Colibel
Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.
Matialth
Good concept, poorly executed.
Philippa
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
carr1720
I really love this series as it is clever and well thought out. Each episode has a mission that is seemingly impossible and Jim has to make up his team and work out how best to complete it. The plots are clever and imaginative and there is always a sense of danger just round the corner. I particularly like Martin Landau and Barbara Bain - they make up an excellent pair. Very enjoyable indeed.
Sherry Howell
I really love this show. It's fascinating that it was produced by Desilu, at the same time as Star Trek -- also produced by Desilu. You would be able to tell, even if you didn't look at the credits. Many of the guest actors are in both shows, and of course, even some of the stars from Trek can be seen in Mission Impossible. I was able to find the entire series on disc recently, and have been working my way through it. Honestly, I've not found a lemon yet. Some are better than others of course, but none are disappointing. I highly recommend it, and recommend giving the movies a miss. They aren't anywhere near the quality of the original.Watching Mission Impossible is like entering a time machine. You can see many actors who were just getting started, many who would become big stars as time went by. Carroll O'Connor, long before All in the Family. Ricardo Montalbon, before he became big. George Takei in a role other than Sulu, and of course Leonard Nimoy in a non-Spockian role. Dozens of other actors make their mark that you are sure to recognize if you enjoy TV from the 40's through the 80's or so. Enjoy.
ramsfan
A truly outstanding show, Mission Impossible featured a handful of government agents, each with a special talent, who used their skills to solve crimes too difficult for conventional law enforcement. Usually, these crimes involved rogue nations, corrupt officials and later in the series Organized Crime, referred to as "The Syndicate". Peter Graves (Mr. Phelps) portrayed the calm, cool leader of the IMF, or Impossible Missions Force and would report to a taped message in some isolated, non-descript location outlining the task or "mission" to be performed. From there, the team would meet and collaborate on the execution of their plan.This show was impressive in every way, from the intricate plots to the acting to the production values, which were unparalleled in 1960's television. The attention to detail was phenomenal and allowed the viewer to sit totally engrossed on just how the villain/s would get their comeuppance. Such detail and the straightforward approach by the characters also made every mission- however far-fetched- believable. Great, too, were some of the show's episodic villains- John Vernon, Anthony Zerbe, Fritz Weaver, and others- whose performances were both convincing and enjoyable during "Mission's" run.Creator Bruce Geller once said he wanted "Mission" to be worth the time of an intelligent person. He succeeded in that regard, but it would be interesting to see if a detail-oriented show like this would fly today, as the average TV viewer's attention span lasts about 10 minutes. "Mission Impossible" is as good a show that ever ran on network television and a unique entry into CBS's fine programming over the years.
sullymangolf
I remember back in the 60's, spies were the "In" thing. James Bond started the way. You had the "In Like Flint" movie series, "The Man From Uncle" TV series as well as a few movies, "Matt Helm" movies with Dean Martin. Everyone wanted to be a secret agent. The best TV spy series was by far Mission Impossible. I was in 9th grade at the time in Pax River, Maryland at the Naval Air Station there. We watched this show and Star Trek. They were both on and were great to watch. At the end of 1967 we were headed to the Naval Air Station at Cubi Point, Subic Bay Philippines. There wasn't any TV there at the time except for some Filipino stations. Movies at the base were the big thing. We had 4 theaters that ran movies all throughout the day. The best thing was at noon, the theaters would run a Star Trek, and a Mission Impossible episode back to back on the big screen without commercials. At lunch hour everyone would be there. It was wonderful!.....and I might add it was all FREE. We all piled down there to see the episodes and to this day I remember all the good times watching them half way around the world.
