Charlie's Angels (DVD) Review

Long before Magnum, PI put Tom Selleck on thedangerous assignments where they apprehend
map, Charlie's Angels owned the world of TV privatecriminals and pursue justice with a vengeance. The
eyes. Nominated for 4 Emmys and 7 Golden Globes,original angels are Sabrina Duncan (Kate Jackson) who
including 2 for Best TV Series - Drama, Charlie'splays the role of the "smartest" angel, Kelly Garrett
Angels was a truly rare overnight sensation. The(Jaclyn Smith) who plays the part of the
forerunner to modern day shows such as La Femme"street-smart" angel, and Jill Munroe (Farrah Fawcett)
Nikita and Alias, creators Ivan Goff and Ben Robertswho plays the role of the "athletic" angel. Together,
capped off long careers as showbiz writers bythey unleash their collective talents on the criminal
penning the unforgettable story of three sexy andunderworld, putting their own lives at risk in process?
vivacious private investigators. Executive producerAs the show progressed, Jill Munroe left as a regular
Aaron Spelling (linked to innumerable hit shows suchon the series and was replaced by her sister Kris
as Beverly Hills 90210, The Love Boat, Melrose Place,(Cheryl Ladd). The following year, Sabrina left the
Dynasty, 7th Heaven, and Charmed among others)agency to tend to her family and was replaced by
played a prominent role in the pop culture explosionTiffany (Shelley Hack) and later by Julie (Tanya
of this series which witnessed the immediate massRoberts)?
marketing of Charlie's Angels trading cards, posters,The Charlie's Angels DVD features a number of
lunchboxes, and endless other memorabilia - includingaction-packed episodes including the series premiere
a full-length feature film of the same name two"Hellride" in which the audience first learns of the
decades later (2000). Through the duration of themysterious Charles Townsend Detective Agency and
series (five seasons), the cast changed continuouslythe beautiful women who comprise the majority of
as Charlie's angels became media stars in their ownits agents. When a female racecar driver suffers a
right and left to pursue various opportunities inquestionable death, Charlie sends the girls out to
modeling, film, and TV?uncover the truth. To get the job done, Sabrina
Charlie's Angels centers around a group of gorgeousposes as a racecar driver, and the girls discover the
female ex-police officers hired to work for theexistence of a murderous conspiracy? Other notable
Charles Townsend Detective Agency. A mysteriousepisodes from Season 1 include "Bullseye" in which
multi-millionaire with seemingly unlimited means,the angels uncover a drug-ring owned and operated
Charles Townsend communicates with his girls viaby two corrupt military officials, and "The Vegas
speaker-phone and through the aid of his personalConnection" in which the angels and Bosley travel to
assistant, John Bosley (David Doyle). Charlie sendsLas Vegas in order to catch a deviant con artist?
the girls on various undercover missions and