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DVD : Secret Agent (aka Danger Man) - The Complete Collection Megaset 2007 |
- Great fun!As a child, I watched Secret Agent on PBS. Years later, from the prospective of someone who grew up during the Cold War, the show still does not disappoint.
I've now watched most of the half-hour Danger Man episodes in this set, and they are just as good as the full-hour Secret Agent episodes. Patrick McGoohan's wry presence; lots of snappy, fast-paced dialogue (delivered in McGoohan's inimitable style); lots of fun pseudo-judo; wonderful character actors in supporting roles. This is simply a fun show. It's also unique, as far as I know, in that John Drake is a secret agent for NATO, rather than MI5 or CIA. I'm not aware of any other program or movie with this little twist.
I have been very happy with the picture quality thus far, and, while it's annoying that there are no subtitles, I have not experienced the sound or foreign accent issues that a couple of others have noted. I find it all very easy to understand, and the recording levels to be perfectly adequate.
By the way, I'd say most episodes of this show are okay for most kids, maybe 10 or 11 years and older. There is some comparatively mellow gun play and violence - nothing much worse than that found in Disney's Pocahontas (seriously); and some very mild sexual situations - nothing more salacious than in Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame (seriously).
Be sure to buy the complete set that includes both Danger Man and Secret Agent, at 3420 minutes! Any set that is shorter in minutes is not complete and far more expensive!
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- Great series / great priceThe best "spy" series of the '60s. If you were old enough to watch this series 'back in the day' you will enjoy the 'bang for the buck' it gives you TODAY. Please also bare in mind that this seies started in the UK back in '59 !! I was not aware of it till I saw the roman numeral copyright years on the very first episodes.
Almost 50 years later ( for me ) I have had a chance to see alot more of what was 'implied' as well. They kept the show pretty clean and probably HAD TO back in those years. You will see a fair amount of sexual inuendo, promiscuity, and racy behavior coming from the actresses who are now nearing 70 y/o.
I like the 'cold war' spy plots and one analysis from a Middle Eastern 'contact' who said in one episode, " whoever controls oil in 50 years will control the world and countries will even go to war over it's control". WOW !! This is a statement made in one of the shows when Super Shell was .26 cents a gallon.
Patrick McGoohan was a class 'act' in this series and if you are my age you will probably enjoy this 'value pack'.
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- A&E/New Video customer service is poor. Product packaged incorrectlyBUYER BEWARE: I purchased this set thinking I had the ENTIRE Danger Man series, but when I got to disc 7 I found that the company A&E/New Video had mistakenly put disc 4 in the case so now I have two disc 4's and no disc 7's. When I contacted A&E/New Video's customer service several times asking them if they could send me disc 7 in the mail I got no response. So purchase this, or any other A&E/New Video title, at your own risk but realize they'll leave you out in the cold if their product turns out to be defective.
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- Dangerman MegasetThis is great. Amazon's price is very reasonable too. I wish I'd known about this, before I spent $107 on the Australian release of Season 1.
This megaset uses slimline cases to package all 3 seasons, plus the alternate opening sequence (with the "Secret Agent Man" song).
You also get the colour pilots for the unmade season 4 "Koroshi" and "Shinda Shima."
Extras mainly include McGoohan filmography and photographs.
This is the most comprehensive collection of Patrick McGoohan's suave secret agent on DVD. McGoohan is reported to have turned down the James Bond role, in favour of playing this character.
Some consider it a prequel for "The Prisoner."
You can watch it and make up your own mind.
Either way, it's great spy entertainment.
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- Drake. John DrakeEven the opening monologue is a precourser to "Bond. James Bond" that we heard later in the sixties. Nice location filming provides some good historical and pictoral perspective on what Europe and even other countries looked like (and some still look like). Clever dialog and some educational facts also make this a worthwhile series. McGoohan is superb in his clipped British accent and facial nuances. A great value for the money.
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