CompleteMartialArts.com - Walker, Texas Ranger - The First Season
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Manufacturer: Paramount
Starring: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr, Sheree J. Wilson
Directed By: Tony Mordente, Eric Norris, Michael Preece, Joe Coppoletta, Jerry Jameson
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
EAN: 0097368809345
Format: Box set
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 7
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-06-13
Running Time: 1498
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1993-04-21
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Martial arts star Chuck Norris made his transition to the small screen with the action-packed television drama WALKER TEXAS RANGER. Lasting for nine seasons the long-running series followed the crime-fighting adventures of tough-guy Texas Ranger Cord Walker (Norris) as he brought justice to the streets of Dallas with a well-placed karate chop to the city's more nefarious criminals. Walker's unconventional interrogation methods clashed with his computer-expert partner Jimmy Trivette (Clarence Gilyard) and the by-the-book county D.A. Alex Cahill (Sheree Wilson) who also functioned as Walker's love interest. This collection presents all 26 episodes of the series' debut season.System Requirements:Running Time 1458 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating:Â NR UPC:Â 097368809345 Manufacturer No:Â 880934
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Summary: i love walker oh baby
Comment: walker is so hot!!!!
i sure would love to polish his rusty sheriffs badge.
he can handcuff me and throw away the key.
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Summary: More Teen / Adult Level Material
Comment: I was surprised at the language and story lines in the first season. Not what I expected and not what I wanted my 10 year old to watch. However that being said the few shows I watched were solid Chuck Norris. I only rated it low to bring attention to the PG rating not displayed in the ad.
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Summary: Walker 1st Season
Comment: Walker is totally awesome. I love this show and had to have these. They have some of my favorite shows on them.
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Summary: The one and only Chuck Norris stars in a show that is truly all his own.
Comment: In the early 90's, the ever popular martial arts master and action movie star Chuck Norris was not getting many offers for movies. An idea sparked in someone's mind, and Norris was offered the title role for a show called "Walker Texas Ranger", he accepted it, and an entirely new legend was born. This show is most likely what makes Norris best known to today's modern audience. I do not see this show as silly, or stupid, or so dumb that it's good, or anything like that. I sincerely, genuinely, and truthfully see it as a great show. The plots are original and imaginitive. This show also starred Sheree J. Wilson as Assistant District Attorney Alex Cahill, Clarence Gilyard Jr. as Sergeant James Trivette, (Walker's partner in the Texas Rangers), and last but not least, Noble Willingham as C.D. Parker, whose bar was a common meetingplace for the main cast. I am now officially debunking the endless theories that every episode contains the same elements - Alex, Walker, Trivette, or C.D. is kidnapped, Walker transforms into legendary Texas Ranger Hayes Cooper, etc. First of all, in many of the episodes, Alex is not kidnapped, not to mention that she sometimes is barely even if not at all in the episode. Second, Hayes Cooper does not appear until the second season (actually the third season). Do not judge this show by what you have heard from others. Believe me when I say that the show is one-of-a-kind, and it is truly awesome in every way. When you do watch it, if you're like me, you will be bending your ear to every line for one of those well known Chuck-isms, such as "If I wanted a confession, I'd beat it out of you." Great storytelling, acting, and action is what made this show what it is. Don't miss it! Below is a list of episodes included in this seven-disc DVD set.
1. ONE RIOT, ONE RANGER (2-Part Series Pilot)
2. BORDERLINE
3. A SHADOW IN THE NIGHT
4. BOUNTY
5. STORM WARNING
6. IN THE NAME OF GOD
7. CRIME WAVE DAVE
8. END RUN
9. FAMILY MATTERS
10. SHE'LL DO TO RIDE THE RIVER WITH
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
12. AN INNOCENT MAN
13. NIGHT OF THE GLADIATOR
14. THE LEGEND OF RUNNING BEAR
15. SOMETHING IN THE SHADOWS (Part I)
16. SOMETHING IN THE SHADOWS (Part II)
17. ON DEADLY GROUND
18. RIGHT MAN, WRONG TIME
19. THE PRODIGAL SON
20. THE COMMITTEE
21. DEADLY VISION
22. SKYJACKED
23. THE LONG HAUL
24. RAMPAGE
25. THE REUNION (2 Parts)
26. STOLEN LULLABY
SPECIAL FEATURES
Previews
THIS REVIEW IS DEDICATED TO ANYONE, LIVING OR DEAD, INVOLVED IN THE MAKING OF "WALKER TEXAS RANGER".
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Summary: Entertaining and Refreshing
Comment: It's fashionable these days, I suppose, to scoff at a television show like Walker - Texas Ranger because it promoted traditional values.
I suppose that following the exploits of Paris Hilton or Britney Spears is far more "hip".
But Walker - Texas Ranger had a very successful 9 year run, despite the fact that the critics universally panned it for its one dimensional characters (the "good guys" really were good guys and they always triumphed in the end), the network buried it in a Saturday night slot (traditionally the dead zone for a televsion show)and did nothing to promote it.
But the viewing public watched and enjoyed it for a very long time because each week, you were the recipient of a good story with a very likeable cast of characters led, of couse, by the title character Cordell Walker Texas Ranger.
Each week, Walker,a Texas Ranger cut in the mold of John Wayne, successfully used his investigative and martial arts skills to bring down the bad guys, who were engaged in everything from drugs to good old fashioned cattle rustling in modern-day Texas.
OK - so the guy isn't Lawrence Olivier in terms of his acting ability and the diversity / range of emotions he was required to convey each episode. But he was very, very believable as a resolute and unstoppable force of justice and fair play.
Walker was ably assisted by a supporting cast including Jimmy Trivette, an ex-Dallas Cowboys football player, who turned in his helmet for a badge, Alex Cahill, an assistant district attorney, who provided the love interest for Walker in the latter seasons and CD Parker, an retired Texas Ranger, whose watering hole was the favorite haunt of Walker, Trivette and Cahill in their off-hours. Sadly Noble Winningham (CD Parker) died of cancer during the run of the show.
The show oftentimes was a platform for a number of different issues that Chuck Norris was personally involved in, primarily the fight against drugs and providing healthier lifestyle choices for younger kids who were at risk.
It's easy to be a cynic and laugh at the show's efforts to address these issues. But I'll give Chuck Norris and the producers of the show full marks for not caving in to the critics and trying to create something alittle more "fashionable" just to appease them.
The fact is that the show lasted 9 seasons, a long run by television standards so there must have been alot of very "unfashionable, unhip" people who were very appreciative of a show which promoted the types of values that it did.
Thanks Chuck and cast for a alot of enjoyment watching this great series.
And thans to CBS Video for releasing this series on DVD - I own every season released so far and have spent countless hours enjoying these episodes all over again.
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