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by Alan
Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:14 pm
Forum: The Avengers on home video (DVD/Blu-Ray/VHS/VoD/and others)
Topic: The Avengers on Blu-ray in France
Replies: 145
Views: 38438

The only territory confirmed for the Blu-ray releases thus far is France, but I'm sure that there will be imprints of the discs in other countries eventually.
by Alan
Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:34 am
Forum: The Avengers on home video (DVD/Blu-Ray/VHS/VoD/and others)
Topic: The Avengers on Blu-ray in France
Replies: 145
Views: 38438

There will be a marked improvement. Don't forget the DVDs are sourced from transfers made 15 years ago by Lumiere/Weintraub. Technology has moved on apace since then and assuming Canal+ have done a good job (and initial reports are positive), then there will be a 'night and day' improvement over the...
by Alan
Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:41 pm
Forum: The Avengers on home video (DVD/Blu-Ray/VHS/VoD/and others)
Topic: The Avengers on Blu-ray in France
Replies: 145
Views: 38438

The Avengers on Blu-ray in France

OK, so let's get this forum going with an opener about the eagerly awaited Blu-ray editions due from Canal+ in France.

Any further news yet?
by Alan
Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:39 pm
Forum: The Avengers on Television
Topic: The Music of the Avengers, from Dankworth to Johnson
Replies: 52
Views: 10041

Dankworth for me, but that may have as much to do with my preference for the videotaped era of The Avengers over the filmed than anything else. Johnson's music is fine but I think the work of Edwin Astley on rival ITC shows was more inventive and has aged better.