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| Reviewed by: Jason White 12 Jul 2005 Remington Steele: Season One
| |  The 80’s were ripe with hour-long action/comedy shows. In fact that was what mostly came on back then in prime time, along with prime time soaps. The 80’s though were all about cheese, from drama to action, so almost every show back then had a good amount of ludicrous ideas, action, and well just loony setups in general. Remington Steele was a fun entry with just as much over the top qualities but a bit more suave than other shows in how it would let it play out each week. The real thing about the show though is that it put Pierce Brosnan on the map and it is likely what garnered him the role of James Bond. If you don’t know, he was to do the films after Roger Moore quit, but he was obligated to the show so they got Tim Dalton in there (who is not a bad choice at all, all that heat he gets is undeserving). Anyway, Remington Steele is where out current Bond (for now at least) honed his chops. Cheesy detective show with a smooth guy on the surface seemingly able to do it all. Dumb but fun.
The first season of the show includes all 22 episodes that were originally aired back in 1982 and 1983.
The first season of Remington Steele comes to DVD on 4 discs with each episode presented in 1.33:1 full frame. Given this is an early 80’s TV show, I expected the worse but was surprised how well the show has aged. Colors are pretty sharp with little fade or bleed. Some grain is there plus a touch of smearing in a few places, but overall the transfer are in good shape. Few specks or what not, and the compression seems good with no artifacting of note. Contrast is good as is brightness, so levels seem natural with a pretty sharp image given this is TV.
Audio is 2-channel mono. Dialogue is a bit tinny and it crackles here and there. With an older program, well you get this sort of thing so it is not unexpected. Dialogue is clear and bass is pretty strong. Quality ranges a tad but mostly is strong and keeps the levels up.
Extras include some commentaries from various writers/producers/creators on select episodes as well as a half hour making of special (made up of 3 featurettes) that include interviews with various cast and crew, including Pierce Brosnan.
Overall the first season of Remington Steele hits the right marks. A fun show but very 80’s and so age is a bit of factor in the camp value area. The show is fun though even years later, and great to see it in good shape. While few shows get a lot of extras, this one has a nice selection and having Pierce chime in is a great touch. Glad to see his ego is not that big.
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