I'm happy I discovered "Dangerous Assignment" through my endless cross reference searches on the web using Google, Wikipedia, Youtube and of course IMDb.com. By now you know what the show's premise is about. What I like about the show is it was done on film and a decent enough budget by NBC so it holds up a lot better then most TV programs from 1953. I also think that its a show that an old person could show to his middle aged kid and younger grand kids. The older person would like it for the nostalgia and the younger generations would be entertained mostly because it's pretty campy. The show was made pretty seriously as there is murder every episode (usually a high body count), but it doesn't take itself too seriously so it's kind of Roger Moore James Bond'sh with some wise talk by our Agent played by Brian Donlevy. I am actually a Brian Donlevy fan, and in this series he shows an lot more range then he does in many of his movies (many people reviewing his work here on IMDb.com consider him "wooden"). So if your older and remember the show you will enjoy re-watching it, if you are younger and never heard of the show before but like older films for the "camp" factor, you will really like this, and if you are a Brian Donlevy fan and like campy stuff you will really really like this! So what do I mean by this show being campy, well if the "Commissioner" said I was to be working with Agent Steve Mitchell, I'd turn in my Secret Agent badge and gun, because they all die! The 30 minute long show is sped up by the brief mission summary at the beginning which has a lot of the same elements as Mission Impossible along with plot summary's given by Steve thinking to himself. The intro always has Steve walking in with a smile on his face "Hello Commissioner" "Hello Steve.... ever heard of?" Well your flight leaves in one hour.... Then Steve's Lockheed takes off (probably the same stock footage every episode) and Steve is looking all bummed out saying boy what a mess they sent me to clean up! LOL. 8 of 10 for decent production values and a good performance by the Star. It's affordable as a complete set on DVD and I'm glad I picked it up. If you wanted a good episode to begin watching this to see if you like it, try episode 2 The Submarine Story, I rate that one a 10! This is now available on Youtube and Amazon Prime, FYI.
