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kenbuzz 07-17-08 09:43 AM

Here's the full A&E Rundown, as best as I can figure.

AFTERSHOCK: Beyond the Civil War. MSRP=24.95 Price=9.95 (60% off)
AL CAPONE--SCARFACE: Biography. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
AMITYVILLE--THE HAUNTING: The History Channel. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
ANCIENT ROME AND ITS MYSTERIOUS CITIES: Ancient Mysteries. MSRP=24.95 Price=5.95 (76% off)
ANNIE OAKLEY--CRACKSHOT IN PETTICOATS: Biography. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
APE TO MAN: The History Channel. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
ATTILA: The Scourge of God. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
AVENGERS '66, VOL. 2: The Original British TV Cult Classic. MSRP=19.95 Price=9.95 (50% off)
BENEDICT ARNOLD: Triumph and Treason. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
BENNY HILL, SET 3: The Naughty Early Years. MSRP=49.95 Price=17.95 (64% off)
BENNY HILL, SET 5: The Hill's Angels Years. MSRP=49.95 Price=14.95 (70% off)
BENNY HILL, SET FOUR, 1978-1981: The Hill's Angels Years. MSRP=49.95 Price=14.95 (70% off)
BENNY HILL, SET SIX, 1986-1989: The Hill's Angels Years. MSRP=49.95 Price=14.95 (70% off)
BEST OF THE KIDS IN THE HALL, VOLUME 1. MSRP=9.95 Price=2.95 (70% off)
BEYOND THE DA VINCI CODE: The History Channel. MSRP=??? Price=4.95
BIOGRAPHY PRESENTS: Legends of the Silver Screen. MSRP=44.95 Price=12.95 (71% off)
BON JOVI: Lost Highway--The Concert. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
CARRY ON LAUGHING: The Complete Series. MSRP=39.95 Price=17.95 (55% off)
CARS THAT CHANGED THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY. MSRP=24.95 Price=5.95 (76% off)
CHAMPIONS, SET 1. MSRP=79.95 Price=24.95 (69% off)
CHARLES AND ANNE LINDBERGH: Alone Together. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
CHARLOTTE BRONTE'S JANE EYRE. MSRP=19.95 Price=7.95 (60% off)
CHESTY PULLER--THE MARINE'S MARINE: Biography. MSRP=24.95 Price=5.95 (76% off)
CHICAGO CUBS LEGENDS, COLLECTOR'S EDITION: Great Games. MSRP=79.95 Price=24.95 (69% off)
CLINT EASTWOOD: Biography. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
COMBAT DIARY: The Marines of Lima Company. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
COMPLETE HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR: Tales of Terror from the Legendary British Film Studio. MSRP=69.95 Price=19.95 (71% off)
COURAGEOUS CAT & MINUTE MOUSE: The Original Furry Foes of Felony. MSRP=79.95 Price=24.95 (69% off)
CRISS ANGEL--MINDFREAK: Halloween. MSRP=19.95 Price=7.95 (60% off)
CROSSING. MSRP=19.95 Price=7.95 (60% off)
CULT MURDERS: American Justice. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
D-DAYS IN THE PACIFIC: The Path to Victory--From Guadalcanal to Okinawa. MSRP=29.95 Price=9.95 (67% off)
DA VINCI AND THE CODE HE LIVED BY: The History Channel. MSRP=??? Price=9.95
DANGER MAN: The Complete First Season. MSRP=99.95 Price=29.95 (70% off)
DECISIVE BATTLES: Herman the German--The History Channel. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
DINOSAUR SECRETS REVEALED: The History Channel. MSRP=24.95 Price=5.95 (76% off)
ELLEN: The Complete Season Four. MSRP=49.95 Price=17.95 (64% off)
ELLEN: The Complete Season One. MSRP=??? Price=7.95
ERNEST SHACKLETON: Looking South. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
FBI'S CRIME LAB: The History Channel. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
FIRST DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY: Ultimate Collections. MSRP=24.95 Price=12.95 (48% off)
FOOT SOLDIER: World War I. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
HAUNTED HOLLYWOOD: The History Channel. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
HAUNTINGS: The History Channel. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
HEROES OF IWO JIMA. MSRP=14.95 Price=7.95 (47% off)
HUMAN SACRIFICE: Ancient Mysteries. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
IN SEARCH OF HISTORY: Hitler and the Occult--The History Channel. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE HOLY FAMILY. MSRP=29.95 Price=7.95 (73% off)
INKED, BEST OF SEASON 1: Every Body Has a Story. MSRP=19.95 Price=6.95 (65% off)
IRVING BERLIN: An American Song. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
JAMES DEAN: Biography. MSRP=24.95 Price=5.95 (76% off)
JESSE JAMES--AMERICAN OUTLAW: The History Channel. MSRP=14.95 Price=5.95 (60% off)
JOHNNY DEPP: Biography. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
KING LEAR: The Thames Shakespeare Collection. MSRP=??? Price=6.95
LADY IN QUESTION: A&E Home Video. MSRP=24.95 Price=9.95 (60% off)
LAST OF THE BREED: Live in Concert. MSRP=24.95 Price=9.95 (60% off)
LATHE OF HEAVEN. MSRP=19.95 Price=11.95 (40% off)
LOST WORLD. MSRP=39.95 Price=14.95 (63% off)
LOST WORLDS: Jesus' Jerusalem. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
LOST WORLDS: The History Channel. MSRP=49.95 Price=14.95 (70% off)
MALIK BADER'S STREET THIEF. MSRP=24.95 Price=5.95 (76% off)
MARCO POLO: Journey to the East. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
MINNESOTA TWINS 1987 WORLD SERIES, COLLECTOR'S EDITION. MSRP=69.95 Price=14.95 (79% off)
MONSTER TRUCKS: The History Channel. MSRP=24.95 Price=5.95 (76% off)
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS, SEASON 4, SET 7. MSRP=39.95 Price=17.95 (55% off)
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS, SET 1. MSRP=24.95 Price=11.95 (52% off)
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS, SET 3, SEASON 2. MSRP=39.95 Price=17.95 (55% off)
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS, SET 5, SEASON 3. MSRP=39.95 Price=17.95 (55% off)
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS, SET 6. MSRP=39.95 Price=14.95 (63% off)
NERO WOLFE: The Complete Second Season. MSRP=99.95 Price=39.95 (60% off)
NEW AVENGERS '76. MSRP=79.95 Price=29.95 (63% off)
NEW YORK YANKEES 1977 WORLD SERIES, COLLECTOR'S EDITION. MSRP=69.95 Price=24.95 (64% off)
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: Vintage World Series Films. MSRP=19.95 Price=5.95 (70% off)
ORIGINS OF THE MAFIA: Secrecy, Unity and the Oath of Silence. MSRP=19.95 Price=5.95 (70% off)
PAUL MCCARTNEY: The Space Within Us. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
PAUL REVERE: The Midnight Rider. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
PENN & TELLER: Off the Deep End. MSRP=24.95 Price=9.95 (60% off)
PERSONAL BEST OF MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS. MSRP=??? Price=19.95
PERSUADERS! SET 2. MSRP=29.95 Price=19.95 (33% off)
POL POT--SECRET KILLER: Biography. MSRP=24.95 Price=5.95 (76% off)
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, 10TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION. MSRP=59.95 Price=14.95 (75% off)
PRISONER CELL BLOCK H, 25TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR'S EDITION: The Cult Phenomenon from Down Under. MSRP=49.95 Price=7.95 (84% off)
PRISONER CELL BLOCK H, SET 2: The Cult Phenomenon from Down Under. MSRP=49.95 Price=14.95 (70% off)
PROPHETS: Mysteries of the Bible. MSRP=??? Price=6.95
QUEEN NOOR: Between Two Realms. MSRP=24.95 Price=9.95 (60% off)
RANDALL AND HOPKIRK DECEASED, SET 1. MSRP=79.95 Price=19.95 (75% off)
RASPUTIN: The Mad Monk. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
RAVI SHANKAR: The Concert for World Peace. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
ROMANCE COLLECTION 2: A&E Literary Classics. MSRP=199.95 Price=39.95 (80% off)
ROMANCE COLLECTION: A&E Literary Classics. MSRP=??? Price=39.95

RONALD REAGAN: A Legacy Remembered--The History Channel. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
ROWAN ATKINSON LIVE! A Rare Live Performance from the Man Who Brought You Mr. Bean. MSRP=19.95 Price=5.95 (70% off)
ROWAN ATKINSON PRESENTS MR. BEAN: The Animated Series. MSRP=??? Price=6.95
SAD CYPRESS: Agatha Christie's Poirot. MSRP=19.95 Price=6.95 (65% off)
SAINT MEGASET: The Ultimate Collection. MSRP=199.95 Price=79.95 (60% off)
SAINT, SET 2: The Early Episodes. MSRP=79.95 Price=24.95 (69% off)
SAINT, SET 4. MSRP=39.95 Price=14.95 (63% off)
SAINT, SET 6. MSRP=39.95 Price=14.95 (63% off)
SAINT, SET 7. MSRP=39.95 Price=14.95 (63% off)
SAPPHIRE AND STEEL, THE COMPLETE SERIES. MSRP=99.95 Price=19.95 (80% off)
SATAN: Prince of Darkness. MSRP=9.95 Price=4.95 (50% off)
SAVE OUR HISTORY: American Lighthouses. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
SECRET AGENT AKA DANGER MAN, SET 1. MSRP=39.95 Price=17.95 (55% off)
SECRET AGENT AKA DANGER MAN, SET 2. MSRP=39.95 Price=17.95 (55% off)
SECRET AGENT AKA DANGER MAN, SET 4. MSRP=39.95 Price=17.95 (55% off)
SECRET SERVICE: The Complete Series. MSRP=39.95 Price=15.95 (60% off)
SECRETS OF THE AZTECS: Ancient Mysteries. MSRP=24.95 Price=9.95 (60% off)
SIR ISAAC NEWTON: The Gravity of Genius. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
SPACE--1999, SET 2. MSRP=39.95 Price=14.95 (63% off)
SPACE--1999, SET 3. MSRP=39.95 Price=14.95 (63% off)
SPACE--1999, SET 4, EPISODES 19-24. MSRP=39.95 Price=14.95 (63% off)
SPACE--1999, SET 5, EPISODES 25-30. MSRP=39.95 Price=7.95 (80% off)
SPACE--1999, SET 6, EPISODES 31-36. MSRP=39.95 Price=7.95 (80% off)
SPACE--1999, SET 7, EPISODES 37-42. MSRP=39.95 Price=7.95 (80% off)
SPACE--1999, SET 8, EPISODES 43-48. MSRP=39.95 Price=7.95 (80% off)
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR--FIRST INTERVENTION: The History Channel. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
STONEWALL JACKSON. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
THOMAS & SARAH. MSRP=79.95 Price=29.95 (63% off)
THOMAS A. EDISON: Father of Invention. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
THRILLER: The Complete Season One. MSRP=79.95 Price=15.95 (80% off)
THUNDERBIRDS, SET 1. MSRP=39.95 Price=7.95 (80% off)
THUNDERBIRDS, SET 2. MSRP=39.95 Price=7.95 (80% off)
THUNDERBIRDS: Gerry Anderson's Original Cult Classic. MSRP=179.95 Price=34.95 (81% off)
TIMESLIP: The Complete Series. MSRP=79.95 Price=29.95 (63% off)
TITANIC'S FINAL MOMENTS: Missing Pieces. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
TOMB OF THE GODS: The Great Pyramids of Giza. MSRP=24.95 Price=7.95 (68% off)
TOMORROW PEOPLE, SET 3. MSRP=59.95 Price=15.95 (73% off)
TRUE STORY OF BRAVEHEART: The History Channel. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
TRUE STORY OF THE BIG RED ONE: The History Channel. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
TWIN CONNECTION: The Unexplained. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
UFO, SET 2: Head Back to the Future with S.H.A.D.O. MSRP=79.95 Price=24.95 (69% off)
UNKNOWN CHAPLIN: The Master at Work. MSRP=24.95 Price=9.95 (60% off)
UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS: The Complete Second Season. MSRP=79.95 Price=49.95 (38% off)
WHO WROTE THE BIBLE? MSRP=29.95 Price=11.95 (60% off)
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? UNCUT & UNCENSORED: The Original British Series. MSRP=29.95 Price=9.95 (67% off)
WIND IN THE WILLOWS: The Feature Films Collection. MSRP=29.95 Price=9.95 (67% off)
WITCHES: Ancient Mysteries. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
WOODROW WILSON--RELUCTANT WARRIOR: Biography. MSRP=24.95 Price=6.95 (72% off)
YANKEEOGRAPHY. MSRP=99.95 Price=24.95 (75% off)

There are some real bargains in there, like the two A&E Literary Classics ROMANCE COLLECTIONS, for $160 below MSRP (80% off), and the aforementioned THUNDERBIRDS COMPLETE SET ($145 below MSRP, 81% off) and SAINT MEGASET ($120, 69%)

Edit: I've bolded the titles that are either 80% below MSRP, or 60% below and $50 off.

docdoowop 07-17-08 10:03 AM

^ Thanks for the work. I'm blind-buying "Thriller", "Randall & Hopkirk" and "Sapphire & Steel."

BamaDan 07-17-08 11:01 AM

Don't miss out on History Channel's Century of Warfare at $39.95 ($139.95 MSRP). Excellent collection and a fabulous price.

Littleboots 07-23-08 02:14 PM

Thanks for the tip!
I just got my Romance Classics....great price and packaged neat & nice for shipping.

Chad 07-24-08 03:07 PM

Much appreciated! :up:

Couldn't resist picking up "The Complete Hammer House of Horror". And just literally got shipping confirmation from yesterday's order.

DVD Polizei 07-24-08 07:45 PM

An FYI, on the A&E Romance Collections. Apparently, there were editions of these which contained an extra title with them. I noticed these editions were listed on Daedalus Books website for $60, but I figure the extra title in each addition, is more than likely under $20 from places like Amazon, so this is still a good deal. I bought both romance collections, btw. Got the second one a few days ago and it will certainly take up some space.

DVDude! 07-24-08 10:39 PM

Thanks for the post, rich-y and the list, kenbuzz. I placed my order yesterday and got dispatch confirmation today. I got this for this awesome price:

YANKEEOGRAPHY. MSRP=99.95 Price=24.95 (75% off)

digidoh 07-25-08 02:58 PM

Most, if not all, of these titles are available at:

http://www.edwardrhamilton.com/

You can't order online or use a credit card. You have to snail mail the order, but you only have to pay $3.50 for shipping. There's no per item charge, as there is at hamiltonbook. The choice is yours.

GatorDeb 07-25-08 03:46 PM

Where can you get Century of War for $39.95?

BamaDan 07-25-08 04:00 PM

Deb: Century of Warfare is $39.95 at www.hamiltonbook.com. I ordered and received one months ago.

GatorDeb 07-25-08 04:03 PM

Thanks BamaDan didn't see on the list so I thought maybe it was another site :D I saw it at Netflix so I think I'm just going to rent it instead, but great price!

rich-y 07-25-08 09:40 PM


Originally Posted by digidoh
Most, if not all, of these titles are available at:

http://www.edwardrhamilton.com/

You can't order online or use a credit card. You have to snail mail the order, but you only have to pay $3.50 for shipping. There's no per item charge, as there is at hamiltonbook. The choice is yours.

These are the same companies. One is for internet orders and one is for orders to be placed through USPS mail. They used to have a link on the edwardrhamilton site that said something like, "Want to pay by credit card?" that linked to hamiltonbook.

bipartite 07-26-08 02:36 AM

Well they mailed my Thunderbirds on 07/12/08 and I have yet to recieve it.

DVD Polizei 07-26-08 05:11 AM

Have you received an updated shipping notice? I received my notice on 7-16, and received the set today (Friday).

bipartite 07-26-08 05:59 PM

No I never recieved an updated shipping notice, but I should have known post a complaint yesterday and get it in the mail today (only took 15 days). It arrived in good shape I wish who ever packed it would pack for DeepDiscount. They did an excellent job.

JerryKILL 07-26-08 11:18 PM

Received my Thunderbirds megaset today. I placed my order on July 12. I never got a shipping notice.

ChipHP 07-27-08 01:22 PM

You might want to check Amazon Marketplace for some of these ... I picked up Century of War SS for $30+ shipped ... The Saint Megaset can be bought SS for less than $40 shipped ... but after reading this Amazon contributor review, I decided to pass ... I gotta draw the line somewhere :)


This A&E megaset contains ONLY the later color episodes and in my opinion the weakest episodes in the series as a whole. These color shows were original tales written for television and not based on the stories of Saint creator Leslie Charteris. These color episodes come off lighter and more tongue-in-cheek. This could be because ITC was pandering to the US in order to sell the series to an American television network or it could be the simple evolution of a series entering its fifth year of production. On the other hand, it could be that the writers devising the color stories didn't know Simon Templar the way Charteris did. ...

dmkb 07-27-08 10:42 PM

Thanks for the tip, ChipHP - very timely, too.

wishbone 07-28-08 12:54 PM

I got my Thunderbirds set around July 18.

(sigh) Previously I had bought a couple of the 2-pack sets via Hamilton Books and I only needed one more to complete the full set. I found the last 2-pack needed online for $30 and then this offer came along for the megaset and roughly the same price. Seemed like a no-brainer to pull the trigger and get the megaset. :D

DVD Polizei 07-28-08 08:10 PM

Fuck. I got the wrong DVD in my order this time. Well, it did have the word ROMANCE in it, like my original title.

docdoowop 07-29-08 04:06 AM


Originally Posted by wishbon3
I got my Thunderbirds set around July 18.

(sigh) Previously I had bought a couple of the 2-pack sets via Hamilton Books and I only needed one more to complete the full set. I found the last 2-pack needed online for $30 and then this offer came along for the megaset and roughly the same price. Seemed like a no-brainer to pull the trigger and get the megaset. :D

I'm in a similar spot. I have "Secret Agent" sets 1-5 and to complete the series need only set six ...which never goes on sale.

Classic Films 07-29-08 10:01 AM


Originally Posted by ChipHP
You might want to check Amazon Marketplace for some of these ... The Saint Megaset can be bought SS for less than $40 shipped ... but after reading this Amazon contributor review, I decided to pass ... I gotta draw the line somewhere :)

There are currently 2 volumes of the The Saint The Early Years (B&W).
Does anyone know how many B&W episodes are unreleased on DVD ?

Update. I did my own research. Vol 1 is the complete 12 episode series 1.
Vol 2 is the 1st 16 of 27 episodes of series 2. So they still need to release the rest of series 2, 23 episodes of series 3, and 9 episodes of the short series 4.

The color mega set are the 47 color episodes that made up series 5 and 6.

Its been several years since there has been a new release so this maybe one of the many incomplete series.

Chris-K 07-29-08 10:23 AM

There are 71 B&W episodes of The Saint. Right now the only way to get them is to go PAL, from either the UK, where they're in a huge 18-disc set, or from Australia, where they're in three sets of six discs each. The Aussie ones are region-free.

Classic Films 07-29-08 10:27 AM


Originally Posted by Chris-K
There are 71 B&W episodes of The Saint. Right now the only way to get them is to go PAL, from either the UK, where they're in a huge 18-disc set, or from Australia, where they're in three sets of six discs each. The Aussie ones are region-free.

Thank you for the information.

Are you sure the Aussie ones are region free ? Per an Amazon user review of Vo1 2 of the early years:

"I bought the entire set from Australia, not knowing they were not "region free" as stated. Been watching them on my PC. Fabulous! What can one say about Roger Moore that hasn't been said. Can't wait to finally watch them on my TV!!"

Chris-K 07-29-08 03:16 PM

I own several ITC series from Umbrella Entertainment, and all the packaging have the region globe with the word "ALL" in it. Perhaps the Amazon reviewer was using a player that can't handle or convert PAL?


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