The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series

I have just obtained the newly released Man From U.N.C.L.E. seasons 1 - 4 on DVD from Time/Life. The set of 41 DVDs claims to inclde all telvised episodes from the series, as well as additional features including a briefcase to house the entire collection. I can't say that this is the collection everyone is waiting for..... but it certainy satisfies my needs. Check out the Time/Life site for details.

How come we can get great spy shows from the 60's on DVD, shows like The Avengers, Danger Man, The Prisoner and that brilliant show,Get Smart, just to name a few. So come on and lets get The Man from UNCLE out there too.

When I was a small child I was a big fan of the series.We had only one TV in the house during the time.But when I got the chance to watch the episodes,WOW.The writers did a fantastic job and Ian Fleming helped out as a consultant and I heard wrote some of the episodes.At first it was reported the studio feared he would sue them for copyright infringment since he was James Bond creator.But he like the show and agreed to help out.I will buy the entire series on DVD or if they are shown on TV Land or the other classic channels I will record them.I did not like The Girl from Uncle.

I give the collection 5 stars. But, I give Time-Life a huge "0". I pre-ordered on Dec 2, order hit my credit card by Dec 3. I waited and waited but NOTHING. Finally after 2 weeks I checked the tracking and it indicated my order was made on Dec 9th, and there was no other information. Thus began a series of emails and phone calls to customer service, as I wanted this collection by Christmas. Finally, on the 3rd week, the tracker indicated my order was sitting in a warehouse, waiting for shipment, but didn't move for another week...It took my threat of cancelling the order before I finally received it on Christmas Eve.
Anyway, use the code AFBELLS and you will get 20% off ($50!!!).
Now for the collection. MGM did an awesome job on this one, the series is beautifully remastered on DVD and packaged along with a ton of extra's, such as interviews with the 2 main actors and some series writers. Only gripe is that for the money and effort to put this series out, they could, and should have included the MFU movies.
The guides were informative and packed with information such as filming and air dates, etc.
Lots of great campy humor and acting, and of course there is the 3rd season silliness, which didn't matter back then to me (except the Sonny and Cher episode, which was painful even back then for me to watch!!). The 4th season was the return to a more serious, darker format, but of course it was too late and the series was nixed before mid-season. For perspective, this series started before the Beatles arrived in the U.S., it's first episode was filmed several months before the Bond movies took hold here, and the first episode was delayed in the middle of production for a week because JFK was assassinated! It really was cutting new territory and almost was overlooked. You can enjoy this set. I have seen the "bootleg" stuff out there on homemade DVD's, they are trash and not worth the money.

you can get The Man From UNCLE, but only from one place and only complete, all seasons at once. Price 250.00 + shipping and tax.