Typical of TV shows at the time, the S.W.A.T. Gunshot entry wounds are bloodless, car chases are bland, corpses aren’t nearly so anatomically correct as those on CSI. Though such assignments call for violence, it looks tame by today’s standards - as does everything about the show. During their first season, they rescue hostages, fight terrorists, track snipers, and protect a federal witness and a U.S. Team members include Sergeant “Deacon” Kay (Rod Perry), and Officers Jim Street (Robert Urich), Dominic Luca (Mark Shera), and T.J. Dan “Hondo” Harrelson (Steve Forrest) is in charge of the LAPD’s Special Weapons and Tactics, an elite group trained for high-risk operations. But its persistent confidence in the justice system now looks oddly timely. has not aged well with regard to stunts and grit. And it should not come as a surprise that, after nearly 30 years of increasingly more violent and complex TV shows, S.W.A.T. Produced by the seemingly indefatigable Aaron Spelling ( Dynasty, Beverly Hills 90210), this spin-off of The Rookies was an early effort to make action the focus of a weekly series.Ĭolumbia’s release of the first season on DVD is timed to promote the new movie based on the series, due in theaters 8 August. had a good, brief run during the mid-1970s. Perhaps best remembered today for its theme song, S.W.A.T.
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