The Avengers on home video (DVD/Blu-Ray/VHS/VoD/and others)

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DVD Extra Features Checklist

by Brendan Jones » Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:30 am
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by Brendan Jones » Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:30 am
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Following the example of a similar effort on the Gallifrey Base forum, I have compiled two lists of the extra features from the current and upcoming releases of The Avengers . There will be two versions- one by feature type, and one by release....

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God looking at that list makes me think I actually didn't too bad a job after all That's the understatement of the century. You did brilliantly! It's the best Avengers collection I'm ever going to see in my lifetime.

I reread that list, and my...
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Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:11 pm
Optimum Avengers DVD Replacements - Topic List

by Alan » Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:11 pm
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by Alan » Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:11 pm

To keep things tidy, here's a set of links to Optimum Avengers DVD replacements topics:

Avengers Set 1 (Series 1+2) Replacement Procedures

Avengers Set 1 (Series 1+2) Faults Detailed

Avengers Set 2 (Series 3) - no disc faults

Avengers Set 3...

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Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:11 pm
Optimum Avengers PR - Topic List

by Alan » Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:07 pm
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by Alan » Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:07 pm

To tidy up the 'Sticky' section at the top of the Merchandise sub-forum, here's a set of links to Optimum Avengers DVD topics:

Avengers DVD Set 2 (Series 3)

Avengers DVD Set 3 (Series 4)

Avengers DVD Set 4 (Series 5)

Avengers DVD Set 5...

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Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:07 pm
The A & E era

by mousemeat » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:10 am
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by mousemeat » Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:10 am

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when A & E made the deal to release the series..on VHS tape..it was a big event of sorts...as prior to that happening, the other VHS releases were those god awful pirate VHS releases..and later..A & E put the series out on DVD....one of the problems...

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I remember in 1990 when A&E ran the series--including my first look at the Cathy Gale episodes--and I taped every episode on VHS. I hadn't seen any episodes since the 1980's when CBS ran the colour episodes late at night, so I was thrilled to have...

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Wed May 01, 2024 2:39 pm
The Avengers: The Cathy Gale Years (Via Vision Entertainment)

by Noel » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:00 am
Last post by mousemeat » Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:34 pm
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by Noel » Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:00 am

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Via Vision Entertainment is releasing The Avengers: The Cathy Gale Years on the 17th of July in Australia and New Zealand and here are the list of extras for the release and the UK price is £62.49 also if you order the Prisoner blu ray boxset from...

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I know from having purchased the Emma & Tara sets that their blu-rays are region-free. Are their DVDs region-free, as well, I hope? (I have a region 1 player and it isn't multi-region.)

I have checked with them and it will play on UK players but...

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Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:34 pm
Imprint Films: The Avengers - The Tara King Collection coming Nov. 29

by AgentCooper » Sat Sep 16, 2023 12:29 am
Last post by Noel » Wed Apr 24, 2024 4:41 am
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by AgentCooper » Sat Sep 16, 2023 12:29 am
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Coming on region free blu ray with quite a few interesting new bonus features -

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The Tara King release looks lovely...sadly, it has sold out...i.e. out of stock...1500 sets done. Same for the Emma set..sold out..

perhaps they will do another release of both sets

You can still get both sets on Amazon and Ebay branded new if...
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Wed Apr 24, 2024 4:41 am
Cathy Gales on Bluray

by MRotten » Sat May 20, 2023 2:07 am
Last post by mousemeat » Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:05 pm
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by MRotten » Sat May 20, 2023 2:07 am
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The brief clip of “Mr. Teddy Bear” colourized is amazing. I sure wish all of the Cathy Gale’s were colourized like that. Imagine them on Blu-ray! I’d buy them.

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Apparently old VHS tapes can now be worth a pretty penny. Some youngsters prefer the nostalgia over the advantages of HD.
Wonder whether The Avengers tapes will go up in value.

not surprised....somewhat.....Avengers VHS $$$ in value ? Then I'm...
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Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:05 pm
Imprint Films The Avengers: Emma Peel Collection Blu-Ray

by Castle De'ath » Fri Sep 16, 2022 12:33 pm
Last post by Frankymole » Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:35 am
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by Castle De'ath » Fri Sep 16, 2022 12:33 pm
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Imprint films in Austrailia have just announced a new Emma Peel Blu-Ray set! It looks pretty nice, and is absolutely loaded with special features (possibly more than even the Studio Canal sets?). Imprint releases tend to be region free, so here's...

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The expense of licensing it, probably.
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Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:35 am
A&E DVDs - Thoroughly Superceded?

by Great Hierophant » Sat Sep 09, 2023 4:15 am
Last post by davidf » Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:21 am
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by Great Hierophant » Sat Sep 09, 2023 4:15 am
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By 2006 I had bought all DVDs A&E released of The Avengers and The New Avengers. Seasons 2-6, TNA 1 & 2 the Peel Megaset Bonus Disc have sat on my shelf for more than 15 years. This year I finally decided to upgrade with the 2009-2010 U.K. DVDs from...

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You need the A&E discs of seasons 4,5,6 for the soundtracks which sound way better than the remasters made after, which are filtered resulting in all ambiant noise to be removed.
You also need all the Kult TV because season 3 is remastered and looks...
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Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:21 am
The New Avengers on Bluray? (UPDATE)

by MusicalDave » Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:55 am
Last post by mousemeat » Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:05 am
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by MusicalDave » Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:55 am
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Hi. I did a quick search, but couldn't find any discussions about this - has anyone heard whether TNA will be getting a Bluray release? Does anyone know any barriers for why this might not have followed the release of series 6?

Thanks. Dave.

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as Lando commented...the New Avengers, is a great show, and in my opinion, does the original series well...and over the years, more and more people are re discovering it....just like the Thorson era....remember, at least in the States, Tara King,...
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Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:05 am
Cybernauts Blu-Ray DVD

by miller » Fri May 10, 2019 5:15 pm
Last post by Andrew Pixley » Tue Feb 14, 2023 11:01 am
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by miller » Fri May 10, 2019 5:15 pm
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Exciting new Cybernauts Blu-Ray DVD available for pre-order.

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Ah, I wish I had known about it - I'd have been there.

It was a shame that he got so little interest. Unfortunately, my wife and I don't have a life where watching live streams is at all easy, so it's not something that's generally practical for...
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Tue Feb 14, 2023 11:01 am
Amazon Prime streaming

by AgentCooper » Sun Jan 01, 2023 2:39 pm
Last post by mousemeat » Sat Jan 07, 2023 12:07 pm
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by AgentCooper » Sun Jan 01, 2023 2:39 pm
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Happy new year, fellow Avengers fans. Iâ€™m happy to report that, as of today, seasons 2-6 are streaming on Amazon Prime in the US (I donâ€™t know about other territories) for those who subscribe for free, with seasons 4-6 in glorious HD. Cheers!

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Itâ€™s not Studio Canal that are dragging their heels and preventing it (although itâ€™s never been a priority for them) - itâ€™s the complicated way in which the series was originally financed thatâ€™s the sticking point.

I remember the...
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Sat Jan 07, 2023 12:07 pm
Jaz Wiseman talks producing the Avengers DVDs

by darren » Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:38 pm
Last post by jaz » Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:49 pm
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by darren » Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:38 pm
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Jaz Wiseman joins From the Archives to discuss the horrendous situation of producing The Avengers DVD.

What a nightmare Studio Canal in France sound!!!

I take my hat off to Jaz for managing to push against the wilful ineptitude of the Studio...

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Yes, true. Jaz has been instrumental in dispelling a load of myths, not only on The Avengers but across a vast range of program(me)s.

The biggest one for me with The Avengers was about the entire first series being videotaped and offered for...
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Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:49 pm
The Avengers dvd set 3 (series 4) from Optimum

by jaz » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:22 pm
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by jaz » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:22 pm
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The Avengers - set 3 special features

● Exclusive audio commentary for The Town of No Return with director Roy Ward Baker and scriptwriter/producer Brian Clemens

● Exclusive audio commentary for The Master Minds with scriptwriter Robert Banks...

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Yes I've got a DVD of it somewhere, but I've never watched it again as I'm too scared :lol:

go ahead....take the plunge.....look out !.....lol.....all kidding aside, I can understand your reluctance....there's scene in 'GOG'....where the Lab...
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Fri May 13, 2022 2:05 pm
Series Six - Blu-Ray available October 20th

by modrevolve » Sun Jul 26, 2015 2:24 am
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by modrevolve » Sun Jul 26, 2015 2:24 am
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Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:51 pm
VCD in Greece

by denis rigg » Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:01 pm
Last post by mousemeat » Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:43 pm
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by denis rigg » Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:01 pm

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I uploaded on Steedumbrella the scans of one from rare VCD Avengers editions, released in Greece, I have in the own collection.

Page on topic:

Episode Noon Doomsday

Front cover:

Back cover:

VCD disc:

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Hum-hum design, though even during the heyday of the VCD this medium was not so fashionable because of the quality. I remember how Alan Hayes complained about the quality of the episode From Venus with Love on the British VCD, when I did not have it...

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Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:43 pm
The Avengers on iTunes

by Sam » Wed May 22, 2019 6:40 am
Last post by mousemeat » Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:52 pm
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by Sam » Wed May 22, 2019 6:40 am

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As a lot of you were probably aware, Season 5 (Emma-Color) has been available on iTunes for some time. However, I checked last night and discovered some time recently Series 2, 3, 4, and 6 have now been added as well! Each season can be had for only...

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I have previously read somewhere that the Avengers episodes on Apple's store are the same as the bluray releases.

I'll have to surf on over, and check it out...since there is no U.S. blu ray release for sale in the states

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Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:52 pm
Tunnel of Fear 'Home Entertainment' Release Date 15 Jan 2018

by SimonWood » Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:46 pm
Last post by Frankymole » Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:01 am
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by SimonWood » Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:46 pm
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Came across this (via @AvengersTvShow on Twitter) - a placeholder on the Studio Canal press release site:

Home Ent. Release Date: 15 Jan 2018

Doesn't offer any clues as the format.

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All very true. I'm glad thanks to some very eager fans we have the Doctor Who soundtracks for the 90-odd missing episodes.

I do still wonder why three (well, two and a bit) episodes ended up at the UCLA archive in America, including a second copy...
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Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:01 am
Best Avengers release by packaging design

by Allard » Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:35 pm
Last post by mousemeat » Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:26 pm
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by Allard » Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:35 pm
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As real fans no Avengers release is ever good enough for us, episodes are cut, lacking extras, playback issues, flimsy boxes.

But judging solely on packaging, which is your favourite Avengers release on DVD or VHS?

I think I would choose the...

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Packaging design is one thing; watchability is another. The A & E sets are obsolete for me due to the subpar video quality compared to other releases.

well...remember..the A & E DISCS came from the original VHS issues...and they really didn't do...
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Last post by mousemeat
Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:26 pm
Avengers - seasons 4 & 5 - on Blu-ray

by angel » Mon May 24, 2021 7:33 am
Last post by Pimz » Tue May 25, 2021 10:05 am
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by angel » Mon May 24, 2021 7:33 am

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Do you know which are the language options for the audio and subtitles of these releases ?

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Yep =) I have the UK versions

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Tue May 25, 2021 10:05 am
The New Avengers on DVD

by MusicalDave » Sat Feb 11, 2017 1:50 pm
Last post by mousemeat » Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:51 pm
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by MusicalDave » Sat Feb 11, 2017 1:50 pm

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Hi all. So as we can sadly surmise that TNA isn't heading to bluray, I'm wondering if it's worth upgrading my contender TNA discs to the Optimum release from a few years ago? The extras seem negligible but does anyone know if the films were...

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with the exception of Eagle's nest which is a far inferior picture to the rest. In fact it is worse than my old vhs copy! Quite strange. I have the DVD kiosk collection and Eagle's Nest has no lower quality than the other episodes.

naw, I actually...

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Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:51 pm
New Avengers - New Release?

by PaulGreaves » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:46 am
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by PaulGreaves » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:46 am
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Hi, this may have been answered elsewhere but does anyone know if The New Avengers is going to get the same treatment as the current set of releases?

The only reason I ask is that Amazon have suddenly dropped the price of the current NA boxset to...

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I don't find the Optimum 2006 release of The New Avengers to be too bad in terms of quality.

You try prizing the discs out of the clamps without breaking them!!! That's why I slumped for the US version which I already owned!
JB

well, it isn't...
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Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:48 pm
French Avengers DVD set "L'intégrale de la Série"

by denis rigg » Fri Feb 22, 2019 1:00 pm
Last post by johnnybear » Wed Apr 21, 2021 12:52 pm
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by denis rigg » Fri Feb 22, 2019 1:00 pm
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Yesterday I started working on the webpage DVD box: Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir - L'intégrale de la Série for Steedumbrella. :wink:

I will scan the boxes, discs, and take the screenshots of the menu that will be placed on the pages of...

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I have the French series 2 DVD as pictured! I always thought what an improvement it was picture wise over the UK series 3 release!
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Wed Apr 21, 2021 12:52 pm
Home video releases: Versions of episodes

by denis rigg » Thu May 26, 2016 12:14 pm
Last post by mousemeat » Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:16 am
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by denis rigg » Thu May 26, 2016 12:14 pm
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Recently I decided to watch the episode Two's a Crowd on DVD from Optimum and version from A&E .

As result:

Turns, in the A&E edition is cut the scene of a duration about 2 seconds: ambassador Brodney heads for the door of the Embassy (after words...

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Shawarma are doner kebab, not shish kebab. We don't use the word shawarma at all, just kebab (to mean doner kebab) if it's Lebanese or yeeros / gyros if it's Greek.

You eat doner kebab with your hands??? Filthy pigs... ours are wrapped in lebanese...
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Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:16 am
The New Avengers DVD

by Richard73 » Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:29 pm
Last post by Allard » Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:54 pm
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by Richard73 » Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:29 pm
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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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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...
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Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:54 pm

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