Mannix: Sixth Season

A Singular Character
For those "Mannix" fans already out there, all you need to know about the season 6 release is that the audio, video, menus and packaging are all consistent with the previous releases -- all high quality. Keep on enjoying the ride.

For those who are un-initiated to "Mannix," remember it only from its first run, or were exposed to it only in butchered re-runs, here is a brief overview.

"Mannix" is one of a class of shows produced by Desulu in the late 60's -- in fact, it was the last show produced by that studio. Its closest peers are "Star Trek" and "Mission Impossible," the latter of which had the same executive producer. As a result, you actually see many of the same actors, settings and props in all three shows -- and in the closing credits, some of the same names. But, while "Star Trek" and "Mission Impossible" went on to spawn movies and re-makes, "Mannix" stands on its original episodes.

This makes perfect sense to "Mannix" fans, because the...

MANNIX #6: The Vietnam War Youth!
QUOTE
"In my family, coffee this weak is only for women and children."
--P.I. Joe Mannix to Sam Maturian about his coffee in "Harvest of Death".

POLICE FORCES NOTES
Los Angeles cop characters from the Homicide Division return and Lt. Art Malcom (actor Ward Wood) appears in all episodes except in:
* "The Crimson Halo" and "To Kill a Memory" with no guest cop
* "Portrait of a Hero", "The Inside Man", "The Man Who Wasn't There" and "The Danford File" with Lt. Adam Tobias (actor Robert Reed)
* "A Puzzle for One" and "A Game of Shadow" with Lt. Dan Ives (actor Jack Ging)
* "The Man Who Wasn't There" with Detective Gifford (actor Tom Hallick) and Lt. Dean (actor Bart LaRue)
* "Out of the Night" with Narc officer Charley Hager (actor Leonard Stone) and Vice Squad officer O'Fallon (actor Paul Piscerni)
Lt. Art Malcolm is rescued by a police colleague in:
* "The Open Web" with Lt. Paul Haber (actor Eddie Egan who was a real-life cop...

6 Down, 2 To Go!
So glad to see the sixth season of Mannix coming out in January 2012. If CBS/Paramount are consistent, the high production quality of this release should mirror that of the other five. With any luck, we'll see seasons 7 & 8 released in the next year -- 40 of those 48 episodes were never syndicated in the U.S., so they will be "new" more than 35 years later!

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