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Richard73 White Dwarf
Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 8 Location: Oxford, England
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:29 am Post subject: The New Avengers DVD |
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After Series 6 has been relased next year are there any plans to re-release The New Avengers on DVD? |
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darren Mission... Highly Improbable!
Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 2081 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:00 am Post subject: |
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The New Avengers as yet hasn't received any restoration and Optimum's plans to release The Avengers on DVD didn't include it.
Hopefully some day we will see a beautifully restored boxset of those episode. they would look stunning I'm sure. |
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mousemeat Diabolical Mastermind
Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 6310 Location: Elvis Central, U.S.A.
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:43 am Post subject: |
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Darren wrote: | The New Avengers as yet hasn't received any restoration and Optimum's plans to release The Avengers on DVD didn't include it.
Hopefully some day we will see a beautifully restored boxset of those episode. they would look stunning I'm sure. |
yes, sure would be...since they were 'mastered' badly, on the a & e
dvd's...wonder if the source material, is in dire need of repairs..?? |
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Alan A Touch of Brimstone

Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 2995 Location: The Edge of Avengerland
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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Nothing wrong with the source materials, I would imagine. The film transfers used for the home video releases around the world are old and technically very poor. A modern transfer from the negs would yield results of a far higher standard. _________________ Alan
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Mr S Thingumajig

Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 55 Location: Castle De'Ath, Scotland
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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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It would be great to have these restored - especially The Eagle's Nest which was a shaky mess on the last box set. |
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jakester65 White Dwarf
Joined: 11 Oct 2011 Posts: 1
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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:08 am Post subject: |
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The differences between New and "old" have been well covered elsewhere, but forgetting the Avengers connection for a moment, The Persuaders! (another British buddy action series of the 70s) has been enthusiastically received following a thorough re-mastering. |
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Richy Nutshell
Joined: 09 Jun 2014 Posts: 41 Location: Southern England
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If it does get a re release I hope they include the screentests of Joanna and Gareth that were on the french dvd release! |
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cyberrich Site Admin
Joined: 05 Sep 2008 Posts: 1331 Location: Midlands, U.K.
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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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Well, after years of waiting for TNA to get a digitally restored release, I've finally given up waiting and bought the Studio canal box set. Seeing as it's the same company who remastered the original show, I can't understand why TNA didn't get the same treatment. I've watched 2 episodes so far, and they're no better, no worse than I expected. Pretty much the same quality as my old VHS copies. They're pretty OK to watch actually, not shabby, but not pristine. No extras which is a shame. I guess now that I've bought this set, Studio canal will suddenly announce the restored release Rich. |
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johnnybear Thingumajig
Joined: 01 Feb 2021 Posts: 62
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:17 am Post subject: |
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I had both the US and UK sets for a short time and found the UK Optimum discs too hard to release from the clamps! In the end I was so fed up trying to get them out I decided to keep my region 1 sets and ditch the others!
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mousemeat Diabolical Mastermind
Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 6310 Location: Elvis Central, U.S.A.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:51 am Post subject: |
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cyberrich wrote: | Well, after years of waiting for TNA to get a digitally restored release, I've finally given up waiting and bought the Studio canal box set. Seeing as it's the same company who remastered the original show, I can't understand why TNA didn't get the same treatment. I've watched 2 episodes so far, and they're no better, no worse than I expected. Pretty much the same quality as my old VHS copies. They're pretty OK to watch actually, not shabby, but not pristine. No extras which is a shame. I guess now that I've bought this set, Studio canal will suddenly announce the restored release Rich. |
well, the olde A & E releases of BOTH the Tara and TNA eras, aren't much better...looking like they simply dumped the VHS versions...how I wish for a re mastered version in Blu-Ray, for the U.S. market |
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Frankymole Diabolical Mastermind

Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 5668 Location: Carmadoc Research Establishment
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2021 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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johnnybear wrote: | I had both the US and UK sets for a short time and found the UK Optimum discs too hard to release from the clamps! In the end I was so fed up trying to get them out I decided to keep my region 1 sets and ditch the others!
JB | Couldn't you have swapped them over? Alternatively, Amaray cases are quite cheap to buy online. Or a big disk storage box (I've got 400 or so in an aluminium carry case). _________________ Last watched: "The Medicine Men" |
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mousemeat Diabolical Mastermind
Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 6310 Location: Elvis Central, U.S.A.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2021 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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Frankymole wrote: | johnnybear wrote: | I had both the US and UK sets for a short time and found the UK Optimum discs too hard to release from the clamps! In the end I was so fed up trying to get them out I decided to keep my region 1 sets and ditch the others!
JB | Couldn't you have swapped them over? Alternatively, Amaray cases are quite cheap to buy online. Or a big disk storage box (I've got 400 or so in an aluminium carry case). |
ONE thing that really irks me about those cases...the plastic after a matter of time, becomes real brittle...and breaks real easy..etc |
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Allard The Ministry
Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 2076 Location: The Netherlands
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I very much hope for a remastered release of TNA, but I would like to say this: I have the Contender set and am very happy with it (even though disc five has cracked).
We're so lucky to have DVD release available. I lived through the days of VHS taping, what an improvement DVD is. My brother is a fan of Murder, She Wrote and the Dutch release has the last series (and that one only) with French titles. I understand he was and is pissed about that, as was I about the same thing when it happened to series four of The Avengers.
But even despite that, DVD is such a blessing for fans, I'm more peeved about some TV not being published at all than not having it in the right way. What we enjoy now in tv technology would have been unimaginable when The Avengers was in production. |
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