I've now watched all 51 Emma Peel Avengers episodes

And I'm pooped. Just like being a kid again and watching ABC-TV on my parents Zenith in 1966.

Now I'm ready to watch them all again!

My favorite episodes in order of British broadcast:

MONOCHROME ERA:

1 THE TOWN OF NO RETURN- Introduction of Emma Peel
2 THE MASTER MINDS-Great episode
3 DIAL A DEADLY NUMBER-Amazing camerawork, crisp black & white
4 TOO MANY XMAS TREES-The complex relationship between Steed & Mrs. Peel are showcased
5 THE CYBERNAUGHTS-First American broadcast on ABC, Summer '66.
6 THE HOUR THAT NEVER WAS-Kevin Gray's favorite, a great one.
7 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT-All-time best episode. Emma rules.

COLOR ERA:

1 ESCAPE IN TIME-Nice color design
2 THE WINGED AVENGER-Fan favorite
3 THE HIDDEN TIGER
4 THE JOKER-Best color episode

 

No, I never did. It was a great gift though. Tremendously long lasting.

Who ever you are, thanks much!

 

After that massive dose of "Emma Peel' you're still happily married? Good for you!

(... just kidding, Steve!)

 

Steve- did you watch these when they were originally aired, or are you a new convert?

 

I remember as a kid when the first Avengers episode came on. It was a summer replacement show for (I think) Ben Casey. The first episode was The Cybernauts. Since I had a TV in my room but it was a school night, I should have been sleeping, but I watched the show and loved it. I was hooked for a while, but I probably only saw a handful of the shows originally.

When ABC put it on opposite Laugh-In, that killed it.

On my homepage is a link to a really great Avengers website. Check it out.

 

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Yeah, that's a great site! Although I did watch the show when it first aired, I didn't really appreciate the quality of the show and the scripts" until I was in high school when a local station (WOR) broadcast an episode every weekday. I'll eventually pick up some of these DVDs.

Actually, I forgot about all of those great links on your home page. The Jerry Beck one is excellent. I check it often in the hopes that there be some news of a Warner Brothers Looney/Tunes DVD.

 

I had to spread mine out over a longer period. My wife is understanding, but not THAT understanding....

 

Hey Audiodrome - check out this yet:

Prisoner Website

I am not sure, but I think that this is the web site that reported a problem with the sound on Set 2, and instructions on where and how to send it back to A+E for the corrected DVDs.

Nonetheless, I bought set 2 (because it has "A, B and C," one of my favorites) - and sure enough, there was a problem with the sound on two episodes IIRC (there was a weird echo sound, like a plane flying continuously overhead). I sent the discs back (just the discs, as per instructions) and they sent back (about 5 weeks later) the entire package with the corrected sound.


I haven't bought any others yet - I can't justify buying any new DVDs when I still have some un-watched ones sitting on my shelf - but I see now that there is a new 35th anniversary collection with the alternate version of "Arrival"

 

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A few years ago I was driving down 495 in Massachusets, I looked in my rear view mirror, and I see one coming up behind me! As it passed, I noticed the registration plate was "NUMBER6" or "PRISONR".

 

That sound was someone's attempt (in another country ) of making a surround sound version. The music/effects/dialog tracks are on separate channels. Every time there was "background noise" it was made into fake surround using an Orban or something. What ever purpose this was used for it WAS NOT used to make the DVD's, and when the sound was collapsed to MONO for the DVD, every time the background sounds came on, they were in out of phase mono, because fake surround doesn't collapse correctly to mono.

A few of the Avengers shows are like this.

Weird, eh?

 

Which ones, Steve? Is it throughout the whole soundtrack? Did the manufacturer offer replacements ala The Prisoner Vol 2.?

 

A few of the later color episodes. Two episodes, I think, or maybe just one. Kevin Gray couldn't figure out what was happening with it, but from using that crappy fake stereo machine (Orban) back in my radio daze, I recognized the sound. You can't combine back to mono something that has been "Orban-ed". Everyone knows that, or should, if they are working with DVD transfers!

Don't know about the Prisoner.

 

thanks!

 

Funny. I'm become used to watching one hour of Avengers every late afternoon. Calms me down after doing work all day.

"A Touch Of Brimstone"? Va va va voom!

The episodes I gravitate towards are mainly the ones that have more Steed/Mrs. Peel interplay. Their relationship was quite unique for that time. It fascinates me. So British; understated, yet one glance spoke volumes for how they felt about each other.

The single look that Emma gives Steed at the end of "The House That Jack Built". Full of gratitude, love, relief, etc. Unique for TV!

Love it!

 

I haven't seen the last episode (with Emma) in years. Please refresh me - did "Mr. Peel" look exactly like John Steed, or am I forcing my memory?