I have a copy that we recorded off TV years ago. I am not sure how well it would
copy but I would be willing to give it a try. jim
SloMoIV(at)aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/30/2000 9:52:51 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com writes:
>
> << > Have you seen the Avenger's episode "The Danger Makers" ? It has
> some
> > high-speed Alpine footage...actually, it is funny because it was sped up
> by
> > the editors.
> > Jim
>
> Anyone have a copy of this? Could there possibly be a better show to watch
> in the world that contains BOTH an Alpine AND Mrs. Emma Peel? (I'd even
> watch it if it was merely Tara King)
>
> Jay
> >>
>
> It can be difficult to find. The A&E Network paid to have all the episodes
> restored about 7+ years ago, but they also cut out footage to make room for
> the modern diet of commercials on their network. The Alpine sequence was cut
> out entirely from "The Danger Makers."
>
> Various Avengers/Emma Peel color episodes were re-released uncut, in
> three-packs in the video market a couple years ago, but I don't believe any
> of the older, black-and-white episodes (including "The Danger Makers") are
> offered yet.
>
> Dick Sanders
>
> P.S. Actually, only the cornering sequence was speeded up as I recall, with
> a bit of the usual frantic back-screen photography. The Alpine initially
> leaps across a short ridge (with Emma as passenger) - definitely not sped up.
>
> P.P.S. Somewhere out there in Web-land, there is (or was as of a year ago) a
> hard-core Avengers fan site dedicated to showing the modern-day English roads
> and locales where various scenes from The Avengers were shot, including the
> Alpine sequence.
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