The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series | Robert Vaughn, David McCallum

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series | Robert Vaughn, David McCallum | Great show at a great price!

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	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series Robert Vaughn, David McCallum Warner Home Video, 2008 average customer review:based on 79 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

It was the height of the Cold War, a time when most Americans had only the vaguest understanding of international espionage. Then, in 1964, the televised spy genre exploded on the screen in the U.S. and around the world when the groundbreaking series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. pulled the covers off of the spy game in what became must-watch television for the next four years on NBC. Here is The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Series, beautifully packaged in a 60's style high tech attach? case, complete with all episodes along with hours of viewing extras.

At long last...The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is here!!

I've been a die-hard fan of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." since discovering it on TNT, roughly 15 years ago. (Since the series itself predates me by about ten years, I can't claim to be an "original" fan, whose wait for this set has been, I'm sure, even more exhaustive than mine! For those of you out there, I salute you for your patience!) Ever since that time, I've been waiting for the series to become available, in its entirety, in some home video format. I bought most of the two-episode VHS tapes back in the day, but noticed in recent years that the quality was starting to deteriorate, as is the downfall with the VHS format.

When I discovered, through TVShowsOnDVD.com, that MFU was going to be release in one fell swoop, I jettisoned my tapes on eBay, and dug for more information. I knew the set was available through TimeLife, but after reading negative reviews about customer service and the quality of the packaging, I held off, also hoping the $250 price tag offered there would diminish with its retail release.

When my set arrived in the mail today, I could hardly wait to crack it open. The wait had been long enough. I was pleased to discover that the "flimsy cardboard packaging" which one reviewer commented on was nowhere to be found, and had instead been replaced with some sturdier cardboard, certainly worthy of a prominent display place. I was also concerned when I had read about the disc holders in the "books" for each season, and that they broke off easily, causing the discs to slide around inside the case and scratch themselves in the process. Again, these fears were alleviated after discovering each disc on its own "page", secured solidly in place. It's a little thing, yes, but important to take into consideration, especially for a collector.

That said, the set DOES vary slightly from the photo shown above. The photo shows two discs per page, when, in actuality, there is only one. This makes for some rather thick books (the set will look impressive and sizable on any shelf, due to the width of each book. The fourth season is about half the width, as it contains only six DVDs, as opposed to 11 in the preceding seasons).

I haven't even scratched the surface of this mammoth set yet (I did fire up Season Four's "The Summit-Five Affair" today, but that's all the further I've gotten), but for any fan of the series, this is the last stop. This set contains U.N.C.L.E. in its entirety...and the bonus features look amazing.

It took a long time, but the wait is over...buy it and enjoy!

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Great show at a great price!

This was well worth the wait. Haven't seen the show since it was cancelled 40 some odd years ago. Watched the first couple of shows - it still rocks and it's almost like watching it anew.

The packaging is top notch. The Amazon price is really cheap - considering what you get.

Superb Entertainment, Fascinating Extras!

Received this late last week from Amazon (pre-ordered)...and what a total package of enjoyment! Well worth the wait...and the $$. Several posts delineate the contents, etc., so I'll just comment on the extras. First, both Robert Vaughn and David McCallum are present on several of the extra discs, as is frequent director Richard Donner, and other producers, etc., involved in the Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Their comments are both relevant and interesting; I particularly enjoyed the "Stars" summaries at the end of each year, that show the male and female guest stars with brief snippets of their roles; personal favorites: Barbara Felton (pre-Agent 99!), Caesar Romero, Ricardo Montoban (sp?), Joan Crawford (!!)and Janet Leigh.

On two separate discs, separate from each years collection (separately boxed) there are segments on the music of the series, the memorabilia, the original pilot "Solo" in color, public adoration of the stars, the advantages of shooting on the MGM lot, and several of the movie spinoffs.

Enclosed with each season's run package are booklets that discuss several of the problems the series' executives had with MGM and NBC...and the effects of such TV competition as the "Batman" series on plots and the tone of each season...which ultimately led to cancellation 3 1/2 years later. Of course, even with that relatively short run, there are 109 episodes...and each episode, according to Vaughn, was shot in only six days! They apparently worked much "harder" on the sets back in the 60's!

Taken all together, this "extras" package appears to have been carefully assembled to truly complement the series, and Robert Vaughn and David McCallum should be proud of the final product.

I don't purchase many TV series in their entirety, but I only wish that those I had (ie.-Xena Warrior Princess, La Femme Nikita, Silk Stalkings, Battlestar Gallactica (still a work in progress)) had the quality and quantity of the extras in this package.

If you were/are a fan of U.N.C.L.E., this is a MUST BUY!

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This is ALMOST the complete series----

I've heard people complain that this set only offering one of the Man From U.N.C.L.E. movies--Actually it offers all of the movies (in a sense).
The theatrical MFU movie included is "One Spy Too Many" which was re-editied from the MFU episodes "The Alexander The Great Affair" Parts 1&2..
The theatrical released movies were all slightly editied versions of the two-part episodes that aired on tv or two episodes re-edited together(they also occassionally included more sexully suggestive shots that were too hot for tv).
Therefore all of the theatrical movies are technically included in ths set--
The reason I said that this was ALMOST a complete set was they could have included the tv reunion movie The return Of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. "The 15 Year Later Affair" .
For the record the movies breakdown is :
To Trap A Spy = Re-edited Pilot- The Vulcan Affair
The Spy With My Face = The Double affair + The Four Steps Affair
Spy In The Greeen Hat = Concrete Overcoat Affair Parts 1&2
One Of Our Spiess Is Missing = Bridges of Lions Affair
The Karate Killers = The Five Daughters Affair
The Helicopter Spies = Prince Of Darkness Affair
How To Steal The World = Seven Wonders of The World(which was the series finale)
I hope this helps !

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Well worth the wait -- a superb DVD set!

Great packaging, extensive content (such as two versions of the pilot, one without Leo G. Carroll), interviews with both Robert Vaughn and David McCallum, many featurettes, tons of promos and trailers, various TV appearances by Vaughn and McCallum, and even the funny Tom & Jerry cartoon "The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R." The quality of the digital transfer and the audio are excellent.

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