Manofsteele

One element that absolutely adds so much to Remington Steele is the wonderful music score by Richard Lewis Warren based on Henry Mancini's themes. The music always gives each episode a touch of class that elevates them above the typical weekly show. It's like watching mini movie! The score is always taylored to each episode beautifully. Elegance that you don't find on tv often. Remington Steele wouldn't be the same without this music! Watching Steele now, the music is even more noticeable in an era where shows have few identifiable themes. I'd love a soundtrack release! I've always had a soft spot for the jazzy sound of this show, especially the end / Laura's theme.

If you throw out the last episode, season 4 is pretty good. That episode always feels like it was written by someone with only basic knowledge of the shows characters. I am enjoying watching the series again though! I still watch & remember being a teen wanting to emulate Remington Steele's style & having the biggest crush on Stephanie Zimbalist!

I didn't start watching until season 3 so my initial disappointment with the last 6 episodes wasn't that great. It was a let down but I was more disappointed when I bought the DVDs & watched from the begining. I do remembernot liking the season & always skipped it when it was in syndication. Few shows have as strong a start as Remington Steele. I'm amazed at how solid the pilot & first episodes are! The show established it's winning formula immediately. The first episodes feel like they belong much later in season they're so polished. Subsequent seasons only built onto that. Then comes season 4 & the absurd unwillingness to move the characters relationship forward despite opportunities to do so. One step forward, one step back. Over & over. It didn't bother me originally coming in at season 3 but watching from the begining it is very frustrating. What thinking went into the season 4 finale I'll never understand. With season 5, it's as if the writers were angry at the actors & angry at the fans for puting them in the position of having to make more episodes. Never could theyvsimply reward the viewer by giving them what they'd like to see. Instead they create this triangle that never works. Early in the series it might have & there was some of that in season 1 but by the time season 5 comes around, the series had evolved past that sort of thing. Instead any development between the characters is ignored & everything is reset with the bonus of this odd hostility between the Steele & Laura. Just an unsatisfying ending to a wonderful series. I watched the series straight through in syndication years ago but decided to watch season 1 & then get season 5 out of the way. That way I have plenty of good episodes left to watch & the bad stuff is behind me!