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For Relic Hunter, star Tia Carrere was approached with the notion of playing "a female Indiana Jones". That perfectly sums up this tongue-in-cheek show. Each episode begins with a historical teaser depicting a relic in its original location and usage. It then gets stolen or lost and the team go hunt for it. Carrere's History Professor Sydney Fox is versed in arcane knowledge, but also knows how to hold her own in a fight. Her foppish assistant Nigel (Christien Anholt) always manages to bumble the search, but then gets helped out by office worker Claudia (Lindy Booth).
That's the winning formula, and this first box set (which starts at the beginning of the second series) consists of six such scenarios. "The Put Back" requires the return of an artefact for a change, and sees the team in Africa racing to prevent the onset of an ancient curse. "Dagger of Death" concerns the Indian cult of Kali (per Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom). "Last of the Mochicas" (not a typo!) sees them survive a plane crash and then play a game of sleuthing to discover which other passenger is their enemy. "The Legend of the Lost" provides a well-intentioned message about why lost civilisations ought to be left lost. "Fertile Ground" comically takes Sydney from her high-school reunion to Hawaii in a partnership with her teenage sweetheart. "Gypsy Jigsaw" finally allows Claudia to shine, with her knowledge of Tarot assisting in a jaunt to Romania. All six feature terrific location shooting from around the globe and are an infectious introduction for anyone who missed the sporadic TV broadcasts.
On the DVD: Relic Hunter comes to disc with the original 16:9 widescreen ratio of the show. Shame there's only a stereo mix, though. There are 12-minute interviews with stars Carrere and Anholt that are a little more informative than the biographies included. Lastly, there's a gallery of 24 behind-the-scenes and promotional stills. --Paul Tonks
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Episodes 1 to 6 from the second season of the TV show following the adventures of globe-trotting relic hunter Sydney Fox (Tia Carrere). In 'The Put Back' Sydney and Nigel must return an idol to an African temple in order to prevent a curse from being unleashed. 'The Legend of the Lost' has Nigel kidnapped and Sydney on the trail of a lost tribe. 'Dagger of Death' finds Sydney in trouble with the cult of Kali, Indian goddess of destruction. 'Last of the Mohicas' sees Sydney and Nigel lost in the jungle after their plane crashes. 'Fertile Ground' has Sydney attend her high school reunion. Finally, in 'Gypsy Jigsaw', Sydney, Nigel and Claudia visit Romania in the hope of tracking down some precious gypsy treasure.
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Format:DVD
At last the first episodes of the show – The Buddha Bowl and Transformation on DVD. Obviously the characters are not as well developed or rounded as later shows and the formula is a little clunky compared to the later episodes but still good fun light-hearted adventure. The episodes them selves are pretty good – here they are hunting two mystical relics the bowl and the scrolls containing the formula to turn metal into gold, as a result the two stories have a magical element as well as the usual villians. Sadly there are no extras on the DVD.
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By James Wyatt
Format:DVD
The Best Of Season 1 & 2 is a very good idea as a collection of Relic Hunter. I think that 5 discs is too many though for a best of. Maybe if it had covered Season 3 as well. The idea of having DVD compilations - or 'best of', like a greatest hits of a certain TV show or actor or actress I think would be a good idea more often. I think it would sell, if TV advertised etc. The fans who want the entire season runs can buy those, the casual fan who only wants the 'best of' could buy that. I guess a 2 or 3 disc set 'best of' of the 3 seasons of Relic Hunter, would be useful, 4 episodes a disc would fit comfortably. But until then this 5 disc 'Best of Season 1 & 2' is quite reasonable for the casual Tia Carrere/Relic Hunter fan. Or I suppose for the fanatic who has to have everything, even duplicated by a compilation.Star Trek Next Generation: Best of [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Looney Tunes - Best of Bugs Bunny [DVD]England's 100 Greatest Goals [DVD]The Best Of Knight Rider [DVD]MacGyver - Series 3 - Complete [DVD] I really wish the MacGyver DVD company would release both of Tia's guest starring episodes on 1 disc, they could edit them together as a TV movie perhaps !?
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By James Wyatt
Format:DVD
The Legend Of The Lost - 2 DVD box set, is brilliant ! There's 6 episodes, an interview with Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt, a Gallery of Stills, and Star Biographies, all in 2 DVD cases with a slip case, on 2 discs. (R2/16;9/stereo/282 mins/colour/English/PAL). Sydney Fox Relic Hunter - dangerous, exciting, sexy, adventure on a world wide globe-trotting stage of a TV LEGEND !Relic Hunter - Vol. 2 [DVD] [2000]True Lies [DVD]Kull the Conqueror [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Hollow Point [DVD]
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Like watch an old friend
This was a TV series I use to watch when I lived in Canada. Very corny but fun to watch.
Published 8 months ago by Carol
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FIVE STARS ***** RELIC HUNTER MOVIE !!!
ADVENTURES is 2 episodes from Season 1 edited together like a movie. They just run together without the titles in the middle. Read more
Published 14 months ago by James Wyatt
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Relic Hunter is Real Adventure
Sydney Fox is an exotic and beautiful spirit who takes us from one adventurous place to another. One can trek her equally exotic world as a female Harrison Ford any girl would... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2011 by Rita J Taylor
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debie
i have to say i love this series when it was on the t.v., will enjoy watching these again when i want to; any time of the day.
Published on 3 Mar 2010 by Ms. D. Williams
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Cheesy good fun
this is a bit of a cross between Indianna Jones and Tomb Raider with humour. But don't expect complicated plots or deep characterization, it is, however, easy to watch and there is... Read more
Published on 15 July 2002
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