Customer Reviews

The Champions: The Complete Series [Region 2]

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I won't put a product description here as I already did on the A&E copy and on another set at the UK store. I will say this, however. The good news, this is a complete set unlike the A&E one being half the series. The bad side, 1) It is region 2 issue, if you want to play it here, you need a region free player. 2) The price that the marketplace sellers here are asking (at present) is too dang high, England's marketplace sellers want much less for it. 3) There is also a newer release set available from Amazon's UK Store with a 9th disc which includes a 40th anniversary reunion interview with the cast and crew, and the feature length "Legend of the Champions" that was recreated in 1983 out of the 2 episodes "The Beginning" and "The Interrogator". 4) This newer set (recently reissued again in 2010, no change from the 2007 release except in cover art) frequently sells for less than what American Marketplace Sellers want for this older set (I have noticed my recently merged with some reviews on the 2010 re-release being sold here). Buy that one (and a region free player) and enjoy a great show.

Yes, I had purchased the A&E set a few years back and got tired of waiting for them to release the second set here in the USA. So, I got myself a region free DVD player and ordered this set. I have mixed feelings about the quality. On the one hand, as I could not find these additional 15 episodes anywhere else... I am very glad to have finally been able to watch them. However, I think I may have an understanding now as to just why A&E did not release the second set. I think it was due to the quality of some of the masters available. A few of the episodes (4-5) which were among those NOT available thru A&E, have moderate to poor sound quality with the music tracks drowning out the dialogue occasionally and a warbling in the music soundtracks also at times. And as there are no subtitles, I have no idea what was being said during those parts of episodes. So, therin lies my mixed revue. --- Incidently, the seller sent me a replacement set and the same sound problems were in the same places in the new set as well... so it seems clear that the problem is in the original masters available... BUT, I am still gratified to be able to have seen these episodes again, finally! I love this show! Too bad it was only one season...

I remember as a child, the whole family would sit down once a week to watch ' The Champions'. My memories of this show over the years has been of an action packed, almost supernatural thriller.

I recently purchased the box set of the series and have begun to watch it and to relive those memories. I'll admit that while it doesn't seem quite as thrilling as it did when I was 10 or 11 years of age, it is still

a damn good piece of entertainment. The three leads were fabulous, I especially loved Alexandra Bastedo she was so beautiful. The plots were sometimes a little far fetched, but it was always totally believable and fun to watch.

I recommend this DVD to anyone who enjoyed those 60's spy thrillers and this one has an added bonus with the three special agents having special powers, obtained when their plane crashes in Tibet, in the first episode.

They don't make shows like this anymore, nowadays the special effects take over.

The Champions is part espionage, part fantasy adventure. Craig Stirling, Sharron Macready and Richard Barrett are agents for a United Nations law enforcement organization called "Nemesis", based in Geneva. In the first episode, their plane crashes in the Himalayas and they are rescued by a mysterious old man. Afterward, they find they have extraordinary powers. This set, produced by Network who also did the fabulous UK sets for THE PRISONER and DANGER MAN, includes all 30 episodes plus hours of extras and a few commentaries. The video transfers look good.