The Saint Megaset
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Actor: Ivor Dean, Justine Lord, Larry Taylor, Leslie Crawford, Roger MooreBrand: A&E
Producer: Roger Moore
Writer: Roger Moore
Editor: Lee Doig
Producer: Lew Grade
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 2444 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-07-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: AAE-70933
Studio: A&E Home Video
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- Before he had a license to kill, Roger Moore honed his secret agent skills as the debonair adventurer Simon Templar, better known as THE SAINT. One of the most prolific characters in fiction, THE SAINT has appeared in hundreds of books, comics, movies, magazines and radio shows since his debut in Leslie Charteris's 1928 novel Meet the Tiger. But for millions of fans, it was Moore's splendi
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DVD Review: Roger Moore - as he should have played 007
Summary: 4 Stars
It is true (as pointed out by previous reviewers) that the earlier black & white shows are better than these color episodes, but until recently the color shows featured in this Megaset were all that DVD collectors could get here in the United States. So almost two years ago now I picked up this set and was not disappointed.
The transition to color was made to male this series more marketable to American and other international television networks.
What makes the first four seasons so good was that the majority of the episodes were based on stories penned by Saint creator Leslie Charteris himself. But, as the fifth season came into production they had literally exhausted the source material and were forced to rely on original scripts written by writers who were either not well versed in the character of Simon Templar or lacked an understanding of his character.
In the 47 episodes featured in this megaset (which also includes "The Fiction Makers" and "Vendetta for the Saint" that were also released theatrically as feature films) the character of Simon Templar is a lighter figure with a little more comedy. He is more of a dashing playboy than the adventurer he epitomized in the preceding 71 episodes, but the basic appeal of the character is still there.
Shot in a day and age when traveling to far off locations was exclusively in the motion picture domain this show does its best to give an international flavor with Templar globetrotting the world without leaving the studio backlot and sets. It's an admirable effort and less distracting than you might think. I personally enjoyed every single one of these it also inspired me to check out similar British tv series from that era (I bought the Emma Peel Megaset earlier this year).
Roger Moore is also my favorite James Bond (born in 1971 he was the first actor I saw in the role). For the Connery fans out there who say that Roger Moore played his character too light and comedic (they obviously didn't see the scene in Andrea Anders Hotel room in `The Man With the Golden Gun' or the cold manner in which 007 dispatched Sandor in `The Spy Who Loved Me'), those fans should check out his portrayal as Simon Templar in these episodes of `The Saint.'
In this show Roger Moore plays a character much more ruthless than he played James Bond a few years later. When time eventually came to don the James Bond shoulder holster a determined effort was undertaken by the producers (and Moore) to distance his portrayal of James Bond from the direction that Connery had taken the character in. I think that is a shame because, as much as I love his 007 movies as they are today, if he had been allowed to be the first James Bond (he was considered for `Dr. No' but could not make it because he was already under contract for this tv show) then I am convinced he would be held in much higher regard today.
The DVD trandfers on these discs is exceptional but my only complaint is the lack of special features in this set, they are so slim as to be almost laughable.
Talking about extras, one should also be aware that a single DVD edition of `Vendetta for the Saint' which was released this year with an audio commentary by Roger Moore.
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