Getting Reacquainted with The New Avengers

Last year I mentioned a company in Australia called Imprint that has been putting out some impressive Blu-rays of classic television shows. One of their more recent releases was The New Avengers, which I was eager to revisit as I hadn’t watched an episode in decades.I’ve had the Emma Peel episodes of The Avengers in my DVD collection since they were first released, and I vaguely recall enjoying this revival, but sometimes the memory can cheat on such things. However, I’m happy to report that if anything these 26 episodes surpassed my expectations, and once again Imprint did an outstanding job on picture and sound quality, as well as providing a generous selection of extra features.No, it wasn’t as good as the Steed-Peel years – but what could be? Replicating the impeccable chemistry between Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg hardly seems possible. But there is great chemistry as well in this new trio of heroes, and I would rewatch their adventures over any of the Tara King episodes. It’s…