TRUSTED(a "Live & Let Die" voodoo-drenched thriller);THE UBIQUITOUS MR.LOVEGROVE("Prisoner"-flavored episode with 007's"Q"in cameo);and superlatively quirky DON'T NAIL HIM YET(laser-eyed,steel-in-ice Drake affects epicence demeanor of...light-years ahead of his time..."girly man" to draw-out vunerable 5th columnist traitor)are top-shelf spy stuff.

THE PRISONER opened with Drake sick of SIS dreck and resigning [Sir Patrick protests too much when he asserts Number 6 is not John Drake].What happens to Number 6 is Kafka-esque adventure that remains television legend.As is SECRET AGENT aka DANGER MAN. "Super spy",Drake may not have been(few gadgets;fewer seductive women to hold at bay/ignore;and no exotic locales solely(a la THE PROTECTORS which I enjoy precisely for this affectation)to show-off fast menues,cars and fashions).ECCE SECRET AGENT: John Drake's classy Danger Man to the Max!
(006 stars).

Top Notch.......2002-07-29

Much has already been said. This is one of the best TV series of all time!

Secret Agent/Danger Man and Combat were the two best series from the 60s.

At last!.......2002-05-13

I remember watching two or three half-hour episodes of "Danger Man"as a very small child. I am cursed with a photographic memory, so Patrick McGoohan's face and style were imprinted on my mind.The first season of "Danger Man" was a huge success in the German speaking countries and I have always found it strange that the hour-long episodes were never shown here.I got the ITC tapes 10 years ago but I had given up hope to see more of this elegant series. So imagine my joy when I learned about the A&E releases.

The quality of the show is amazing. It is a feast for the eyes with its beautiful black and white filming and the fashion of the Kennedy era. Furthermore I have always loved John Le Carre's books and many of the plots here come as close in complexity as scripts in a TV series can get.Even a comedy like "Have a glass of wine" is basically a clever espionage story.

But of course the most important asset is Mr. McGoohan's portrayal of John Drake as a moral man trying to stick to his values despite doing an often immoral job. It is surprising how much of the drama originates in this conflict between duty and personal honour.I certainly had not expected this depth of characterisation in a cold war spy series.

There are many splendid episodes in these three sets.My favourite in set one is "No marks for servility"-no other actor can convey smouldering aggressiveness like Patrick McGoohan."Whatever happened to George Foster" in set two is surprisingly modern in this era of globalisation and "Colony Three" is a nightmare with many memorable images.It is almost too sinister for my taste.Set three, the best so far, has "A man to be trusted" with lots of clever dialogue and a very sudden violent ending set in a dark rainforest with the hero in severe distress; the delightful "Have a glass of wine", poking fun at the French and featuring among other things a bicycle chase; and "You're not in any trouble" with its hint of romance.

In my opinion this series is highly recommendable and I do hope that A&E release the rest of it .For me this is not a nostalgic memory but exciting and new.

Danger Man Set 3: A mixed bag..........2002-04-11

Patrick McGoohan is back as British secret agent John Drake in the third boxed set of episodes of Danger Man. Adventures in espionage without the pyrotechnics. Here are summaries and/or comments for the episodes in this set. Episode ratings are on a scale from one to five (best).

Volume 5: (Disc 1)

That's Two Of Us Sorry (5): A well-written episode, featuring a "red herring" and a sad ironic finish. At the Loch Broom power plant in Scotland, some top secret papers are missing. Fingerprints on a briefcase point to a "Jock Lawson" as the culprit. Strangely, Lawson, a suspected traitor, disappeared 20 years previously and is presumed dead. Drake's investigations take him to the island of "Herta", in search of the mysterious owner of the prints. The presence of Russian sailors raises Drake's suspicions, but the tightly knit island community does not yield its secrets easily. The persistent Drake, while still a bit off track, does eventually find a secret or two, raising local tempers and yielding some bittersweet results. Francesca Annis, guest stars as a fetching Scottish lassie, her second appearance in the series.

Such Men Are Dangerous (2): Drake takes the place of a convict who has been recruited along with several other criminals into a shadowy group called "The Order". A country estate serves as a training ground for murder and mayhem. The story starts out with some promise, but crashes pretty badly at the end. A "lowlight" is the comical car chase across some muddy terrain, sped up to appear more "exciting".

A Man To Be Trusted (3): This complicated tale finds John Drake in the Caribbean, looking into the deaths of two British agents, both killed after being brutally tortured. He has the assistance of a local law officer, but he is still not sure whom he can trust. Greed, lust and voodoo all play a part in this tale that gets a bit too close to Drake's heart.

The Affair at Castelevara (3): A roll of movie film that records an atrocity that took place at Castelevara, holds the key to freeing a man condemned to death. A local subversive group works with both Drake and the Americans, to try and free the prisoner, who could be more valuable dead than alive.

Volume 6: (Disc 2)

Don't Nail Him Yet (2): Denis Rawson is a bureaucrat living above his means, and is suspected of passing classified information. After a "chance" meeting with Drake brings the two together, the poor young man can't seem to get him out of his life. The game is to uncover the spy ring without letting critical information slip through. A bit slow and tedious, but finishes with an uncharacteristic bang.

The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove (2): Taking a break from the usual tense drama, this tale rooted in an alternate reality, plays with the audience. After a traffic accident, Drake finds himself in an unfamiliar world, not sure what is real, struggling to put the pieces together. There are clues, so if you can see the ending coming from a long way off, you won't be surprised at all. Nice to see the late Desmond Llewelyn, "Q" from the Bond films here.

Have a Glass of Wine (4): Another story involving following a courier to the source. This time it is to the wine country of France, and the results are not pleasant. First Drake is out pedaled on a bicycle, then outsmarted, and left to face a murder charge. Drake must escape from the law, identify the real killer, and then uncover the secret spy network. This is no easy task. With his back against the wall, John gets pretty violent here, taking on the police as well as dealing with the opposition.

You're Not In Any Trouble, Are You? (3): When an agent mysteriously drops out from his hotel window, John Drake is sent to Rome to investigate. He finds a troubled young woman, and clues that lead him to a "killing syndicate", a group that kills for money. Drake puts a contract out on himself, and then waits for the killer to arrive. This episode approaches the edge, and the finale pushes it over.

Danger Man Set 3 is a mixed bag. A couple of outstanding episodes, but also a few clunkers. Drake is on familiar ground, but the writing is not consistently top notch. Once again, not enough positives to justify a ringing endorsement of this set. Give A&E credit for addressing a previous complaint, by upgrading to four episodes per disc. Fans of Danger Man, may find my other reviews of interest.

Heroic, realistic.......2002-04-03

Wonderful plots. John Drake is a genuine hero in a not-always-clear and not-always-fair world. He does his best to be true to his values. I especially like "A Man to Be Trusted" -- the plot about a third-world election is very ingenious and would apply today.

Fun to watch on DVD where you can back up and slow-mo the stunts. Look at the scene where Drake turns over the dinner table in "Have a Glass of Wine" -- the actor playing the villain subtlely helps McGoohan flip the table!

Many of the actors became stars and are familiar to us in British drama and comedy. But wonderful acting in even the smallest roles. I especially remember Drake's expatriot widowed landlady in "A Man to Be Trusted"

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Before there was THE PRISONER, there was SECRET AGENT American audiences welcomed handsome secret agent John Drake (Patrick McGoohan) into their homes when CBS ran the unique spy series known as SECRET AGENT (originally titled DANGER MAN in the U.K.) in 1965. Drake was a moral secret agent, using brains instead of guns to get the job done. The show was also the epitome of cool, with its now famous theme song (Secret Agent Man, sung by the indomitable Johnny Rivers) reaching No. 3 on the Pop Charts.Now, for the first time ever, A&E Home Video presents the rarely seen classic episodes of this exciting international spy thriller, digitally restored for the best possible viewing experience. All episodes are complete & uncut, and are presented in their original CBS broadcast order.Set contains the following 6 Black & White episodes:Disc 1: The Battle Of The Cameras/A Room In The Basement/Fair ExchangeDisc 2: Fish On The Hook/No Marks For Servility/Yesterday s Enemies

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Danger Man first aired in 1960 as a half-hour spy program on British television. Phenomenally popular, it returned in England in 1964 as an hour-long series that CBS imported in 1965 for prime-time programming. Taking heed of the James Bond craze and the ratings success of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., the show was renamed Secret Agent.

This collection contains six vintage 1964 episodes. Patrick McGoohan stars as John Drake, who is dispatched around the globe to quell cold war intrigue. Danger Man was a gritty spy series, relying more on realistic stories of espionage than on the gadgets and beautiful women popularized by 007. The episode "Yesterday's Enemies" is particularly brutal and cynical, as an increasingly conflicted Drake travels to Beirut to uncover a traitorous former British spy's network of double agents. In "Fair Exchange," Drake races to stop a relentless fellow agent from killing the East German secret policeman who tortured her. In "No Marks for Servility," the often undisciplined Drake must pose as "the perfect English butler" to a ruthless blackmailer and extortionist. Also included in this collection are "The Battle of the Cameras," "A Room in the Basement," and "Fish on the Hook." --Donald Liebenson

Customer Reviews:

John Drake lives on!.......2007-03-09

It was a joy to watch John Drake in action once again, after 50 or more years, and recapture the pleasure of viewing one of my first TV fictional secret agents to be serialized. I watched this program faithfully from its first season on U.S. TV to the very end - also followed actor Patrick McGoohan through his entire performance as "The Prisoner," which showed off my very first favorite actor as a skilled storyliner and writer.

Oh, yeah it rocks!.......2006-11-20

This video is in black & white, but I guess that doesn't really matter becuase I love it! I especally like the part when the clock in his hotel room took a picrture of Kent's hinchman! I'm just saying that I myself likes this video. Of all the episodes in this set, on a scale of 1 to 10, I'd rate lights, camera, danger 10. So, don't forget to watch that one first.

Half James Bond; Half "The Prisoner"; All Cool.......2005-07-24

Patrick McGoohan stars as British agent John Drake in this little-known but wonderful series from English TV. The show initially ran in the early 1960s, and can really be seen as a precursor to "The Prisoner," with some fans insisting that Drake actually is Number Six from the later series. I have been a fan of "The Prisoner" for years, but have only recently seen this earlier series, and honestly it took me a couple of episodes to really warm to it. Now that I have watched it, though, I am delighted to have it in my collection.

The stories are imaginative, if a bit more predictable than "The Prisoner," are extremely well acted, and are thoroughly absorbing. I have always found McGoohan to be a fascinating and convincing actor, and here he certainly does not disappoint. As Drake I believe that he is infinitely more suave than any James Bond from the big screen, appearing clever, inventive, and supremely in control.

Though the series is in black and white, the print and sound are both excellent. (The shows are so engrossing as to forget any technical shortcomings, anyway.) This is the height of cold war espionage adventure, and anyone who loves that era, complex drama, or "The Prisoner" will love this as well. I highly recommend this DVD set and series.

Best of Cult TV.......2002-05-30

A child during the era of british cult tv, I was a serious addict. As an adult, most of those shows now seem simply corny. Danger Man/Secret Agent is an exception...it's as good as I remember with nicely choreographed action and fight scenes, lots of attention to detail, intelligent acting, editing and directing, artful background music, and of course McGoohan's unique charisma and wit. No one else ever brought a secret agent character to life as well as McGoohan does in this series. I'm keeping fingers crossed that A&E and Carlton will release the remaining episodes!

A must for Prisoner fans.......2002-05-08

Several folks below have complained about the uneven quality of the episodes--and they're right. McGoohan himself has admitted that some are better than others. But when it's good, boy does it put other shows of the same ilk to shame. And even when it's not terribly good, it's always stylish, with a charmingly retro, nostalgic feel.

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There's a man who lives a life of danger,To everyone he meets he stays a stranger He rarely carries a gun. He doesn't indulge in frivolous affairs. He's agent John Drake (Patrick McGoohan), and his top-secret missions for the British Intelligence Agency M9 are the stuff of legend. Drake's reluctance to resort to violence and his rigid moral code set him apart from the crowd of small-screen super sleuths. The unforgettable adventures of SECRET AGENT (shown originally as DANGER MAN in the U.K.) shine like never before in this exclusive DVD set from A&E Home Video. Each episode of the rarely-seen series has been digitally restored and is presented complete and uncut in its original U.S. broadcast order.VOLUME 3: The Professionals giA Date With Doris giThe Mirror s New giColony ThreeVOLUME 4: It s Up To The Lady giWhatever Happened to George Foster? giThe Galloping Major giThe Colonel s Daughter

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Before he was the title character in The Prisoner, Patrick McGoohan was the suave, smooth British intelligence agent John Drake in Danger Man (Secret Agent in the U.S.), Britain's cool and clever cold war espionage series. The eight episodes on Set 2 dabble in darker themes than the shows in the more playful Set 1: the coercion of a defector to return ("The Professionals"), the destabilization of a Latin American government ("Whatever Happened to George Foster"), and a conspiracy surrounding an attempted coup on the eve of elections in an African nation ("The Galloping Major"). For Prisoner fans, however, the highlight is easily "The Colony." This spy school behind the Iron Curtain has a twist: it's an exact replica of a British town with captive citizens. In this episode you can see the inspiration for "Your Village" (as well as an unusually ambivalent conclusion). The spy game is no longer lighthearted gentleman's sport. Also features the episodes "A Date With Doris," "The Mirror's New," "It's Up to the Lady," and "The Colonel's Daughter."

The uncut episodes feature the complete British versions, with the Danger Man title and bouncy spinet theme song. But if you miss the Johnny Rivers theme song from the American version of the show, just click to the supplements and you can enjoy the U.S. credits as well as a still gallery and a biography and filmography of star Patrick McGoohan. --Sean Axmaker

Customer Reviews:

Good Set. Fun for the whole Family........2002-09-03

There are eight episodes on this DVD, of seeming various length. They're certainly entertaining, in black & white, which is part of the charm. McGoohan himself is very appealing and fun to watch. The sets are a bit cheesy, and recycled. The hotel in one episode, is, with minor alterations, the hospital in the next and the German apartment complex in the next. The plots don't really make much sense if you think about them for more than five seconds. The third world episodes all seem to be set in Banana Republic #43. But the visuals are fun, from footage, some stock, some not, of London and Paris, and make-up and fashion styles of the sixties, complete with the occasional semi-fashionable thug. And of course, there's the obligatory set of fisticuffs almost every episode. But the atmosphere is nicely paranoid, and, somehow, John Drake, the hero, emerges as slightly less adolescent than his main screen rival. There are some "upsetting" or "ambiguous" endings, though Drake seems more invigorated than drained by the paranoia. And there's funny dialogue like when an adorable Latin American Minister of Culture, a babe in uniform, says "I have read all of your great writers, your Shakespeare, your Dickens, your Upton Sinclair." I wouldn't exactly call this show intelligent, but it is very entertaining, and, by today's standards, remarkably wholesome. And, yes, the episode 'Colony Three' is certainly a precursor to the Prisoner. But Danger Man stands on its own merits.

Danger Man Set 2: The plots need some work..........2002-04-01

Patrick McGoohan is back as British secret agent John Drake in further episodes of Danger Man. Here are summaries and/or comments for the episodes in this set. Episode ratings are on a scale from one to five (best).

Volume 3: (Disc 1)

The Professionals (3): An agent in Prague has suddenly vanished. John Drake arrives in Prague, posing as a member of the embassy staff, his mission is to locate the missing man. Very quickly he is taken in, and compromised by a crafty operative, and his lovely accomplice. Drawn into their trap, Drake learns the fate of the missing man, and then takes steps to save him before it is too late.

A Date With Doris (2): Drake is in an unspecified Latin American location to extract an agent in jeopardy, and then rendezvous with the submarine "Doris". His cover is as a reporter sent to interview a prominent General. Things just do not go smoothly for Drake, and he always seems off balance. He barely concludes this messy affair, and is only successful because of luck, and some very fortuitous assistance. He is also guilty of a major error, when he foolishly allows himself to be followed to his "safe house". Count yourself lucky this time, John.

The Mirror's New (3): This one keeps you guessing. Edmund Bearce, a member of the British Embassy staff, chooses murder as a way to cancel a personal debt. Preparing to dispose of the body, he has an accident, and is knocked unconscious. Upon waking, he has a dead body on his hands, and a lost day to account for. Bearce reappears, but can't explain what happened. A suspicious Drake investigates and uncovers a secret life, and much more.

Colony Three (5): Easily the most thought provoking episode on the disc. The plot is similar to an episode of "The Prisoner" or "The Avengers", skirting the edges of credibility. Drake takes the place of a communist sympathizer, just prior to his defection to the Soviets. After arriving in Soviet territory, Drake and two other defectors take a long train ride to a secret location. They arrive at a place named "Hamden", also known as the "village" (sound familiar?). The phony English town is actually a training ground where Soviet agents learn to assimilate into British culture. Drake penetrates security, gathers as much information as he can, and then it is time to leave. This one has a bit of everything, torture, gadgets, death and a tragic end.

Volume 4: (Disc 2)

It's Up To the Lady (2): Sometimes Drake is just not on his game, and this is one of those times. A British diplomat intending to defect vanishes. A rendezvous with his wife (Sylvia Syms), will take place in Greece, near the Albanian border. Drake is on the scene, to try and get the wayward diplomat to return to Britain. Underestimating the local opposition, he is nearly drowned, loses his charges, and carelessly gets himself shot. Topping it all off, he learns once again what it is like to be a pawn in the game.

What Ever Happened to George Foster? (3): Bernard Lee ("M" from the Bond films) guest stars, as Lord Ammandford, a wealthy industrialist who seeks to destabilize the government of a fictitious South American country. In addition, the Lord is a man interested in keeping a mysterious past a secret from a probing John Drake. This is more of a straight detective story.

The Galloping Major (2): Sent to Africa, at the request of the President (Henry Marshall) of an unnamed country, Drake finds himself the pawn in a political power struggle. Makes interesting viewing in light of historical events, but not a great story.

The Colonel's Daughter (4): In India, classified information is being leaked to the enemy. Drake is looking into the activities of a butterfly collecting Colonel, and his daughter, living in a house in the country. Soon, Drake is up a tree, in the middle of the jungle, maintaining surveillance. Later, he uncharacteristically emerges victorious in a three on one brawl, on his way to uncovering those involved in the secret pipeline. Drake finds that the Colonel's daughter is definitely Daddy's girl.

Writing is critical to a good story, and some of the plots of these international exploits just do not quite pass muster. Drake is simply not at his best, making some near fatal mistakes. Perhaps being an operative largely on his own in a foreign land, puts Drake at too much of a disadvantage. He doesn't quite have the fire we have seen before. A few good episodes, but not enough for a ringing endorsement of this set. Give A&E positive marks for addressing a previous complaint, by upgrading to four episodes per disc. Fans of Danger Man, may find my other reviews of interest.

Depressing reminder of when television was intelligent.......2002-03-26

Watching these 35-year-old shows is a disturbing revelation at how television today has gotten even MORE dumbed-down than when it was referred to as the "vast wasteland". ALL of these shows have interesting characters, exotic locales (from Africa to Greece, South America to behind the Iron Curtain), and PLOT. Compared to "Man From U.N.C.L.E", this is Nobel Prize material! Each 50-minute show has more PLOT than most 2-hour movies foisted on us these days.

As noted above, probably of greatest interest to McGoohan fans will be the episode "The Colony", as the origins of "The Village" are plain for all to see. However, my favorite has to be "What Happened to George Foster", where McGoohan's Drake takes on a millionaire Lord (played by Bernard Lee, no less!) and risks his career, not to mention his life, in a private vendetta that foreshadows #6's battles with the assorted #2's of "The Prisoner".

This is certainly not light-hearted "Avengers"-style material. McGoohan gets roughed up in just about every episode, and there aren't any charming eccentrics or snappy gadgets. But it is nearly incredible that such high quality LeCarre-like material was shown on a weekly basis. Truely, it was a Golden Age.

Excellent spy show!.......2002-03-10

I have to agree with the last reveiw not as good as the Prisoner, but this is the best spy show I think I've seen. Each episode keeps you guessing on what will happen next. There is enough action in each episode to keep one satisfied. Each story is believable unlike many spy shows. John Drake does not carry a gun and flirt with women. The best episodes in set two are The Mirror's New, Colony Three, and It's up to the Lady.

Gritty British Spy Drama.......2002-03-06

Not as cerebral as "The Prisoner", nor nearly as simplistic as James Bond, Man from U.N.C.L.E., or any of the dozens of spy shows that were popular in the late sixties, "Danger Man" (Secret Agent in the U.S.) is a fine example of how British drama is often more subtle and ambiguous than anything you're likely to see on American TV.

Modern viewers may scratch their heads, wondering why this show was so wildly popular. At its worst, the pacing is glacial, the narrative larded with long chunks of exposition. At its best, this is chilling, thought provoking drama with plenty of gray areas, reminiscent of the Le Carre adaptions (Tinker, Tailor, etc.) that were produced in the 70s and 80s. These shows are surprisingly cerebral for a TV series; while some episodes are too deliberately paced to work as thrillers, McGoohan is always worth watching, the black and white DVD transfers are gorgeous, and the endings are often startling.

Customer Reviews:

"Six feet two and a half inches at your service, Madam...".......2002-11-26

Patrick McGoohan is back as John Drake, the stylish no-nonsense good guy. Sets 4 and 5 of this clever spy show contain some of the best Danger Man episodes of all. Drake himself is a shade more cynical than in the earlier sets, and he is more reluctant than ever to blindly obey his upper-class superiors. Sometimes he seems tired of his job which forces him to live without wife and family and one can feel he is on the brink of resigning. As he is shown to be a chivalrous man, he is genuinely upset when his missions force him to inflict emotional distress on a lady.

The quotation above is from the delightful comedy "Have A Glass Of Wine" from set 3, but there are few as lighthearted episodes in sets 4 and 5. Most of the stories here are serious dramas, with lots of memorable scenes and sometimes tragic endings.

In "To Our Best Friend" Drake has to investigate one of his oldest friends who is suspected of being a double agent. Drake has to find the real traitor and at the same time save his friend from being executed by his own department.
In "The Man On The Beach" Drake's own loyalty is being questioned. The arrogance and cynicism he displays in this episode do not help him in that difficult situation. The episode has two spectacular and brutal fight sequences and memorable scenes with Patrick McGoohan and three leading ladies. Watch out for Drake's powerful scenes with Lady Kilrush and the dramatic ending.
The atmosphere of "The Man Who Wouldn't Talk" is particularly oppressive. Much of the story is set in a hotel room in Sofia - with the Bulgarian secret police closing in on Drake and a colleague of his who has to be rescued from imprisonment and torture.
In "Sting In The Tail" Derren Nesbitt almost steals the acting honours as psychopathic assassin Nourredine. In a chilling, film-noir like scene, two of Nourredine's thugs prepare to beat Drake up with the murderer cynically commenting on the procedure and a record playing Chopin's Nocturnes in the background.
"Someone Is Liable To Get Hurt" shows Drake in a very "Number-Sixish" mood. Part of the episode is set in a spacious villa where Drake is being held captive by a beautiful femme fatale. The situation makes him furious and we can watch him pacing up and down like a caged panther, constantly snapping his fingers and barely able to contain his rage. Patrick McGoohan is always great in scenes like these.

One of my all-time favourite episodes is "Are You Going To Be More Permanent?" which is a companion piece to "You Are Not In Any Trouble, Aren't You?" In both stories Drake obviously breaks his no-romance rule and both have the lovely Susan Hampshire as leading lady. She and Mr. McGoohan have several terrific scenes together and there are moments of intense sensuality between them. In the final scenes, which include some of the finest acting moments in the whole series, Drake's loneliness and disappointment are almost tangible.

"Danger Man" is a unique show. It has clever plots, beautiful filming, haunting music and a charismatic leading man. What further adds to its attraction is the way it captures the political climate of the Sixties which was so different from ours today. Britain still had parts of her empire, some of the episodes show the problems of newly independent countries and the British people left behind in their former colonies and in the Middle Eastern episodes the spirit of the Great Game of the 19th century can still be felt. This spirit of adventure makes the show still highly enjoyable and interesting to watch.

Danger Man Is a REAL Man.......2002-11-21

I am struck watching these shows at how different they are from James Bond. I am a Bond fan, but DANGER MAN almost makes Bond movies (especially the recent ones) look silly. In one episode contained in set 5, Drake passes out from blood loss. In another episode he is trying to escape detention and is out on the roof attempting to get a better grip on a rain gutter when it gives way and he falls and breaks his ankle. Drake then spends the balance of the episode forced to use a cane. Can you imagine Bond ever breaking his ankle like that or, for that matter, even breaking a sweat? McGoohan turned down offers to play Bond (twice) and let's all be thankful he did. Danger Man, John Drake, is a real man. And what a great series this is. Let's just hope A&E releases the rest of the episodes (about 8 or 9 more I think). Danger Man Tip: One thing I like to do is have a good supply of beverages on hand (I like rum and Coke) when watching DANGER MAN because people offer Drake an average of 5 drinks per episode, and it makes me pretty darn thirsty!