It all begins here, as baby-faced rookie Officer Tom Hanson (Johnny Depp) is assigned to an elite squad of young undercover cops - Judy Hoffs (Holly Robinson Peete), Doug Penhall (Peter DeLuise) and Harry Truman Ioki (Dustin Nguyen) - to
infiltrate high schools and fight crime. Frederic Forrest and Steven Williams co-star in
this classic first season that also features such guest stars as Jason Priestley, Josh Brolin, David Paymer, Sherilyn Fenn and Blair Underwood in what became Fox's first runaway hit and remains one of the coolest cop shows in TV history!
21 JUMP STREET - SEASON ONE includes all 13 explosive episodes - including the rarely seen two-part premiere - and is now packed with extras that include all-new interviews with stars Holly Robinson Peete, Dustin Nguyen, Steven Williams and series co- creator Stephen J. Cannell and an exclusive audio commentary with star Peter DeLuise.
In case you missed it, there was an additional extra mentioned in there which wasn't announced in time for our previous news item. Here's the complete list of extras (the new item is listed first):
*Brand New Interviews With Show Co-Creator Stephen J. Cannell and Stars Holly
Robinson Peete, Dustin Nguyen, and Steven Williams
*Audio Commentary With Star Peter DeLuise
*8-Page Booklet With Liner Notes & Color Photos
As you can see, series star Johnny Depp isn't participating in the extras on this set.We were unable to reach Anchor Bay for comment on this prior to the weekend; the needed people were out of the office.
Some of our readers have written in to tell us that Depp doesn't have fond memories of the show, and that's why he's stayed away from this set.
We have no idea whether there's any truth to that; put it in the "rumor" column.
We DO know that Depp is VERY busy with 5 or 6 films that he's scheduled to act in over the course of the next year or more. Among those roles are a turn as Willie Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and a return to Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 2.
It sounds like he's pretty tied up!
The good news, though, is that the Fox Network's first-ever broadcast series, 21 Jump Street, is making its way to DVD this October 26th, much to the delight of fans of the show. It's hard not to "jump" for joy!
