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  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 2,176
    @Torgeirtrap. Depending on where you live (I live in the US), you may also want to try iTunes – where series 2,3 (Kay Gale), series 4,5 (Emma Peel) and series 6 (Tara King) were available the last I checked. As for series 1 (Dr. Keel) very few episodes still exist. The few that do exist can be found as the bonus disk on the “Emma Peel Mega-Set” that was issued some years ago. It was also issued as a stand alone disk.

    I used to own the old A&E boxsets of The Avengers (and The New Avengers), but lost them some years ago. To replace them as physical product – without having to pay a huge amount of money – I wound up going to the “grey market.” 😊. For example, as of this writing each of The New Avengers box sets are going for about 200 USD (each) on Amazon.

    If you live in the UK or have a region free DVD player, your options are far greater. You would think that this series would be available on “Britbox” but I don’t think that is the case (not in the US anyway).

    Notable Resources:
    http://theavengers.tv/forever/
    https://www.dissolute.com.au/the-avengers-tv-series/
    https://twitter.com/AvengersTvShow

    Why a photo of Linda Thorson? Well…why not!!!!
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  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    edited September 2021 Posts: 16,574
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Bumping this thread with a format question:
    I've been thinking about giving The Avengers a watch, but I've yet to purchase a set or separate series collections, and want to make sure I get the right releases. Am I right in understanding that series 2, series 3 and the existing episodes of series 1 are only available on DVD, and that only series 4-6 + The Cybernauts Trilogy are available on Blu-ray?

    I'm thinking about region B (and region free) releases specifically.

    Not sure regarding the availability of the shows on DVD, though I would skip season 1 its not very good other than a curiosity.

    I am just looking at the show now on Amazon Prime season's 1,2,4,5 and 6 are available on there. Not sure why season 3 is not.

    The DVD set of series 2 available on Amazon also includes the surviving episodes from series 1, so I won't have to buy a separate DVD set. Could be nice to own the series 1 episodes too, if only to have what is available of that season.

    It really annoys me that Amazon Prime Video isn't available here in Norway. There are so many shows and films I'd like to check out, like The Avengers and other shows from the same era.
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    @Torgeirtrap type in to YouTube 'The Avengers Full episodes' there are quite a few to watch on there.

    Yes, I saw there are some episodes available on Youtube. Not the best quality though, but worth checking out nonetheless!

    I think you can buy episides through YouTube also (what used to be Google Play movies).

    Just checked only season 4 to 6 in UK.

    Alas, no luck with Youtube/Google Play either. No TV shows are available over here, just movies…
    Dwayne wrote: »
    @Torgeirtrap. Depending on where you live (I live in the US), you may also want to try iTunes – where series 2,3 (Kay Gale), series 4,5 (Emma Peel) and series 6 (Tara King) were available the last I checked. As for series 1 (Dr. Keel) very few episodes still exist. The few that do exist can be found as the bonus disk on the “Emma Peel Mega-Set” that was issued some years ago. It was also issued as a stand alone disk.

    I used to own the old A&E boxsets of The Avengers (and The New Avengers), but lost them some years ago. To replace them as physical product – without having to pay a huge amount of money – I wound up going to the “grey market.” 😊. For example, as of this writing each of The New Avengers box sets are going for about 200 USD (each) on Amazon.

    If you live in the UK or have a region free DVD player, your options are far greater. You would think that this series would be available on “Britbox” but I don’t think that is the case (not in the US anyway).

    Notable Resources:
    http://theavengers.tv/forever/
    https://www.dissolute.com.au/the-avengers-tv-series/
    https://twitter.com/AvengersTvShow

    @Dwayne I live in Norway, but like the UK we use the Region B region code, so I'll be able to watch all the Studiocanal releases without having to buy a region free BR player. Physical releases looks to be the only option right now, as neither Amazon, Youtube/Google Play (as mentioned by @Fire_and_Ice_Returns) nor iTunes offers TV shows to the Scandinavian market… Britbox isn't available here either, but it might be soon.

    Those resources will be handy, especially when I get around to watching the show! :-)
    Dwayne wrote: »
    Why a photo of Linda Thorson? Well…why not!!!!
    EYqESL_X0AEa_oE.jpg

    Indeed, why not!
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper By the powers *in*vested in me by this parish, I hereby do commandeer this message board
    Posts: 7,563
    @Torgeirtrap, I have these three Blu-ray collections
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    These may be named with their German title, but they do contain the English original version. They are still available on amazon.de. (I think I still have my previous DVD edition as well, if you're interested.)
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    Posts: 16,574
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    @Torgeirtrap, I have these three Blu-ray collections
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    71N3O6EzDlL._SL1200_.jpg
    71vNN48fYqL._SL1200_.jpg
    These may be named with their German title, but they do contain the English original version. They are still available on amazon.de. (I think I still have my previous DVD edition as well, if you're interested.)

    Can't help but notice the numbering on these Blu-ray releases, @j_w_pepper. My German is far from good, but why is the final one of these numbered with "Staffel 7" ("Series 7"), when The Avengers only ran for six series?

    And thanks for the offer, but I try to get most releases on Blu-ray these days, if possible. :-)
  • ProfJoeButcherProfJoeButcher Bless your heart
    edited September 2021 Posts: 1,570
    Looks like they split season five into two? Odd.

    I checked the German Wikipedia page, but German Wikipedia is a very strange place. Their overview goes into detail about Season One, and about The New Avengers, but the apparently minor era with Diana Rigg has no text under it. :-? At any rate, the Wikipedia page doesn't separate the seasons, so that is odd.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper By the powers *in*vested in me by this parish, I hereby do commandeer this message board
    edited September 2021 Posts: 7,563
    My favourite Avengers website also lists seven seasons (for UK), with the Tara King period being no. 7. Cf. theavengers.tv/forever/peel.htm
    It just doesn't correspond with the numbering of the "production blocks".
  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
    Posts: 411
    The Ultimate Avengers book by Dave Rogers, which I usually use as my source of info on the show, has Tara King's season as season 6.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    Posts: 16,574
    The UK Studiocanal release also has the Tara King season as series 6. The same is the case with the French release. On IMDb however, the show is listed having 7 seasons.
  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
    Posts: 411
    IMDb seems to have broken season 5 in two, giving Emma Peel two colour seasons. Maybe it was sold like that outside the UK?
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 5,395
    I'm willing to bet that ad isn't in any DVD set :

  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
    Posts: 2,982
    That's great, @Gerard - thanks for sharing!
  • mattjoesmattjoes
    Posts: 5,886
    Those German Blu-Ray covers are lovely.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 2,176
    FYI,
    I came across this yesterday (6/11).
    Someone is having a live tweet of The Avengers on Saturday afternoon (2pm EDT in the US).


    The Murder Market and A Surefeit of H2O were discussed yesterday. Follow at #ActionMatinee or #AvengersMatinee.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 2,176
    FYI
    For those of you in the US, Amazon Prime has seasons 2 to 6 (for free at the moment).
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited January 18 Posts: 12,198
    Gerard wrote: »
    I'm willing to bet that ad isn't in any DVD set :


    Funnily enough Timex pretty much brought that watch back, so you can be Steed too :D

    https://www.timex.co.uk/q-timex-1975-reissue-day-date-38mm-leather-strap-watch/TW2U878007U.html

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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper By the powers *in*vested in me by this parish, I hereby do commandeer this message board
    Posts: 7,563
    It's not a bad-looking watch, but I wouldn't buy it to be Steed. Although I like Steed.
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