Remington Steele - Season 1

Starring:Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, James Read (II), Janet DeMay, Doris Roberts
Director: Michael Gleason (III), Robert Butler, Seymour Robbie, Rocky Lang, Thomas Carter (II)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

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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.

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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

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wondeful all around.

Remington Steele - Season 1, Vol. 2
Director: Rocky Lang , Thomas Carter (II) , and Michael Gleason
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00096S46M
Release Date: 2005-07-26

Product Description

Before he was Bond... he was Remington Steele...Private eye Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist) grudgingly accepts a new partner when a mystery man (Pierce Brosnan) assumes the identity of her fictitious boss, Remington Steele. Together, the two battle crime as as their feelings for each other.

Disc 1 side 1:
A Good Night's Steele giHearts of Steele giTo Stop a Steele giSteele Crazy After all These Years giCommentary.

Disc 1 side 2:
Steele Among the Living giSteele in the News giFeaturette.

Disc 2 side 1:
Vintage Steele giSteele's Gold.

Disc 2 side 2:
Sting of Steele giSteele in Circulation giCommentary.

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Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Stephanie Zimbalist, James Read
Directed By: Robert Butler, Michael Gleason
Running Time: 490 Min.

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

wondeful all around........2007-02-09

Remington steel rocks, and the dvd just helps. You can watch w/o comercials...hours of RS....what more is there to say?

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Remington Steele - Season 1, Vol. 1
Director: Rocky Lang , Thomas Carter (II) , and Michael Gleason
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
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Remington Steele - Season 1, Vol. 2
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ASIN: B00096S46C
Release Date: 2005-07-26

Product Description

Before he was Bond... he was Remington Steele...Private eye Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist) grudgingly accepts a new partner when a mystery man (Pierce Brosnan) assumes the identity of her fictitious boss, Remington Steele. Together, the two battle crime as as their feelings for each other.

Disc 1 side 1:
License to Steele giTempered Steele giSteele Waters Run Deep giSigned, Steeled and Delivered giCommentary.

Disc 1 side 2:
Thou Shalt Not Steele giSteele Belted giFeaturette.

Disc 2 side 1:
Etched in Steele giYour Steele the One For Me giIn the Steele of the Night giSteele Trap giCommentary.

Disc 2 side 2:
Steeling the Show giSteele Flying High giFeaturette.

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Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Stephanie Zimbalist, James Read
Directed By: Robert Butler, Michael Gleason
Running Time: 558 Min.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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