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I don't think so. The opening and closing titles for ITC shows were usually farmed out to independents like Chamber and Partners and most of the time they proved to be one of the most memorable elements of each series . The Persuaders , Randall and Hopkirk , The Baron , Danger Man and so many...

In other words there's nothing definite . I prefer to see links to releases before getting too excited rather than unsubstantiated claims from someone who can't prove what they say. I posted about the French release a couple of weeks ago but I clarified it was a rumour based on info from a...

I edited that bit as it was a tad harsh . As this thread shows though it's not certain they're right anyway - see example of earlier post . Much of it is speculation based on documentation so while it's possible to say whether something should be widescreen whether it's 1.66, 1.75 or 1.85 is...

Indeed it did . And I have them both but unless I played them alongside the dvd I doubt I could tell. I'm actually watching Thorson era this month and had a browse of the cd the other day - can't say it stood out as being different but then the current dvd's have apparently all been pitch...

Just because it was for showing on British tv does not mean it was intended to be 25fps. It was made by The Beatles to be shown on tv but so were lots of tv movies made on film. There are also countless filmed tv series for British tv that were made on film at 24fps and have been released on...

$40 shipping ? You're buying from the wrong places. As long as you don't go for the quick postage option the postage charges are quite reasonable. I recently ordered 3 Blurays from JB HI FI in Oz to the UK and the cost of all 3 including postage worked out at less than £9 per disc although it...

Being in the UK speedup has never bothered me as I've been watching film series from the US at the wrong speed for decades . The first viewings of Star Trek on dvd in the late 90's at the correct speed was slightly disconcerting. Was MMT supposed to be 25fps ? Do you have a link to confirm that...

Maybe because they're not too worried about whether a sliver of image is on show that may or may not be approved by the director. We're not talking 2.35 cropped to 4:3 or even 1.66 cropped to 2:1 here. 1.66 and 1.75 difference is minimal

Which he should have been able to tell from his own messed up still . I may send my UK disc of " If" back . Shame on them presenting it at 1.66 instead of 1.75. Think of the amount of extra image we've got that we should not be seeing. Still we could always zoom our tv's to the correct ratio ...

My current multi region Bluray recorder has a firmware based hack but I was told that if an update from Panasonic became available that downloading it would remove the multi region feature although the hack supplier issues update discs for £10 if you want to keep the player updated and MR. I...

Unfortunately the 90 minute documentary on the US Synapse disc won't be included on the Network TOE I think there's a lot more titles worthy of Blu release before Lust for a Vampire. Baskervilles comes out in Australia next month...

Sounds fine to me but then I'm in the UK. It would have been made on 35mm film so US viewers will have seen it at 24p but the YT clip looks like it may be from a UK VHS recording . The UK dvd would be the same though. Network have also issued a 2 disc cd soundtrack set . I have it but not to...

Speedup is generally not an issue on Bluray so it's an irrelevant argument and cannot be used as a genuine reason not to go multiregion . As far as I am aware all the British Bluray releases of tv shows made on film have been issued in 24p so there is nothing to support the "speedup" myth...

Filmations Lassies Rescue Rangers - only 1 volume though

Maybe they expected the Bluray producers to do it at 25p because that's how non US viewers have been watching it for over 30 years. Although that could beg the question about whether 24p or 25p is the true intended version . I would say that in 1973 nobody would have cared about such things

Of course it is when you've not seen the restored versions. The main issue I had with the A&E discs was the inconsistency . Some sections were clean and looked almost flawless yet other sections within the same episode could look awful. Watching a tv show should be a passive hobby "in your...

That's why I was concerned . The Midnite Movies double bill includes VOH from MGM in a lovely quality print but its the cut version. Here in the UK VOH was presented on dvd early on uncut but in an unacceptably tatty quality . Subsequently C4 and Film 4 , both renowned for airing uncut versions...

I was referring to the restored dvd's in the UK from Optimum rather than the A and E discs . But even with SC errors on the recent UK dvd's the A&E discs are now almost unwatchable in comparison . They are dreadful in places but they would be as they were sourced from the ancient 1992...

In The Space 1999 Documentary Gerry Anderson makes a point of mentioning the need to adjust the monitors in order to stop interference. And the Bluray is 1080/24p

..and a lovely Bluray of Tales From the Crypt has been out in Australia for a couple of years . I just hope they get it right with Vault of Horror. The great quality MGM disc is the cut version but the uncut versions on dvd and tv are not very good quality.

Harry - I don't know if you were aware but speeded up voices was something that bothered SC when they were making the masters for the colour Rigg Avengers dvd's . The individual series 5 dvd's that came out had been created with the sound pitch corrected UP by 4% instead of the correct 4% down...

Like a lot of US discs many UK discs are not region locked so you might not need a modified player . I think some modern UK stuff shot in HD may well be 25fps which is why the Blurays are 1080i and not 1080p but classic tv from the 35mm era should all be 24fps just as The Persuaders and Space...

I've had all 3 Retro Action discs for quite sometime . It makes you want to see more of these series complete on Bluray. The Baron was the biggest revelation as the dvd's were sourced from poor prints as the series has had no new prints or any kind of restoration ( bar that one episode) for...

PAL - or 625 line tv started in the UK in 1964 on BBC2 although it was 1969 before the main channels started to change over to it when they went into colour. With the exception of the ITC shows like The Saint , Danger Man ( and many others) and a couple of ABC series like The Human Jungle and...

The UK dvd's are in mono as were the US discs from A and E .

Sounds like some players deal with the subs in different ways . Both my Bluray players allow complete freedom to switch audio tracks and subs off at will although my Panny players don't have dedicated buttons for either feature . You press the OPTIONS key and then go down to audio or subs. It's...

Networks record for Bluray presentation is unsurpassed. The Persuaders and Space 1999 look better that many cinema films do and way better than the Star Trek Blurays. One would hope that none of the masters used for the 50th Anniversary set would be used as they all have issues to varying...

TT released Mysterious Island , Golden Voyage of Sinbad and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger. It's been reported that First Men in the Moon is also in the hands of TT so it would seem Sony don't have much confidence in Harryhausen on Blu anymore. Jason and the Argonauts and 7th Voyage of Sinbad...

Got my boxset today and it's lovely . I recently recorded a 2 hour documentary from the UK Sky Arts channel which was called "Method in the Madness of Jerry Lewis". A shame that wasn't included as I could only record it in SD even though it was broadcast in HD so a Blu version would have been...

Bluray would be for the filmed series alone but should they opt for a complete boxset there would be no reason not to add the VT episodes on dvd's . In the UK Network often include dvd's of special features within Bluray boxsets like Warner often do with their larger boxsets. I think any UK...