The Man From U.N.C.L.E: the Complete Season 1
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Your Dossier Includes: All 29 episodes from the first season of 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E' on 11 DVDs...plus more than 100 minutes of bonus footage and features..digitally remastered and assembled for the first time on DVD!
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #49309 in DVD
- Format: NTSC
- Number of discs: 11
- Running time: 1560 minutes
Features
- Featurette- The Cloak and Swagger Affair: The Untold History of 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E'
- Original color pilot
- Bonus Feature- U.N.C.L.E. V.I.P.s
Customer Reviews
We're from an organisation called the U.N.C.L.E.
Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) - Suave, seductive, and trained to kill. An American with only one weakness, Women.
Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) - Mysterious, calculating, and deadly efficient. A Russian with a temper and a great mind.
Together they are the MEN from U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law and Enforcement) together with their boss Alexander Waverly (Leo G. Carroll). They are highly trained spies with one purpose: to stop evil, and charm their way into our hearts. And their arch-enemy is an organisation called THRUSH (Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity). THRUSH is a supra-nation and an antithetical organization to U.N.C.L.E, whose inflexible purpose is to dominate the earth.
One problem though was that Illya Kuryakin (David) is just a co starring actor to the famous Napoleon Solo (Robert), but as the season goes on so does their partnership. Together they have a wicked sense of humor and luck like no other. If you like action shows with two of the most stunning men of the 60's, with great acting and stunning guest appearenses, this is a show for you.
This season features all the 29 episodes in 11 cd's, starting with "The Vulcan Affair" and end with "The Odd Man Affair". The box also includes "The Cloak and Swagger Affair": The untold history of The man from U.N.C.L.E., "Solo": The original colour plot and "Bonus feautures": U.N.C.L.E. VIP's, a celebration to the guest stars of the show.
Open Channel D...Priority Traffic!
After all the legal intricacies, negotiations, and more time than it took to make a commitment to land a man on the moon and then accomplish it - they are finally here - the U.N.C.L.E. dvd's! I must admit that the complete collection is really nicely packaged, the quality of each episode is enhanced with a minimum of blemishes, and the extras are numerous and all-inclusive. The first season set provides some wonderful background with "The Cloak and Swagger Affair". The movie "One Spy Too Many" is also captured as an extra in the second season. The interviews with Robert Vaughn and David McCallum are both wonderful and insightful. THRUSH had better take note; "bad guys" of the world - time to go underground after forty years, cause' the boys are finally back in town.
For any armchair U.N.C.L.E. agent from the 60's, these are an answer to a prayer - but, why not wish for the rest of the U.N.C.L.E. movies like "To Trap A Spy", "The Spy With My Face", and the others? Hello-o-o out there! And, then there's The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.!
It will be interesting to see when all of the U.N.C.L.E. dvd's are finally available in stores. I simply couldn't wait once I found that the entire set was available. From every beat of Jerry Goldsmith's wonderful instrumentals to the wickedly charming wit of the collective efforts of the production/writing staff behind U.N.C.L.E.'s creative brain trust, this announcement is huge. It takes a little time to get the word out since the signal has to bounce off Telstar!
Great New fro the Fans from U.N.C.L.E.!!!!
All four seasons are finally here on DVD with plenty of extras. As noted elsewhere each season is packaged in one multi-disc set with a nice 4 page flyer listing the shows and actual presentation dates, as well as commentary on the season. Some here (and elsewhere) have complained about the pastboard briefcase that the full four season set is presented in, but I find it to be clever and handy. If you possibly can, buy all four seasons in one package rather than individually.
The transfers are quite good, much better than the vhs sets that were out many years back. The video and the audio is clean with few drop-outs or glitches noted (so far), but best of all the show holds up well. Those who loved it then will be entranced. Our children may find the show less amazing, as many of the gadgets envisioned then are really now in existence and the Bond series has so far surpassed the 1960's, but for those of us who were there, it is wonderful.
It's a shame that you can get it only from Time-Life or used at this time. Many garbage series from the 1980's and 1990's are getting better treatment than this treasure. Find it, buy it and enjoy it. You will not be disappointed.
