It might have lacked Tom Cruise, but the ‘Mission: Impossible’ TV series on CBS sparked one of Hollywood’s biggest action franchises 60 years ago. By Benjamin Svetkey Articles Editor It didn’t have ...

Years before Tom Cruise began running faster than Olympic sprinters, there was the Mission: Impossible TV series. The show aired from 1966 to 1973 on CBS, before being revived in the late ’80s by ABC.

It’s slightly staggering to realize the first “Mission: Impossible” movie (based on the 1960s & 70s TV series) was released in 1996: 29 years ago. Even more impressive: Every one of the films has ...

With the release of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, fans of the Tom Cruise-led franchise will delight in the parade of callbacks and references that date all the way back to 1996. But, ...

You have questions. I have some answers. Q: I have many fond memories of watching the“ Mission: Impossible” TV series starring Peter Graves from 1966 to 1973. Where might one find all or at least a ...

The original "Mission: Impossible" theme song, composed by Lalo Schifrin, lives on in the new "Final Reckoning" movie. They are four notes that changed the action game: “Dum dum da da.” That is the ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...