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Rokin Robin of Locksley
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Post subject: [2008-11-11] "Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" limited edition DVD 2-disc set  Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 9:54 pm |
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I can barely contain myself, as Disney is FINALLY going to release "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" (aka "Dr. Syn Alias the Scarecrow) in a 2 DVD set in November. Great googly moogly! Patrick McGoohan (Danger Man/Secret Agent/The Prisoner) stars in the 1700's era Brit drama as parish vicar by day, masked smuggler by night. A latter day Robin Hood if you will, ah ha ha ha ha ha! Originally shown on the Disney weekly TV show in the US in 1963 or 64. It was shown opposite the Beatles on Ed Sullivan in 64. Here's one of many website announcements with more details: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/sd- ... 008-a.htmlAnd how 'bout a listen to the chilling theme song, yeah baby: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrkxui4CAms--RRofL
 Originally airing in three parts on "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color," this thrilling adventure stars Patrick McGoohan as Dr. Syn, a kindly country vicar in 18th-century England. Only a few know that Syn is also the masked Scarecrow, notorious leader of a band of smugglers, who defends the villagers from unjust taxes and oppression by King George III's men. George Cole, Michael Hordern, Sean Scully also star. Includes all three episodes, along with the British theatrical version; 129 min./98 min. AKA: "Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow," "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh." Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital mono. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001DPHDCE/?tag=imwan-20
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Post subject: [2008-11-11] "Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" limited edition DVD 2-disc set Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 5:55 am |
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Post subject: [2008-11-11] "Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" limited edition DVD 2-disc set Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 7:13 am |
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The Pope of Pop!
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| Joined: | 19 Jul 2006 |
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| Location: | Long Island, NY |
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I was terrified and fascinated by this show as a kid, the imagery and the song have stuck with me for 40+ years. Can't wait to see it again.
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Post subject: [2008-11-11] "Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" limited edition DVD 2-disc set Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 1:24 pm |
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Boney Fingers Jones
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wow...I never saw it considering I was 3 when it was on TV. I'll have to rent this one and see what I missed.
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Jimbo
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Post subject: [2008-11-11] "Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" limited edition DVD 2-disc set Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:07 pm |
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The Pope of Pop!
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The stuff of nightmares for a seven-year-old back in the early 60s: 
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Rokin Robin of Locksley
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Post subject: [2008-11-11] "Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" limited edition DVD 2-disc set Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:05 pm |
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Top of the Pops 65-68
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I hope y'all got your copy of this when it came out, as Disney only produced 39,500 copies, and they were all sold out in 3 weeks. I can't find any on-line retailer that has a copy, outside of ebay and Amazon marketplace at 2 or 3 times the original price. Thank you Disney for finally releasing this, but shame on you for not producing more of them. (I got mine, ha...)
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Jimbo
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Post subject: [2008-11-11] "Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" limited edition DVD 2-disc set Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:11 pm |
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The Pope of Pop!
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I foolishly passed on it at J&R the week it came out. Went back the next week, they had none left. I got lucky, managed to snag a copy from DeepDiscount during the recent sale.
Haven't actually watched it yet, of course...
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Rokin Robin of Locksley
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Post subject: [2008-11-11] "Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" limited edition DVD 2-disc set Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:20 pm |
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Jimbo, you need to pull it out and watch it right now, bring back those childhood nightmares...
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