Streets of San Francisco: Season Five, Vol. 2

Sharply-Written, Well-Plotted Stories; Great Guest Stars
This volume brings us the final 12 episodes of "Streets" and while the guest stars IMO weren't as good as on Voume 1, this is still worth buying, if only for the awesome "Who Killed Helen French" episode. This is one of those episodes that could only have been made in the '70s and has so many intriguing twists and turns you'd swear it was a two-hour episode. Other highlights include the Arnold Schwarzenegger appearance in "Dead Lift"; the gay-themed "A Good Cop...But" and "Once a Con". Even when the stories are less than excellent, the guest star performances make up for it, as in "Let's Pretend We're Strangers" with Linda Kelsey or "Hang Tough" featuring Ned Beatty.

The video quality of these 12 episodes is excellent and I still prefer Richard Hatch over smug Michael Douglas in this show. I only wish Hatch had been afforded more time on the series.

FIVE STARS. An addictive slice of '70s crime drama.

Last season of great '70s detective series
The Streets of San Francisco (1972 - 1977) was a terrific detective show that ran for 5 seasons, and for the first 4 starred newcomer Michael Douglas and screen veteran Karl Malden as detective partners. When Douglas left the show after Season 4 to pursue a movie career, he was replaced by Richard Hatch, a good-looking, creditable actor who was previously on the soap All My Children and would go on to appear on Dynasty & Battlestar Galactica. Unfortunately the show's ratings dropped after Douglas' departure, but even in its final season it remained well-written & action-packed, and attracted a good roster of guest stars. Below is a list of all episodes & featured stars in this Season 5, Volume 2 3DVD set:

Disc 1

The Cannibals - Mark Goddard, Tim O'Connor
Who Killed Helen French? - Marlyn Mason, Trish Stewart
A Good Cop...But - Robert Walden, Barry Primus
Hang Tough - Susan Oliver, Ned Beatty

Disc 2

Innocent No More - Mark...

A winner
Great writing. Team dynamics changed without Keller and still works. Malden always great. Sorry there are not more episodes. Great to have the entire season

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