[.ca] Persuaders: Set 1

From Amazon.com:
Between heroic spells as the Saint and James Bond, Roger Moore was teamed with Tony Curtis in The Persuaders, a derivative but fun series about a couple of millionaire dilettante adventurers who swan around the world competing for the attention of beautiful women and getting involved in perplexing mysteries. Moore is Lord Brett Sinclair, an upper crust Brit of impeccable breeding, while Curtis is Danny Wilde, an up-from-the-streets self-made man whose trademark is a pair of brown gloves. The allegedly tasteful Brett and the crasser Danny both model a succession of garish early-'70s fashions while their pursuits of duplicitous women usually wind up with the women getting away and the heroes stuck with each other. Set 1 includes the first 13 episodes, running about 52 minutes each. --Kim Newman

Another botched A & E audio transfer:
This series is very entertaining but is marred by an out of sync audio transfer. Once again A & E has released a DVD title without doing any kind of quality control check before going to market. Too bad. I quite enjoyed the show, but the out of sync audio will relegate this title to the rental only queue.

Chance purchase yields great entertainment!:
I bought this series based on the two listed stars. I had never seen any of the episodes and was completely unaware that it ever existed. Now having been brought up during the Golden Age of Television Detectives (Columbo, Kojack, Streets of San Francisco, Banacek, etc.) I would have expected a rip-off of some sort. To my delight, this exceeded my expectations by miles! Roger Moore and Tony Curtis are great together. They are somewhat hammy but this series has a charm that can't be explained that make all of it fun. It is not cheap! They have on location adventures in some of the most fascinating places in Europe. It is a colorful work of art. A true 70's "Austin Powers" atmosphere and seems to be a cross between that and 'The Avengers' without the English eccentrics bent on taking over the world. There is occasional camp, but it is funny! Roger Moore wore his own line of clothes in this series and now I know where he got the idea of the Safari jacket. Tony Curtis is an American in exile (as an Actor) and filled in his time while in England with Moore in this series and he is older but still has that "Great Leslie" personality (from 'The Great Race") to carry him through awkward moments. The story writers do a good job here and the character of "the Judge" is our old friend "Argus" , the builder of the ship Argo from "Jason and the Argonauts". There is a lot of Psychedelic lunacy included and plots revolving around interesting things. This is well worth your time and attention and I look forward to the next DVD set! It was only on for one season but you have a full 26 episodes in Volumes I & II together.

great fun especially for Moore and Curtis fans:
Back in the later 60's Tony Curtis ran afoul of the MJ laws in California, so he moved to Merry Ole England to work. Strange to think of him doing that, and even farther back, Robert Mitchum doing time because of simple infractions that today would barely get a fine in California. A lot of the work Curtis did during that period was just paying the bills, but this sort lived series (two years), did a wee bit more...or should that be Moore? In his post-Saint removal of halo, and pre-Bond days, Moore joined with Curtis to make a great mix of Who Dun Its. Sort of Charlie's Angels for the ladies! Moore plays the typically upper crust Brit born with the silver spoon in his mouth, Lord Britt Sinclair, old money in other words...Curtis is brassy new money in Daniel Wilde, a self-made Yank Millionaire. They naturally dislike each other intensely, but come to a grudging respect when Judge Fulton (Lawrence Naismith doing his "Bosley routine") sets them to solving crimes that Scotland Yard cannot touch. They are super tales done with panache, when Moore and Curtis were at their peak. With witty dialogue, fast paced scripts directed by Roy Ward Baker, the series was fun from beginning to end. Especially funny was the episode that was a take off of the Old Alec Guinness Movie..."Kind Hearts and Coronets" (1949) where Guinness played nearly a dozen family members being systematically bumped off. Moore gets to do a nifty turn in various family roles who are being eliminated with Moore next on the list. So don't wait till someone persuades you...a must more any Moore and Curtis fan.

curtis+moore - the persuaders!:
this was a favorite of mine as a (mature) 12 year old back in '71,and is the 1st tv series dvd box set i have purchased.the investment was well worth it.the color and picture quality of the dvd discs is incredible.a must for any fan of the show,genre,curtis and/ or moore.i'm hoping they can get curtis to do some extras on set 2.

Persuaders, The Saint and an era of great adventures !:
I'm an absolute fan of these 2 shows. I was about 10 when it was on the screen and I connected with that show. I bought the complete series DVD, I'm enjoying viewing it. This is what cult TV is all about. Viewing and reviewing it. I wonder if there's shows today that will make it the same way in 2034...good question hey. Can anyone confirm that the dvd boxset includes all the episodes created? I know there's 4 movies, "London Conspiracy", "Sporting Chance", "Mission Monte-Carlo" and "The Switch". Can anyone confirm that the boxset and the 4 movies are the complete complete shows available? Is there another boxset coming out? Let me know. Another thing I love is the clothing and the fashion shown in the series. I would love to read what an expert in fashion/culture would have to say about the fashion used back then. I think it was better taste, sharp clothing, people were leaner back then (Pre-McDonald's era). I love the perfit fit for clothing, men and women in the show. Another special feature is the outside takes and when R.Moore is driving the A.M. The use of lens back then was an art. I also bought the Aston Martin car model (available on ebay). I encourage fans to email me with their comments/thoughts about the show. Also, I bought the complete series "The Saint". Next series after that will probably be the famous Gerry Anderson's "UFO" that was filmed about in the same era. I love The Persuaders - you even might see me in WNY (Buffalo)driving my Z3 wearing chocolate brown driving gloves!!! Please let me know your impressions! Happy viewing! R.