The first season told pretty much how all elements of the Marine Corps would operate (i.e. ground, air, helicopters and jets) as a team. That's the season I give the high rating to! (True, there are still a lot of "liberties" taken in season 1, but the stories were more believable.)
The subsequent seasons were a gawd-awful attempt of Melrose Place meets Top Gun!
I was a Marine stationed at Miramar at the time and I remember them shooting the show around the San Diego area. I got to talk to Rod Rowland and James Brolin.
Rowland's character was good to go.
Brolin's character was good in the first season only. For some reason he slacked off after the first ep of the second season.
If you want to see a LITTLE of how the Marine Air Ground team operates, then season one is the one to watch.
If you're into Melrose Place and soap opera like plots with an attempt to merge them into Top Gun, then see the last two seasons.
The subsequent seasons were a gawd-awful attempt of Melrose Place meets Top Gun!
I was a Marine stationed at Miramar at the time and I remember them shooting the show around the San Diego area. I got to talk to Rod Rowland and James Brolin.
Rowland's character was good to go.
Brolin's character was good in the first season only. For some reason he slacked off after the first ep of the second season.
If you want to see a LITTLE of how the Marine Air Ground team operates, then season one is the one to watch.
If you're into Melrose Place and soap opera like plots with an attempt to merge them into Top Gun, then see the last two seasons.