Osato
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I noted that Amazon on demand and iTunes HD is only 720p. Interesting.
I have The New Avengers on DVD and I really like that series as well. Hopefully a blu ray release is in the works.Darby67 said:I wish A&E Home Video (or whoever is their current distributor) would rerelease The New Avengers '76 and The New Avengers '77. They are both out of print and the prices for them are quite high.
I was late to the party in terms of my appreciation for and purchasing DVDs of the original 1960s series and the 1970s series, My first and only purchase so far has been the Emma Peel Megaset, but I would love to own more. I am absolutely hooked on the show now!
Darby
Hopefully you get a decent response.Darby67 said:I just emailed Lionsgate Home Entertainment the following:
"I purchased The Avengers: The Complete Emma Peel Megaset 16-disc DVD set that was released by Lionsgate Home Entertainment in October 2013 and absolutely fell in love with the show!
Does Lionsgate Home Entertainment have any plans for a Region 1 release of the 39-disc The Complete Avengers 50th Anniversary Edition DVD set that was released in Region 2 by Optimum Home Entertainment in May 2011 and subsequently rereleased by Studio Canal?
Additionally, does Lionsgate Home Entertainment have any plans for rereleases of the 4-disc The New Avengers ’76 DVD set that was released by A&E Home Video in July 2003 and the 4-disc The New Avengers ’77 DVD set that was released by A&E Home Video in July 2004. Both sets are out of print and go for exorbitant prices on the aftermarket.
Thank you advance for your consideration and thank you to Lionsgate Home Entertainment for supporting such a wonderful television series."
Darby
Thanks for the info. I would purchase The New Avengers on blu ray again if restored and mastered properly.HDvision said:The New Avengers will never be remastered unless a company does them like Network did for The Professionals.
The rights are a different from The Avengers, and more akin to The Professionals. It could be about time the series is remastered showing the full left to right width and more top and bottom. The current masters from TF1 are awful and cut.
And original Mono, too!Osato said:Thanks for the info. I would purchase The New Avengers on blu ray again if restored and mastered properly.
Looking forward to hearing more about the blu ray news on The Avengers soon!
The New Avengers is owned by Studio Canal just as The Avengers is .HDvision said:The New Avengers will never be remastered unless a company does them like Network did for The Professionals.
The rights are a different from The Avengers, and more akin to The Professionals. It could be about time the series is remastered showing the full left to right width and more top and bottom. The current masters from TF1 are awful and cut.
HDvision said:Nigel, The NA aren't owned strictly by SC they are several right owners including Clemens/Fennell/Johnson and TF1 (first french TV channel) who were co-producers. That is I.D.T.V., T.V. Productions + TF1The rights are more akin to The Professionals in this respect. The negs are probably in Brian Clemens stable and he probably still bargaining the remastering with them.However SC did release the box set in France. So they have release rights, but the property is not solely theirs. That's why they weren't remastered back in 2008 along with the original series I guess.