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Mission: Impossible (TV series)
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| Name: | Mission: Impossible |
| Abbreviation(s): | MI |
| Creator: | Bruce Geller |
| Date(s): | 1966–1973 (TV Series) 1988–1990 (TV Series - remake) |
| Medium: | Television |
| Country of Origin: | United States of America |
| External Links: | at Wikipedia Original TV Series Remake TV Series |
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Mission: Impossible was a spy TV Series on CBS, originally from 1966-1973, based on the operations of the Impossible Mission Force (IMF), a covert US government agency.
Two of the original stars were Barbara Bain (Cinnamon Carter) and Martin Landau (Rollin Hand) who starred in Seasons 1, 2, and 3. Numerous fan fiction stories have been written incorporating these two popular characters.
Leonard Nimoy (Paris) appeared in Seasons 4 and 5, and there is much written about both the actor and character in The Nimoyan.
Other Renditions
The show returned to television with original series star Peter Graves, running from 1988-1990 (sometimes referred to as The New Mission: Impossible), which included remade 60s scripts in an attempt to thwart a prolonged screenwriters' strike.
A feature film starring Tom Cruise was released in 1996, which was followed by seven additional live action movies. Several video games based on the franchise have also been released.
Fandom
Tropes and Fan Works
The most common tropes in all versions of the franchise are self-destroying messages, disguises (often using undetectable masks) and deception. Episodes of the TV show usually began with the team being briefed on a problem and putting together a plan, then following it through and dealing with any problems. They typically ended with the stars watching or leaving the scene and removing their disguises as their plot come together and their enemies started to fight amongst themselves as a result of their machinations.
Archives
- Mission: Impossible (TV Shows) tag at FFN
- Mission: Impossible (crossovers) tag at FFN
- Mission: Impossible (TV) tag at AO3
- Mission Impossible (TV 1966) tag at AO3
- Mission: Impossible (TV 1988) tag at AO3
Fanzines
- Choices (Mission Impossible zine) (for the 1988 series)
- Mission: Impossible (original series)
- Mission Professional (1985, crossover with Professionals and Star Trek: TOS)
- The Mission Zine (for the classic series)
- This Zine Will Self-Destruct (for the 1988 series)
- Mission Impossible: IMF Dossier
Gen, multimedia:
Example Art
artist is Evelyn Turner, portrays Paris (this portrait is comprised of words), from Leonard Nimoy Compendium #1 (1975)
