I always enjoyed watching this show on Sunday mornings before my parents got up, and I had to get ready for Hebrew School. Yup, that's right, Hebrew School. You see, I'm an observant Jew, and yet I thoroughly enjoyed watching Insight. True, not all the Christological messages resonated with me, but even as a kid I was savvy enough to ignore them (pretty much ignored the priest at the end, too, who kind of gave me an unsettling feeling because it really yelled "This is a Christian Show!" at me). But the universal messages (caring for your fellow man, honesty, morality, etc.) were really great. As were the actors. I said to myself, "Hey, these guys are big name stars. If they want to appear on this low-budget show, it must really speak to them." But they never reined in their acting chops.If this show was intended to evangelize, well, then I guess it didn't work on me ;-) But aside from that score, great job, guys!

Being obsessed with watching television, on Sunday mornings, I would sometimes watch INSIGHT and remember that it featured very good acting and some interesting story lines. Like others, I wish it was available on DVD or online.Three episodes stuck with me but I do not recall the titles or most of the actors.One involved some Americans being held in a third world country (or was it America in a bleak future?) and Martin Sheen played a clown. At the end, Martin Sheen was executed by firing squad (I guess he had practice as Pvt. Slovick). He refused a blindfold playfully saying, "I'm afraid of the dark!" To which the firing squad commander snorted to him, "Better get used to it!" Sheen escaped his bindings, saying that as a magic trick, the bullets would pass through him without hurting him (shades of EL TOPO). They shot. He died.Another featured a time when suicide was allowed and services were provided for someone to complete the task. The man committing suicide was taking a series of several poisons and with each one, I think he reflected on his life. He poured the final chemical on the floor (it looked like corn syrup).The final one I remember was about a couple who were going to clone their child. They were meeting with the genius from whom they were going to take the samples for the clone. But the genius professor brought in his identical twin brother who was retarded. I think the couple decided to try it "the old fashioned way." I think I can still remember the theme music to the series. I wish I could see some episodes to see how it stands up to 30+ years of memory.

My favorite episode was "Chicken". This episode aired in the 80's. This episode would have impact today since it talks about gangs. I wish it was at least on VHS somewhere. I could show it to my newborn son when he gets a bit older! This was a great series. I agree with another use I saw post elsewhere that this series deserves more recognition. AND DVD status! I even checked e- auction sites. No one seems to have it. I would pay for even a copy taped off TV. Does anyone out there even have them on a tape? My wife has never seen the show, but said it sounds interesting. I wish there was more to show her than the info on here or what I remember about it!

I was amazed to finally find some facts on this program that effected me as a teen. I had not realized that the program was 'Insight' and I always remembered the episode as 'The Rose Colored Glasses' but evidently was wrong all these years. Typing in Beau Bridges brought up the episode 'The Poker Game'!! And yep, that is/was it. Several older fellows playing poker with a younger man wearing rose colored glasses eventually become fed up with his radical views and decide he is a bit of a slacker representing the tangibility of the much talked about 'Generation Gap' of the time. In short a 'revolutionary/radical/hippy'. I think he was berated at one point as 'seeing life through rose colored glasses' which was not at all what the group of men considered acceptable, being members of the 'establishment'. I believe the show certainly helped inspire a generation (along with "Easy Rider") to vote for Bill Clinton 24 years later. Thank you IMDB, and Mike, and Kenneth, for allowing me to touch this puzzle that has been on my mind all these years. [I sure would like to see the episode again, but I have no clue as to how to make that happen. Please write me if anyone has knowledge.] Thanx again. Greg.