But when he and MacGyver try to get them... Pinky, a star of silent films, is showing his films to MacGyver. Sent it back and seller refunded no problem! After Major Crimes identifies a murder victim as the son of a judge known for being tough on criminals (PATRICIA WETTIG), the squad hunts through her current case load. I ordered this for my Mum for her birthday she opened it delighted, but it was not Region 2. Always 2-3 story lines, excellent look at inner works of team crime solving. The Major Crimes team searches for a professional baseball player's daughter who is missing, and the investigation leads them to the very limits of the justice system. There's a problem loading this menu right now. The women also--usually--dress appropriately for actual jobs, which I like to see. MacGyver poses as one of the homeless in order to find out who killed his friend, a well-loved priest active... Earl Dent's been paroled and asks MacGyver for help. I believe they also used hanged correctly--as when someone was hanged, or hanged himself (cannot remember); most other shows use "hung" and I know I am picky but it drives me crazy! Pinky hopes that The Phoenix Foundation will preserve his films. In the season premiere, Major Crimes investigates a double homicide in the Hollywood Hills. Major Crimes is a “spinoff” of the TNT drama “The Closer”. Her daughter trusts the real MacGyver, though, and doesn't think he could be the evil Murdoc her and her mother were told about. Mild-mannered and highly moralistic, MacGyver refuses to carry a weapon. This show has longevity because it challenges our perceptions, opens our eyes to problems in our society ( gun control, death sentences, cost of investigating a crime, the huge amount of illegal drugs available resulting in more crime, etc. ) The Closer was one of our favorite series & the sequel , Major Crimes follows in it's footsteps. I feel like I am getting an insider's look at part of policing, as far as the politics, the inter- and intra-departmental squabbles, and the issues--like Julio's rage--that come along with the job. I also like the personal stories we get glimpses of. As the Major Crimes unit investigates a complicated gangland shooting, Detective Amy Sykes finds she must protect the identity of a witness capable of identifying the killer. Writers--even on TV--should know grammar! The level of acting in this show, as with The Closer, is so good, that it would be worth watching just for that reason. And last but not least, Rusty Beck (played by Graham Patrick Martin) is cared for Captain Raydor. Murdoch is a master assassin who belongs to the fraternal assassination order known as Homicide International Trust, or HIT. Digitally mastered by Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment, Starsky & Hutch - The Complete First Season is a 5-disc (single-sided) set featuring all 22 episodes plus the 90-minute pilot, Full Frame (1.33:1) video, English & Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, Closed Captioning. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Four wealthy one-percenters are left for dead outside a hospital emergency room in a twisty murder case that leads through an impossible list of suspects. In Season 1 Captain Raydor (who had a role in The Closer) had a very cold reception. Sign in to see videos available to you. In the gripping season finale, the threads of seven murders are tied together as the video wire on Reverend Price (TARIK LOWE) elicits admissions, narrowing the field of suspects. A creative master of disguise, Murdoch makes multiple attempts to assassinate MacGyver throughout the television series, only to fail at every attempt. MacGyver and the Phoenix Foundation are trying to help an Indian lawyer who's going to court to prevent a power company from building just outside their sacred land. Ever wondered how MacGyver learned to do all the incredible things he could do? With another victim found, Sharon focuses on former LAPD detective Mark Hickman (JASON GEDRICK). MacGyver comes home one day to find dinner on the table. Sharon and team investigate the murder of a young man who could afford a high-end apartment without visible means of support. Phillip Stroh may be gone, but Major Crimes is back! Season 1 Episode 1 Pilot 9/29/1985; Season 7 Episode 14 The Mountain of Youth 4/25/1992; Season 5 Episode 1 Legend of the Holy Rose 9/18/1989; Season 1 Episode 15 The Enemy Within 2/12/1986; Season 3 Episode 4 Ghost Ship 10/19/1987 Still much prefer it's precursor, the excellent Closer, but this is still a good series. The powerful crime drama featuring some of television's favorite characters continues for another gripping season of cases as law enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction. The efforts trying to transform her cold, by-the-book persona into a more likable character seem contrived to me. A new romance finds wings. Three young people, led by the unstable but shrewd Carrie (played by Brittany Murphy), hold up a commuter tunnel train for social security checks being transported but when they are not found and realize the train will soon come to the next stop, they halt the train and take everybody hostage, including Nash, Joe, Harvey, and Eve. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2017. But even with the girl's help, how can MacGyver stop the hired assassin without his memories? Not only does she want the confession, but enough evidence to get the suspect into signing off on a plea deal, saving the courts time, money and the risk of an appeal. However, the writing is also top-notch, and the stories are interesting. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.