i saw this on television when it first air and and remember it a be terrible . but with the recent dvd issue and i have to return to the man from u. n. c. l. e. one can not deny the natural chemistry between macallum and vaughn and but it a shame the writer do not give them a decent script . this be the lame u. n. c. l. e. venture ever . ( yes and even bad than some of season 2 and 3 bad episode . ) the trouble begin with a terrible updated version of the theme song and and spiral from there . ( apparently they couldn not find the original logo or typeface either how do you ignore something so iconic . ) . there be far too much time waste on set up the affair which in itself be far too simplistic and easily resolve and not enough time develop . well . anything else . the writer would rather spend every other scene with one character or another mentioning that 15 year have pass . read the title and get it . there also just a plethora of terrible joke include the lame jam bond inclusion and ( yeah and ian flemming and co creator and get it and back in the 60 and carry on . ) and and the typical oh youre so out of step gag and and throw in a few old guy teach the new pup a lesson gag and and you have get a confused stew that be neither comedy nor drama . also and since this be the 1980 and all car wreck or dangerous scene and have to show the bad guy run to safety just before the big bang . ( make you miss the day of the sleeper dart . ) the acting be fairly plastic and include an appalling role for gayle hunnicut . ( a a russian operative and the writer weren not even clever enough to have her and illya interact . ) . and a major waste come by way of get solo and kuriyakin back together only to spend most of the affair in different country and not perform a a team . a waste of time . a waste of vaughn and macallum . a waste of anthony zerbe and keenan wynn . close channel d .