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Remington Steele
Genre Detective series
Created by Robert Butler
Michael Gleason
Starring Stephanie Zimbalist
Pierce Brosnan
Doris Roberts
Country of origin USA
Language(s) English
No. Detective fiction is a branch of Crime fiction in which a Detective (or detectives either professional or amateur investigate a crime usually Murder Robert Butler (born November 17, 1927) is an American Film director. Michael D Gleason ( January 11, 1883 &ndash January 11, 1923) was an American rower who competed in the 1904 Stephanie Zimbalist (born October 8 1956 is an American actor Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE Honour and so holds an honorary OBE Doris May Roberts (born November 4, 1930) Her father deserted the family when Roberts was a child and her mother raised Doris with the help of her Russian The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States of seasons 5
No.  of episodes 94 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Michael Gleason
Location(s) Los Angeles
Running time 60 minutes. The following is a list of episodes for the television show Remington Steele; included are the many film references made throughout the series Michael D Gleason ( January 11, 1883 &ndash January 11, 1923) was an American rower who competed in the 1904 Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run October 1, 1982 – February 17, 1987
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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The success of the series led to Pierce Brosnan being compared to Roger Moore, and not only in terms of being a possible successor in the role of James Bond. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. In 1985, there were media reports that Moore was considering producing a movie based upon his old TV series, The Saint, and that Brosnan was a prime candidate to play Simon Templar. The Saint was a long-running ITC Mystery Spy thriller, airing in Britain on ITV between 1962 and 1969 Overview Simon Templar is known as the Saint because of his initials (ST and also because of his heroic exploits that fly in the face of an otherwise nefarious reputation This project was eventually given to Val Kilmer. Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American Actor. [1]

Series producer Glenn Gordon Caron went on to create a similar series called Moonlighting which, at times, was considered to be in head-to-head competition with Remington Steele. Glenn Gordon Caron (born 1954 (sometimes credited as Glenn Caron) is an American television writer director and producer Moonlighting is an American Television series that first aired on ABC from 1985 to 1989 with a total of 67 episodes Brosnan makes a cameo appearance as Remington Steele in the Moonlighting episode "The Straight Poop. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as "

In the United States of America, the show originally aired on Friday evenings, switching to Tuesday in an attempt for higher ratings. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television The show remained in that slot for most of its run, finally ending with a series of two hour movies.

Although part of the show's appeal was the sexual tension between the main characters, in real life the production was dogged for years by rumors alleging that its two stars personally did not get along. This was repeatedly downplayed by both Brosnan and Zimbalist in press interviews during and since (although Brosnan strongly alluded to the situation in his biography; and later co-star Doris Roberts has since mentioned in interviews how "unpleasant" the working conditions were on the set). Doris May Roberts (born November 4, 1930) Her father deserted the family when Roberts was a child and her mother raised Doris with the help of her Russian Possibly because of this, Brosnan has denied thinking a Remington Steele feature film will ever be produced. [2]

Contents

Series history

Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele.
Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele. Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE Honour and so holds an honorary OBE Stephanie Zimbalist (born October 8 1956 is an American actor

Stephanie Zimbalist plays Laura Holt, a private detective who finds that her potential customers are unwilling to hire a woman. Stephanie Zimbalist (born October 8 1956 is an American actor A private investigator or private detective (often shortened to PI or private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake Business picks up when she invents a fictitious male superior named Remington Steele. In the show's pilot episode, which was the second episode broadcast, Laura reveals that she took the name "Remington" from the brand of typewriter that she used and "Steele" from the Pittsburgh Steelers. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series. A typewriter is a mechanical or Electromechanical device with a set of "keys" that when pressed cause characters to be printed on a medium

In the first episode, she encounters a Humphrey Bogart-loving thief, played by Pierce Brosnan, who overhears someone calling for "Remington Steele" and, in order to escape a pair of murderous thugs, impulsively assumes Remington Steele's identity. Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE Honour and so holds an honorary OBE By the end of the episode, he chooses to make the alias permanent and assumes the role of Laura's "boss". The real name of Brosnan's character was never revealed, although Daniel Chalmers who was Steele's mentor and surrogate father (revealed as his true father in the end) always called him Harry. In later episodes, it was revealed that Steele did not know his own real birth name, and his attempts to discover it became a running theme.

One running joke throughout the series was "Remington's" penchant for quoting lines from famous movies as bits of pseudo-philosophy, and occasionally using techniques from cinematic mysteries to attempt to solve crimes, with variable degrees of success. The running gag is an often amusing Joke or reference that appears repeatedly throughout a work or series of works A number of plotlines were openly inspired by famous film noir thrillers, such as the first-season episode "Steele Flying High" that takes its lead from the Bogart classic The Maltese Falcon. Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 Detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine " Black Mask "

Season 1

The first season included two recurring characters, James Read who played Zimbalist's real partner, Murphy Michaels, and Janet DeMay, their secretary and periodic rescuer, Bernice Fox (whom Remington always misnamed "Wolfe"). James Christopher Read (born July 31, 1953) is an American Actor. Early episodes tended to be simple, focusing on the story without too much flash. Writer Joel Steiger won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his script for the first-season episode "In The Steele of the Night. The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars) named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers based in New York. " The series tended to focus on the sexual tension between the leads as much as the plots of the episodes themselves.

Season 2

NBC decided that the show was worthy of considerably more attention and re-tooled the format for the second season. The "new" Remington Steele was a bigger-budget production with more flash and a more lively opening credits sequence that emphasized the action and adventure of the series.

Read was removed in order to allow the romance between Holt and Steele to develop; his character pined for Holt and the producers felt this was a hindrance, so in the second-season opener Steele and Holt explain to an IRS agent that Murphy had opened his own detective agency in Denver, and that Bernice had resigned to marry a musician. Later in the episode, the nosy IRS agent, Mildred Krebs (Doris Roberts), joined the firm as Bernice's replacement. Doris May Roberts (born November 4, 1930) Her father deserted the family when Roberts was a child and her mother raised Doris with the help of her Russian Mildred proved to be a capable investigator in her own right, and grew to be an amalgam of Bernice, Murphy, and Laura's mother as the series progressed.

Season 3

After the success of the Season 2 premiere, which was filmed on location in Mexico, NBC gave producers a bigger travel allowance for the third season, resulting in several episodes being filmed in European locations such as Ireland, Malta and France. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The third season saw another opening credits sequence introduced, one that incorporated Doris Roberts.

Season 4

The final full season of Remington Steele in which Doris Roberts, Pierce Brosnan, and Stephanie Zimbalist all returned.

Brief cancellation

The series was cancelled at the end of the 1985–86 television season. After several seasons of "teasing" and nothing happening between Holt and Steele the show was deemed to have run its course, and the show was cancelled. Brosnan was then named the newest actor to play James Bond, for the film The Living Daylights. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story The Living Daylights, released in 1987 is the fifteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the first to star Timothy Dalton

Final season

NBC received a barrage of letters urging them to renew the show. The network, which still had Brosnan under contract, chose to renew Remington Steele for another year in order to capitalize on Brosnan becoming the new James Bond. Bond film producer Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli stated he did not want Bond to be identified with a current TV series, and instead gave the role to Timothy Dalton. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon ( April 5 1909 &ndash June 27 1996) nicknamed "Cubby" was an American Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1946) is an English This not only hurt Dalton, who was deemed a second-choice Bond, but Brosnan as well, who missed out on Bond for another nine years. Brosnan would finally become 007 in 1995. GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the Another side effect of the surprise renewal was that Zimbalist was forced to pull out of the production of RoboCop, in which she was originally cast to play Officer Anne Lewis, a role that subsequently went to Nancy Allen. RoboCop is a 1987 Cyberpunk film directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film features Peter Weller, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood Nancy Anne Allen (born June 24, 1950) is an American actress.

The final abbreviated season consisted of several made-for-TV films broadcast over the course of a few months, including installments filmed on location in places like Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Jack Scalia joined the cast as a Romancing the Stone-inspired rival for Laura's affections. Jack Scalia (born November 10, 1950) is an American actor He has appeared in Drama, horror, action, and thriller films Romancing the Stone is an 1984 American action - Adventure film, and has many elements that might categorize it as a romantic This new format was not very popular with audiences, and low ratings coupled with reports of on-the-set tension (due in part to Brosnan's resentment at losing the Bond role) resulted in the series being cancelled for good in the spring of 1987 (long before the release of The Living Daylights). The final scene of the series implied that Steele and Laura apparently were about to consummate their relationship.

Cast

Anthony Andrews was the original choice for the character of Remington Steele; he turned down the offer. Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE Honour and so holds an honorary OBE Anthony Andrews ( born 12 January 1948 in London) is an English Actor, best known for his role in Brideshead Revisited

Other recurring actors included:

DVD releases

Pierce Brosnan was promoted as the show's sole star on the season 1 DVD cover.
Pierce Brosnan was promoted as the show's sole star on the season 1 DVD cover.
Stephanie Zimbalist received star billing for the second season release.
Stephanie Zimbalist received star billing for the second season release.

A North American DVD release of the first season occurred on July 26, 2005, with Season 2 following on November 8, 2005 and Season 3 on April 18, 2006. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Seasons 1 and 2 are also available to rent. The Season 1 DVD inadvertently echoed an ongoing joke in the series in that Stephanie Zimbalist—who had top star billing when the show was on the air—was initially omitted from all promotional material connected with its release, as well as the DVD box itself, as Fox Video chose instead to promote Pierce Brosnan as the sole star. Subsequently, a sticker saying "Also starring Stephanie Zimbalist" was added to the packaging as an afterthought. This omission was corrected with the release of the second season which not only gave Zimbalist star billing, but her photograph also appears on the box. Additionally, Zimbalist is featured on the behind-the-scenes featurettes contained therein (having been absent from the Season 1 featurettes).

Season Ep # Release Date Additional Information
Season One 22 July 26, 2005
  • Commentary on select episodes
  • Featurettes
Season Two 21 November 8, 2005
  • "Steele Eligible" commentary with Michael Gleason and Sheldon Larry
  • "Steele Sweet on You" commentary with Susan Baskin and Michael
  • "Hounded Steele" commentary with Jeff Melvoin
  • "Steele Action" Featurette
  • "Steele Mildred" Featurette
  • "Steele Together" Featurette
Season Three 22 April 18, 2006
  • Commentary on three episodes
  • The Baking of Steele in the Chips
Seasons Four and Five 27 August 15, 2006
  • Steele Fanatics Featurette
  • Steele Stars Featurette
  • Steele on the Road Featurette
  • Steele on the Air Commentary by John Sakmar and Kerry Lenhart
  • Beg, Borrow, or Steele Commentary by Michael Gleason, John Wirth, Brad Kern and Jeff Melvoin
  • Bonds of Steele Commentary by Michael Gleason, John Wirth, Brad Kern and Jeff Melvoin
  • Steele Farewell Featurette

Production notes

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Kimberly Last (1995). The following is a list of episodes for the television show Remington Steele; included are the many film references made throughout the series Pierce Brosnan's Long and Winding Road To Bond. Goldeneye. Retrieved on 2007-07-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia.  “He [Brosnan] was also apparently up for the title role in that long-rumored (and not released until 1997, with Val Kilmer) film based on the old Roger Moore series The Saint. ”
  2. ^ Previous Q&A Questions. PierceBrosnan. com. Retrieved on 2007-04-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.

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