terrylange This one is in a class by itself.. As an M.I. C.I.A. (Counter Intel), I can say that this show is spot on. Incredibly reverent and correct, with respect and true to the mission and men that comprise this segment of our national service. These men are heroes and beloved by the rest of the service. Their service is immeasurable and incredible. Having said that, the domestic portrayal is sensational - in fact, I would have left our Regina Taylor and the other horrifying bad women completely out of the picture save for an extremely brief cameo with NO speaking parts, but the servicemen MAY have experienced something similar in the climate of what our men endure. This show is incredible and so close that it's almost surreal. My brothers did this for you, people. The level these men have to reach to perform this type of operation is insane and nigh unattainable. Respect, admiration, respect and pure USA love is all I have for these men and their families. I am USA ARMY, M.I. and I am grateful for this show.

Idas Winter Having just finished four seasons of this beautiful show, both myself and my partner concluded that it was truly great and deserved a fifth season.Some fans of the show on this or that forum think that lefties won't like it, but both myself and my sweetheart are very left wing, and that did not stop us from loving it. Being left wing does not make you anti-army, even if some adopt such an extreme stance. For most lefties, disagreements with right wingers lie with the ideological use of the army and issues of accountability, and other issues surrounding specifics. But a constant is that soldiers face situations that require mastery of fear and great bravery which most of us will never have to face, and even if we disagree with a specific war or issues of human rights accountability, most of us know that they play a vital role in keeping us safe, that they are brave, and are thankful for (and in admiration of) what they do even though most are anonymous heroes. One can criticize the politics/politicians without criticizing all soldiers. There were some episodes with a very conservative leaning (but I've seen conservatives complain about other episodes being left leaning), but I am capable of enjoying a great quality episode even if I happen to disagree with the political orientation of the writer of the episode. The writing is brilliant, the actors are even better, but like all TV shows there are some weaknesses and weaker episodes than others.The show provides great insight into the bravery, moral dilemmas, good sides, bad sides of anonymous individual soldiers who are part of a covert team, as well as how families of these soldiers cope with the difficult life. Of course, there are many opinions one may hold from an ethical point of view, but irrespective of those positions, the show portrays brave characters who are morally complex, and even if the show may displease some at a political level, just enjoy the amazing portrayal of the human side of anonymous soldiers and their families as well as a very interesting description of what many covert teams actually do.

Tobbes The Unit is a very entertaining series. Because of the many reviews I spare you the story content and lengthy character descriptions. The action and tactics on screen seem believable for the average TV viewer (translates to: non-professional in the military, police or security sector) although I think this might be different for people in this kind of profession. The stories concerning the unit men and their missions are usually quite good, at least for the first two seasons, as were the wives' stories until that point. Starting at the beginning of the third season (cut short to 11 episodes due to the writer's strike at that time) the stories became progressively weaker and the wives stories became headache-inducing. Now, I recently bought the fourth season on DVD and wish I hadn't. The stories are mostly outright silly, the look of the action and the behavior of the unit members seemed a lot less professional and the wives stories were unbearable (sometimes I wondered if I had zapped over to Desperate Housewives, other times I could not wrap my head around the craziness of sending untrained housewives on military / recon missions - who in the writing room had that idiotic idea?). The quality of the writing here was so far below that of the first two seasons and even the third that one must wonder what caused this. If I might propose a theory: During the first two seasons, Eric Haney, one of the real members of that covert ops unit, was shown in the credits as a producer. In seasons 3 and 4, his name was notably absent (although because of the writers' strike, the stories of season 3 were mostly older concepts) . And overboard went the attempts to "keep it real" and on went the writing room madness. A little more drama for a lot less accuracy. Very, very bad decision. Another bad decision was shifting the focus from 80% unit action and 20% wives to a near 50-50 to capture the female audience. And those horrible story lines for the wives - oh no. If I could rate the seasons separately, I would give s1 9/10, s2 9/10, s3 7/10 and s4 4/10, which makes an average of 7.

mike-1561 I think this is a great show. I don't know much about military procedures, so I can not comment on that. However, I can say that from my perspective, realistic or not, this show consistently captured my attention and keeps me involved throughout each show. I am not looking for shows that truly emulate real life, I am looking to escape into a story that can take me so far into it that I forget about the things going on in my life, and all the things I have to do...It is my much needed break from reality. If it is simulating real life, or totally embellishing it makes no difference to me, as long as they keep putting out good quality TV...On that point, does anyone know if this show is going to continue? Thanks.