I got to watch the season 1 on DVD recently, and was surprised to see how low quality the production was. What marred the quality was the horrible quality of the actors that appeared as guest stars on each episode, and there was so much shtick on each episode. I mean senseless amount of shtick that it obscured any plot if there was any of each episode. The only thing that was good was Pierce, and obviously he had quality as he went on to be the leading man on other good series such as The Noble House, and James Bond series. The other actors were absolutely (except Stephanie Zimbalist) the bottom of the barrel, and I guess all they could do was shtick which added to the confusion and senselessness of each episode. On one or two episodes when they did have a good guest star, it showed as they hold their own even with all the confusion of shticks that the writer threw into the plot. I got the entire season 1 for $15 and that's about what it's worth. I'd say avoid this series (at least the first season) as it has no substance. Other seasons may be better, but I'm not sure if I'd want to take the risk of spending any more money on what might be an disappointment.
Review of Remington Steele
