The Untouchables: The Complete Series

When this series was released in total I was overjoyed. I remember as a kid watching virtually all episodes of the series including the pilot. I have always liked classic gangster stories and this may be the best series ever. Robert Stack who was brilliant in his portrayal of Eliot Ness even looks much like him. Only the weak fourth season mars the series because of "political correctness" (Liberal fascism!) which diminished the power of the stories...Less Italians, more Anglos and much less violence. But the gangs in the Big Town were for the most part Italians along with Jewish and Irish gangs; that is factual history. The Italians were largely very honest, hard working immigrants like the Irish, etc. yet often these people were the primary victims of these criminal enterprises as the blacks today on the South Side are the primary victims of black hoodlums. This show portrayed the cops as the good guys fighting crooks and crooked political office holders. Most of these stories vary away from the original UNTOUCHABLES book which dealt with chasing down Big Al Capone. Many of the thugs in the stories are based on real hoodlums, but the stories surrounding them are often fictional though some truth is woven inbetween. One episode about Dutch Schulz was loosely based on his downfall, but Ness never had anything to do with that. But still, the stories In the first three seasons are superb anyway. Lots of violence, machine guns all over the place and lots of very nasty characters. Frank Nitti, a real gangster and head of the Capone Mob was a nasty leader but rather a brilliant one. But like all thugs, his day would come. Nitti is brilliantly portrayed and is in many later seasons after the first one. As a lover of the City of Chicago, I watched carefully how it was portrayed in the show; mostly pretty good but the streets always seem to be wet.(!) Ness frequently meets with informants at his favorite private office, an Elevated Train Station! I have ridden those many a year, and they are the symbol of Chicago as the Subway is of New York (where I have lived for many years,). I had worked for the Transit Authority (Staten Is) for a long time before retiring. But I do miss the Big Town and love watching the great show CHICAGO PD which I will review at the end of the season. Some of these stories are masterpieces, though we should remember Ness was a Treasury Agent, not a G man. But having him play cop is much more interesting; on CSI and NCIS series the investigators do a lot more "policing" than in reality, but it makes those shows much more interesting if they chase down baddies and sometimes shoot them. And there is a lot of "shooting" on the UNTOUCHABLES. Further, Paramount should be praised for the imaginative and seductive photography used in the series. Low camera angles, heavy lighting, and actually showing ceilings, making the sets more believable; this series is better in Black and White than it would be in color; it adds more atmosphere to the rather gloomy surrounding of the depression era Chicago. The narration of the show is by Walter Winchell, a brilliant choice by the producers. And the musical theme is also outstanding. Sadly, the producers caved to the bleeding hearts in the fourth season, but by then the show had run its course. A brilliant, action packed, well casted (with plenty of big names!), well acted series. Long live THE UNTOUCHABLES!! Paramount would later release a movie of the same name with Kevin Kostner who played Ness well, but most of the story was pure fiction, especially with Nitti falling off a roof of an office building (played by S. Stallone)!. Never happened; Nitti would take over the gang and run it for some time. FIVE STARS for this prize; the picture quality of the DVDs is outstanding; better than when it was broadcast on network TV. One word for those interested; BONES is back, unfortunately with the cheap replacement for Sweets, a even more repulsive creepy fellow! Fox producers want a Sweets-like character on the show, but I don't know why! Only the Shadow knows!! I watch the show to see Bones and Booth work together along with Hodgins and Angela, not that other looney!! I got my UNTOUCHABLE SERIES (all four seasons) from Amazon. Enjoy!

I was skeptical but this is the real deal and it came in case that was very organized. Very pleased with my purchase and DVD quality is what you expect.

It is excellent

Brand new item at amazing price with fast delivery. What more could you ask for.

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Great black and white series starring Robert Stack that aired from 1959-1963. No special features other than the Desi Arnaz and Walter Winchell intros of the pilot that aired as part of The Desilu Playhouse and a 1966 color episode of The Lucy Show with Stack, Steve London, and Bruce Gordon reprising their roles. This is is fast paced series that was known for its violence and adult themes. It is done in the film noir style and features many guest stars such as: Elizabeth Montgomery David White Robert Redford Gail Kobe Dorothy Malone Simon Oakland Nehemiah Pershoff Virginia Christine Ida Lupino directed a few episodes. Pat Crowley played Eliot Ness's wife Betty in the pilot, but was not seen in the series. The series is heavily fictionalized.

The video has very good picture quality, I recommend the untouchables with Robert stack. I’ve seen this before a long time ago when it came out.

These DVD’s are very well made and come in a case which unfortunately was broken when I received them but it didn’t affect the quality at all. I would recommend these to anyone who enjoyed the Untouchables series!!