Tour Of Duty The Complete Collection 15 disc boxed set includes all 3 seasons with the awesome original soundtrack, and limited edition tin packaging! Tour of Duty is an American war drama television series that ran from 1987 to 1990.
DELUXE VERSION. THE TRIALS OF A U.S. ARMY PLATOON SERVING IN THE FIELD DURING THE VIETNAM WAR…
Tour of Duty focuses on a single platoon of young U.S. soldiers during their tour of combat duty in Vietnam during the late 1960’s. The infantrymen represent diverse racial, cultural and philosophical backgrounds, but must ultimately depend on one another, whilst facing the enemy troops and struggling to survive the hostile terrain of South East Asia.
Now for the first time ever, all 58 full length episodes contain the complete original soundtrack, featuring many of the biggest artists and greatest songs of the era, including Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Steppenwolf, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison and the unforgettable theme tune ‘Paint It Black’ by The Rolling Stones.
15 discs, Complete seasons 1–3 with 58 episodes – 52 hours of content!
Special Features
- Brand new making of documentary ‘THE STORY OF TOUR OF DUTY’ Part 1 (55 MINS)
- Brand new documentaries 'BACK TO THE JUNGLE’ (29 MINS) & ‘THE FINAL MISSION’ (24 MINS)
- Character biographies
- Original cast biographies
- Original crew biographies
- Action stills
- Behind the scenes stills
- Publicity stills
- Poster and lobby card galleries
- Synopses
- Glossary of Tour Of Duty military terms
- Production notes
- Episode guide booklet
Review for Pilot episode
"I’ve only (re)seen the pilot, but man, even watching that again brought back some memories. I would have to say that this show is one of the things that made me a fan of the war movie genre.
Granted, it was an attempt on CBS’ part to “cash in” on the success of Platoon, Rambo, Full Metal Jacket, Missing in Action, and some of the other Vietnam movies that were coming out at the time. My dad (who was an Air Force weapons tech and mechanic in Thailand during the war) and I didn’t miss an episode. But you know what? It didn’t suck.
It revolves around a company led by Sgt. “Zeke” Anderson (Terrence Knox) and Lt. Goldman (Stephen Caffrey), but that’s not all. The platoon is, predictably for TV, made up of an ethnically and culturally diverse bunch. (Some might even throw the word “token” around.) But where normally this would be so obvious, it actually works in their favor, as it allows them to bring up issue after issue surrounding the war, the times, and the guys who were in it.
Even in the pilot, they manage to pull no punches when it comes to the politics, emotion, action, and timbre for the remainder of the show. Production was top notch as well as writing. Also granted, that they were extremely limited in what they could do, given the prime-time TV slot this show occupied…After revisiting the pilot episode, I can’t wait for the rest." warmovieblog.com