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Combat

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TV Series

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    (October 2, 1962-March 14, 1967)
    TV series about American GIs fighting their way across Europe during WWII
    Starred Rick Jason as Lt Handley and Vic Morrow as Sgt Saunders

Why Combat might be annoying:

    It ran five years longer than the real American involvement in the war in Europe.
    The actors used fake fiberglass helmets and wooden firearms because the real helmets and firearms were too heavy. Oh, the poor things.
    None of the show's regulars/semiregulars careers took off after the show's cancellation.
    There was no series finale episode.
    Although Morrow and Jason were technically costars to the point of flipping their credits around during the show's opening credits, Morrow was clearly the bigger star.
    Despite several minor nominations, neither the show nor its cast ever won a major award.

Why Combat might not be annoying:

    It had some truly outstanding guest stars including; Tom Skeritt, Robert Duvall, Telly Savalas, Leonard Nimoy, and Ted Knight as a Nazi Officer(!).
    Other guests included; Fernando Lamas and William Smith.
    Given the censorship constraints of sixties television, the show did a very good job of portraying the violence and other horrors of war.
    The technical aspects of the war were generally correctly portrayed.
    Civilians and the effect of the war on them was honestly shown and German soldiers were usually portrayed as whole and many times as honorable human beings and not stereotypical Nazis.

Credit: tom_jeffords


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 15.38% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying