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CHINA BEACH: SEASON 1

CHINABEACHSEASON1DVDBOX

 

 

THE PLOT THUS FAR

From the moment “China Beach” debuted in 1988, with its iconic opening credits set to the Supremes’ “Reflections” as its theme song, it was hailed as groundbreaking television. In an era of testosterone-driven war movies, “China Beach” delivered a unique perspective: the Vietnam War through the eyes of women!
“China Beach” was perhaps the best drama ever presented about the true horrors of the Vietnam War and its effects on the lives of the soldiers and civilians involved. Week after week, the war was brought front and center into American homes by master storyteller, John Sacret Young.

WHAT WE THOUGHT

I have such weird memories of “China Beach”. As a child, I used to use shows as a way of marking my bedtime. When “Murphy Brown” went off, it was time to go to sleep. When “China Beach” started, it was time to go to sleep. While I missed the show on its first-run on ABC. I caught a lot of the reruns on Lifetime back in the mid 1990s. I can’t say that I was initially impressed by the series. Everyone keeps calling it MASH for women, but what do you do if you don’t even like MASH? Such is the conundrum of the Post Gen X era kids.

 

Dana Delaney leads a strong cast with many early writing gems from William Broyles. Unfortunately, we don’t get much past that. This is a series built on moments that are tied together based on a few active set pieces. Honestly, I was young and enjoyed it for the music. Which is nice, since 90% of the music rights have been cleared for this set. It’s a monumental feat that they got this much, but you won’t notice any missing key moments. By the time that I eventually finished the set, I felt like I had endured quite the lengthy trip into a warzone. Unlike so many of the Vietnam shows and films of the time it wasn’t about rescuing a few guys that were abandoned out in the bush. It covered both the complexities of life in Vietnam and life in general. Watching it could alternately make you feel homesick for the voices of your family, even when they were just upstairs, or angry at the unfairness of life, despite the fact that you weren’t getting half the bad deal that some of the characters got.

The DVD comes with commentary, featurettes and interviews. Plus, all of the episodes are uncut! That’s stellar. The A/V Quality is about as good as you can get for a show from the 1980s. In the end, I’d recommend a purchase to fans.

RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW!

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