THE AVENGERS GET A BIG FINISH REBIRTH

Big Finish Productions has announced their latest audio series based on The Avengers.

Press Release:

THE AVENGERS LICENSED

Big Finish Productions is delighted to announce that it has signed a license with STUDIOCANAL to produce full cast audio productions of 12 lost episodes of the classic TV series The Avengers.

Discover the very beginning of this television classic, as we meet John Steed for the first time! Lost for over fifty years, the missing episodes have been lovingly recreated on audio from the original scripts.

The Avengers first launched in 1961, and starred Ian Hendry as Dr David Keel and Patrick Macnee as the elusive and suave John Steed. Beginning with the murder of Keel’s fiancée, and his sworn intent to avenge her death, that first year comprised 26 episodes. Sadly, only two of them exist in their entirety as film prints (Girl on the Trapeze and The Frighteners), while just the first act remains of the opening episode, Hot Snow.

Working from the surviving scripts, Big Finish will be presenting the adaptations in three four-disc box sets. The scripts will be adapted, with minimal changes, by John Dorney, the director is Ken Bentley and the producer is David Richardson. The executive producers are Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery.

“We are absolutely thrilled to add this wonderful series to our catalogue,” says David Richardson, “and we look forward to faithfully recreating those classic lost episodes. We have two brilliant, high-profile actors for the roles of Dr Keel and John Steed – look out for an announcement of the casting once recording begins in July.”

Patrick Macnee as John Steed

"This opportunity confirms the enduring appeal of this classic TV series and the resonance of the SC collection in the context of British Film and Pop culture," says John Rodden, General Manager Home Entertainment at STUDIOCANAL.

Volume 1 of The Avengers: The Lost Episodes will be released in January 2014 (and includes a full recreation of Hot Snow), with Volumes 2 and 3 following in July 2014 and January 2015.

Each person who pre-orders will be entered into a draw to win a copy of The Avengers: Series 1 and 2 on DVD box set, containing the remaining three first series episodes.

Learn more about Big Finish and The Avengers here.

THE WHITE ROCKET PODCAST AND THE MOVIES OF 2012, PART 2

The White Rocket Podcast has released episode 10: The Movies of 2012, Part 2! Bobby Politte and Van Allen Plexico pick up where they left off last time, starting with ARGO and ending with an in-depth look at THE HOBBIT. Find it on iTunes or at http://whiterocket.podbean.com.

Episode 10 of The White Rocket Podcast is now available on Podbean, iTunes, via the Podcast app on iPhone/iPad, or you can use the mini-player at the White Rocket site.

Listen to Part 1 of this conversation here.

The White Rocket Podcast is part of the Earth Station One Network.

THE WHITE ROCKET PODCAST TAKES ON THE MOVIES OF 2012

This week Bobby Politte returns to The White Rocket Podcast to discuss the MOVIES OF 2012 with host, Van Allen Plexico.

Episode 9 of The White Rocket Podcast is now available on Podbean, iTunes, via the Podcast app on iPhone/iPad, or you can use the mini-player at the White Rocket site.

The White Rocket Podcast is part of the Earth Station One Network.

WHITE ROCKET PODCASTS TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE: THE SEQUEL

This week on the White Rocket Podcast, a part of the Earth Station One Network, New Pulp Author Van Allen Plexico is joined by writer/publisher/director Jim Yelton for part 2 of their exploration of Marvel's movies, past-present-future. Van and Jim also look at what DC is doing (and should be doing).  It's a fun show.

This and all previous episodes are available on iTunes (Search "White Rocket Podcast") or at http://www.whiterocketbooks.com

Next week, Van is joined by Mark Finn (author of BLOOD AND THUNDER: THE LIFE AND ART OF ROBERT E HOWARD) to talk about Richard Stark's violent world of PARKER!

Episode 7 of The White Rocket Podcast is now available on Podbean, iTunes, via the Podcast app on iPhone/iPad, or you can use the mini-player at the White Rocket site.

Listen to Part 1 of this conversation here.

WHITE ROCKET PODCASTS TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

Marvel's The Avengers

On this week's episode of the White Rocket Podcast (part of the ESO Network!), host Van Allen Plexico is joined by writer/director/publisher Jim Yelton to talk about the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Van and Jim start with the really bad Marvel stuff from back in the day and explore how they came from those humble beginnings to dominate superhero movies today.

Episode 6 of The White Rocket Podcast is now available on Podbean, iTunes, via the Podcast app on iPhone/iPad, or you can use the mini-player at the White Rocket site.

Steed and Mrs. Peel Return!

Boom! Studios has announced that Steed and Mrs. Peel issue #1 will be in stores January 2012. Written by Grant Morrison with illustrations and a cover by Ian Gibson, this comic book mini series is based on characters created for the classic British TV series, "The Avengers".

From writer Grant Morrison -- "The Golden Game Part One: Crown and Anchor!" Your favorite Avengers finally return! When Tara King is kidnapped by a mysterious organization, John Steed and Emma Peel must reunite to solve this mystery. Featuring gorgeous art from Ian Gibson, best known for his work with Alan Moore on "The Ballad of Halo Jones." A science fiction/spy fiction mash-up from Grant Morrison and two of TV's most iconic heroes!

32 pages, $3.99.

Boom! Studios', "Steed and Mrs. Peel" is a 6 issue mini series starting in January 2012.

For more information on BOOM! Studios and their offerings, visit http://www.boom-studios.com/.