The Unusuals: The Complete Series

If you are looking for something different and fresh to entertain you, BUY THIS. WATCH THIS.Warning, if you are super serious, you may not like this. However, The UNUSUALS has depth, humor, mystery, and a lot of real-life interactions between the characters, and best of all, it makes you laugh, unexpectedly. This is the kind of show you can watch more than once and catch small details that add to the humor.I discovered this show after it was canceled (darn it!)--- via one of the online streaming sites & was Hooked. So I had to buy the DVD set. It is a quirky, engaging, fun, upbeat, show. My husband & I watched all 10 episodes and he loved it as much as I did. Each character has their own individual issues to deal with, and they do so with humor, but a realistic approach.My favorite character is Detective Delahoy (love ya, Adam Goldberg!). But overall, I love all of the characters and interactions and relationships. I'm just disappointed there are only 10 episodes. Love the music tracks too. Gritty, edgy, different. This will be worth your time if you like things a bit off the beaten path.Pay attention to the dispatcher, too. It is so much more than just a "cop" show. This is not your Law & Order SVU, Cold Case, etc. It's in it's own class.I want MORE! PLEASEP.S. If you watched & loved "The Good Guys" on TV (another great one that was cancelled), this has a similar, but slightly more serious vibe.

This show unfortunately can only live on in the hearts and minds of fans and new fans alike. When it first aired, I was immediately intrigued by the sense of humor, witty exchanged, and fantastic choice of actors. As I continued to watch it, I fell in love with the whole package. The main characters themselves were an incredible mix of wonderfully flawed human beings. My favorite duo was that of Det. Leo Banks (Harold Perrineau) and Det. Eric Delahoy (Adam Goldberg). The former believe that, as many of his male relatives have died at the age of 42, and his birthday recently passed, that his number is up--which makes him completely paranoid of everything. His partner, on the other hand, may or may not have a brain tumor, but definitely has a death wish.Series creator Noah Hawley (known for his early work on  Bones ) compared the series to  M*A*S*H , and the comparison is apt, as it contains much the same mix of humor and drama that was appropriate for getting through the subject matter. The series also features one of the greatest sequences I believe has ever been filmed. During one scene in the episode "Crime Slut," Delahoy is reading aloud from Vonnegut's  Cat's Cradle  on the concept of the "Karass" (much like a team) over a faintly played piano background, meanwhile his partner and coworkers are suiting up in riot gear and entering a church to arrest a perp. The scene is beautiful and poignant.If nothing else, buy this DVD in support of good writing and fantastic character-driven plots.

This is another one of those rare shows I watched that got cancelled quickly.Yes - it totally had its flaws and was quite a bit over the top - but it was good kitschy fun. So sad they didn't allow it into a second year. That is usually when a lot of shows start to hit their stride and iron out the kinks.I loved all the actors on this show and think it was really well cast. Sort of fantasy, sort of action, sort of mystery, sort of romance. I was at least interested and liked the characters - that is huge with anything these days.Again story lines could have been much more streamlined and at least laced with a bit more reality - but I still enjoy this set and break out the DVD's every once in a while. :) Also leaves you wondering what became of the characters...

It seems that ABC does not know a good show when the see it. Cancelling such shows like Pushing Daisies, they do not know what they're doing. I'm very sad to see this show go. The Unusuals was funny, interesting, intriguing, and everything in between. The acting was great, the storyline was refreshing, the direction was simply wonderful. The fact that this shows was cancelled still shocks me. ABC, what the hell were you thinking? Again, you let an amazing show slip.The DVD itself* is as great as the show. The package from amazon is small and unexpected, it's just the DVD. Also, there are two discs, not just one like the Amazon description has. There is one special feature, which is surprising considering the fact this DVD was released and announced very quickly. Inside the case (for a better look I posted pictures up with the product) is two discs, one on each side, as well as an episode description.*The information about the DVD was posted on April 6th, the day I received the product.Please also note that "The Unusuals" is no longer an amazon.com exclusive, but is also available at all major electronic retailers.

It never fails...I get hooked on a new t.v. series, and the network pulls the plug after only one season! I thought the "The Unusuals" was a great show, unlike anything being offered on network television today. Maybe that was the problem - it was too quirky! I missed the last two episodes, because I was late getting home from work. I was sorely disappointed when I heard the series was cancelled with no re-runs in its future. Luckily, the complete series has just been released on DVD. Not only can I catch up on the episodes I missed, but I get to revisit all of the great episodes that came before. Jeremy Renner and Amber Tamblyn were terrific in their roles. Both have moved on to bigger and better projects. Jeremy Renner was wonderful in "The Hurt Locker", and it's so entertaining to see Amber Tamblyn give Hugh Laurie a run for his money on "House". "The Unusuals" now has a place in my DVD library at a very reasonable price. If you're looking for something different, check out "The Unusuals" on DVD.

The DVD arrived in great condition. Discs were packaged in separate envelopes for extra protection. Very happy with my order.

Shame it was more than one season. Renner awesome.

Das Produkt an sich kann ich - mangels entsprechendem DVD-Player - nicht bewerten und den aktuellen Preis (1.434,- Euro?!? Hab ich was verpasst??) will ich gar nicht erst bewerten... ;) Es geht mir lediglich um den Hinweis an weitere potenzielle Käufer, dass dieser Import nicht auf normalen deutschen DVD-Playern läuft. Ich finde, dass der Hinweis dringend in die Beschreibung mit aufgenommen werden sollte, auch wenn man bei einem Japan Import evtl. selber drauf kommen könnte :/ Um der Rezension des Films nicht zu schaden, daher trotzdem die volle Sternzahl.

Why is it that, when repetitive and formulaic cop shows get renewed for season after season, The Unusuals -- possibly the most downright enjoyable show in this genre that I've ever seen -- was watched by virtually no one and sank into oblivion before even getting a full first season?I suppose that, on paper, it's not such a mystery. The Unusuals could easily have been a creative disaster; it relies on notoriously difficult-to-pull-off "quirky" storylines and situations and on characters who are a hair's breadth away from stereotypes (the poor little rich girl, the hypochondriac, the egotist). It's perhaps not surprising that so few people were prepared to give it a chance.And yet what a show they missed. The plotting and writing is lean and effective, and the performances uniformly good. Front and centre we have Jeremy Renner, fresh off his multi-award-winning, Oscar-nominated lead role in The Hurt Locker, but excellent though he is it's a mark of the quality of the rest of the cast that he doesn't stand out unduly. The chemistry between the characters positively fizzes -- most obviously between Renner and Amber Tamblyn in the two lead roles (somebody please cast those two together in something again soon) but also between the rest of the ensemble cast. These are characters you believe have a history together.There are ten episodes on this DVD, each one a little gem. You'll feel cheated that there will never be any more. I'm getting cross about it all over again just writing this review.

Wish this TV series had continued. Unfortunately, the series ended abruptly. Quirky characters made this series. It was serious, but had a good sense of humour as well. It had the potential to grow, too bad it didn't continue.

Absolut sehenswerte Crime-Serie mit tollen Darstellern, mitreißendem Wortwitz und spannenden Fällen. Warum nur wurde die Serie nicht fortgesetzt?? Lief Anfang des Jahres in deutscher Übersetzung (ich glaube im Österreichischen Fernsehen), aber ich finde das Original (notfalls mit englischen Untertiteln, für das bessere Verständnis) so wie es ist am besten.