The Complete Avengers: 50th Anniversary Edition (39 Discs)
Decisions, decisons!
I am trying to decide whether to buy the 50th anniversary set! I purchased the original sets 10 years ago and then bought the remastered Optimum sets last year. I am not sure if I want to trade in yet again. But the extra disc is certainly making me think! What are other peope going to do? Thanks.
Re: Decisions, decisons!
The anniversary set bonus disc is indeed quite tempting, but I'd wait a little bit if I were you.Richard73 wrote:I am trying to decide whether to buy the 50th anniversary set! I purchased the original sets 10 years ago and then bought the remastered Optimum sets last year. I am not sure if I want to trade in yet again. But the extra disc is certainly making me think! What are other peope going to do? Thanks.
I'm hopeful that Optimum might decide to release the bonus disc on its own (it would certainly make a lot of people, who bought single series with faulty discs and had to go through the ordeal of returning discs, happy).
After all, Network released single discs with previously unavailable special features (for folks like me who might have bought the Umbrella - or other - DVD's which were released earlier) for shows like The Saint, The Prisoner or Man in a Suitcase.
I actually enquired about the possibility of a separate release of the bonus disc back in March and this is what Optimum replied:
"Dear Mr Lefebvre
Thank you for your email.
We will be making a statement about this product shortly.
Please consult fansites and Amazon.co.uk for more information.
Many thanks
Customer Services"
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Amazon started shipping the complete set yesterday... it'll be interesting to see customer feedback on it, I would anticipate it will have the correct discs as it's completely different packaging, not just the other cases jammed into a flimsy box, a la Contender's New Avengers set (which I love, but hate the packing of).
I never bought Optimium's New Avengers set, was it a better transfer than the contender one? Some of the episodes have... unusual colours.
I never bought Optimium's New Avengers set, was it a better transfer than the contender one? Some of the episodes have... unusual colours.
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The complete boxset arrived this morning, & looks very impressive. I haven't played any of the discs yet, but the Series 5 discs are V3, so hopefully all the corrected discs are present. Discs are a little tricky to remove from the sleeves and have some minor scratches. Nothing serious though. I shall check to see if Legacy of Death has been fixed later and will post again once I've seen it. ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Glad to hear this. Sounds marvellous!Tara46 wrote:The complete boxset arrived this morning, & looks very impressive. I haven't played any of the discs yet, but the Series 5 discs are V3, so hopefully all the corrected discs are present. Discs are a little tricky to remove from the sleeves and have some minor scratches. Nothing serious though. I shall check to see if Legacy of Death has been fixed later and will post again once I've seen it.
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Does the set include the Diana comic strips booklet as advertised?
Killerwhale wrote:Glad to hear this. Sounds marvellous!Tara46 wrote:The complete boxset arrived this morning, & looks very impressive. I haven't played any of the discs yet, but the Series 5 discs are V3, so hopefully all the corrected discs are present. Discs are a little tricky to remove from the sleeves and have some minor scratches. Nothing serious though. I shall check to see if Legacy of Death has been fixed later and will post again once I've seen it.
Does the set include the Diana comic strips booklet as advertised?
No sign of the comic or the Titan Avengers 50th Anniversary DVD booklet as advertised on Play.com. I'm not sure if they should be included or not. I've not seen these items advertised anywhere else.
The only thing that is included on the Bonus disc is a PDF version of the series 1 episode guide that was included with set 1 (series 2).
It would be nice to hear if anyone else has received the missing items
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Hi,
I received the set today but can't decide to open it ATM. On the backside it says there's one bleep due to strong language. I am paying over 140 quid and there's a bleep? WTF... Anyone with more information on that? I don't know in which episode the bleep is but it should be on the single releases as well.
Thanks,
Andreas
I received the set today but can't decide to open it ATM. On the backside it says there's one bleep due to strong language. I am paying over 140 quid and there's a bleep? WTF... Anyone with more information on that? I don't know in which episode the bleep is but it should be on the single releases as well.
Thanks,
Andreas
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Thanks. HMV and MovieMail also had these booklets listed. Shame that they seem to have left these off.Tara46 wrote:No sign of the comic or the Titan Avengers 50th Anniversary DVD booklet as advertised on Play.com. I'm not sure if they should be included or not. I've not seen these items advertised anywhere else.
The only thing that is included on the Bonus disc is a PDF version of the series 1 episode guide that was included with set 1 (series 2).
It would be nice to hear if anyone else has received the missing items![]()
Still I hope that all the discs on your set are ship shape!
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The bleep is not in an episode so don't worry - its on a special feature on the first set.Hi,
I received the set today but can't decide to open it ATM. On the backside it says there's one bleep due to strong language. I am paying over 140 quid and there's a bleep? WTF... Anyone with more information on that? I don't know in which episode the bleep is but it should be on the single releases as well.
Thanks,
Andreas
Thanks a lot, that's good news.norw27 wrote:The bleep is not in an episode so don't worry - its on a special feature on the first set.Hi,
I received the set today but can't decide to open it ATM. On the backside it says there's one bleep due to strong language. I am paying over 140 quid and there's a bleep? WTF... Anyone with more information on that? I don't know in which episode the bleep is but it should be on the single releases as well.
Thanks,
Andreas
No extra booklets, though.