The Streets of San Francisco: Season Two, Vol. 2 | 
 enlarge | Directors: Dennis Donnelly, Don Medford, Eric Till, George Mccowan, John Wilder
Actors: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, Ben Andrews, Leslie Charleson, Reuben Collins
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 6726
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 621
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: PARD138694D
UPC: 097361386942
EAN: 0097361386942
ASIN: B001CQONQ8
Release Date: November 11, 2008
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2008
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By the end of IThe Streets of San Francisco/I's sophomore season, the relationship between veteran cop Mike Stone (Karl Malden) and hotshot rookie Steve Keller (Michael Douglas) has deepened, with none of the generational tension that underscored ISeason One/I. They are partners and genuine friends (Stone still calls Keller "buddy boy," and Keller needles Mike about only reading the sports pages), but Stone still has much to teach him. In the episode, "Rampage," Keller discovers that a former Berkley classmate might by one of a group of neighborhood vigilantes. He may have mellowed towards Keller, but he's still the old hardnosed Mike Stone while questioning suspects. In "Death and the Favored Few," he stands up to a socially connected blue blood who knows more than she's telling about a sleazy, scandal sheet publisher's murder. In "A String of Puppets" (one of two episodes directed by Richard Donner), Stone suspects that the best parole officer in the whole department is the ringleader of a gang of thieves. "You're way off on this one," a colleague protests. (He's not.) IStreets/I is a by the book police procedural; nothing flashy. Some cases unfold like mysteries, others clue viewers in as to who the culprit is, and still others hit close to home, as witness "Commitment," in which Stone is framed for the murder of an undercover cop. A fortuitous partering of old and new Hollywood, Malden and Douglas are able to carry this series without backup, although some stellar guest stars work the IStreets/I in these episodes, including Nick Nolte, Leslie Nielsen, Charles Martin Smith (Toad in IAmerican Graffiti/I), Claude Akins, and dynamite entertainer Lola Falana. I--Donald Liebenson/I
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 Quality December 21, 2008
Yes, TV has come a long way and The Streets of San Francisco looks nothing like The Wire but it fulfills every qualification needed to enjoy a show. Malden and Dougles are one of the best TV teams in the industry.
 Good shows December 12, 2008
I recommend this series for anyone who liked the Streets of San Francisco. I have Season 1 but i like Season 2 better. Once it arrived, i stayed glued to the tv, watching show after show. Karl Malden and Michael Douglas worked great together. I have been a fan of Michael Douglas's since i use to watch this show. I saw his star quality back then, before he got famous...
Streets of SF December 12, 2008
This is a great series from the 1970'sbr /Highly recommend!br /br /Nancy Salmela
The Streets Of San Francisco November 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a San Francisco, Karl Malden, Michael Douglas fan and I watched these at home when they first aired back in the early seventies. I appear in one of the episodes for about three seconds in a crowd scene so I am personally attached. That one has not been released yet so I am waiting for it. I just got lucky the first day I ever set foot in San Francisco. Amazing.br /br /Yes, some of the stories and some of the the lighting are a bit, "early seventies" but I want to have every one of these. And if you like old cars, every car on the street is a classic. I love seeing (and mapping) the San Francisco scenes. I hope that of all the remaing seasons are released soon. Keep 'em coming Amazon!
Great series November 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
During the second act of the first episode it happens...that 2-minute or more long tracking shot of the partners striding through headquarters shot from the waist up with no cuts, both men acting with their posture, their arms, their stride, their faces, their voices--the whole thing. It's my favorite thing about this old show. There are enough interesting angles and shots to make the direction interesting much of the time, and then there's a scene like this in almost every episode where the actors spout a few pages of dialog and just act for all they are worth with no close-ups or pauses or quick cuts. It's such a refreshing change from modern shows. San Francisco is a glorious backdrop, and Malden and Douglas are great together. The stories are 50 minutes long and develop slowly. What wonderful change of pace!br /br /Here are the episodes with a few guest stars and directors noted:br /The Runaways--3 kids trying to stay together (Larry Wilcox, Jeanette Nolan)br /Winterkill--bombs and blackmail br /Most Feared in the Jungle--woman doesn't believe baby was stillbornbr /Commitment--Stone's daughter visits, always a good ep (Tyne Daly)br /Chapel of the Damned--kidnapping and psychicsbr /Blockade--rape and murder (Cheryl Ladd, Ida Lupino, Charles Martin Smith)br /Crossfire--a sniper (Nick Nolte)br /A String of Puppets--Steve goes undercover (dir by Richard Donner)br /Inferno--arson, of course!br /The Hard Breed--rodeo murder (Harry Carey, Jr.)br /Rampage--vigilantes, always a 70s favorite! (Ron Glass)br /Death and the Favored Few--blackmail
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