Is there anyway to tell if I got the repress? I own the BD set and didn’t know there were any syndication versions.
If you’re talking the A-team set, check the Season 3 episode “Bend in the river” , and see if it’s split into 2 parts.
Some interesting info there, thanks everyone. I’m trying to get as many of these recorded on my sky box as I can (the one benefit of them not being HD broadcasts is they don’t take up much space!).
The series link options seem to be a bit temperamental though, so hopefully I don’t miss a key episode.
The Gold source episodes sound promising. Can you tell me how these are recorded? DVD-R, VHS etc.
It’s good to see a good few people interested in this.it increases the chance of getting a successful outcome 😊
Hey, I forgot to ask… How are you aware they are going to release another A-Team set on blu-ray?
Fabulous Films posted on their Facebook feed a couple of months ago, with a picture of Dirk Benedict and (I think) Dwight Schultz recording commentary tracks. This was met with a lukewarm response, mainly due to a lot of the fan base having recently bought the original set, which let’s face it, was rather pricey! I think this may have led them to postpone the release, although they’ve not said anything official either way. Still, having recorded the commentaries, I think it’s a question of when rather than an if this gets released
Yes me too. I was assuming everything was fine with the set, and I do recall a Channel 5 HD showing recently that I passed by. Ah well, I’ll keep an eye on the schedules and see what comes up. I would imagine the other UK broadcasters are using the same masters as 5 HD, so if we see an unedited version on any of them, chances are a repeat run on 5 will be too 😊
Knight Rider is currently airing on Forces TV and Spike also looks set to air it imminently.
It’s not in HD but still might be worth checking out in case they’re using the sources you need.
Yes thanks for that. I was aware it was on forces TV but not that it might be on Spike too. Forces TV are showing 2 episodes a week so it’ll be a while (if ever) until we get to season 4!
Glad you like the Knight Rider fixes. I feel I’m so close to a complete definitive collection. Just need to try and try down the elusive stereo soundtracks to “Knight of the Juggernaut” and “Burial Ground”.
Regarding the A-team, although I’m not in a position to tackle the whole thing at the moment, I could sort out the pilot, but would need a good copy of the missing scene from somewhere. I can see from above it was released on VHS a while back, but has it been on any of the DVDs? Country of origin wouldn’t matter, or even the language. Sound tends to be a lot easier to patch than visuals,so getting a good visual source would be the first hurdle.
They are showing the A-team in the UK at the moment, but the channel quality is not great (no HD and heavy compression) but I will see what version of the pilot they show, if they start from the beginning again after the current run finishes (they’re on season 5 at the moment and it’s on 5 days a week).I am not 100% sure if the missing scene in the A-Team pilot has ever been released on DVD. I will try to find that out by researching releases. I’ve only owned the US Season 1 set that had the pilot and it was cut. It would be nice to have a good looking source, better than VHS anyway… but could prove hard to find. I am going to see what I can do and find out. I am going to look all DVD releases and digital versions up to find out if we can get a matching quality (or pretty close) source. I’ll write back asap.
I was researching edits to the A-TEAM series and a user named jeremy223 compiled a list of the changes as follows:
SEASON 1
Mexican Slayride: “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” has been replaced with new music and footage of Murdock singing along has been cut. Columbia House VHS has this scene intact.
The Columbia House DVD spanish soundtrack plays “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”, but the scene with Murdock singing along is still missing.A Small and Deadly War: A scene with Murdock singing “Satisfaction” has been cut. Columbia House VHS, Itunes, VUDU, and Google Play have this scene intact.
SEASON 2
When You Comin’ Back , Range Rider?: Part of Hannibal’s dialog is cut. In the line “Now you tell Mr. Carter he’s out of the rustling business.” all words are missing except rustling business. This scene is intact on Netflix.SEASON 3
Cup A’ Joe: The song “Cheeseburger in Paradise” has been removed.
Beverly Hills Assault: The songs “The Heat is On” and “Dedicated Follower of Fashion” have been replaced with new music. “The Heat is On” can be found intact on VUDU and Google Play.SEASON 4
Teasers are missing from several episodes. The missing teasers can be found on Netflix and Amazon digital downloads.SEASON 5
No changes that I know of.Keep in mind that this was compiled before the Blu-ray release and some may be fixed, but I checked the pilot and it still has Murdock singing cut out with replacement music instead of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” as intended. I believe most of these are still edited even on the Blu-ray.
Hi all
This is sort of a sequel to my Knight Rider restoration thread. The purpose will be to restore all episodes of the A-Team that currently have edits on the Blu-Ray release. So far the Blu-Ray has only been released in the UK. A further special edition release is planned, however the only likely difference is the inclusion of some commentary tracks. Likewise, should an American release happen, it is likely the same masters will be used.
There is no immediate timescale to this project, but ultimately, it will address all issues including missing scenes, music cuts, missing pre-credits teasers. What I will address now, or at least in the very near future, is the pilot episode which is missing an actual scene.
Further details will follow. I am happy to undertake this project, but have to confess I do not have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the show, so I’m relying on others to tell me what cuts or edits exist. I will also be on the hunt for the best copies of the missing parts.
I will copy the main relevant posts from the Knight Rider thread and post them here, so everything is clear
This project is now complete 😃
Thanks. I might start a new thread now and copy this content across. Might help to engage any other forum members who wouldn’t think to look for the A-team in a Knight Rider thread!
Glad you like the Knight Rider fixes. I feel I’m so close to a complete definitive collection. Just need to try and try down the elusive stereo soundtracks to “Knight of the Juggernaut” and “Burial Ground”.
Regarding the A-team, although I’m not in a position to tackle the whole thing at the moment, I could sort out the pilot, but would need a good copy of the missing scene from somewhere. I can see from above it was released on VHS a while back, but has it been on any of the DVDs? Country of origin wouldn’t matter, or even the language. Sound tends to be a lot easier to patch than visuals,so getting a good visual source would be the first hurdle.
They are showing the A-team in the UK at the moment, but the channel quality is not great (no HD and heavy compression) but I will see what version of the pilot they show, if they start from the beginning again after the current run finishes (they’re on season 5 at the moment and it’s on 5 days a week).
That’s a good list to be getting on with. I’d like to think I’ll get around to a restoration project for The A-team in the future,but like I said before, I’m waiting to see what any future releases might correct first. In whatever case, the Blu-ray will be the Base I start from.
When the time comes I’ll probably create a new thread, as I may need help in obtaining sources for the edited scenes.
Yes I have the A-team set too, and agree the picture is great. I knew that some of the episodes are missing the pre credits teasers, but are there other cuts as well? I am happy to attempt a restoration at some point but would need to know what the affected parts are as I’m not as familiar with the series as I am with Knight Rider.
I was planning to wait and see if any future releases had the pre credits teasers included as it would be quite a time consuming task to reinsert them in HD. There is a re-release planned in the UK at some point featuring some commentary tracks, but no idea when or if there will be other differences to the current version.
Surely it must be due out in the US at some point?!
Thanx for the info. I basically understood it all except a few details. I just bought the A-Team complete series on Blu-ray from the UK and am sad to report it also has a few edits. Not many, but enough to need restoration as well. Otherwise, the episodes look fantastic!
Fair question. It’s not clear from my posts!
Yes I’m working from the UK set.
The UK set was originally released with syndicated 2 partners, but you can send the affected discs away and they will send you the movie length versions in exchange.
The UK episodes all have the pre credits teasers. I believe the US set was missing them on some episodes.
The music edits are I believe present on both US and UK sets. Episode titles listed above.
Both releases have mono soundtracks for season 4,when they were originally recorded in stereo.
There is another issue with the UK sets due to a mastering error in the colorspace settings. This can be overcome with settings on some TVs or by a conversion process on PC.
Let me know if anything is still unclear 😃
Nick
Ok, So is the Fabulous UK BD set edited as well? I couldn’t tell from reading all this. When you mention the “blu ray set” is that the UK or US release you’re working with?
One of the episodes from season 2 or 3 is missing footage is it still missing on the blu ray? In other words are these the syndicated cuts?
Are you able to be a bit more precise? The opening feature length episode of season 3 (Knight of the Drones) is presented in 2 parts on the US Blu-ray set, and is therefore missing some scenes. Is that what you are referring to? The UK set had all the feature length episodes presented in 2 parts, but the distributor exchanged the discs for anyone who sent them off for replacement.
Therefore the UK version is complete, apart from the opening credits used, which I have reconstructed and shared on a well known organ site 😃
That’s interesting. Unfortunately I don’t think I can access this from the UK. I will however check the schedules now and again, and if it reappears, hopefully I can find someone to check them out
Knight Rider was airing on Cozi Tv. Can’t find it on their schedule for this month though.
OK, I’ve been helped out by a fellow fan who has identified the subtley different intros used for season 2 (the difference is VERY subtle!). The Blu-Ray release is accurate in this respect so no work required.
I am however still on the lookout (or should that be listen out?!) for the 2 stereo episodes listed above. If anyone can assist with this please let me know.
Also any edits to the BluRays that I haven’t listed.
Thanks
I should also add, that although I’m a great fan of the show, I don’t have a perfect recollection of all episodes. There may be further cuts that I am unaware of.
If anyone out there is aware of more, or a list of them online, please let me know.
Hi everyone
I’ve recently been working on a project to restore the Blu-Ray Knight Rider episodes to their original broadcast versions.
Generally the Blu-Rays are accurate to the broadcast, but there were some differences.
Minor ones first:
I have the previous UK DVD releases plus some homemade recordings from early 2000s which I have used to successfully restore all of the above.
Next one is interesting…
“Knight of the Drones” was releases as the syndicated 2 parter in the US. Luckily the UK set has the movie version. However, this and every version I’ve found has the normal season 3 intro. The original broadcast had a hybrid season 2/3 intro to avoid showing KITTs new dash. I have restored this completely other than 1 clip which lasts about 0.5 seconds which I can’t source anywhere. I’ve used a similar one in it’s place so to all intents and purposes I consider this one now done.
So…
This is the bit where I need some help!
2 remaining parts of the project.
Secondly, I have read from a reputable source that the latter part of season 2 had a slightly different opening sequence. If anyone can confirm this, and better still, provide me with a copy of it (even if its just a phone recording pointing at a screen), it would be of huge help.
If anyone has any questions about the project feel free to ask and I’ll do mt best to respond
Do you still need help with this? I’ve been doing a similar thing with Knight Rider, as there were a few edits to those Blurays. Our workflows will no doubt differ but I can help you out with getting the DVD soundtracks to the correct speed.
Cheers
Nick
Was Coby commercially released anywhere? Is that the reason you are huntimg down the Mexican tape3?
I was planning a Droids restoration myself but after getting onto ms and downloading the mp4 files you did I was blown away by the quality. I’ve moved onto to other bits and bobs now (for example just shared my VHS recording of a 1997 SW documentary).
What are your plans for The Great Heep? Will you be doing an updated share? And do your other acquisitions mean improvements for other episodes?
I wish I’d kept my off air recording of Coby and the Starhunters. Ironically it was the only episode I retained for a few years after the broadcast run. I have a vague memory of the tape breaking and having to be thrown out but in case I’m wrong I’m keeping my eyes on all the VHS I’m going through!
Hi everyone
I recently captured my home recording of the 1992 Documentary “Resistance Is Useless”. The quality is pretty reasonable given its age, but it struck me that (even if it were to be broadcast now) many of the clips used are of a much lower quality than the restored episodes now on DVD.
Does anyone know if there’s ever been an attempt to overlay the clips with the cleaned up versions? It would be quite a task, and some of them involve transitions or filters which would make them difficult or even impossible (for me at least).
Is there any interest out there for this? I have every episode released on DVD so possess all the clips. If there is a better quality copy of the transmitted version out there, it would be good to use that as my “base”.
Input welcome!
For anyone interested, I have now made this available from the body part site 😉
I’ve noticed the 25th Anniversary doc seems to be available on VHS from Amazon US. What I don’t know is whether that (or the UK transmitted version for that matter) were edited in any way for rights issues.
Yes the 25th anniversary doc was broadcast on BBC2 in 1992. It was more than likely to tie in with the broadcast of The Cage although I can’t confirm that 100%. It was US produced unlike the Treknology bits which appeared UK produced (albeit featuring clips from a number of US shows)