Having read the previous comments and agreeing with everything said, here are my comments regarding the TV show 12 O'clock High: I was 14years old when this show first aired and was attracted to strong leader types. Robert Lansing/Frank Savage was the man! When Paul Burke replaced him, the show lost its depth. Joe Gallagher was too much of a pretty boy and Paul Burke too shallow of an actor. Not to mention diluted story lines. My next encounter was when I was in grad school. A local UHF station (remember them?) aired an episode every afternoon. I would hurry home from class to get my fix. For me, the Frank Savage episodes were a study in leadership and the stories studies in character building. I even made notes. General Savage was the kind of leader I could only hope to be: steady, cool, composed under pressure, fair to others, even when recognizing his own prejudices in a situation, articulate, always thinking things through before acting, not hot headed like the "Golden Boy." And I still found Robert Lansing more attractive than Paul Burke. I just discovered and received the entire series on DVD (excellent quality, but each episode only 46+ minutes long??) and spent the weekend watching Season 1. The show is better than I remembered! The acting, the story lines; love the old combat footage. The leadership and character lessons are still there (I still have my old notes) and now that I am in that leadership position, the show still gives me models towards which to aspire. Robert Lansing is still the man for me. And the show is just plain good entertainment! I'm addicted again. Just hope that when I get to Seasons 2 and 3 they won't be worse than I remember. A lifelong fan.
Review of 12 O'Clock High
