Customer Reviews

The Untouchables: Season 2, Vol. 2

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
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1 star:		(2)

 

 

Retro television shows have never done particularly well unless they were set in the Old West. Shows set in the 20's, 30's, 40's, etc, any era outside of the one in which they aired have never lasted long except in three major exceptions - Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and The Untouchables.

The Untouchables succeeded for a number of reasons. First, the veil that had been on the Mafia for a number of years was slowly but surely being peeled off due to gangland killings and the fame of gangsters such as Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel, Dutch Schultz, Lucky Luciano, and others. Even before the Godfather and its outstanding first sequel, the public had a fascination and curiosity with the mob. So take some true events, ture characters, heavily fictionalize them with Hollywood gloss and pathos, and you get a very successful show that made a star out of Robert Stack and brought new fame to a Treasury agent named Eliot Ness.

The Untouchables' collection should not have been split up into multiple sections. That's greed, pure and simple. But the lure of this show - its great characters, performances, grit and intelligence will draw buyers even though they know they're being ripped off. Stack's Ness is one of the best alltime detectives - fearless, relentless, and absolutely ruthless with the bad guys. The supporting casts were always excellent, and Bruce Gordon brough the right amount of humor and menace to Frank Nitti, Capone's chief lieutenant.

The Untouchables - Season Two, Volume 2 is not untouchable, but it is irresistable.

The Program is first rate but Paramount's performance rates a "F".
We as fans of the Untouchable Series showned our loyalty by buying the first season in half season sets at inflated prices.
I will continue to purchase other series such as Mission Impossible where Paramount issues complete seasons for less than $35.
However for the Untouchables I'm through.
I will buy no more Untouchable programs at nearly $60 a season.
If the execs at Paramount think this plan is good marketing just watch them drive loyal Untouchable fans away.
In my case they have already succeeded.
In the end Paramount will lose revenues, fans will lose the programs and Paramount will blame their mistakened greed on "lack of buyer interest".

I have purchased all four of the DVD's for seasons 1 and 2 and they are all I'd hoped for and more. They bring back all the excitement from when they were first shown. A real fun part is seeing all of the future stars when they were much younger, using the show as a springboard for their careers (Lee Marvin, Telly Savales, Peter Falk, Charles Bronson, Elizabeth Montgomery etc.). The quality is excellent. If you liked the original series, I guarantee you'll love the DVDs. Worth every cent.

I've collected all four collections so far, I know they are expensive but to me I think they are worth paying for. Robert Stack in particular is a delight. His portayal of the character is just right. He is electrifying. One thing I am desperately hoping for on a future DVD is the inclusion of 'This Is Your Life' episode of Robert Stack, they included his appearance in the Lucy show on the back of Season two Volume 1. so I think it would be a great and fitting tribute to him as the star of the show.

I was very pleasantly surprised when I bought the first DVD disc a couple of years ago. I had forgotten just how good of a series The Untouchables was when I saw it on repeats in the 70s and 80s. Now I eagerly await the newest release every few months after watching each episode at least a couple of times. After the first full two seasons, I have yet to watch one that I can call a bad episode. There are just some episodes that are not as good as the others. Which one is the best so far? Hard to say, but if you like hard-core, tough-guy gangsterism, The Purple Gang is your best bet.

That being said, however, I have been perplexed by the sloppy restoration of the second season on DVD. Whereas the first season had a crisp, even video quality in each episode, the second season has a very uneven video quality in most of the episodes. Some of the scenes, especially the closeups, are crystal clear, while the more distant shots usually have some graininess and less focus. This is bearable, but every so often, some of the scenes (usually brief reaction shots) are horrible quality, and they look like they were taken from tapes made on someone's video recorder in the 1980s. Some of the other reviewers have also mentioned that they think a minute or two are missing from the episodes this season. What gives, Paramount? Give a great show the great restoration on DVD that it deserves as you did for the first season. Here's hoping that the next two seasons of The Untouchables on DVD are given the total loving care that they deserve. Don't force us to call Frank Nitti.

This was a really great series for it's time. I would definitely recommend this to lovers of old time TV shows.

This series captures the whole feeling of this era. It shows a no nonsense to those who flout the law I just love the way Robert Stack looks with contempt at those he obviously despises. No actor can (or has been able) to do this. A series that is believable using the narration of Walter Winchell. A time in America's history,where this is so wonderfully portrayed

This product was great and came in right on time. My father enjoys all of these seasons! I purchase a season every holiday for him and he has had no complaints!

These DVDs are great. They're remastered and the sound is a LOT better. The picture resolution is about as good as it can get, even on my big screen TV. Came on time and in perfect condition. I'm still waiting for Season 4 to come out.

Have not seen all episodes yet, but the ones I have seen I have enjoyed the storylines, action, and actors. Well written. Will order a series at a time. Place it up against similiar modern series. Glad these DVDs were made available so younger audiences can view. My Dad requested that I get all of the volumes.