The Unit: The Complete Second Season (2006) Review

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(More customer reviews)The second season of The Unit continues to impress while unfortunately suffering from many of the same flaws that hurt the first season. Overall, the acting is better than the writing. Dialogue isn't so much a problem as consistent plotting; the interactions of the wives back home continues to be a weak aspect of the show, as it is essentially a "desperate housewives-lite." Some might say that this aspect of military life is as significant as the combat in the field, and they'd be undoubtedly correct. However, in the show, it comes across as a poor attempt to lure in a female viewing base.
The second major issue for the show is that California doubles for every foreign location in the show, and doesn't do a very good job of it. In fact, the re-use of the same exterior's is even more visible in this season. It never fully ruins the show, but does serve as a constant reminder of the show's budget limitations.
Still, the show is highly entertaining, and with more gun battles, more interesting episode premises, and actors that have completely inhabited their roles. Overall, a great show that stays great.

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Navy Seals: Buds Class 234 (2003) Review

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(More customer reviews)This 3-disc DVD set is an incredible documentation about military training in an elite force. It gives an insider's look into BUD/S class 234: of the students and of their no-nonsense, hard-core instructors.
BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) training is the six months of basics, which includes PT phase, diving/water navigation, and weapons. Viewers get a glimps of what it takes to become a Navy SEAL. The cold, the endurance, the self-sacrifice, the will to win and succeed, and the dedication to the team.
My brother-in-law's father was a Navy SEAL, and after watching this documentary, I've gained greater appreciation and understanding of his experience. However, the DVD just shows a snippet of SEAL training. BUD/S is just the beginning!
For any potential SEAL-to-be, this DVD is a must! Also, for the extreme workout (or physical preparation) try: The Complete Guide to Navy Seal Fitness, Third Edition (Includes Free DVD): Updated for Today's Warrior Elite.
Other recommended Navy SEAL DVDs:
Navy SEALs Training - The Silent Option
Special Operations Force: The Secret Soldier

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The U.S. Navy SEALs are members of one of the world's most elite, most successful military commando forces. They are a highly trained unit of tenacious, intelligent and fearless soldiers. What does it take to become the best of the best? Find out as you follow Class 234 in a rigorous six-month training course that will push the men to extreme physical and emotional limits. The punishment never ends from the first day to the course's end when only 17 of 83 men will succeed as they face the most demanding training of their lives. Disc 1 Welcome to BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) - From "The Grinder" to "Surf Torture," the training begins with a punishing series of physical and mental tests that will push students to their limits. And this is just the first day. It Pays to Be a Winner - With a one-mile bay swim in frigid water, the best students rise to the top...and half the class drops out by the end of the first week. Disc 2 Two Weeks and a Long Day - Week One is over, and the remaining students of Class 234 are battered, bruised and exhausted. See how poor teamwork results in one candidate's injury and how two team leaders cost their crews serious punishment.Hell Week - This is the eliminator. For 24 hours a day, six days straight, candidates are put through a brutal set of tests designed to bring each of them to his breaking point and challenge him to push beyond it.Disc 3 The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday - Students must combat fear and panic underwater as they learn advanced scuba andbreathing techniques. Those who make it must undergo a simulated combat dive that demands extreme levels of precision . The Home Stretch - This is the training's most dangerous phase. Using real explosives and live ammunition, candidates learn demolition tactics, land navigation and combat maneuvers. The final hurdle is a nighttime, live-fire mission on a simulated enemy base.

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The Unit - The Complete First Season (2006) Review

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(More customer reviews)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.

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FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS SHAWN RYAN ("The Shield," "Angel") and PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT DAVID MAMET.They are The Unit, a covert Special Forces team operating outside the usual military chain of command. Whether stateside or aboard, these heroes are on the frontlines protecting U.S. citizens and foreigners alike, slipping in under the radar and risking their lives to save the day then leaving just as quietly without any well-deserved credit or thanks. Starring Dennis Haysbert and Scott Foley, this riveting, action-packed drama is as realistic and pulse-pounding as it gets.

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Chris Ryan's Elite Police (2009) Review

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(More customer reviews)If you work in law enforcement like I do you will find this show extremely interesting. It shows how policemen train and operate to fight the criminal. I am amazed at the skill of this legendary SAS hero (British Special Forces) and continue to watch in amazement. It also shows all the different automatic weapons that ELITE POLICE are using around the world. Each episode is divided in two: a first part in which Ryan closely observes the training of the unit he's a guest of and a second part in which he follows an actual operation in the field. There's plenty of reportages about world's criminals and crime-fighters out there, but none of them follows elite police officers both in training and in operation. If you are into guns and are in the military or law enforcement you will simply love this!

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Enter the explosive world of Special Forces legend and bestselling author Chris Ryan, the only man to escape from the Special Forces Bravo Two Zero mission during the first Gulf War. In this high-octane series, Chris travels the world's crime and terror hotspots to train and operate alongside a new breed of law enforcer - the Elite Police!
WITNESS FIRSTHAND: High-tech weaponry taking on the terrorist threat in Kazakhstan! Close-combat shootouts in the slums of Brazil! Violent clashes with Mexican drug cartels! Airborne Colombian hit squads taking out cocaine labs! And much, much more!SPECIAL FEATURES include 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage and exclusive Chris Ryan interview.

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