The Unit: Season 4

Great series

I have watched every story from the start to the finish. Very good and worth every cent.

I don't watch many "movies" because I am more interested in non-fiction topics. But when I became a premium member and just so happened to have a Roku III, only then did I discover "The Unit." I was amazed that this offering was originally available on regular TV and soon I became a huge fan - and I hate the words "Huge Fan." The cast was absolutely spectacular, and even though this group represented the "best of the best" in military service (and I mean the wives as well as their "warfighters") there were understandable chinks in everyone's armor ("no let's not go to the running car - let's go to the shack with the chainsaws") and no one was a saint in the way they lived their personal lives was probably a mirror to the human condition. While I rate Dennis Haysbert as the best of the best, all of the cast members were incredible. There were some disappointments in that some fantastic cast members were not carried for all 69 episodes, but I realize if you're that good a performer or hostage to logical story changes, there will be other lucrative projects and folk have to "move on" to grow in their careers. So be it, but I will miss this series when it expires after 4 more episodes. As a retired Naval Officer so proud of what our Navy SEALS and the special forces of all of our military forces do to take the fight to the "bad guys" of the world, I highly recommend this series to anyone who is unaware of the truly incredible work that these guys and gals do to keep US out of harm's way and do so under the Radar of public acclaim.David Mamet is to be commended for his efforts in this series. I recommend on Amazon his book: "The Secret Knowledge," published in 2011. It is a book that Victor Davis Hanson has said is "...a moving lyrical good-bye to the contemporary Left in its 'all-too-well-known manifestations' and '...readers will delight in the fascinating ways...'" he documents his case.

"The Unit" was undoubtedly the most thought-provoking, best-written show on television, based upon a fantastic book ("Inside Delta Force," by Eric Haney-- Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit ) and featuring an astoundingly talented creative team (Shawn Ryan and David Mamet) and a fantastic ensemble cast. So, the network which features three separate CSI shows--plus two knock-off versions of CSI that involve malfeasance within the U.S. military--couldn't stomach the outright honesty, integrity, authenticity, and patriotism of "The Unit"? Not shocking. However, the manner in which CBS railroaded the show was absolutely deplorable.If it genuinely came down to a pure ratings-related decision, then "The Unit's" ratings were actually higher than those of many shows that survived the CBS axe. Plus, offering the show increasingly poor time slots as the seasons wore on naturally led to the season to season ratings decline, which CBS has pointed out prominently in justifying its decision not to renew "The Unit." So, what ended up killing "The Unit"? Political correctness? A yearning for safe, formulaic, lowest common denominator programs at CBS? Liberal-minded network programming executives? The fact that it is not one of CBS's own in-house productions, as are the CSIs and NCISs of the world?How many ways can a crime scene investigation team use a blue light or a neat piece of equipment to find the key previously overlooked clue that breaks open a case? In how many settings can the same story be told with different clues but the same result? (Typically, the white male turns out to be the bad guy. And, if there's more than one, then typically the wealthier of the two is discovered to be the bad guy.) Tune in to CBS and find out. I, on the other hand, will be taking refuge from the mind-numbing shows that dominate network television via my DVD player instead. And, among the most prominently re-viewed DVDs will be Seasons 1-4 of "The Unit." So long, Snake Doctor, Cool Breeze, Dirt Diver, Betty Blue, et. al. It was a heck of a ride!

I was fortunate enough to channel surf onto an episode of this series midway through season 2. I immediately added it to my DVR and ultimately bought the DVDs for all 4 seasons. Like many others, I'm disappointed to see it end.The Unit has always told a strong story in each episode. Some series become predictable early on, but that never happened here. Stories continued to surprise, characters continued to develop. I'm old enough that I don't feel attached to fictitious characters, yet those in The Unit pulled me in. I occasionally found myself facing a challenge at work asking "What would Snake Doc do?". As strong as the storyline is, the characters made this series. Exceptional.Like others, I am dissatisfied to see the series end. Many story lines are unresolved, and there is obviously still gas in the tank for more episodes. I'm a middle-aged guy who has finally earned some disposable income that doesn't jingle in my pocket, yet modern marketing deems me irrelevant. I don't watch so-called reality shows (not my reality BTW) where nearly-naked nit-wits generally make buffoons of themselves. I don't know the people who do watch them. But to watch TV today, they are both loaded and easy to separate from their loot.I'm not sure what it takes in TV-Land to make a show financially successful. In my world, the successful show is the one I'll stay up past midnight to watch, even when I have to be to work early the next morning. The successful show is the one that I think about for a couple of days, not a couple of seconds, after watching it. The successful show is the one I wait for anxiously each week. The successful show is the one I will miss when some TV executive nit-wit (who would fit perfectly into his own reality TV) cancels it. In other words, this show. Get it.

These dvds are coded not much good as a present for a cousin. He gave me them back to see if i could get them to work.any idea how to get them to work ..

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We loved all 4 seasons of this series. Had heard some folks say they didn't like the family stuff, but I totally disagree - just think,if these guys were going on the very stressful missions they were on, the family life would be very important to them. Also, some of the family stuff and how the women were treated by the American Military, was topical and interesting to find out.The whole series kept us interested and a lot of the time, on the edge of our seats.

This season pulls it all together, shows that each operator has distinct focus on mission and family, some more on the mission. lets you know how thing are held in the balance, or heads will roll. Big focus on unassumed responsibility. There has not been a replacement for this action, even though this stuff goes on all the time, small world. Packaging in good order, as well as discs PG+