Lastly on the TV Sets: Action Packed DVD is the pilot episode of one of my favorite guilty pleasures, Mission: Impossible from September 17, 1966. Before Peter Graves took over as the star of the show, Steven Hill helmed the Impossible Missions Force crew as Dan Briggs. In this episode, the crew are sent to retrieve two nuclear warheads from a South American dictator’s hotel vault. Although the production values here are much lower than they are on NCIS, I’d have to say that Mission: Impossible has the better acting and writing of the four.
Being the newer of the shows, NCIS is the only one that is presented here in anamorphic widescreen, but it’s still not very great looking. Seeing as how all of these episodes are crammed together on a one single-sided DVD, none of these episodes are of “top notch” picture quality. Soundtracks vary between English Stereo to 5.1 Surround and there are no subtitles or special features included on this release.
If you’re looking for an inexpensive gift or an easy way to get someone you know hooked onto any one of these four shows, TV Sets - Action Packed is a safe bet. But if you already own any season sets of the shows on this disc, then chances are you won’t need to add this to your collection.
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