For the older members of the forum

[The Chap]

My dad told me about this TV serires that was on back in the day called tour of duty, it was about nam and they used paint it black as the theme tune? anyone else seen it? is it good?

[Luno]

I did love tour of duty :) it where broadcasted in Sweden a couple off years ago and we did call it platoon B in Vietnam :D

Link
http://www.tourofdutyfanpage.com/

http://www.pidd.homestead.com/files/ToDgroup.jpg

[Rantanplan]

NAM - Dienst in Vietnam. Hell, I loved this show when I was a kid (back in the late 80s).

[Nedflanders]

Older members of the forum????

Jesus, I'm in my early 30's I'm not old !!!

NF

[Herrmannek]

those fukking commies didn't aeried that here

[btdown]

I loved that show. It was the shiznit. Decent writing and good characters.

I try and tivo episodes when I see it in reruns.

[Rantanplan]

those fukking commies didn't aeried that here

Yeah, you f'ucking commies suck.

[Geezah]

I'm 34, I have become my own worst nightmare :(

[gaijinsamurai]

I'm 38, and I loved that show. It seemed like they tried to make it pretty realistic.

[usafbalad]

Yeah I remember watching that show when I was younger in the late '80s.

[Upfrontreporting]

Yeah, I saw it, great show.

[Weasel]

Yeah, it was good but predictable. New intruduced characters always had to die. ;)

[piesmatt]

I'm 22 and I loved that show as a kid! It was cool in the begining, then they have to add Hollywood story line.

[RAF]

Yeh it was ok, bit corny tho. The first 8 episodes were pretty good, then it just got silly. It came out just after Platoon and Hamburger Hill and so jumped on the bandwagon a bit.

[Luno]

A funny thing in the series where that the M60 light machinegun and the 50cal heavy machinegun did sound the same when firing :D

[EvanL]

Its on every night here in Canada on the History Channel

[Rantanplan]

Its on every night here in Canada on the History Channel

Canada has no history, eh?

[BlackRain]

The series ran for 3 years 1987 to 1990 and followed Bravo company ....

I was in a Bravo company at the time the show aired and unfortunately did not have a TV. Me no see show.

[Red]

I loved that series.

[The Chap]

Cool, might start hunting for it on DVD/ VHS if such a thing exists

[Oddbod]

The first series was good, after that they introduced more & more of the psychobabble "relationships" between characters - I didn't bother watching the last series.

[[AFSOC]]

Its on every night here in Canada on the History Channel

that is if you wanna stay up till 2:00 am :D

ive seen every episode....great show near the end when they became part of MAC-V-SOG and their commander was Apollo Creed aka Carl Weathers

awwww yeah!

[Oddbod]

Cool, might start hunting for it on DVD/ VHS if such a thing exists

Here you go - series one:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001Z3I12/102-4872398-1620150?v=glance

[<Gypsum Fantastic>]

Cool, might start hunting for it on DVD/ VHS if such a thing exists

If you have Sky TV, try FX289 (basically the FOX channel). They've been showing it for a bit. I'm not sure if they still are.

[The Chap]

thanks

this mulitregional DVD player might come in useful afterall

[Alpha Leader]

Loved it
I also remember a serie from Australia, called sword of honor or something,any one else remeber it.
It was pretty good.

[Werewolf01]

Older members of the forum????

Jesus, I'm in my early 30's I'm not old !!!

NF

X2, but 31.


"My name is Dennis, and I am not old!"

[The Chap]

ok... mature, is that better?

[Aerosoul]

Ahh I remember seeing the re-runs on TNT. I really liked it.

[11F5S]

Tour of Duty is in syndication and it played on cable here a few months ago.

There were parts of it that were totally absurd. At one point they went from being an infantry squad to being a MACV-SOG recon team. rofl

[Geezah]

this mulitregional DVD player might come in useful afterall

I need one, I want to get Spaced on DVD :(

[The Chap]

spaced was sooo underated! it was great

[Geezah]

spaced was sooo underated! it was great

I missed the episode when they all went raving, I was looking at fucting houses that night :(

[PrincessRAR]

Older members of the forum????

Jesus, I'm in my early 30's I'm not old !!!

NF

yeah i must protest aswell!!

Its actually being shown here again around midnight time-reshowing it to relive to glory old days, very b-grade but its alright.

[witchdoctor]

Complete credited cast: Tour of Duty

Terence Knox .... Sgt. Zeke Anderson
Stephen Caffrey .... Lt. Myron Goldman
Tony Becker .... Cpl. Daniel 'Danny' Purcell
Ramón Franco .... Pvt. Alberto Ruiz
Miguel A. Núñez Jr. .... Pvt. Marcus Taylor
Kim Delaney .... Alex Devlin (1989-1990)

rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Akahoshi .... Pvt. Randy 'Doc' Matsuda (1987-1988)
Betsy Brantley .... Dr. Jennifer Seymour (1989)
Richard Brestoff .... Maj. Darling (1989)
Eric Bruskotter .... Pvt. Scott Baker (1987-1988)
Kyle Chandler .... Pvt. William Griner (1990)
Michael B. Christy .... Maj. Duncan (1989-1990)
Kevin Conroy .... Capt. Rusty Wallace (1987-1988)
John Dye .... Pvt. Francis 'Doc Hoc' Hockenbury (1989-1990)
Stan Foster .... Sgt. Marvin Johnson
Dan Gauthier .... Lt. John McKay (1989-1990)
Patrick Kilpatrick .... CIA Agent Duke Fontaine (1989-1990)
Lee Majors .... Pfc. Thomas 'Pop' Scarlett (1990)
Joshua D. Maurer .... Pvt. Roger Horn (1987-1988)
Maria Mayenzet .... Sister Bernardette (1989-1990)
Alan Scarfe .... Col.. Stringer (1990)
Peter Vogt .... Gen. Elliot (1989-1990)
Carl Weathers .... Col. Brewster (1989-1990)

[[AFSOC]]

Tour of Duty is in syndication and it played on cable here a few months ago.

There were parts of it that were totally absurd. At one point they went from being an infantry squad to being a MACV-SOG recon team. rofl

eh still made it a coool show!

like i said CARL WEATHERS!

[TURBOIS417]

Hey watch all that "old" stuff. I'm only 34, but remember it as if it was yesterday. The first couple of years were really good, until they portrayed them as MACSOGV, then it went to ****.

[gilgoul]

My dad told me about this TV serires that was on back in the day called tour of duty, it was about nam and they used paint it black as the theme tune? anyone else seen it? is it good?


It was super good, I loved Lieutenant Goldman.

[digrar]

I'm watching the re runs here, Rusty Wallace just got slotted, and Zeke is on about his tenth purple heart :P . Their field craft makes me cringe but it's entertaining never the less.

[moughoun]

I'm watching the re runs here, Rusty Wallace just got slotted, and Zeke is on about his tenth purple heart :P . Their field craft makes me cringe but it's entertaining never the less.
yeah but you had a soft spot for Goldman

[digrar]

I don't think I've ever had a soft spot for an officer, although there was this one Nursing Officer she was nice :oops: .

[Adam Wilhelm]

Loved it
I also remember a serie from Australia, called sword of honor or something,any one else remeber it.
It was pretty good.

I second that.
You diggers here should have seen it??
Andrew Clarke also starred in ANZACS wich featured Paul Hogan! p-)

But i can´t forgive them for Neighbours!!! :bash:

[pathfinder82]

Call of Duty was on tbs or tnt a year or so ago, I think it played in the afternoon, not a bad series, I caught it a couple of times. I dont think its still running.

[Mr.K]

those fukking commies didn't aeried that here
There was a great tv show about a polish tank crew in WW2, it was based on Przymanowski J. "Czterej pancerni i piesi" i remember seeing it back in 1991 in Lithuania. I'd like to see it again. Way better then tour of duty.

[radx]

Very good show.. Does anyone know what happened at the end to Zeke and his squad? I missed the last few episodes... And what were they anyways? Regular infantry/recon/airborne..etc?? Btw has anyone seen the movie "IronCross" about Germans in WW2? It was an amazing movie, and so was "Stalingrad" also about Germans in WW2.

[Buckeye67]

The first series was good, after that they introduced more & more of the psychobabble "relationships" between characters - I didn't bother watching the last series.

This is the right answer. When Tour of Duty first aired it was pretty good. As they shifted the focus of the show from being an "action" show to being a soap opera set in Vietnam it went to hell in a handbasket.





(I'm 38 and I ain't "old" either, damnit. p-) )

[Opening Batsman]

What time is it on down here? I might have to jump on the bandwagon in the middle of a series. :oops:

[digrar]

It's on at about 2330 on a Thursday over here in the West on ch7.

[11F5S]

]
Tour of Duty is in syndication and it played on cable here a few months ago.

There were parts of it that were totally absurd. At one point they went from being an infantry squad to being a MACV-SOG recon team. rofl

eh still made it a coool show!

like i said CARL WEATHERS!

Maybe it was cool to you, but from my point of view is was rediculous.

[supercontra]

It was good but not totally accurate. More like the whole war condensed into one platoon.
Regular infantry in one episode, MACV-SOG in the next, River patrols in the third etc.
But as a view of the Vietnam war it was pretty good.

[Roger Rabbit]

It is shown on FTX(i think thats the name) in the UK if you have sky. 289 is the channel number.

[Herrmannek]

those fukking commies didn't aeried that here
There was a great tv show about a polish tank crew in WW2, it was based on Przymanowski J. "Czterej pancerni i piesi" i remember seeing it back in 1991 in Lithuania. I'd like to see it again. Way better then tour of duty.

Yup from military, fx and fabulary point of wiev it is very good show...but historicaly and socialy its quite big crap esspecialy when looking at polish russian friendship... if you have Polonia chanel on your cable or dish you can hunt for it, its aired at least once a few years maybe even once a year in exchange with other great polish war series :), and whats good they are often add english subtitle movies for Poles who don't know polish... when i find out that they are airing some polish crap i will make a topic for guys like you...

[tony6]

There was a great tv show about a polish tank crew in WW2, it was based on Przymanowski J. "Czterej pancerni i piesi" i remember seeing it back in 1991 in Lithuania. I'd like to see it again. Way better then tour of duty.
Aaaaahh "Czterej pancerni i pies" - the film of my youth! :D
I agree that this show was pretty awesome - espacially when You consider communist reality and technical capabilities. Good scenario and pretty cool war scenes.
The other popular tv show of that times was "Stawka większa niż życie" with famous cpt. Kloss :D

[Herrmannek]

you can get czterej pancerni form edonkey network or on dvd so if you have any acces to video stores/rentals in polish occupated areas you can try your luck...

[Ding Chavez]

i'm 30 now but when i was a kid i remember watching rat patrol with my grandfather.

surely somebody here remembers rat patrol ;)

http://www.bigredhair.com/movies/ratpatrol.html

[XASA]

]
Tour of Duty is in syndication and it played on cable here a few months ago.

There were parts of it that were totally absurd. At one point they went from being an infantry squad to being a MACV-SOG recon team. rofl

eh still made it a coool show!

like i said CARL WEATHERS!

Maybe it was cool to you, but from my point of view is was rediculous.

As one of the only Vietnam veterans on this board-- if not the only one-- I have to agree with 11F5S. The first season was pretty cool and about as realistic as one could expect from any program developed to entertain. I was just happy to see something on the 'Nam in prime time. The soundtrack was also on the money.

By the time the series ended, though, the standard infantry squad had evolved into a MACV-SOG team-- which just ain't the way things happened. Also, soap opera plot lines were introduced complete with round eyed love interests.

I caught a few of the episodes about five years ago when it was being shown on TNT and they are still fun to watch if not realistic, but I rather watch reruns of "Combat" even though I know it's a war fantasy.

[shadower]

Here in canada on history channel they had it last year each day.Maybe they still have it I just didn't vatch it for a long time.

[California Joe]

XASA really is Thomas Magnum. p-)

Nice to see you.

[KB]

XASA mentioned "Combat"; I understand it is available on DVD now. It was my TV show, along with "12 O'Clock High".

I agree with the other assessments of "Tour of Duty"; 1st year good, then tailed off.

[Rantanplan]

I need more infos about this "Combat" show.

[RGRBOX]

Loved that show, I had a soldier when I was in Germany, who played an extra in it. I'm still inlove with that babe nurse with the black hair... she was one sexy lady... Love to see photos of her, anyone out there can help out..

[RGRBOX]

Need to correct myself.. The lady Iwas talking about was on China Beach... But I still loved Tour of Duty... A good movie I like a lot is Peurple Hearts...

[HooyahCQB]

Unfortunately, Paint it Black was not the theme song. Pretty good show though, and the music was cool, and best of all, set to the time period.

[California Joe]

Need to correct myself.. The lady Iwas talking about was on China Beach... But I still loved Tour of Duty... A good movie I like a lot is Peurple Hearts...

Dana Delaney.

Marg Helgenburger of CSI fame played a whore on that show.

[1Cie GevGn]

Has been on TV here a while ago, awfully late :(

[XASA]

XASA really is Thomas Magnum. p-)

Nice to see you.

Hey Joe, when I see the word "older" I know it's my kind of thread ;)

[California Joe]

Since Tane went on walkabout I look forward to you and 11F5S being around so I know SOMEONE is older than me around here. p-)

[Para]

You can watch the programme Tour Of Duty in the UK every day. It is on the Sky system on FX channel [270] at 13.00 hrs Mon to Fri.

[11F5S]

Need to correct myself.. The lady Iwas talking about was on China Beach... But I still loved Tour of Duty... A good movie I like a lot is Peurple Hearts...

Dana Delaney.

Marg Helgenburger of CSI fame played a whore on that show.

Joe has a complete database of women of ill repute in the 20th and 21st centuries.:lol:

http://www.hissandpop.com/celebrities/d/danadelany/photos/011.jpg
1Lt McMurphy US Army Nurse Corps

http://www.danadelany.com/pageimages/menu/main2_r1_c1.jpg

http://www.marghelgenberger.net/images/cb-6_jpg.jpg
KC Koloski Combat Support Specialist (Marg Hellenberger)

A tip of the beret to the women of Vietnam :hug:

[California Joe]

Mmmmmm. Huh?

Yes, yes I do.

[RGRBOX]

Need to correct myself.. The lady Iwas talking about was on China Beach... But I still loved Tour of Duty... A good movie I like a lot is Peurple Hearts...

Dana Delaney.

Marg Helgenburger of CSI fame played a whore on that show.

Thanks... everytime I watch CSI, I wonder where she came from.. but Dana... I'd hit that... all the time..

[(_SPETSNAZ_)]

Well that show is always on here in canada its always on the history Channel...

[The Chap]

Wow, my first thread has quite a respectible length, woo me :lol:

[martinexsquaddie]

I loved the show
almost got a lynx pilot to rig up some speakers we aquired but the grown ups said no :(
should have tried it with the civy pilots we had in the falklands 1991 they were mad

:roll:

[Adam Wilhelm]

Here´s a better pic of Dana ;)
And it´s totally worksafe.

http://www.goldenstateautographs.com/photographs/images/D/delaneydana.jpg

[RGRBOX]

Here´s a better pic of Dana ;)
And it´s totally worksafe.

http://www.goldenstateautographs.com/photographs/images/D/delaneydana.jpg

Thanks dude.. your the man!!