The Untouchables/The Complete Collection//includes all 42 episodes

If you liked the movie with Kevin Costner I would guess you would probably like this series which, in style, was clearly inspired by the film. A few random thoughts: Like the movie, this series was filmed entirely on location in Chicago, in and around buildings and neighborhoods that still look pretty much like they did in the 1930's. No small expense for a TV series. NOT done on the cheap. Some episodes filmed when it was really cold unlike the earlier series which was filmed in southern Calif and made Chicago look like a pretty warm, snow-free place. # If you don't remember this series it's probably because it was syndicated to local stations some of which showed it at odd hours. Eliot Ness is portrayed by a little-known actor named Tom Amandes, a rather odd casting choice. The portrayal of Al Capone by the writers and actor William Forsythe is a little weird. I have read three lengthy books about the real-life Capone and I can tell you he was a crude, vicious man not the pseudo-intellectual sometimes shown here. Despite a few drawbacks, be advised that this 1990's-produced version of The Untouchables is a well-acted and very well produced show. It takes some liberties with the actual history of the time but then so did the original series and the movie. I recommend this series. Most of the episodes are quite entertaining. Regular cast includes John Rhys-Davies and David James Elliott. Unfortunately, no extras on the DVD.

I was 12 years old when the 1959-1963 series starring Robert Stack aired. I loved the series, and being a 12-year-old girl, I had a mad crush on Robert Stack. This series is an excellent version of the stories, mostly fictionalized, of the exploits of this elite group. There are tidbits of fact mixed in with the fictionalization, something I like in historically-based shows. This version is even bloodier than the original, which was criticized in the early 1960s as too violent. But the gore occurs within highly realistic plots, depicting the grittiness and hardships of the 1920s and the early 1930s, and the reality of mob violence. The production is elegant. The directing is solid, the writing top-notch. The acting is stellar, with William Forsythe rocking the role of Al Capone as few have been able to do. John Rhys-Davies is wonderful in any role he takes on, and functions here as his boss's right-hand man, mentor, and at times, conscience. Tom Amandes is every bit as much Eliot Ness as Robert Stack was, giving us superb moments throughout the series. At the end of the credits, there is an homage to the Robert Stack series as well as to Eliot Ness's book. And in every episode I have seen so far, there is, in one way or another, further homage to the original series. Little bits of business, the way a scene is set, and many scenes which reflect the earlier series are placed within the episodes with no self-consciousness whatsoever. These scenes, bits of business, and depictions fit, and are well done. And those wonderful old cars are wonderful to see! There are notices at the beginning of the CDs that there may be some difficulties with the processing of what they refer to as an old series. So far, I have not had much difficulty viewing these. One episode so far seemed to have sound-track troubles, but even with my compromised hearing (73, with chronic tinnitus), I had no trouble hearing the dialogue. I so looked forward to the release of this series, and am thoroughly satisfied with it. In fact, I'm delighted. One complaint: the packaging. It is the same type as the recent re-release in a one-box set of the original series, and it is not good packaging. There are fewer disks in the set than in the original series. It ran two seasons, while the original had four years. But the packaging is the same, and does not hold the disks in securely, even with fewer of them. When this package arrived today, two of the disks had come free of their posts and were loose in the box. Be careful opening the boxes on both of these releases; it could be possible to crack or break a CD. If you liked the earlier series, I would think you'd enjoy this one, too.

Have no complaints only compliments about the purchase, price, and how Amazon sent this order. So far as the content of this version of "The Untouchables" found this series fairly good. I had never seen any of this show until buying this 42 episode series. Did not like the character role of Al Capone in this series, they confused the moral issue of right and wrong in this series portrayal. I personally like the character role portrayal of Al Capone in the original Untouchables TV series of the late 1950's and early 1960's much better. Again the character role portrayal of Capone in the series "Boardwalk Empire" seems more realistic. Elliot Ness had a much stronger character portrayal in the original series compared to this version, another reason I like the original version better. Not quite certain if how Elliot Ness reacted to the military intervening in taking action against organized crime in Chicago is close to what happened historically yet they made the military look really bad when that is probably the only real solution to the problem there. Overall the series was fairly good and different.

This was an enjoyable series, which closely follows both the original 1960s B&W "The Untouchables", and the Sean Connery/Kevin Costner movie, and to a lesser extent, the book "The Untouchables" by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley. However neither the old series nor are completely accurate with specific cases and personal information, i.e. Eliot Ness did not have a daughter, but rather a son who was adopted by Ness and his third wife. Regardless, it was an enjoyable series, and the actors are very well cast in their respective parts. For pure entertainment and a general insight into the days of Prohibition, you can't go wrong, especially for the price. For a highly accurate picture of the era, and the real Ness & his Untouchables, there are books out there.

I can sit for ten minutes on Select episode just listening to the awesome theme by Joel Goldsmith, died age only 55 how unjust life can be! In common with most reviews I agree William Forsyth is a superb Al Capone though as the world's number one fan of the Robert Stack series I have a soft spot for Neville Brand, who will always be Capone to me. I am also a fan of Paul Regina's Frank Nitti, though again Bruce Gordon's Nitti is perhaps my all time favourite character, as it seems the original Frank Nitti was by accounts having pretentions to being a more cultured man than the fantastic but larger than life Bruce's character. Tom Amandes does a good job but " he ain't no Robert Stack". all in all a great watch to compliment the first three seasons of the original. I cant wait for a planned visit to Chicago and Alcatraz, when I retire in a few years.

Loved this show when it first aired on cable (UPN) in the 90's. I have finished watching the 1st season of this DVD set and have absolutely no complaints. Picture and sound are just fine for me, even though the DVD opening screen apologizes for quality issues due to the age of the show. Maybe such quality issues will show up as I start to watch the second season, but so far I am more than pleased! Or maybe picture quality will depend solely on your TV. Mine is not 4k, so I don't know how the video will look on a 4k set.

WOW, what an Excellent Series this is. Factual, Exciting. Great Visuals & Sound. Lots of true life action. However, it would have been more complete when the end of the series came to give information about how long Al Capone was in prison for tax evasion, when did he get out, and what happened to him afterwards. Sure you can do a 'Search in "Google" for this information like I did, but it would have been better on the disk.

Well acted version of the Untouchables especially William Forsythe as Capone. The plot is far-fetched showing Ness as a Superman with pull all over the United States. Ness was a bookkeeper and this and the earlier series with Robert Stack are based on Ness's self penned exaggerated memoirs. If you like crime shows pick it up but earlier series recommended.