StrictlyConfidential With oodles of dashing, masculine charm, Pierce Brosnan is one of my very favorite actors, who ranks, in my polls, at the #2 position as being the best James Bond, ever. (And, nope, Sean Connery is not my #1 choice)Here in the TV Series "Remington Steele", Brosnan (in his pre-Bond days) never failed to pour on the charm and put in a captivating performance as the show's title character.In "Remington Steele" our hero is teamed up with the always-alluring P.I., Laura Holt. And, together this dynamic duo scrupulously fights vicious crime and corruption with a fine sense of style and (sometimes comic) flair - Always making certain to never mix business with pleasure. Well..... Almost never.

TheLittleSongbird Re-visited 'Remington Steele' recently, now with more time on my hands with a much needed calmer period after intensive studying, and it is every bit as good as remembered. Had memories of it being brilliant for most of its run before running out of steam in the last season, those recollections proved to be correct. 'Remington Steele' is a very good show and for much of the run more than that, but it deserved a better final season.Visually, 'Remington Steele' has a very elegant and stylish look throughout, very 80s but strikingly so. Love the slickness of the photography and the beautiful locations, editing is also succinct and the costumes, hair and make-up are both appealing on the eyes and nostalgic. The music has a slinky jazziness to it, never overbearing the action or being discordant with it while having presence and energy. Not easy to forget the main theme either.The writing is beautifully balanced and cleverly written. The comedy is witty and sophisticated while the romance is both sensual and bubbly, the chemistry between Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist is irresistible. The mysteries are fun and suspenseful and with rarely if ever a rushed or draggy moment, or anything that comes over as ridiculous (excepting the Season 3 finale perhaps).Brosnan is charismatic, suave and charming and he handles the comedic and serious sides beautifully. Zimbalist is at her loveliest here and her most sparkling, while Doris Roberts is a sheer delight. Zimbalist's real life father Efrem Zimbalist Jnr is suitably commanding.With so many positive attributes, it feels sad that Season 5 doesn't live up to the rest of the show. There are shows with worse final seasons, like 'Lost' and the US 'House of Cards', but it was disappointing enough to bring things down a little. The energy doesn't sparkle as much and the central chemistry is underused and too hostile.A triangle is also attempted, but that feels shoe-horned, not of much use and makes one like Laura less), the characters aren't as interesting or well written with development being ignored and there is too much Tony, an irritating character and the show's low-point. Am in two minds as to whether it worked for me or not that 'Remington Steele' ended on an unfinished note.In conclusion, hugely enjoyable but ended disappointingly. 8/10 Bethany Cox

mattkratz I'm sure anyone from the 80s remembers this show. A piece of trivia:Pierce Brosnan signed on to play James Bond in the late 80s, but then had to back out when this show (which everyone thought had been cancelled) got renewed at the last minute, and was able to take the role in the 90s. It involved a lady who created a detective agency and put her name on the door;when no one would hire a detective agency with a woman's name, business boomed when she created a fictitious boss and put HIS name on the door. Problems arouse when they started wanting to meet him, which were solved when a thief with a mysterious past (which, along with his real name, was never revealed) assumed the boss's identity.This show had a good combination of drama, mystery, comedy, and romance. It was funny to see Brosnan's character struggle to learn the detective trade and act out classic movie scenes to help solve cases, and the episodes featured fun cases. Anyone curious about 80s TV mystery dramas should watch this to satisfy their curiosity.*** out of ****

edduay I watched this show with my first girlfriend since it all started and we love it dearly until now. it got everything, romance, action, comedy, suspense, excellent writers/directors and the plots, you can never guess( even just one of them) what will happen or who done who. that is good entertainment! the show treat their audience intelligently unlike "moonlighting". Pierce is very good so as Doris Roberts but all hands up to Stephanie, her timing is excellent and her portrayal of the character is very inspiring to woman during that time! independent, brilliant, sporty and yet sophisticated cute private detective. i have a huge crush on her! Now here in England, i found out that reruns is on in CBS Action channel, Bravo! even though its 5am i do still watching and enjoying it! God bless this cable channel! too bad the DVD collection is on NTSC format and and only season 1 and 2 on PAL. but still i bought all....the best TV show for me no.1. " Steele in chips" episode season 3 is one of the best..