The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series
starring: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll
directed by: Eddie Saeta, James Goldstone, Theodore J. Flicker, Alex March, Don Medford
directed by: Eddie Saeta, James Goldstone, Theodore J. Flicker, Alex March, Don Medford
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Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 10/21/2008Rating: Nr
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For Baby Boomers, owning a season or two of a fondly remembered TV series on DVD is enough to satisfy any nostalgic yearnings. The Man From U.N.C.L.E., though, warrants the full-series treatment. It's a wild '60s flashback to the Espionage era that was ushered in by Ian Fleming's James Bond adventures. According to a series retrospective that's just one of this cleverly packaged set's prodigious extras, Fleming himself was recruited to create a spy series for American television. His contribution was the name "Napoleon Solo," the moniker of a crime boss in Goldfinger. That movie, which would kick Bond and spy mania into overdrive, had not yet opened when viewers were introduced to Robert Vaughn's Solo and David McCallum's Illya Kuryakin, agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement. This covert agency operated out of Del Floria's Tailor Shop in New York under the command of true Brit Alexander Waverly (Leo J. Carroll, playing much the same character he portrayed in North by Northwest). The Man from U.N.C.L.E. offered a bit of hope in Cold War America that an American and Russian could work together to stop a common enemy, THRUSH, a ruthless organization bent on world domination. The intriguing conceit of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was to give audiences an empathetic surrogate who would be plucked from their humdrum lives for whirlwind adventures with Solo and Kuryakin. In the pilot episode, Patricia Crowley guest-stars as a housewife who acts as bait to foil the plans of her former college boyfriend, who is plotting the assassination of a world leader. In a series benchmark, "The Never-Never Affair," a pre-Get Smart Barbara Feldon stars as an U.N.C.L.E. translator who unwittingly becomes involved in actual espionage. Seasons one and two are the series' best, with a stellar roster of guest stars ("The Project Strigas Affair" features the first onscreen pairing of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy), stylish direction by directors who would go on to some renown (Michael Ritchie, Richard Donner), smart scripts, and great action (a movie theatre shoot-out in "The Never-Never Affair"). In its third season, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. adopted Batman's campy and absurdist tone with shark-jumping results While this season has its share of groaners (in one episode, Sollo watusis with a gorilla), several "Affairs" stand out. Jack Palance and Janet Leigh as a long cool woman in a white dress are great villains in "The Concrete Overcoat Affair." Harlan Ellison wrote the witty "The Pieces of Fate Affair," in which he takes some sly digs at television and literary critics (a THRUSH operative is a book reviewer). Joan Collins makes like Eliza Doolittle in a dual role as a Bronx stripper and a countess in "The Galatea Affair." The series went back to basics in Season Four, but by then, The Avengers was a bigger hit and the writing was on the wall for this once trendsetting series. This lavish box set affair contains upward of ten hours of bonus features, including the unaired series pilot, a series retrospective, an interview with a reunited Vaughn and McCallum, dossiers on each season's guest stars, one of the U.N.C.L.E. feature films edited and expanded from a two-part episode, segments about the great gadgets and cool music, U.N.C.L.E. designs and blueprints, and season-specific booklets.This definitive box set does full justice to a series that had such an impact on popular culture (as witness the bonus Tom & Jerry cartoon, "The Mouse From H.U.N.G.E.R."). More than a blast from the past, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is still a potent blend of "cloak and swagger." --Donald Liebenson
Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 10/21/2008Rating: Nr
Amazon.com:
For Baby Boomers, owning a season or two of a fondly remembered TV series on DVD is enough to satisfy any nostalgic yearnings. The Man From U.N.C.L.E., though, warrants the full-series treatment. It's a wild '60s flashback to the Espionage era that was ushered in by Ian Fleming's James Bond adventures. According to a series retrospective that's just one of this cleverly packaged set's prodigious extras, Fleming himself was recruited to create a spy series for American television. His contribution was the name "Napoleon Solo," the moniker of a crime boss in Goldfinger. That movie, which would kick Bond and spy mania into overdrive, had not yet opened when viewers were introduced to Robert Vaughn's Solo and David McCallum's Illya Kuryakin, agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement. This covert agency operated out of Del Floria's Tailor Shop in New York under the command of true Brit Alexander Waverly (Leo J. Carroll, playing much the same character he portrayed in North by Northwest). The Man from U.N.C.L.E. offered a bit of hope in Cold War America that an American and Russian could work together to stop a common enemy, THRUSH, a ruthless organization bent on world domination. The intriguing conceit of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was to give audiences an empathetic surrogate who would be plucked from their humdrum lives for whirlwind adventures with Solo and Kuryakin. In the pilot episode, Patricia Crowley guest-stars as a housewife who acts as bait to foil the plans of her former college boyfriend, who is plotting the assassination of a world leader. In a series benchmark, "The Never-Never Affair," a pre-Get Smart Barbara Feldon stars as an U.N.C.L.E. translator who unwittingly becomes involved in actual espionage. Seasons one and two are the series' best, with a stellar roster of guest stars ("The Project Strigas Affair" features the first onscreen pairing of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy), stylish direction by directors who would go on to some renown (Michael Ritchie, Richard Donner), smart scripts, and great action (a movie theatre shoot-out in "The Never-Never Affair"). In its third season, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. adopted Batman's campy and absurdist tone with shark-jumping results While this season has its share of groaners (in one episode, Sollo watusis with a gorilla), several "Affairs" stand out. Jack Palance and Janet Leigh as a long cool woman in a white dress are great villains in "The Concrete Overcoat Affair." Harlan Ellison wrote the witty "The Pieces of Fate Affair," in which he takes some sly digs at television and literary critics (a THRUSH operative is a book reviewer). Joan Collins makes like Eliza Doolittle in a dual role as a Bronx stripper and a countess in "The Galatea Affair." The series went back to basics in Season Four, but by then, The Avengers was a bigger hit and the writing was on the wall for this once trendsetting series. This lavish box set affair contains upward of ten hours of bonus features, including the unaired series pilot, a series retrospective, an interview with a reunited Vaughn and McCallum, dossiers on each season's guest stars, one of the U.N.C.L.E. feature films edited and expanded from a two-part episode, segments about the great gadgets and cool music, U.N.C.L.E. designs and blueprints, and season-specific booklets.This definitive box set does full justice to a series that had such an impact on popular culture (as witness the bonus Tom & Jerry cartoon, "The Mouse From H.U.N.G.E.R."). More than a blast from the past, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is still a potent blend of "cloak and swagger." --Donald Liebenson
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Customer Reviews
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- Just as I remembered it
From the moment I heard Napoleon Solo say "Open channel D" into a pack of cigarettes, I was instantly transformed into being 8-10 years old again. This series is bringing back a lot of memories but even if you have no memory of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., as long as you like early James Bond stories this is a great series for you. It's a classic 1964 cold war spy series that is full of those James Bond era gadgets. You'll also be surprised at how many well known actors of today were on this show (Carroll ... Read More
Rating: - worth it
I have several older collections (e.g. Secret Agent Man, Route 66) and was wondering how bad I really needed this purchase.
After watching just the first disc I'm glad I did
I will be looking forward to watching them all
Many old stars are in it - Anne Francis,Jill Ireland, andRichard Anderson are all in one episode
Rating: - Open Channel D, Please. . .
After a very. very long wait, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. is finally available on DVD, and it was well worth every moment of anticipation.Every episode from the three full seasons and the short, fourth season is here, complete, on 41, count 'em, 41 DVDs.Also included are hours of bonus material, an appropriate Tom and Jerry cartoon, history on the show and its principals, extensive interviews with Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, writers, producers, directors (including up and comer Richard Donner), and ... Read More
Rating: 
- excellent DVD's
Loved this series when I was young. My son and I watch them now and he enjoys them even though he is in his early 20's. We both get a kick out of seeing the guest stars and while it is a little campy the series still has charm. The notes are excellent and make the viewing of the various episodes even more interesting. I only wish like the others who have reviewed this product that the over case would have been made out of something other than cardboard. I would of paid extra for a metal or plastic option. ... Read More
Rating: - Man from Uncle highly recommended
I highly recommend the "Man From U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series" for both original and new fans of the program. Some of the things that amaze me about the show are the science fiction props in the show that are reality today. For example, the cigarette case size communicator from the first season that was about the size of a cell phone today. It was shrunk to the size of a pen in later shows. In one show Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum),the Russian member of the the U.N.C.L.E. team, says that it saves a ... Read More
- Just as I remembered itFrom the moment I heard Napoleon Solo say "Open channel D" into a pack of cigarettes, I was instantly transformed into being 8-10 years old again. This series is bringing back a lot of memories but even if you have no memory of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., as long as you like early James Bond stories this is a great series for you. It's a classic 1964 cold war spy series that is full of those James Bond era gadgets. You'll also be surprised at how many well known actors of today were on this show (Carroll ... Read More
- worth itI have several older collections (e.g. Secret Agent Man, Route 66) and was wondering how bad I really needed this purchase.
After watching just the first disc I'm glad I did
I will be looking forward to watching them all
Many old stars are in it - Anne Francis,Jill Ireland, andRichard Anderson are all in one episode
- Open Channel D, Please. . .After a very. very long wait, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. is finally available on DVD, and it was well worth every moment of anticipation.Every episode from the three full seasons and the short, fourth season is here, complete, on 41, count 'em, 41 DVDs.Also included are hours of bonus material, an appropriate Tom and Jerry cartoon, history on the show and its principals, extensive interviews with Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, writers, producers, directors (including up and comer Richard Donner), and ... Read More
- excellent DVD'sLoved this series when I was young. My son and I watch them now and he enjoys them even though he is in his early 20's. We both get a kick out of seeing the guest stars and while it is a little campy the series still has charm. The notes are excellent and make the viewing of the various episodes even more interesting. I only wish like the others who have reviewed this product that the over case would have been made out of something other than cardboard. I would of paid extra for a metal or plastic option. ... Read More
- Man from Uncle highly recommendedI highly recommend the "Man From U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series" for both original and new fans of the program. Some of the things that amaze me about the show are the science fiction props in the show that are reality today. For example, the cigarette case size communicator from the first season that was about the size of a cell phone today. It was shrunk to the size of a pen in later shows. In one show Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum),the Russian member of the the U.N.C.L.E. team, says that it saves a ... Read More
