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List Price: $29.98 | | Label: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Salesrank: 37914
Released: October 30, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
After 11 successful seasons as one of the most watched programs in television history Baywatch is now on DVD. Experience the syndicated series that launched the careers of Pamela Anderson Carmen Electra and Tracy Bingham. David Hasselhoff stars as Lt. Mitch Buchannon supervisor of the world s most beautiful lifeguard unit. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 634991317627 Manufacturer No: 31762-7
Description of Baywatch - Season 1:
Baywatch, television's most-famous "jiggle series" and by some counts the most-watched show around the world, did more for slow-motion beach joggers than anything since Chariots of Fire--just replace the British Olympic athletes with young women in high-cut red swimsuits who look like Playboy models. The premise of Baywatch is straightforward: a Los Angeles-based team of lifeguards saves swimmers and occasionally fights crime, led by beefcake Mitch Buchannon (David Hasselhoff). And those Playboy models? Erika Eleniak turned a 1989 magazine spread into a role as lifeguard Shauni McClain for two-plus seasons alongside Billy Warlock's Eddie Kramer character (the actors themselves had a brief engagement), and most of the season's action revolved around the lives and loves of Mitch, Shauni, and Eddie. (The most famous Baywatch babe, Pamela Anderson, would arrive the following season.) When they weren't saving people on the beach, they were involved in movie shoots ("Money, Honey"), gang wars ("Point of Attack"), homeless girls ("Sandcastles") and stray pets ("Thin or Die"), a serious charge against Eddie ("The Trophy"), a Gilligan's Island hallucination ("Now, Sit Right Back and You'll Hear a Tale"), and chemical dumping ("The Big Spill"). Hasselhoff's real-life wife, Pamela Bach, appears in a recurring role as reporter Kaye Morgan, Wendie Malick (Just Shoot Me, Dream On) has a small role as Mitch's ex-wife, Gayle, and Tom McTigue plays lifeguard Harvey Miller.
Calling this set "season 1" is a misnomer. It's really the final 20 episodes of the second season (1991-92), which was the first season the series was in syndication after being dropped by NBC. (The first two episodes, the two parts of "Nightmare Bay," were previously released on DVD by another studio and are not included here.) In this season, Jeremy Jackson had replaced Brandon Call as Mitch's son, Hobie, and regular cast members Parker Stevenson (as Mitch's friend, Craig Pomeroy) and Shawn Weatherly (as lifeguard Jill Riley) were gone as well. However, the series pilot of the real season 1, called "Panic at Malibu Pier," is included as a bonus. Also, co-creators and executive producers Greg Bonann, Doug Schwartz, and Michael Berk discuss their favorite episodes from the second season in a 16-minute segment. Another drawback, however, is that much of the original music has been replaced, including "I'm Always Here," Jimi Jamison's theme song. --David Horiuchi
Baywatch - Season 1 Reviews:
Baywatch ? 
2008-06-24 - So if i were to buy the german set of the Baywatch series how is the picture quality on the set? compared to the American verision anyone know?
Baywatch Season 1 
2008-01-31 - "Baywatch Season 1" had only one episode that was from season 1. The rest were made after season 1.
JP
I feel like being cheated on
2007-08-29 - Don't get me wrong. I love BAywatch, but I simply can't watch the series on dvd. I feel like I just threw money away, like being cheated on. The theme song has been altered, as have the end credits. And as if that wasn't enough, many of the music clips during the episodes, have other songs. It simply doesn't work, as I've come to love the music montages. I want the true show on dvd, with the original music and montages. If shipping to the US weren't so expensive, I'd ship the three season I have straight back to Fremantle. This is not what I paid for. I guess I'll have to buy the German version.
Glad I read first
2007-07-14 - I am glad I cam to this site, to read the reviews. I was so happy when I brought home my season 1 of Baywatch. But I soon discovered that it wasn't season one at all. After reading the reviews that it was really season 2, I took it back to the store and got my money back. Thank you to all of the reviewers out there. Now I am going to go the German Amazon site and buy yhem. At that site, season 1 is really season from the NBC network. Season 2, is the syndicated start of the series. And so on. They also have 9 seasons released. And not to worry, I am going to buy a region free DVD player on Bay. It will be worth it in the long run. I don't think I will be dissapointed going this route, but I will let you guys know what my outcome is. Thanks for the heads up you guys.
Disappointed
2007-04-10 - I watched all 3 seasons and sometimes a little confused. I was really disappointed with them. At the beginning of the season it was almost as if I missed a whole season. There was nothing on Shawnie and Eddie wedding. The begining of the second season I remember Summer and Matt first meeting and that was not on that set. I did enjoy watching the episodes that I haven't seen in awhile because I am a big baywatch fan.
