tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482477005027998350.post1022338195524719349..comments2024-03-27T02:17:17.071-05:00Comments on From the Archive: A British Television Blog: The Ways and Means of All Creatures Great & SmallGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13946848534077648713noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482477005027998350.post-10999208066827011272012-07-06T10:46:40.866-05:002012-07-06T10:46:40.866-05:00To be honest, if I did pick up the rest of the Opt...To be honest, if I did pick up the rest of the Optimum sets, I would have have gone for the individual sets too even if more expensive. They are sturdy and look much nicer. I hate massive "Complete Collections"Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946848534077648713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482477005027998350.post-32005393665656225462012-07-05T13:42:27.414-05:002012-07-05T13:42:27.414-05:00I opted to get the individual releases. I already...I opted to get the individual releases. I already had the series 2(+1) set, and the word on the interwebs that the packaging of the complete set was subpar. Cost me about the same, and the only (very minor) hassle was getting replacements for two of the series 6 discs. Just watched <i>The Cybernauts</i> today, and so far series 4 has been fun, although a drastic departure in style and tone from the previous series. Good stuff all around!Dave Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482477005027998350.post-65068644282366608142012-07-04T17:55:37.366-05:002012-07-04T17:55:37.366-05:00I decided to watch Name of the Game today since Ja...I decided to watch <i>Name of the Game</i> today since James Grout passed away. He played Granville and multiple episodes. One of my favourite characters. <br /><br />Did you end up getting the complete boxset of <b>The Avengers</b>?Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946848534077648713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482477005027998350.post-43777541341135215702012-07-02T17:36:06.879-05:002012-07-02T17:36:06.879-05:00What can I say that has not already been said? AC...What can I say that has not already been said? ACGS is one of my most favorite shows, and just reading the article makes me want to listen to the theme.<br /><br /><i>2:09 later</i><br /><br />Ahhh, wonderful! "Piano Parchment" by Johnny Pearson - it just fits the show and creates the mood right from the opneing bars, and later versions of it just don't work quite as well as the original. Of course, the same is for the first thre series of ACGS - they are the cream, while the later series pale in comparison. Not to say that they are bad, since even a second-rate SCGS episode is still first-rate television.<br /><br />Anyway, the first three series had it all - the correct version of the theme and opening credits, the correct casting of Carol Drinkwater, a distinct (and belssed) lack of the later Herriot children and a badger-loving Calum Buchanan. I could go on but I won't.<br /><br />Anywho, I really want to watch ACGS again, but I am still working my way through The Avengers (just a few episodes into series 4 and already the changes from series 1-3 are huge!). Perhaps I will watch some once I bid adieu to Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King.Dave Gnoreply@blogger.com