Vous voulez voir cette page en français ? Cliquez ici.

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
The Unit: Season 1 [DVD]
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images

The Unit: Season 1 [DVD]

Format: DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?

› Explore similar items

Product Details

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most helpful customer reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Series, Sep 23 2009
By 
This review is from: The Unit: Season 1 [DVD] (DVD)
I was attracted to this series because it has great episode story lines that stand alone, as well as the series story line that runs along in the background, so to speak, from episode to episode, but mainly because it does not insult my intelligence with as much of the politically correct bull that makes most of today's TV shows of almost any subject mostly unwatchable. In this way it is much like "THE SHEILD"; a series that I really enjoyed enormously. I notice that both these series are co-produced by Shawn Ryan, so maybe the credit for this belongs to him? I'll be watching for other work produced by Ryan.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


4.0 out of 5 stars The Unit get it,see it!!!!, Jan 1 2012
This review is from: The Unit: Season 1 [DVD] (DVD)
If you enjoy action stories,along with drama & hunan stories,the The Unit,volumes 1-4 are excellent. I found after one volume finished,I could not wait to see the next. Too bad it doesn't go beyond vol 4.
I put this movie series in the same class as The Pacific & that famous army EASY Company of WW II,Band Of Brothers.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com: 4.6 out of 5 stars (116 customer reviews)

108 of 126 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars UNIT breaks the CBS MONOTONY, July 25 2006
By Chris Kennison - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Unit: Season 1 [DVD] (DVD)
Ah... finally CBS produced aired and had faith in a show that WASN'T FORMULAIC... mystery-solved, every week. Here's a court case and an immediate resolution. When does that ever happen?

The nation was starving for something outside the box and outside the typical routine T.V. shows that overwhelm our video box every night, and not to my surprise... THE UNIT actually locked in a solid rating. Was the state of the world we're in the reason for the people who tuned in? Was it the fact that Dennis Haysbert who was a lot of people's favorite character from the smash FOX hit, 24? Was it the no holds barred, no mercy, no sugar-coated story-telling method?

I think it's a combination of a lot of things. My favorite reason for tuning in was that it was REAL. It wasn't like all the other CBS shows that unrealistically solve a murder in 40 minutes or resolve a court hearing in 40 minutes.

The UNIT shows the not-so-pretty side of counter-terrorism secret units. A shadow company of elite soldiers who aren't even allowed to tell their wives what they do. But, unlike many CBS shows, you actually get to know the characters in the show. You get to see the HARD mission minded Jonas Blane (Haysbert) and the family man when he returns home. You get to see what the wives have to deal with while their men are away.

The most important thing the UNIT gives its viewer is the understanding that GETTING THE JOB DONE, isn't always pretty. Isn't always moral. Isn't always negotiable. The UNIT also shows what it is to be military, what it is to be American, and what it is to do a thankless job.

This show is gritty, dark, dangerous, secretive and it comes to a dramatic and shocking finale that will leave you salivating for the 2nd season episodes to begin their run.

I'd give the DVD season set 5 stars, but the season was a mid-season replacement. Most likely a show that CBS didn't have any faith in until people starting actually watching.

Well, seeing as though it was a mid-season test show... it only had 13 episodes. So, in my opinion, this show is just getting started. The second season should have the full 24 episode run and then we'll really see what this incredible show is truly capable of.

36 of 44 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Man Code is a Special Forces Drama Always Compelling, Sep 29 2006
By M. JEFFREY MCMAHON "herculodge" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Unit: Season 1 [DVD] (DVD)
I've always loved David Mamet films because of his brisk realistic dialogue and his preoccupation with the male code and its clash with civilization. That theme is well served in The Unit, even better than films, because he has the long-range TV landscape to develop his characters, Delta Force anti-terrorist unit who, for hardly any pay, risk their lives in international missions while their wives, living in a nondescript military base, pinch pennies and deal with the daily dramas of having husbands who could die in the blink of an eye. Avoiding sentimentality, piety, and jingoism, The Unit has an appropriately cynical look at power and the use of trickery to succeed against one's enemies and even one's bureacratic bosses. In this sense, The Unit resembles the show 24 but unlike 24, which is often over the top, The Unit employs psychological realism. Perhaps better than any TV show right now, The Unit specializes in riveting plot lines, especially employing the reversal, where the plot goes one way and then turns the tables in a way that never seems forced or arbitrary. So far the second season has proved as the good as the first. If you haven't seen The Unit, the DVD first series season is a must.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars It grows on you, May 22 2007
By K. Carnes - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Unit: Season 1 [DVD] (DVD)
I watched the very first episode of this when it aired and thought "not bad, but I don't think it will last." I watched several episodes after that, here and there, mainly because it comes on after my favorite show (NCIS). Then a few weeks ago I caught the season 2 finale and got hooked. The next day I immediately went out and rented all of season 1. It is an excellent show. Of course like most shows I watch the ratings were shaky in season 2, but it was just announced that there will be a season 3. :) I see this compared to "24" a lot (which I don't care for), but it's a lot more realistic I think. Very good show!
› Go to Amazon.com to see all 116 reviews  4.6 out of 5 stars 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?