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His first wrong move will be his last - 67 Episode Set - Including 3 Unaired, Never Released Episodes!
Long before Donnie Brasco brought similar drama to the big screen, Golden Globe® winner Ken Wahl brought charisma, credibility and chutzpah to his small-screen role as Vincent Terranova, a handsome 30-year-old agent with the FBI's Organized Crime Bureau. The special Collector's Set presents 67 episodes that span the series' highly successful 4 season run on 13 DVDs! Also included are 3 unaired, never before seen episodes from the show's final season.
How does a deep-cover operative keep his sanity and morality intact when the criminal lifestyle he's sworn to bring down from within is more compelling than his own? Federal Agent Vincent Terranova (Ken Wahl) is plagued by the question in this innovative take on 80s cop dramas. Created by veteran hit producer Stephen J. Cannell, Wiseguy veers from traditional 'bad guy of the week' police procedural by breaking the drama into multi-episode story arcs that followed an Organized Crimes Bureau case - and its charismatic criminal suspects - to its logical conclusion. No matter the cost to criminal, victim, or cop.
FEATURING: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes
Guest Starring: Kevin Spacey, Michael Chiklis, Tim Curry, Jerry Lewis, David Strathairn and many more!
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His first wrong move will be his last - 67 Episode Set - Including 3 Unaired, Never Released Episodes!
Long before Donnie Brasco brought similar drama to the big screen, Golden Globe® winner Ken Wahl brought charisma, credibility and chutzpah to his small-screen role as Vincent Terranova, a handsome 30-year-old agent with the FBI's Organized Crime Bureau. The special Collector's Set presents 67 episodes that span the series' highly successful 4 season run on 13 DVDs! Also included are 3 unaired, never before seen episodes from the show's final season.
How does a deep-cover operative keep his sanity and morality intact when the criminal lifestyle he's sworn to bring down from within is more compelling than his own? Federal Agent Vincent Terranova (Ken Wahl) is plagued by the question in this innovative take on 80s cop dramas. Created by veteran hit producer Stephen J. Cannell, Wiseguy veers from traditional 'bad guy of the week' police procedural by breaking the drama into multi-episode story arcs that followed an Organized Crimes Bureau case - and its charismatic criminal suspects - to its logical conclusion. No matter the cost to criminal, victim, or cop.
FEATURING: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes
Guest Starring: Kevin Spacey, Michael Chiklis, Tim Curry, Jerry Lewis, David Strathairn and many more!
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89 of 93 people found the following review helpful
By DRD
Format:DVD
Just an FYI. Buyer beware.
Mill Creek won't be issuing versions w/ the original songs -- and they won't be shelling out the bucks for music rights to the Dead Dog Records arc (hence they simply aren't including those episodes at all.
If that's not a big deal to you, go for it.
Mill Creek won't be issuing versions w/ the original songs -- and they won't be shelling out the bucks for music rights to the Dead Dog Records arc (hence they simply aren't including those episodes at all.
If that's not a big deal to you, go for it.
167 of 181 people found the following review helpful
By R. Morgan
Format:DVD
When Wiseguy originally came out on DVD, I was excited beyond words to finally see my favorite tv show of all time after so long. Right before I went to the store I decided to check Amazon for reviews, which is where I discovered the most climactic scene out of the entire series had been massacred. Any other episode I might understand, but for the studio to care so little about the show to not pony up the extra dough to keep "Nights in White Satin" in the final scene told me a lot about not only how much they care about the profit margin, but also how little they care about the fans. To me it's the same thing as taking John William's music out of the final Death Star scene in the original Star Wars movie. At that moment I refused to buy any Wiseguy DVDs, from any season.
Years later I hear about this collector's edition coming out, and again I get potentially excited..until the announcement comes out that's it's not a collector's edition at all, just a repackaging of the previous releases. I can at least understand the Dead Dog Records arc because of the sheer number of songs and the editing issues, but one song in what most fans consider the most poignant and emotional scene of the series?
Great job to the studio and Mr. Cannell. After all these years you still know how to put the screws to the fans. I guess it's time to find some old VHS copies and convert them to digital format.
Years later I hear about this collector's edition coming out, and again I get potentially excited..until the announcement comes out that's it's not a collector's edition at all, just a repackaging of the previous releases. I can at least understand the Dead Dog Records arc because of the sheer number of songs and the editing issues, but one song in what most fans consider the most poignant and emotional scene of the series?
Great job to the studio and Mr. Cannell. After all these years you still know how to put the screws to the fans. I guess it's time to find some old VHS copies and convert them to digital format.
137 of 149 people found the following review helpful
By Mark Seaton
Format:DVD
Huge Wiseguy fan, thrilled to pieces when it finally got a DVD release. However, the same as previous reviewers, I did some research and found out it was missing music and then whole episodes, so I flat out passed. Again was excited to hear of this new 'collectors edition' hoping against hope that they music was fixed and the Dead Dog arc was back in, but nope, this is another cheap attempt at extracting dollars from our wallets with a half baked product. Again I shall pass.
The temerity of companies doing this galls me beyond belief. Release the show, as broadcast, uncut and with all original music or just don't bother. This non collectors edition is just another two fingers up to the consuming public.
Be like me... don't buy it... and continue to not buy it or any other show given such a disrespectful release until it is issued in its entirety and in its original presentation. Perhaps FINALLY these companies will get the message and lift their game. Until then... leave it on the shelf
The temerity of companies doing this galls me beyond belief. Release the show, as broadcast, uncut and with all original music or just don't bother. This non collectors edition is just another two fingers up to the consuming public.
Be like me... don't buy it... and continue to not buy it or any other show given such a disrespectful release until it is issued in its entirety and in its original presentation. Perhaps FINALLY these companies will get the message and lift their game. Until then... leave it on the shelf
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The following episodes are missing in the Wiseguy: The Collector's Edition (DVD):
Season 2-Dead Dog Lives
Season 2-And It Comes Out Here
Season 2-The Rip-Off Stich
Season 2-High Dollar Bop
Season 2-Hip Hop On The Gravy Train
Season 2-The One That Got Away
Season 2-Living and Dying in 4/4 Time
Season 3-People Do It All The Time
Season 2-Dead Dog Lives
Season 2-And It Comes Out Here
Season 2-The Rip-Off Stich
Season 2-High Dollar Bop
Season 2-Hip Hop On The Gravy Train
Season 2-The One That Got Away
Season 2-Living and Dying in 4/4 Time
Season 3-People Do It All The Time
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Joni Tosill
Format:DVD
I've watched every single thing Ken Wahl has ever made starting with the movie The Wanderers back in 1979. The man is a genius, not only in front of the screen, but behind it as well. His attention to every detail and keen sense of knowing what the public wants is nearly unmatched by today's standards of churning out trash TV. I watched Wiseguy when it originally aired, and again in syndication (and I now thank God I taped them). I was thrilled to see the box set DVDs come out and eagerly purchased all of them, like an idiot. I have never been so disappointed in my life as I was with these box sets.
Simply put, they massacred the final episode of the Steelgrave arc by not having the song Nights in White Satin play in the background when Vinnie and Sonny were silently reflecting their intense brotherhood. That was, and still is, the single most electrifying and chilling scene I've ever witnessed on any TV show or movie. I still get chills when thinking about that scene. I cried my eyes out when watching it. Still do. It's something that you "had to be there" (so to speak) in order to "get it". These box sets simply robbed people of that experience.
I was appalled when watching the rest of the episodes in the box sets to see how much they removed from the original show. Those songs, along with other details, were what made the scene believable, understandable and enjoyable. The only thing I did enjoy from the box sets were Ken Wahl's commentaries that gave a lot of the backstory and set ups to the scenes that you would not have known otherwise. Thank you Ken, for taking the time to do the heartfelt, interesting and sometimes comical commentaries. I laughed along with you and enjoyed hearing about the series.... Read more ›
Simply put, they massacred the final episode of the Steelgrave arc by not having the song Nights in White Satin play in the background when Vinnie and Sonny were silently reflecting their intense brotherhood. That was, and still is, the single most electrifying and chilling scene I've ever witnessed on any TV show or movie. I still get chills when thinking about that scene. I cried my eyes out when watching it. Still do. It's something that you "had to be there" (so to speak) in order to "get it". These box sets simply robbed people of that experience.
I was appalled when watching the rest of the episodes in the box sets to see how much they removed from the original show. Those songs, along with other details, were what made the scene believable, understandable and enjoyable. The only thing I did enjoy from the box sets were Ken Wahl's commentaries that gave a lot of the backstory and set ups to the scenes that you would not have known otherwise. Thank you Ken, for taking the time to do the heartfelt, interesting and sometimes comical commentaries. I laughed along with you and enjoyed hearing about the series.... Read more ›
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I will not endorse Hollywood's nickel and diming of its fans, no matter how tempting this set may be. I would pay double the listed price for the fully restored series with the music. But without the Dead Dog arc and the music, this is just a sad shell of what was. It's a shame because Wiseguy is a perfect example of how great TV used to be, but you wouldn't know that from watching these DVDs. When Season One aired, I knew someone who cried during Nights In White Satin. Without the music, much of the impact is lost. It's just a shame, no other way to put it. Save your money and hope for syndication.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wiseguy - one of my all-time favorite TV programs - not like today's...
It's summertime, so I'm not watching much TV except for the news. There was a time, years ago, when I had a tape dedicated for each night of the week. This ended a long time ago. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Joan C. Forster
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Show!
A great show from my childhood. I only remember a few episodes but the acting, the storyline, and action is great. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Hunyadi
5.0 out of 5 stars
Coolest underover Wiseguy
Greate, cutting edge crime series with arcs instead of season stories. Ken Wahl was big, beefy, coolest undercover cop, taking lumps from boths sides of the law, and questioning... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Camera newbie
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVE Wiseguy
I purchased this set because I had recently gotten the first ten episodes and got hooked to this wonderful show. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nilda Ferrer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wise Guy
One of our all-time favorite shows.Vinny and Sonny are both outstanding and the stories are wonderful.Very few current shows are of this quality.
Published 2 months ago by Connie Flanagan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Series
Chose this for my son who is a real fan of the show-he was very pleased to get it .
Published 2 months ago by P. Krepela
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best show ever made for TV
This series was well written with some of the best actors TV has ever seen. I watched it for the first time in over 20 years and it was just as good as the first time.
Published 2 months ago by Samuel Pandure
5.0 out of 5 stars
WISEGUY
PROMPT DELIVERY; ITEM AS DESCRIBED. WOW! I HAD FORGOTTEN WHAT A GREAT SHOW THIS WAS, AND AM REALLY ENJOYING SEEING IT AGAIN AFTER SO MANY YEARS.
Published 3 months ago by LINDA HYLAND-RASH
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great 80s series
I loved this series during it's original tv run in the 80s and still love it now. The stories still hold up well after all this time. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Eric Hotaling
3.0 out of 5 stars
was disappointed
the product was ok BUT what was not in one of the stories
was a song from out of the jukebox But it did not play the song
that was what made the story ending. Read more
was a song from out of the jukebox But it did not play the song
that was what made the story ending. Read more
Published 3 months ago by mary T Crowe
