Steve Forrest

Robert Urich

Rod Perry

Rick Husky

Responding to an early morning call reporting a family dispute Officer Jim Street and his partner fall prey to an ambush by three gunmen. It is just one in a series of ambushes which have plagued the police. In the aftermath of th...

Harry Falk

The Killing Ground

A strong introduction to the series.

&quot;Another ambush... another coldblooded assassination. Why?&quot;

&quot;Because of their color. Not because they are black or white or brown. Because they are blue.&quot;

Diving into the S.W.A.T. TV series for the first time, I wasn&apos;t entirely sure what to expect. I kind of assumed it would be a somewhat cheap, silly cop show that plays it safe.

I was frankly kind of shocked to realize it&apos;s a very well shot, mostly well-acted, and somewhat violent procedural. It has that gloriously grainy 70&apos;s cinematography, with just about every shot filmed with wide angle lenses. The show feels larger than life - in a good way.

This first episode does a good job establishing the team we will be following throughout the next two seasons - most notably the tough as nails Lieutenant Dan &quot;Hondo&quot; Harrelson.

The action beats are solid, and the plot, though simple, is effective in quickly creating sympathy and respect for these fictional men in blue.

(Also, I was shocked to see a very young Annette O&apos;Toole show up in this episode! I wonder what other guest stars await?)

On to episode two!

"Another ambush... another coldblooded assassination. Why?"

"Because of their color. Not because they are black or white or brown. Because they are blue."

Diving into the S.W.A.T. TV series for the first time, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. I kind of assumed it would be a somewhat cheap, silly cop show that plays it safe.

I was frankly kind of shocked to realize it's a very well shot, mostly well-acted, and somewhat violent procedural. It has that gloriously grainy 70's cinematography, with just about every shot filmed with wide angle lenses. The show feels larger than life - in a good way.

This first episode does a good job establishing the team we will be following throughout the next two seasons - most notably the tough as nails Lieutenant Dan "Hondo" Harrelson.

The action beats are solid, and the plot, though simple, is effective in quickly creating sympathy and respect for these fictional men in blue.

(Also, I was shocked to see a very young Annette O'Toole show up in this episode! I wonder what other guest stars await?)

On to episode two!

Responding to an early morning call reporting a family dispute Officer Jim Street and his partner fall prey to an ambush by three gunmen. It is just one in a series of ambushes which have plagued the police. In the aftermath of the shooting Street's partner is dead and he tries out for an opening in a newly formed S.W.A.T. unit being headed by Lt. 'Hondo' Harrelson. The teams first assignment is to find and stop the gunmen who have declared war on the city's police.

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