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I have a particular one in mind:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/thegreathunger/spideythwip.jpg

I’m thinking about doing a transfer of the old 70’s Spider-Man TV movie starring Nicholas Hammond. I thought this movie was great as a kid, and upon recently obtaining a VHS, I can say it’s much more fun for laughs than anything else. I know there are copies on Laserdisc, and also two sequels: Spider-Man Strikes Back (AKA The Deadly Dust) and Spider-Man The Dragon’s Challenge (AKA The Chinese Connection). These were originally episodes of the CBS TV show, recut to be feature-length films which were released theatrically in Europe.

Does anyone have copies of any of these? I’d even be interested to see the TV show, though I don’t have the time to transfer that one myself.

I’m also interested in the made-for-TV Nick Fury and Generation X.

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Nick Fury.... quite a masterpiece, believe me !

Please do not forget the Captain America movies of the same era !
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Punisher
Captain America
NIck Fury
Generation X
The Flash (I know DC)
Birds of Prey (Same)
NightMan
Mantis
Hammond
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Are you kidding me DO THIS PROJECT, PLEASE!!!

They were released in Europe theatrically - Damn!! a widescreen version exists somewhere?

We need a theatrical restoration.

Great project idea ;-)

DO IT!

Someone has to have them somewhere! Anyone?

This was my favorite growing up, I remember being a 6 year old and watching it on TV. I remember the Chinease Connection the most.

I have always dug the Spidey outfit, not bad for the 70's

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The 1977 TV movie pilot for The Incredible Hulk is so much better than that 2003 fiasco. Both the pilot and the series are officially available on DVD, I think.

I vaguely remember the TV pilot for The Amazing Spider-Man. I hadn't read the comics, so the omissions in the movie didn't bother me and I remember enjoying it at the time. No official DVD, but as usual there are bootlegs for sale by dodgy ebay sellers. I imagine that the quality of these discs is no better than a VHS transfer, unless someone took the time to track down a laserdisc.

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If your interested, I've copied the 1944 Captain America serial from VHS to DVD. Its pretty good, but not exactly the most faithful to the source material. Captain America has no shield, different secret identity, etc. If you can get past the 'nothing is the same from the comics' its pretty good. This also has no offical release, as far as I know.

http://captain-america.us/images/wallpaper/cap40smovie_th.jpg

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/r/rkocap.jpg
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Punisher (1989), Captain America (1990), The Flash (TV)-
All have official releases, not too hard to find.

Nick Fury-
I think this was only broadcast on TV for one night. I'd love to see it.

Generation X-
I have a crappy bootleg of the original broadcast, but it was released on VHS in Britain with extended scenes that were edited for TV. I'd love to see it.

M.A.N.T.I.S.-
My holy grail! Does anyone have this?

Spidey-
As I said, I can do a VHS to DVD for the original. Laserdisc would be best if someone has one. Also, if you're in a PAL nation, I assume your VHS copies would make for a much better DVD than my NTSC.
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According to lddb.com, The Amazing Spider-Man was only released on LD in Japan and the UK (and on CED in the US). Japan also had LD releases of the two sequels.

Is this information correct or is lddb.com incomplete? The UK disc is listed under "animation" which makes me think it's a cartoon series.
:: Edit - yes, it's almost certainly the 1967 "Spider-Man" cartoon series.

If anyone ever finds a US LD for sale I'll certainly consider getting it. The Japanese discs apparently have subtitles burned into the picture.

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Originally posted by: mcfly89
Generation X-
I have a crappy bootleg of the original broadcast, but it was released on VHS in Britain with extended scenes that were edited for TV. I'd love to see it.


Yeah, I've seen that version. The extra scene (singular, if I recall correctly) was terrible. It also stuck out like a sore thumb, because the film is so kid-friendly, except in this scene wherein Jubilee says, "I just cosmically shit my fuckin' pants."
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I have in my possession in good quality:

Captain America (1991)

Doctor Strange (1978)

Fantastic 4 (1994)

Generation X (1996)

Justice League of America Pilot (1997)

Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998)

Superman: The Musical (1975)

The Punisher Workprint (1989)

I think I have Captain America 2 (1979)

and some others....been so long will have to go through my CD's and stuff
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Originally posted by: Number20
If your interested, I've copied the 1944 Captain America serial from VHS to DVD. Its pretty good, but not exactly the most faithful to the source material. Captain America has no shield, different secret identity, etc. If you can get past the 'nothing is the same from the comics' its pretty good. This also has no offical release, as far as I know.

http://captain-america.us/images/wallpaper/cap40smovie_th.jpg

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/r/rkocap.jpg


I would be very interested in this please contact me by PM or by e-mail at battlefield647@yahoo.com
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I just dug up the Spider-Man 1978 TV shows. Should I do a preservation?
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Originally posted by: Bob
I just dug up the Spider-Man 1978 TV shows. Should I do a preservation?


I think its worthwhile. Isn't the movies talked about above re-edits of the TV show?

By the way, I e-mailed you about Captain America.
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Originally posted by: Bob
I have in my possession in good quality:

Captain America (1991)

Doctor Strange (1978)

Fantastic 4 (1994)

Generation X (1996)

Justice League of America Pilot (1997)

Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998)

Superman: The Musical (1975)

The Punisher Workprint (1989)

I think I have Captain America 2 (1979)

and some others....been so long will have to go through my CD's and stuff


I've never seen some of these... JLA! What's the quality like on these? You said CD's so I assume DivX? Would make for some great downloads.
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Originally posted by: Bob
I just dug up the Spider-Man 1978 TV shows. Should I do a preservation?


Definitely.

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All are great quality! I ripped some and others I have collected all are in DIVX and except a few that are in MPG format.
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Here's some Spider-Man episodes on Tracker 3:

http://tracker.zaerc.com/torrents-details.php?id=12668

Are yours better quality? I'd love to grab a torrent with all of these classics!
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Please, please, please someone do a good transfer of the 70's spiderman show! I have some OK quality avi's from old torrents, but I would love to see a proper release for Spidey!

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Just found out the complete season 1 & 2 of The Amazing Spider-Man was uploaded to Myspleen (last June - shows how often I check that site).

Episodes are VHS rips, Xvid-encoded video in AVI files. I don't know what the quality of the capture is like.

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I'm certain that the Nick Hammond Spider-Man movies have been officially released, but can I find them? Bollocks, can I.
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Originally posted by: Moth3r
Just found out the complete season 1 & 2 of The Amazing Spider-Man was uploaded to Myspleen (last June - shows how often I check that site).

Episodes are VHS rips, Xvid-encoded video in AVI files. I don't know what the quality of the capture is like.


Those are probably the same rips I grabbed a while back. They're OK, but I would like a DVD rip of them. I'll have to grab them and see if they're the same.

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Pretty sure this show has never been officially released, so any so-called DVDRip you might find would be from a bootleg VHS->DVD conversion.

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Originally posted by: Moth3r
Pretty sure this show has never been officially released, so any so-called DVDRip you might find would be from a bootleg VHS->DVD conversion.


The 90's Spider-Man cartoon on myspleen, much like the 90's X-Men cartoon, has been released officially on VHS and DVD as specific episodes, but never the whole season or series. Most of the series you'd still need to get as TV rips.

As for the 70's Nick Hammond Spider-Man, the whole series has been released on VHS, the newest ones being from Rhino video (the more recent the recording, the less the degradation). You can find them on Ebay, though they're long out of print (1997?) and it takes a while for a specific episode to go up. The three movies (The Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man Strikes Back AKA The Deadly Dust, and The Chinese Web AKA The Dragon's Challenge) are easier, especially on Ebay UK (assuming you can transfer PAL).
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Oh yeah, that's what I meant. Doh.

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