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DVD Remington Steele - Season Two
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 another matter. He'll get away the first time only to return towards the end of the season ("Elegy in Steele") to bedevil Holt and Steele again (much like the slippery Murdoc in producer Lee David Zlotoff's MacGyver). As usual, Steele continues to derive mystery-solving inspiration from cinema classics like Casablanca ("Red Holt Steele") and The Man Who Knew Too Much ("Steele Sweet on You"). Romance between the two continues, as well, but the detectives are too professional to rush anything.
The second season also provides Holt with more clues about Steele's mysterious past, like his stints as "The Kilkenny Kid" ("Steele Knuckles and Glass Jaws") and "The Great Savini" ("High Flying Steele"). As for Steele, he gains a slick new means of transportation: a 1936 Auburn Speedster ("Love Among the Steele"). Guest stars include future primetime staples Delta Burke and Jane Kaczmarek ("Altared Steele"), Jeffrey "Principal Rooney" Jones ("A Steele at Any Price"), and (briefly) Miguel Sandoval ("Steele Eligible"), who will go on to work with writer/producer Glenn Gordon Caron (Moonlighting) on Medium. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
I have been waiting for the release of this season.
Everything comes together in season 2 of this creatively written series. And though we lose James Read as Murphy, we gain the motherly Mildred Krebs. Season 1 seemed a season devoted to the introduction of our main characters.
This season 2 's shows herald the start of a real romance between the feisty, workaholic Laura and the dashing, mysterious Remington..
After a two part season opener where we learn a little more about our female detective,there's a fire at Laura's home which redefines how she dresses, where she lives and who she wants to be. It's shows us how sensitive Rem can be.
The Rousing "Steele Knuckles", the ultra romantic "Love Among The Steele" stand out in my mind. And the 2 would-be lovers come into possession of one of the premiere automobiles of all time, a 1936 Auburn convertible. Remington was created to drive this car!!!!
The amusing Alatared Steele and Scene Stealers are told with apparent humor without losing it's mystery edge..
My Fair Steel and Steele Threads are more serious mystery episodes.
More glimpses into laura's family with Steele Sweet On You when we meet her sister and Brother inlaw for a mishap at a dentists's convention.
If you only buy one season, I suggest you make it season 2.
Things start to fall apart, chemistry-wise in Number 3 and 4. Remington becomes a bit more of a comic character. I wont even comment on so-called Season 5 and it's complete destruction of the characters they spent years creating.
Season Two will give you hours of viewing pleasure with the creative writing that made Remington Seele the premiere TV Mystery/Romance series of all time.
Picks up where season 1 left off
The adventures of Remington Steele and Laura Holt continue in the follow-up to season 1.
Gone are James Read and Janet Demay and they are replaced by a single character (Ray's Mom from Everybody Loves Raymond).
This season continues with more of the good stuff that made season 1 memorable. The sexual tension between Brosnan and Zimbalist's characters intensify and you cant help but marvel at the on-screen chemistry these two share.
So if you like watching mysteries, sexy people, and quality drama Season 2 just may be what you are looking for.
Steele Highly Entertaining
Remington Steele is that rare television series that plays as well if not better twentysomething years after its initial run. Part of this is due to the fact that it tended to take a classic approach to set design, wardrobe, music and makeup for the most part avoiding the excesses that bogged down and aged many of its contemporaries. The storylines are also still fresh as they evolved in a classic style drawing much of their structure and content from the wonderful screwball comedies and film noir movie genres. But ultimately, it is really the pairing and interaction of the two main characters that makes this a timeless classic. Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan are perfectly cast as PI Laura Holt and the boss she conjured up, Remington Steele. Both actors are best known for their dramatic roles, but their comedic timing and delivery here is impeccable and their chemistry dazzling. Not enough is made of the fact that both of these roles were quite trendsetting in the 1980's. Zimbalist as Laura Holt is a first rate PI who solves cases with brainpower not super power and Brosnan, masquerading as Remington Steele, is a man turned on not off by an intelligent, capable woman.
The first season of the series established the playing field and the rules of engagement but the second season with the addition of Doris Roberts as Mildred Krebs sets the tone and course the series would take for its remaining time on the air. Roberts excels as Mildred (think here a kinder, gentler but equally nosey Marie Barone), the IRS auditor turned office manager of the Remington Steele detective agency. Roberts received an Emmy nomination along the way for her work on this series. In season two there is also a shift in the dynamic between the two lead characters, as Remington becomes a much savvier detective. This puts he and Laura on a more equal level professionally although he still manages to consistently avoid legwork. On the personal side, the duo continues to do their delicate dance around each other while trying to learn more about each other's past.
Some personal favorite episodes from a consistently excellent year include: "Red Holt Steele" (many believe this to be the best episode of the show's five year run) in which Laura finds herself homeless and Remington consoles her, "Steele Framed" and "Elegy In Steele" that introduces the master villain and formidable enemy, Major Descoine, "A Steele At Any Price" in which Laura takes a liking to being an art thief, "Love Among The Steele" that relates the romantic history of a 1936 Auburn which would go on to become Steele's car and truly another character in the series, "Steele Knuckles and Glass Jaws" - Remington, boxers, and a baby, no need to say more, "Steele Threads" featuring the battling Bloustein brothers and Sam St. Cloud, "High Flying Steele" in which the duo go undercover at a circus as trapeze artists, "Dreams of Steele" which has the pair envisioning some pretty funny "what if" scenarios including their life together after the agency's PI license is pulled, and "Woman of Steele" which brings back Brosnan's late wife Cassie Harris for an encore as a woman from Remington's past.
Remington Steele is highly engaging and intelligent escapism fare. And with the state the world is in today, it offers a wonderful diversion. Here's hoping that the remaining seasons will find their way quickly to DVD along with some episodic commentary from Zimbalist and Brosnan.
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I have only watched the first 8 episodes and they were fantastic.. I can't wait to finish the rest of the season.. I know they will be just as good as the first 8 episodes and the first season.. I am also looking forward to the complete third season..
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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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