"Pensacola: Wings of Gold" (1997) TV series 1997-2000

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Creator:

William Blinn

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

22 December 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

Set at Pensacola's famed Naval Air Station. Col. Bill Kelly is the newly appointed leader of four young...

Plot Keywords:

Military | Special Forces

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Bobby Hosea	...	Maj. MacArthur 'Hammer' Lewis, Jr. / ... (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
Michael Trucco	...	Lt.Tucker 'Spoon' Henry / ... (39 episodes, 1998-2000)
Sandra Hess	...	Lt.Alexandra Jensen 'Ice' / ... (34 episodes, 1998-2000)
Barbara Niven	...	Kate Anderson / ... (23 episodes, 1998-2000)
Kathryn Morris	...	Lt. Annalisa "Stinger" Lindstrom / ... (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Kenny Johnson	...	Lt.Butch 'Burner'Barnes / ... (22 episodes, 1998-2000)

Runtime:

60 min (66 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Miramar Naval Air Station, San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Stu Segall Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: In the first episode of season 2 Kelly introduces himself to the "Nuggets" as "Lt. Col. Bill Kelly, call sign RAIDER", but later in the episode his callsign seen on his F/A-18 is "RAVEN", just as it was in season 1.

Unfortunate and regrettable

What an unfortunate and regrettable entry into TV fare. I was a Marine Corps officer. This is pure tripe. There is nothing realistic about it, and James Brolin should be both embarrassed and ashamed for his role in this show.

Although I was not a pilot, I served with many pilots both in TBS and at a MCAS. Those reviewers who simply question the inaccuracy of the Florida location are really missing the boat. This show has no accuracy at all about the Marine Corps.

The one reviewer who compared it to Baywatch was right on the button. The inaccuracies as to the relationship between the Navy and the Marine Corps are very simply explained: The Department of the Navy includes both branches, i.e. the Navy and the Marine Corps. And Pensacola is a training base both for Navy and Marine Corps pilots, but...

There is little time for romance and intrigue at Pensacola, it is a highly dynamic, stressful, and competitive training environment. The ludicrous situations that they concoct on this show are an affront to not only TV programming in general, but also to the real pilots that they pretend to depict.

I think it is interesting that there are so few reviews of this show here at IMDB, and even more interesting that not one real pilot did a review. I have to assume that is because none of them ever watched the show.