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Tour of Duty - The Complete Series | 
 enlarge | Directors: Stephen Caffrey, Reynaldo Villalobos
Actors: Terence Knox, Stephen Caffrey, Tony Becker, Stan Foster, Ramon Franco
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $121.95
Buy New: $89.97
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 9481
Format: Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 2718 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 5.9 x 4.6
MPN: COLD13184D
UPC: 043396131842
EAN: 0043396131842
ASIN: B000BMY2M4
Theatrical Release Date: September 24, 1987
Release Date: December 13, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/13/2005
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 Mixed feelings December 14, 2008
H. Clement-Vencken (Belgium)
I have been waiting for this product for years tocome out on DVD. The quality is perfect, but the music score which made this series a classic has been replaced by some bad copies.
Never saw this show before, enjoyable without the music October 29, 2008
E. S. Egertson (St. Paul, MN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've read the reviews of those that have seen this show before; about how they can't find reason to buy this set without the original score. To those that have seen the show before and paid attention to the music (perhaps more than the show itself?) I can only state, then this set is not for you.
I had not ever heard of this show. I came across the listing as I was looking for something else (I guess Amazon's ideas do work). I read the reviews and thought I would give it a try sometime. I decided to buy the whole series even though I could have purchased the individual sets for less (the sets and the series were both on sale; the series cost $10 more than the individual sets combined). I would suggest if this happens again, NOT to buy the series box. It is constructed of cheap cardboard and the 3 sets are merely placed inside. Only worth it is the series cost is less than the sum of the individual sets.
There is an episode in the first season where the actors come into screen talking about Marvin Gaye and begin mouthing the words to whatever song originally played. Not only was the replacement music not Marvin, it was instrumental. The guy dancing around in the background "singing" to nothing was a little distracting, but this was the only time I noticed.
Tour of Duty is a poignant and sometimes disturbing look at what occurred during the Vietnam War. Each episode in seasons 1 and 3 have a tidbit of information about Vietnam, and the episode often touched on that information and in a very real way. I was a little kid in the 60's and was sheltered from this war. I've learned more from this series than from school and recommend it to anyone that has not seen it before.
Peace
 Great TV series October 16, 2008
Ignacio McGuire (San Diego, CA USA)
I watched this TV show from its original broadcast and yes, the music was great, especially the opening theme: Paint It Black, but, I bought the complete series because the TV show was very good and I don't mind the new music.
You see the new recruits starting out from the beginning of there tours of duty to the end after the 3rd season, these soldiers start out green, gung ho etc...you see them go through many transformations, from drugs, AWOL, scared, mistakes, depression, anger, the stories are very good, reflecting upon the times of the late 60's.
By the third season, they are veterans and when they get new soldiers into the squad, they either help them or keep them away at arms length, not wanting to know them because, most likely, these new soldiers will die in there first couple of missions.
In the second season, some female characters were added, and it turned out to be a great addition to the cast, the stories were great, they added something to the main characters in the show, like the lieutenant and the especially the sergeant, who we get to see with his daughter.
The TV series does a great job of showing what "Brothers In Arms" is all about. The war was very unpopular in the US, but in the Nam, it was your buddy next to you in the jungle who mattered most. Highly recommended for people who liked Platoon like I did.
tour of duty complete September 16, 2008
Julian Ben-david (melbourne australia)
one of the best veitnm war shows to ever come out julian ben-david independent film maker
Back to Vietnam September 9, 2008
T. Jan (Uppsala, Sweden)
Didn't miss an episode when Tour on Duty was on TV and it's great to have the complete series on DVD. A really good story with nice characters and a mix of war scenes, humour and romance. Since it's pure fiction it doesnt get as good as Band of Brothers, but it's definetely is worth buying if you like war movies.
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