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The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The Complete Season 2

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When people think of THE MAN FROM U.N.C.LE. season 2 is generally what they remember. This was the season that had the show in the top ten. Some of the seriousness was lost with the departure of Sam Rolfe, it is, nonetheless, a memorable and entertaining season. First noticable change is Lalo Schfrin's reworking of Jerry Goldsmith's theme, changing the beat and adding flutes, bass and bongos. A first rate slate of guest stars: Vincent Price, Rip Torn, Maurice Evans, Angela Lansbury, Martin Landau etc. Most memorable episodes: "The Alexander the Greater Affair"(the opening two-parter), "The Bridge of Lions Affair", "The Adriatic Express Affair", "The Foxes and Hounds Affair". All in all, a good year. Season Three would be something quite different.

Just finished re-watching Season 1 and Season 4...just starting 2 now...ah, those were days! Very clear lines between the Good Guys and Bad Guys and Napoleon and Illya were the best of the Good Guys (along with Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott, of course!). Not quite sure if I'll ever own Season 3 - I may just pretend there was no third season and just stay one season away from owning the complete series...

I got this after viewing Season 1 last year and reading the reviews about Season 2.
I thoroughly enjoyed these "affairs" in color and the dialog was crisp and easily understood for
these old ears - but English captions are available.
Of course slightly biased since I love seeing the hair styles, clothes, and the flashy convertibles
(with red vinyl interior) of my youth. A most see.

If you grew up in the early 60's, you must remember the Man From UNCLE. Spies, new gadgets, technology(?), funny lines, fighting evil doers---this was one fantastic show. And the names "Illya" and "Napoleon", well, what can I say about them! I will never forget this.

If you like old network television from the 1960s, then this may just be for you. The "Man from U.N.C.L.E." aired from 1964 through 1968, and was something of a spoof of the spy genre which became so popular with the "James Bond 007" series of feature films. In fact, James Bond author Ian Fleming worked as a consultant to the producers of the "Man from U.N.C.L.E." These letters stood for "United Network Command for Law and Enforcement," which was a fictitious global law enforcement organization supposedly headquarted in the United Nations building in Manhattan, New York City. The series used campy humor, and if you prefer old TV shows you will enjoy it. Agents Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Ilya Kuryakin (David McCallum) battled "T.H.R.U.S.H." (which stood for "Technical Heirarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity"). Season number two was the first TV season filmed in color.