The Mod Squad: The Complete Collection

They were one of our first shows about cops

Fun to watch a series that, at the time it was new, seemed so serious.

The story is about a police officer recruiting rebellious teens as police officers, which takes criminals by surprise, letting them catch the bad guys faster because no one suspects them as being police officers.Pros:1. It's a great Crime Fighting Series2. It shows great teamwork3. It's in perfect condition4. It arrived on time.5. It has a lot of action.Cons:1. None, so far.

To quote Linc Hayes, I could sum up my review of The Mod Squad in just one word... "solid!" But I'll go a bit more in-depth than that. I'll review this set as seasons one and two first, then three, four, and five second, as they almost feel like two different sets, quality-wise. Read on, and this will all make more sense.First, seasons one are two are in superb, pristine condition. I viewed this set through an HDMI upconverting Blu-Ray player on a Sony LCD HDTV, and I was blown away by the video quality. Blemish-free and bright and sharp and crystal-clear. The audio was also top-notch. And thankfully, both the audio and video were presented as originally broadcast (mono audio and 4x3 video). I hate it when the studios feel the need to create a faux surround sound or widescreen version of a show that was not recorded that way. Give us purists the original audio and video, I say. And that's what we get with this set. Also, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the episodes do contain English closed captions. This was not mentioned on the package. And lastly, the episodes all clock in around 51 minutes (accurate and complete for a show from the late '60s, early '70s), and once we're finished watching the episodes we get nice interviews with Peggy Lipton and Michael Cole.Now, we move to the remaining seasons. Things diminish a bit here, unfortunately. The image is noticeably lower in quality (though still better than some TV shows I've seen from the '80s and '90s on DVD) and a bit washed out. It appears to me as if these episodes might have been taken from videotape masters, as opposed to film. I also had to crank up the volume a tad more to hear some of the dialogue. Time-wise, most of the episodes clocked in around 50 or 51 minutes, but a few hovered around the 49-minute mark. This tells me that there was most likely a small scene cut out, but these are still (thankfully) not the syndicated versions, as they clock in around 45 minutes.There are no captions to be found for these seasons, unfortunately.Despite the shortcomings of seasons three through five, I'm still giving this set five stars for three reasons:1.) It's The Mod Squad, as full and complete and high-quality as we're likely ever to get,2.) They actually went through the trouble of assembling most of the surviving cast members for interviews, something which very few studios do for vintage TV shows on DVD, and3.) The packaging is very... dare I say... solid! Each season's box and DVDs are a different color, and whole presentation is very top-notch and professional. Kudos to VEI for a job very well done!

I was born in '70 so my Detective Dramas mainly consisted of Kojak, Charlie's Angels, Starsky & Hutch and other 1970s shows... but I've since discovered The Avengers and other 60s shows. I've always heard of The Mod Squad of course and until recently only had a very vague, fleeting recollection of seeing one episode from childhood...But I've been reliving that childhood recently by ordering all my fav 70s detective dramas and after watching 3 episodes on The Daily Motion site and reading reviews decided to add The Mod Squad to my orders and it is one groovy show!!!I hadn't even realized Peggy Lipton from Twin Peaks was one of The Squad till recently, and Clarence Williams III I've seen as a dramatic actor in various shows and films my entire life!!! Recognizing two of The Squad makes discovering this Series all the sweeter for me indeed! And makes watching and appreciating their performances and the show itself that much greater and wonderful.I'm still watching Season One and love it! Decided to get the ten case set in the flip box for different reasons instead of the cheaper version. No. 1 I like the individual plastic cases and the flip box for storage. No. 2 typically the original DVD producer has better quality discs than later, cheaper sets like that Mill Creek garbage...The flip top box set is AWESOME, the picture quality upscaled by my Samsung 3D Blu-Ray Player looks HD quality, no joke so all in all this is a superb set!Now, would I still buy a Blu-Ray or 4K release of The Mod Squad For true HD? Of course I would but until then this will do very very nicely!Highly recommended for anyone who loves Detective Dramas, The Mod Squad is a very cool and "solid" series which I'm proud to have next to The Avengers, Charlie's Angels, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Starskey and Hutch, Kojak, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Vega$, Remington Steele, Magnum P.I. and The Equalizer!The flip top box set is only $40.00 currently and that's the same price as just two individual Seasons but you get all 5 plus the groovy box To keep them in! Can't wait to watch more of this fabulous series and even if you never watched it whilst growing upDon't hesitate to get in, just dive in. You won't regret it at all!!!!