DVD : The Unit - The Complete First Season
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Twentieth Century Fox
EAN: 0024543370598
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 40
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages:
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
MPN: FOXD2237060D
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 19, 2006
Running Time: 564 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The unit is a covert special forces team operating outside the usual military chain of command. Whether stateside or abroad these heroes are on the frontlines protecting u.S. Citizens & foreigners alike slipping in under the radar & risking their lives to save the day. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 11/11/2008 Starring: Dennis Haysbert Scott Foley Run time: 572 minutes
Amazon.com:
Full of action, intrigue, and espionage, The Unit offers a dramatic, fictionalized look inside the military while also giving viewers a peek inside the private lives of the elite squad. Conceived by the critically acclaimed David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, House of Games), The Unit is an elite, covert Special Forces team that operates outside the military chain of command. The first season’s 13 episodes offer insight into the characters without revealing too much about the men who make up the operation. Are they extremely patriotic, or are they adrenalin junkies who have to be in danger to feel validated? The answer probably falls somewhere in between, and the viewer gets the feeling that as much as the men love their wives and children, it’s their jobs that give them their true reason for living. Led by veteran Jonas Blane (Dennis Haysbert, 24), the Unit deals with terrorism, rescue missions, and assassinations quickly, discreetly, and efficiently. If all goes well, someone else gets the credit. If things go awry, it’s their necks on the line. In the first season of The Unit–which aired from March to May 2006 as a mid-season replacement–the action is fast, the plot is succinct, and the acting is well done (when dealing with the deadly missions). It’s the secondary storyline involving the wives that’s less successful. The newest member of the Unit, Bob Brown (Scott Foley, Felicity), apparently didn’t fill his wife Kim (Audrey Marie Anderson) in on what their new life would be like. From the beginning, she resists the hoo rah attitude that the other wives exhibit. But rather than coming across as an independent free thinker, she is presented as a whining drip of a woman who has no clue about the definition of a secret. Of course, when faced with the military’s version of The Stepford Wives, who could blame her? As Jonas’ supportive wife Molly, Regina Taylor (I’ll Fly Away, Courage Under Fire) is less sympathetic than usual. In the early episodes, she comes across as an almost stalkerish busybody who is always there when Kim is trying to cope with a life she never wanted. Throw in an affair between commanding officer Colonel Tom Ryan (Robert Patrick, Terminator 2: Judgment Day) and one of the wives and you’ve got the makings of a military soap opera. The show is at its best when it concentrates on the men and their missions. We may not understand why they do what they do, but we’re grateful that someone is doing the dangerous job for us. –Jae-Ha Kim
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: 
- This is INSULTINGLY bad. AWFUL!
Figured with a cast like this, and such an amazingly flexible premise, that this would be impossible to screw up. Well, they did. This is simply the most terrible depiction of counter-terrorism units I have EVER seen. As someone who is close to the clandestine community of operators, this is just SO FAR OFF TARGET that I was driven to hand-write a letter of repulsion. Everything from the unrealistic dialogue to the inclusion of over-fictionalized “heroes” with the judgment of retarded monkeys… … Read More
Rating: 
- THE UNIT SEASON ONE
IT WAS GREAT . THE UNIT HAS A LOT OF THIINGS HAPPENING SO, IT IS BEST TO SEE THE PROGRAM 2 TWO 3 TIMES.
Rating: - Let the real action drama begin!
The Unit is the kind of drama that you’ve never seen before. An elite US special force that perform covert missions around the world. Yes, ‘around the world’. You’d see plenty of overseas missions in the show. While the team undergoing their missions abroad, their spouses in the army base have their own lives to live with. Absence of husbands, raising their children single handed, insufficient fund for their family, doubts about their future…
Every episode there’s a new mission, new … Read More
Rating: 
- The Unit is almost perfect
The Amazon.com editorial review hit it on the head. I am a woman, and I love this show. It is exciting, interesting, and thought-provoking; but the wives’ storyline is just painful.
I believe that it’s due to a combination of poor writing for the women’s characters and bad acting. Most notably bad is the one having an affair with the colonel (can’t think of her name, that’s how forgettable she is). The actress playing Molly Blane, who is normally good, is horrible in this role. The best … Read More
Rating: - Surprisingly Great!
I did not have high hopes for this drama, as most military dramas seem to fall short. However, this season had great plot lines (both with the military men, and their wives at home). There was a ton of military action, but enough personal drama to make it fun for both sexes to watch. The characters are great (and perfect for their roles). I wound up buying this for my father because I liked it so much. Enjoy!
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