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22 September 1997 (USA) more
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In a world where there are no obvious "bad guys", where governments engage in secret wars and illegal... more
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination more
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Cast

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Tim Abell ... Benny Ray Riddle (36 episodes, 1997-1999)

Mark Sheppard ... Christopher 'C.J.' Yates (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
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S.O.F. Special Ops Force (USA) (second season title)
S.O.F., Inc.
SOF, Inc.
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60 min (37 episodes)
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Benny Ray Riddle: There's nothing like the smell of cordite in the morning to make a man appreciate his right to bear arms. more
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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
An intelligent A-Team, 20 December 1999
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Author: Fred M. Hung from New York, NY

Oddly, I found myself actually watching this show late night during its syndication runs. What confounds me is how a moderately enjoyable light fare like this can be cancelled, and yet the absolute junk of Walker: Texas Ranger and Martial Law is still in production.

In any case the most I can say of Soldier of Fortune, at least in its 1st season, is that it's a smarter and grittier A-Team. Villains do die and some members of the team actually are believable as former SpecOps operatives, particularly worthy of note is Tim Abell, who himself was an Army Ranger. Brad Johnson was born to play a military man and Melinda Clarke is stunningly gorgeous.

Jerry Bruckheimer puts his usually polished, right-wing slant on episodes. Themes like Patriotism, Self-sacrifice, and Honor are routinely addressed though not necessarily explored to any depth. At the end of a few episodes, I did feel like waving a flag.

Like I said, this is not like reading Proust, but it was enjoyable on late night syndication. After Dennis Rodman joined in Season 2, the show became truly ridiculous. By moving production to Montreal and trying to create a more "hip" crew, the creators destroyed what I thought was interesting chemistry.

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