Ripcord TV Series: Complete Season 2

Buyers of the "Ripcord Complete Season 1" DVD set will also want to pick up Season 2 of the exciting 1961-63 television series that featured the thrilling aerial adventures of skydivers-for-hire Ted McKeever (played by Larry Pennell) and Jim Buckley (played by Ken Curtiss, who gained fame as "Festus" on "Gunsmoke").The "Ripcord Complete Season 2" DVD set contains 38 episodes on five disks housed in two traditional DVD cases (three disks in one case, two in the other) which are packaged in a nice-but-superfluous cardboard box that features the same front-cover artwork as the individual cases. Unlike the first case of Season 1, in which all of the disks are mounted on a single spindle and from which they tend to fall off and rattle around inside, the Season 2 first case has individual hinged plastic "pages" to keep the disks separate. It's a much better packaging technique, with less likelihood of scratching the disks.Each episode runs about 23 minutes or so, in full-screen format, of course. I didn't see it mentioned in the Product Description, but the Season 2 episodes are in full color, as opposed to the black-and-white ones of Season 1. I actually prefer B&W for old TV shows--early color shows are way too saturated and unnatural to my eye. Anyway, although I've just sampled a few of them to make sure the disks work in my DVD player, they're great fun to see again after so many years. They're definitely corny compared to modern (but not necessarily better) standards. The actors' performances are restrained but competent. Of course, the real stars of the show are the sensational skydiving stunts, which were filmed as they happened without tricks or special effects. As in Season 1, some of the plot twists are a little strained as the writers tried to convincingly feature skydiving as the way to resolve the most unlikely situations. The episodes are fairly sharp and crisp, given the characteristics of early television color processes, and seem a bit too contrasty, but they're definitely up to the standards of the time. The dialog in most cases is clear and comprehensible, a relative rarity these days.If you're a fan of the good old days of television, you can't go wrong with "Ripcord." I recommend both Season 1 and Season 2 DVD sets most enthusiastically.

bought for my collection and I enjoyed it. got to tell the star ( Ken Curtis ) how much I enjoyed the show and it shocked him to know anyone remembered him in it.

This is the second season of "Ripcord" and season two is in color! In case you are not familiar with the show it is centered on two skydivers for hire, fresh from the military who set up business in it is believed to be Southern California. The shows get rather samey after a while, but it will give you a chance to see Gunsmoke's Festus (Ken Curtis) before he went to Gunsmoke. Also see a constantly snarling Burt Reynolds in one of his first TV appearances. Good light entertainment.

I grew up with this show and forgot how goot is was not to mention some of the shows were by Ivan Tors who's studio I grew up near here in North Miami... When on adds up the stuff he did like Flipper, Sea Hunt, the water scenes on Thunderball, he had a lot to do with my childhood..;) It's so nice to see a show with imagination not to mention the cool 60's stuff..lt's funny as sometimes one has to go to the past to find progress... Wish they made more shows like this and less politically corect garbage like they try to force feed us these days....Thanks Amazon for giving us a choice.....

I found out about this series while browsing a site that sold bootleg DVDs. My curiosity piqued,I bought a copy and although the quality was horrible I liked what I saw. This may be a rather obscure series, but its an excellent one, and I highly recommend it. its good clean fun the entire family will enjoy. I look forward to getting this series this August (My Birthday Month) The crappy version I have is missing 10 episodes, and I look forward to seeing all the episodes in pristine condition. I'll be more than happy to send the 'boots to the bar i own. it's called "The Workbench" and all who go there get HAMMERED!

Typical 60s TV adventure series. Bought it since I hadn't watched it regularly if at all as a kid and it seems to have missed the syndication boat. Also I skydive so its cool to watch folks jump the old stuff. I jumped a round chute twice in the 80s but not many follks outside the military have today.

The content of the DVD is great. I was a professional skydiver for many years, influenced by watching this show in the early 60s. It's great to see the program again.Now the bad news, the DVD Is DANGEROUS! It completely ruined my TV. The episode selection screen is very dark with the word RIPCORD in big white letters. I fell asleep watching the disk. At the end of the episode, the disk reverted to the menu screen. When I woke of 4 hours later the word RIPCORD was burned permanently into my TV screen. It is visible in the background of just about every scene displayed by the set. IF YOU WATCH THIS DISK, STAY AWAKE!

Season 2 is a lot like season 1, but with a lot of episodes seemingly being repetitive. I really liked the first season, but the plot lines really start to take their toll about halfway through this season. The leads actors are very likeable and play their parts well. One benefit is that this season is in color. Kids will love the series and parents too, since nothing was ever objectionable in the scripts.