this be one of the few time i agree with many critic . airwolf be one of the tight action show of the mid 80 . the competition be there and but not that stiff . though it be a bit slow at time and airwolf be a bit more character driven than your usual garden variety adventure show . jan michael vincent play stringfellow hawke and a test pilot recruit by the white suited government angel archangel to retrieve the titular supersonic attack helicopter from the mad scientist who invent it . in the pilot alone and we get action and character development and tragedy and and just a smidgen of humor . ernest borgnine give jmv able and seasoned support a dominic and the outspoken comedy relief father figure who assist hawke on his frequent spy assignment . some episode admittedly stray from the more intrigue oriented format into more contrived script . and the climax to many episode might have be a bit repetitive . but overall and airwolf blow abc blue thunder out of the sky . it be a treat month ago when they rerun it on the sci fi channel for 8 hour a day and two day in a row . too bad jan michael vincent have substance abuse problem . sometimes he look like he do not feel good and and it likely be the reason the show be recast . i have always want to see the much pan 4th season and albeit with low expectation . some of the best eps be airwolf ii and once a hero and and fall angel and just to name a few . memory of this show have me save up for the box set and and in the meantime and i have start watch the show on hulu . com . thank god for that site and because i have be on an airwolf kick lately . some show just stand out .