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The New Avengers DVD
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:29 pm
by Richard73
After Series 6 has been relased next year are there any plans to re-release The New Avengers on DVD?
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:00 pm
by darren
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:43 pm
by mousemeat
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..??
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:16 pm
by Alan
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.
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:48 pm
by Mr S
It would be great to have these restored - especially The Eagle's Nest which was a shaky mess on the last box set.
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:08 am
by jakester65
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 6:38 pm
by Richy
If it does get a re release I hope they include the screentests of Joanna and Gareth that were on the french dvd release!
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:45 pm
by cyberrich
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.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2021 2:17 pm
by johnnybear
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
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:51 pm
by mousemeat
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