There's more news relating to the upcoming release of The Man From UNCLE DVD set that will be marketed by Time Life. First, in response to all the inquiries we've been getting, you will be able to order the set through a direct link from Cinema Retro to Time Life. If you order through us, you'll be helping to keep Cinema Retro thriving and it won't cost you a penny more.
Now on to the latest developments. It appears as though the set will be aggressively marketed by Time Life, which was extremely pleased with the sales of their Get Smart! boxed set that contained the entire series.They will go one better with U.N.C.L.E however. The bulk of the ad campaign will be to convince consumers to buy the entire run of the series, which lasted four seasons between September 1964 and January 1968. The boxed set will contain a staggering 39 DVDs! However, a secondary marketing strategy will be employed to get consumers to make an impulse buy for the first season only. This set will consist of 8 DVDs. As reported previously, the complete collection will have more than 8 hours of bonus materials. Among the extras included:
- new interviews both alone and together with Robert Vaughn and David McCallum
- original blueprints of Del Floria's tailor shop, the secret entrance for U.N.C.L.E. HQ (given how many people must have walked through this tiny shop to enter the skyscraper every day, this must have been the worst-kept secret in New York City!)
- Vaughn and McCallum on the Emmy and Golden Globe awards shows
- rare trailers and promotional spots
- four brand new 30- minute featurettes about the history and making of the series
- an unseen version of the original pilot titled Solo
We understand the series will be available for pre-orders in September and finished goods are due to ship in November. No prices have been announced.
Meanwhile, please note that due to the large number of hits we are receiving from James Bond and U.N.C.L.E. fans, we have established separate categories for both series where you can easily find all the archived Cinema Retro articles pertaining to your favorite spies.
We are close to making a major announcement about U.N.C.L.E. coverage in Cinema Retro. Suffice it to say, subscribers who are fans of the series will be very pleased.
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