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DVD Remington Steele - Season 1
Remington Steele's fusion of whodunit mystery and screwball comedy burst onto television in 1982. After struggling to get clients to hire a female detective, Laura Holt (sultry Stephanie Zimbalist) invents a fictional boss named Remington Steele, whose dashing manly name draws in work. But while protecting some South African jewels, Holt runs across a mysterious thief and con-man (an elfin, baby-faced Pierce Brosnan) whom her client assumes is the nonexistent Steele--and when the case is resolved, the accidental detective decides he likes the work and sticks around, infuriating Holt with his arrogant ways and tantalizing her with his dashing good looks. Murders may occur at a winery, an island sex club, or a college reunion, but just about every episode plunders plot elements from classic movies like Bringing Up Baby, The Third Man, and The Trouble with Harry (even the theme song was written by film composer Henry Mancini). The writers openly acknowledge this influence by having Steele use ideas he's lifted from movies to solve crimes. The constant allusions to old films should be annoying, but the show demonstrates such a rich affection for the classics that these tips of the hat actually mesh with Remington Steele's world.
Remington Steele has become best known as Brosnan's launching pad (he later become James Bond in GoldenEye and its sequels), but Zimbalist was every bit as crucial to the show's success; her mixture of glamor and toughness gives the show a distinctly adult sexiness and grounds Brosnan's boyish charm. The dialogue sometimes slipped from arch camp to sheer cheese, but even at its most ridiculous (say, a scene where Holt and Steele question homeless bums while dressed in formal evening wear) Remington Steele remains an eminently watchable show, thanks to zippy plotting and the chemistry between Zimbalist and Brosnan. Some episodes clearly implied that the pair had become intimate, yet that didn't defuse their attraction. Even when the stories became a bit silly, the mutual respect and desire between Holt and Steele never lost its sophistication. --Bret Fetzer
Loved it then. Love it now. This show is fun, romantic, dramatic when it needs to be and light hearted in all the right spots. I fell in love with the characters as a teenager - as fell in love with them all over again watching this show now in my mid 30's. Stephanie Zimbalist made this show and Stephanie Zimbalist was made for this role. I am sure it must have felt like a pigeon hole to her at times since, but I thank her for filling it so perfectly. I am a BIG Pierce Brosnan fan and think he was wonderful in his role as well. Nothing aginst him - he rocks! I'm just saying Stephanie Z. is the icing on this cake.
When I think of the arcaic nature of some aspects of their relationship as well as the fundamental reason for Laura's creation of Steele, even the feelings of frustration are valid to the point of the show and therefore only add to the experience. All in all, this show was a staple for a generation, coming of age in an age of transition. It was as much of a model for some of us as it was a reflection of our times. It stands up and yells, "When bigotry and idiocy try to keep you down, use their idiocy to push through their garbage. The only thing that can keep you from success is believing the lies! Don't give in to it. Use it and make your own way!" She is our hero!
"Steele" captured my heart, once again...
Remington Steel was one of my favorite shows going up! I was very thrilled to find this show on DVD! This show is a pure clean fun and every entertaining. However, when I opened the anticipated disk 2(of the first season), I was rather disappointed to find out that this disk was rather short. There are only two episodes on disk 2: "Thou shalt not steele and "Steele Belted. However, I am giving this season one a five star rating only because I love bring back fond memories and to this day still love this show with Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist--but be forewarned that disk all of this series doesn't have a lot of episodes on it. You might want to watch a few disks in a row...live on, my hero, Remington Steele! I look forward to see what season 2 has in store!
One of the great detective series
If you like Rockford Files you are likely to enjoy Remington Steele. It has a nice twist of humor, along with some charisma and drama all mixed into one show. Just wanted to toss in my 5 star vote for this enjoyable series!
For Steele's sophomore year, Murphy and Bernice are out and Mildred Krebs (Emmy-magnet Doris Roberts) is in. She gets pulled into the orbit of private investigators Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist) and Remington Steele (Pierce Brosnan) when she audits their agency in the two-part season opener ("Steele Away With Me"). Krebs follows the duo to Acapulco, where she helps with a case, and ends up abandoning the IRS for the more glamorous world of detective work. Other changes include a revamped title sequence and a new loft for Holt when a failed assassination attempt results in the destruction of her home ("Red Holt Steele").
While Krebs represents a welcome addition, wily quick change artist Major Descoine (Guy Boyd), who is introduced a few episodes later ("Steele Framed"), is... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Stephanie Zimbalist DVD Release Date: Released the 08 November 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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As a diehard Pierce Brosnan fan I grew up begging to be allowed to stay up late on a school night to see Remington Steele. I even used to lie and say I had never seen it if it was a repeat. In college, the best gift I got were VCR recordings of these shows from A&E that my mother made for me, actually pausing out commercials. When the DVDs were given to me by my husband I thought I was in heaven. I was right. These are so wonderful! I can watch them over and over and they fit in so nicely with every other Brosnan DVD I own. I love it when I have an excuse to curl up in front of the TV now! If you have ever enjoyed Remington Steele you should absolutely buy these in a second! The quality is great, the shows have no grainy qualities, and they are so much better than my worn out... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Michael Gleason (III) - Rocky Lang - Thomas Carter (II) DVD Release Date: Released the 18 April 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The fourth season picks up where the third left off--with the disappearance of Remington Steele (Pierce Brosnan). As the two-parter ("Steel Searching") opens, Mildred Krebs (Doris Roberts) is in the dumps. Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist) seems to be handling the loss of her associate well, but she's just as distraught as Mildred. Fortunately, they’re able to track him down in London. That's the good news. The bad news is that Scotland Yard thinks he's a modern day Jack the Ripper. In this episode, Laura also clues Mildred in to the fact that "Remington Steele" is an assumed name and that the agency is actually her creation. Episodes of note include "Forged Steele," in which Steele gambles away the business, "Steele on the Air," in which Mildred becomes a radio sex therapist... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Michael Gleason (III) - Rocky Lang - Thomas Carter (II) DVD Release Date: Released the 15 August 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Created by Sidney Sheldon (I Dream of Jeannie), Hart to Hart was a Thin Man for the 1980s. Self-made millionaire Jonathan (Robert Wagner, It Takes a Thief) and part-time journalist Jennifer Hart (Stefanie Powers, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.) even had their own Asta-like pooch, Freeway. Unlike Nick and Nora Charles, however, children weren't part of their globe trotting, crime solving plan. Fortunately, they had trusty butler/Bentley driver Max (Golden Globe winner Lionel Stander) to keep them company.
Mr. And Mrs. H., as Max referred to them, were introduced by 1979's two-part pilot ("Hart to Hart"), which features Roddy McDowall and Stella Stevens as devious doctors and Wagner's future wife, Jill St. John (Diamonds are Forever), as a wealthy... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Gabrielle Beaumont - William Whitehead - Bruce Kessler - Karen Arthur - Stuart Margolin DVD Release Date: Released the 25 October 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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They were the happening '70s answer to Nick and Nora Charles from the Thin Man movies, and when McMillan & Wife premiered as part of the "NBC Mystery Movie" lineup (in three-way rotation with McCloud and Columbo) on September 17, 1971, they were an instant hit with both critics and viewers. The two-hour pilot "Once Upon a Dead Man" set the serio-comic tone for the series: San Francisco police commissioner Stewart McMillan (Rock Hudson, his film career in decline) and the goofy doofus Sgt. Enright (John Schuck) frequently found themselves in the midst of a mystery, typically beginning when McMillan's cute and kooky wife Sally (Susan Saint James) stumbled onto telltale evidence or a murder scene. The McMillans were the perfect image of '70s California cool,... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Bob Finkel - Jackie Cooper - Daniel Petrie - Gary Nelson - James Sheldon DVD Release Date: Released the 09 August 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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