Customer Reviews
The Avengers 
2008-02-25
This is an OK collection. I agree with others that it's too bad a whole series of shows were lost. They were actually the main reason I bought the CD's.
Escape in the fantasy of yesterday 
2008-01-24
The real reason for my buying this collection is the "black and white" set from season 65/66...For me "The Avengers" lost something when they went to color. I really enjoy escaping into that fantasy world of "Steed and Emma" as they confront and combat all thats not right with the world. Diana Rigg and Patrick Macnee have a wonderful chemistry together on screen that has rarely been matched since. There is also a "film noir" quality to many of the episodes from the black and white years with "Emma"...Castle Death, Too many Christmas Trees, Dial a Deadly Number, The Town of No Return and How to Succeed...at Murder among others all display the "noir" touch.
Before Closing I have to mention the bonus 17th CD thats contains a couple of the lost episodes of the very first season of the Avengers along with a third of another. I thought these shows were tremendous. I love live TV and thats what this was. A shame really that there are not more of them. However it peaked my interest in obtaining some of the "Cathy Gale" episodes. It was interesting to see Macnee play Steed in an entirely different way and to do it on live TV as well....very interesting and entertaining.
Adventure without gadgets and gore 2008-01-12
Seeing the Avengers again reminded us that there was adventure and drama in TV before the need for gadgets and gore.
Fantastic viewing for all the family 2007-12-30
I remember watching these when I was 10. Now my 15, 12 and 8 yo's plus my wife can all enjoy the witty banter, well written stories and cool 60's feeling that these bring on. Suspense, chic fashion, no swearing, and goreless fighting. Once upon a time clever sripts dictated how successful a show was, now we rely on gore, foul language and gratuities that hide the fact most of the current stuff on the tube is mindless trash.
I have NO REGRETS getting this. Even if it is missing a few episodes.
Recommended to anyone keen on good clean entertainment. Do note: it is mostly (if not all as haven't finished them) in black and white.
the avengers 2007-12-08
Very good souvenirs for those who liked diana rigg and pat mc nee 40 years agoBenny Hill - Complete & Unadulterated Megaset (1969-1989)
The Avengers - Emma Peel Megaset 2007-10-19
She is the perfect balance of sexiness and sophistication wit and whimsy. The object of many prepubescent lads desires Mrs. Emma Peel dazzled television screens on both sides of the Atlantic from 1965-1967. Starring Dame Diana Rigg as Peel and Patrick Macnee as John Steed the Emma Peel era of THE AVENGERS was the high-water-mark of the groundbreaking series with adventures more fantastic than ever. A one-stop haven for DVD collectors this special 17-disc Collector s Edition features all 51 digitally remastered Emma Peel episodes plus a new bonus disc containing three "lost" episodes from the debut season of THE AVENGERS a making-of documentary film a classic Emma Peel cameo episode from THE NEW AVENGERS 77 and more.System Requirements:DVD Features: Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) Exclusive new bonus disc includes: 3 never-before-released "lost Avengers episodes from Season One: "Hot Snow" "The Frighteners" and "Girl on the Trapeze" Avenging The Avengers behind-the-scenes bonus documentary Excerpt from a rare promotional short film: The Strange Case of the Missing Corpse ALternate USA Chessboard Opening Sequence Special Emma Peel cameo episode from The New Avengers 77: "K Is For Kill: The Tiger Awakes" Running Time: 2913 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 733961745825 Manufacturer No: AAE-74582
More than just a pretty face 2007-09-14
Emma Peel, the fantasy of many a lad and their father's, Diana Rigg was not just a pretty face, her chemistry with Patrick MacNee was able to override some very anemic scripts though theis set includes several top notch stories.
Emma Peel was a very modern woman who was the perfect contrast to John Steed's old fashioned gentleman. Diana Rigg enfused the character with a charm and humor that added to her sex appeal. A sex appeal that went beyond the for the time, very provacative costumes.
Sit back, pop in a disk and enjoy a show whos characters are are just as enjoyable today as they were when they first appeared on tv.
The Avengers - The Complete Emma Peel Megaset 2007-09-04
I have loved this television show since the 1960s. The Emma Peel shows, I feel, were the best. A touch of mystery, a touch of tongue-in-cheek, and a whole lot of the "bubbly".
THE AVENGERS - THE COMPLETE EMMA PEEL MEGASET 2007-07-31
I REALLY LIKE GETTING ALL OF ENNA PEEL'S DVD TOGETHER, BUT AS A LONG TIME FAN OF THE AVENGERS,
I THOUGHT THERE WERE MORE OF HER'S.
Femme Fatal 2007-07-21
The year was 1967, my mother waited up until 10:00 PM to watch a special program, religiously. As a very young child I was quite curious to see what the fuss was all about so one evening I stayed up late with anticipation and watched from the hallway , hidden from her. The program was THE AVENGERS and I was hooked. I don't think it took much persuasion, she obviously knew my high expectation on taste and allowed me to watch it with her. I was enthralled by the presence of Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), she was sophisticated, witty and had true sex appeal. She was in a class all her own, wore the latest fashions and had the coolest pad in town. Diana Rigg, age 28, was selected from more than 80 actresses who auditioned for the part. She took the place of Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) who later became the famous Bond girl Pussy Galore in GOLDFINGER. Femme fatal, Diana Rigg had true "AMPPEAL", prancing around in her fetish leather cat suits delivering pernicious karate chops and kicks to vengeful villians. She was the true Catwoman. Teamed with John Steed (Patrick Mc Nee) who started off as a producer, refined and dashingly dandy was the true meaning of the Renaissance Man. The perfect crime fighting pair with a Chelsea sense of humor taking on the most eccentric assassins, mad men, cybernetic villians, and even a man eating plant. This urbane couple had a taste for fighting crime with elegance and defending the free world, not to mention vintage wines and champagne. Business and pleasure never mixed so well. So you can always depend on THE AVENGERS for a first class punch. This one is a must for all you vintage collectors, I couldn't live without mine. Produced by Brian Clemens who later did the THRILLER series. Also, if you like THE AVENGERS you may also like THE PRISONER starting Patrick Mc Goohan.
