China Beach Season 1 (3DVD)

A Three Disc Set Of Season One: Let's Hope They Follow Suit With Seasons Two Through Four
Earlier this year, Time Life and Star Vista finally released the "China Beach" set that fans had been awaiting for over 25 years! Of course, it came with a rather hefty price tag. If you are interested in the Complete Series, go straight to the source and do a quick Internet search of Time Life with China Beach to get the best price available. Suggested selling price for the Complete Series is 199.95 with a Collector's Edition available at 274.95. Do NOT pay second hand seller prices on this site! I am pleased, however, that they have also portioned off Season One for a regular and priced-right DVD release. This does make me nervous, though. Whether or not future seasons will get individual releases is still up in the air and will undoubtedly be dependent on sales of this set. The good news for those looking to make a Season One purchase, this is exactly what you would get in the Complete Series package.

The three disc set has the seven episodes of Season One:...

The Beginning But the Best is Yet to Come
I didn't start watching "China Beach" regularly until Season Two (the 1988-89 season) so over the years, I've never seen all the episodes of Season One. The pilot is stunning. The photography, the story, the clothes and that tear jerking climax - it sets up the show perfectly and introduces each characters. The first three episodes of Season One, while enjoyable, are at times a little weak. Yes, the show is set during the VietNam War but instead of the war being the backdrop, at times it feels like an afterthought. Instead, we get a lot of intrigue with Cherry's mission to find her brother, KC's black market ventures and McMurphy being wooed by a "zoomie," complete with a really unconvincing jet ride through the clouds. We also get stories about air conditioners, laryngitis and a rather painful scene where the woman are all in a bunker together during an air raid and discuss their first times. (I didn't know they had segregated bunkers when everybody was scrambling for their...

GREAT SOUNDTRACK!
LOVE LOVE LOVE , this set! Dana is smoking hot and I forgot the awesome tunes on the show! Buy this!

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