New Re-Authored Set

I totally re-authored the set. Each disc now contains 3 episodes. There are 9 discs for season 4 (25 episodes), and 6 discs for season 5 (16 episodes).

Why did I do this? Let me explain:

The first set I did was a 21 disc set. I originally had 2 episodes per disc, but I noticed that there was a lot of extra free disc space leftover. As you may know, each DVD disc holds 2 hours of programing when recorded in the SP (high-quality) mode. Each of my Charlie's Angels episodes are approximately 45 minutes, so 45 mins. x 2 = 1 and 1/2 hours. That means there is 30 minutes of blank disc space left that is being wasted. I found that if I slightly compressed each episode file from 100% to 96%, I could fit 3 episodes on a disc. Since the compression is at a minimum, there is no significant image loss. Now all episodes from both seasons are on 15 discs instead of 21.

There are a total of 41 episodes on 15 discs. Here's the new episode list for the 15 Disc set.

EPISODE LIST

SEASON 4

Disc 1:
Episode 69: "Love Boat Angels" (Part I)
Episode 69: "Love Boat Angels" (Part II)
Episode 70: "Angels Go Truckin’"
Disc 2:
Episode 71: "Avenging Angel"
Episode 72: "Angels at the Altar"
Episode 73: "Fallen Angel"
Disc 3:
Episode 74: "Caged Angel"
Episode 75: "Angels on the Street"
Episode 76: "The Prince and the Angel"
Disc 4:
Episode 77: "Angels on Skates"
Episode 78: "Angels on Campus"
Episode 79: "Angel Hunt"
Disc 5:
Episode 80: "Cruising Angels"
Episode 81: "Of Ghosts and Angels"
Episode 82: "Angel’s Child"
Disc 6:
Episode 83: "One of Our Angels Is Missing"
Episode 84: "Catch A Falling Angel"
Episode 85: "Homes $weet Homes"
Disc 7:
Episode 86: "Dancin’ Angels"
Episode 87: "Harrigan’s Angel"
Episode 88: "An Angel’s Trail"
Disc 8:
Episode 89: "Nips and Tucks"
Episode 90: "Three for the Money"
Episode 91: "Toni’s Boys"
Disc 9:
Episode 92: "One Love…Two Angels" (Part I)
Episode 93: "One Love…Two Angels" (Part II)
Bonus Episode - The Love Boat: "Dumb Luck" (featuring Shelley Hack)

SEASON 5

Disc 1:
Episode 94: "Angel in Hiding" (Part I)
Episode 94: "Angel in Hiding" (Part II)
Episode 95: "To See an Angel Die"
Disc 2:
Episode 96: "Angels of the Deep"
Episode 97: "Island Angels"
Episode 98: "Waikiki Angels"
Disc 3:
Episode 99: "Hula Angels"
Episode 100: "Moonshinin' Angels"
Episode 101: "He Married an Angel"
Disc 4:
Episode 102: "Taxi Angels"
Episode 103: "Angel on the Line"
Episode 104: "Chorus Line Angels"
Disc 5:
Episode 105: "Stuntwomen Angels"
Episode 106: "Attack Angels"
Episode 107: "Angel on a Roll"
Disc 6:
Episode 108: "Mr. Galaxy"
Episode 109: "Let Our Angel Live"
Special Feature Documentary - TV Tales: "Charlie's Angels"

The Final Piece of the Puzzle

I'm happy to report that my search for "Dancin' Angels" is over!!!! Here's some screencaps. This particular episode was taped during the '80s. The runtime for this episode is 48 min 47 seconds, so it appears that very little (if any) was edited out.

Thanks to Todd (a.k.a. CHERISLAND) over at the Sitcoms Online Trading Post message board for providing me with the missing episode.

I now have all season 4 and 5 episodes. That's a total of 41 episodes spread across 21 discs. There are 13 discs for season 4 (25 episodes), and 8 discs for season 5 (16 episodes).



The average episode runs approximately 45 mins and 30 sec, so they are cut like most syndicated series. All commercials have been edited out.
The majority of the episodes were recorded off the TNT network circa 1999. On most episodes, there is a small TNT logo in the bottom right-hand corner. However, it is faint and not that distracting. See the screen caps.

The sound and picture of these episodes is very good considering that the source of these episodes are ten-year-old VHS recordings that were taped in EP mode. When I transferred them to DVD, I made sure to recorded them in SP mode so that each episode would retain its image quality. That is why there are only two episodes on each disc.

If I were to rate these episodes on a scale of 1 to 10, I would have to say these episodes rate about a 7-8. In my opinion, a set rated a 10 would be reserved for an official commercial release on par with the first 3 seasons of Charlie’s Angels that Sony already released.
A 9 rating would be a show recorded direct from satellite TV.

The picture and sound is very good. I would not say they are outstanding, but I would have not gone to all this work if the episodes were unwatchable. I have posted screen caps on this blog so people have the opportunity to look at the pictures and judge them for themselves.

In addition, I have added 7 chapter stops where each commercial break would be.

Here are some testimonials from people who have viewed the set:

• Many many thanks for the GREAT and AWESOME Charlie's Angels Season 4! Your work is brilliant and am loving them!

-Tony (San Diego, CA)

• I got the Charlie's Angels Season 4 today. They were great. Really nice set. I like how you did the menus. I have already watched 2 episodes. Sure do bring back the memories.

-Jerry (Brazil, IN)

Finishing Touches

All season 4 discs are done with the exception of Disc #10. However, someone has contacted me regarding the missing episode, so my search may be over (fingers crossed).
In the meantime, I've begun authoring the season 5 discs. I've also add chapter stops at each commercial break. Here's a sneak peek at the menu for Season 5/Disc 7 and some more screencaps.

Another Episode Found!

Thanks to Jerry S. over at the Sitcoms Online Trading Post message board, I can now scratch off another "missing" episode or, in this case, episodes: the 2-parter, "One Love...Two Angels" (episodes #92 and 93).


This particular episode was recorded off TV Land when they aired the show a few years ago.

Out of all the Charlie's Angels episodes, this is the only episode I barely remember watching. I don't think it was syndicated in my "neck of the woods" as much as the others, maybe because it was a 2-parter.

It is a very strange episode to say the least. It doesn't follow the same pattern or formula as the other episodes. It feels more like a TV movie of the week based on a romance novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford or Judith Krantz (Remember Scruples?). Kelly and Kris have a major falling out when they find out they are in love with the same man! It also has a different musical soundtrack that I have not heard in the other episodes.

Now all I need is season 4 episode #86, "Dancing Angels" and my collection will be complete!!!!

Hula Angels Found! New Font!

I haven't posted the past few days because I just returned from Las Vegas--the city that never sleeps! As you may recall, the Angels went to Vegas a couple of times. I seem to recall that there is a scene of them walking in front of Ceaser's Palace (I loved it when they did on location shooting). It was a family reunion of sorts, as my parents also flew in from the Mid West to see me. I had a blast playing the slot machines, but the most important thing was seeing my parents. We also took a tour bus to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. It was spectacular! Anyhow, enough about me. I've got some exciting developments to report about my DVD project.

I'm happy to report that my search for episode #99, "Hula Angels" is over. Thanks to my new friend, Warwick from Australia, I now have all season 5 episodes. Warwick sent me the episode and was also nice enough to email me the Charlie's Angels font used on the show. I redid the menus and reinserted the new font. Luckily, I had saved them all in the menu creation program, so it was just a simple click of the button to change the font. I think the font makes the DVD look authentic.

I wasn't sure if I should do the individual episode titles in all CAPS, or upper and lowercase letters. After much debate, I decided to go with all CAPS because that's the way the episode titles are displayed at the beginning of each episode. Let me know what you think.

More Menus

Nothing new to report, so thought I'd post some more menus I created. I'm working on Disc 11 right now. I can't do discs #10 or #13 until I get those missing episodes, so all that's left is Disc #12, which I'll probably finish tomorrow night.

In case you're reading my blog for the first time, I need the following season 4 episodes:

Episode 86: “Dancing Angels”
Episode 92: “One Love…Two Angels” (Part I)
Episode 93: “One Love…Two Angels” (Part II)

If you have the above episodes, please contact me. Thanks!

New Menus!

I'm really excited to announce that I have created new DVD menus for my set! These new menus have two decent size thumbnails so I can insert a nice still image from each episode. It also gives the episode # and title. You can't see it in the caps above, but a green border highlights the episode you select. Really cool!
I also finished 2 more Season 4 discs: Discs 6 and 7. Here's some caps: