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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0634991155526
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Studio Works
Manufacturer: Studio Works
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Studio Works
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 26, 2003
Running Time: 600 minutes
Sales Rank: 27407
Studio: Studio Works
Theatrical Release Date: September 16, 1987
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Description:
Vinnie Terranova (Ken Wahl), a tough, street-wise undercover agent, infiltrates the organized-crime syndicate in Atlantic City where, with one slip of his cover, he could end up a dead man. Partly because of his smarts and "wiseguy" attitude, special Agent Terranova has been trained by the Organized Crime Bureau (OCB). In his precarious position, only a select few know his true identity including Frank Mc Pike, his supervisor in the OCB and "lifeguard" his only communications link to the Bureau while undercover. In Sonny Steelgrave & the Mob, Federal Agent Vinnie Terranova establishes an ex-con rap to infiltrate the organized crime of Atlantic City.
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With the release of Wiseguy on DVD, one of the best TV series of the 1980s gets a new lease on life. Long before Donnie Brasco brought similar drama to the big screen, Ken Wahl brought charisma, credibility, and chutzpah to his small-screen role as Vincent Terranova, a handsome 30-year-old agent with the FBI's Organized Crime Bureau. As conceived by cocreators Stephen Cannell (of The Rockford Files and The A-Team fame) and Ken Lupo, Wiseguy followed an innovative "story-arc" structure, allowing Vinnie's deep-cover missions to last only as long as necessary to bring each case to a sensible conclusion. Since copied by countless TV shows, this unique approach to storytelling attracted a devoted following of viewers addicted to the self-contained plots that forced Vinnie, his sourpuss OCB handler Frank McPike (Jonathan Banks), and disabled covert liaison Dan "Lifeguard" Burroughs (played by double-amputee Jim Byrnes) to achieve their objectives within 6 to 10 hourlong episodes.
Season 1, Part 1--the first of six Wiseguy DVD sets--includes the entire nine-episode arc (plus pilot) in which Vinnie infiltrates the New Jersey mob family of Sonny Steelgrave, a silk-suited kingpin played by Ray Sharkey in his finest TV role. Their brotherly relationship poses a moral dilemma for Vinnie (giving the arc its dramatic core and primary source of suspense), and Wiseguy earned its reputation as a well-written series that favored character-driven tension while providing the requisite pulp fiction (i.e. occasional murder and mayhem) that kept viewers and advertisers happy. While the DVD packaging gives bogus equal billing to Annette Bening (who appears here in one pivotal episode), her pre-stardom appearance is indicative of the show's consistently high standards in writing, casting, and stylish direction. The styles may be dated (including poodle-puff hairdos for women, including Bening), but there's not a weak episode in the bunch, including the stand-alone shows (involving domestic crises for McPike and Burroughs) that allowed character growth beyond the story-arc structure. It's all good, apart from a dispensable gag reel and commentaries by Wahl (on his two favorite episodes), who says little of interest between long gaps of silence. (He promises more on later DVDs, so Wiseguy devotees are advised to keep listening. Next up: the "Mel Profitt" arc, with guest star Kevin Spacey.) --Jeff Shannon
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In case anybody besides Amazon missed it, Ken Wahl played Vincent Terranova for at least the first three seasons of Wiseguy. I'm not sure if he was replaced by Stephen Bauer (the actor who played "Manny", Tony Montana's buddy in Scarface) beginning with season 4 or later, but ALL of the Amazon product descriptions which state that these boxed sets of Wiseguy star Stephen Bauer and NOT Ken Wahl are INCORRECT.
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When I first watched the Wiseguy series 20 years ago, my all-time favorite was this first story. I waited all these years to see the reruns, but never did. I was thrilled when I saw I could actually purchase this particular story. What I remember most from all these years ago, was the final episode of this one, where Vinny and Sonny were trapped together in the abandoned theater. Especially heart-rendering was their silent exchange of feelings toward each other while "Knights In White Satin" (Moody ... Read More
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I have every episode ever shown over 5 seasons on video tape
Steven Bauer ( a terrible replacement) was only in a few of the failed last season. KEN WAHL was the WISEGUY the only one any good.
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Wiseguy season 1 is fantastic..Ray Sharkey plays Sonny Steelgrave and is just awsome, the way he acts and the things he says are great..Ken Wahl does a great job as the main person "Vinny"...Great story all the way to the end, it was a show that I did not want to end, but as it did, the way it was ended was perfect!! Do your self a favor and pick this boxset up.
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Before cable started making shows with fewer episodes than networks, WiseGuy was trying to use this format with 'arcs.' The advantage is that a more complex story could be told without dragging it out to fill the season. It also kept the show fresh for a long time.
I find the Sonny Arc the most compelling. Right away you can see that the show presents no easy answers and the line between right and wrong is blurred. The characters are charismatic and the story unfolds naturally. In later arcs ... Read More
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