The 16 episode 1974 Hannah Barbera cult classic cartoon will be coming in March to WB Archives on MOD DVD... I have had a lot of fun watching this series on Boomerang so it will be sure to make my mighty cartoon dvd collection!! Starring the voices of Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen), Alan Oppenheimer (He-Man), & Frank Welker (Transformers)!!
2/27/11
2/22/11
THE LAST UNICORN comes to BD!!
The cult classic animated story from Peter S. Beagle (& Rankin Bass) is here unedited (BD only) in the US for the 1st time on a Blu-Ray+ DVD combo released TODAY (2/22/11)!!
2/18/11
DISNEY/PIXAR BD'S coming soon...
Look for "The Incredibles" on 4/12/11 PLUS "Lady & the Tramp" (Spring 2012), & "The Fox & The Hound" (+ sequel 9/2011) all on BD from Disney/Pixar...
2/16/11
TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS...TAKARA COLLECTION... G1 COMPLETE Reissue!!
"Working hard on the upcoming BEAST WARS and TAKARA COLLECTION sets. But can this really be considered 'work?'"
Looks like Brian Ward has hinted that SHOUT FACTORY has licensed the long out of print BEAST WARS series for new circulation, as well as the Japanese only Transformer TV shows (possibly all 3 ....HEADMASTERS, VICTORY, & MASTERFORCE!!) as both Beast Wars & a TAKARA COLLECTION have been hinted at from some recent tweets! Could a "Beast Machines" reissue be far behind? ALSO Fans have noticed that the original TF "G1 Matrix Complete Box Set" is now OOP, but a NEW G1 box set is ready to go!! Amazon has this preorderd for just $60... so snap it up at this unbelievable price! Here's the new art for the new G1 "General Release Unlimited" 15 DVD set...
Looks like Brian Ward has hinted that SHOUT FACTORY has licensed the long out of print BEAST WARS series for new circulation, as well as the Japanese only Transformer TV shows (possibly all 3 ....HEADMASTERS, VICTORY, & MASTERFORCE!!) as both Beast Wars & a TAKARA COLLECTION have been hinted at from some recent tweets! Could a "Beast Machines" reissue be far behind? ALSO Fans have noticed that the original TF "G1 Matrix Complete Box Set" is now OOP, but a NEW G1 box set is ready to go!! Amazon has this preorderd for just $60... so snap it up at this unbelievable price! Here's the new art for the new G1 "General Release Unlimited" 15 DVD set...
2/7/11
TRANSFORMERS PRIME *renewed* for a 2nd season & toys sneak peak!!
Word has come from Hasbro that the Transformers: Prime animated series is already working on a 26 episode 2nd season!! The show returns for it's season 1 continual this Friday @ 6:30pm 2/11/11 & the 1st images of some of the new Transformers Prime toys are up pre-Toy Fair!Check out ARCEE (above), BUMBLEBEE, STARSCREAM, OPTIMUS PRIME, MEGATRON & the kids (yes!! ...they are actually making figurines of JACK, MIKO, & RAF!!
2/4/11
OMG!! GOBOTS COMING TO DVD!!
*UPDATE: You can buy WB's MOD DVD's @ WB Archives & Amazon...
from tvshowsondvd:
After Shout! Factory released the original cartoon version of The Transformers on DVD in 2009-2010, to celebrate that show's 25th anniversary, fans of the GoBots began inquiring about whether or not they would see the similarly-themed cartoon series on home video. The general thinking was that Hasbro owned both the 1984 TV show Challenge of the GoBots AND the 1986 theatrical film GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords, after acquiring the GoBots brand in 1991 when they bought out the Tonka company. Since Hasbro also owns The Transformers brand, including home video rights, the popular opinion was that Hasbro wouldn't want to release GoBots on DVD, because they wanted to keep the focus on the Autobots and Decepticons, rather than possibly confuse the public with the Guardians and the Renegades.
Still, there was always the thought that perhaps the home video rights to the TV show and/or film might instead lie with Warner Brothers, through their ownership of Hanna-Barbera (which was responsible for the GoBots animated productions). And the Warner Archive Collection (WAC) has been putting out lots of Hanna-Barbera TV shows lately on DVD, as part of their manufacture-on-demand (MOD) program. So earlier this week, Nick Simmons reached out to the studio at WAC's fan page on Facebook, asking them straight-out about ownership, and getting a concrete answer to this at last! Here's the exchange:
*PERSONAL NOTE* I can't believe it!! This much sought after & near impossible gray market title is seeing a eventual MOD DVD release proves that anything still has a chance of coming to dvd even in this slumping consumer day & age. The Gobots series has been considered to be "forever in limbo" or "eternally dead" due to Hasbro acquiring the rights to Tonka & thus US Gobots trademarks, most assumed they also had absorbed the HB animation, but with WB owning HB's animation the impossible is now coming true. I'll be looking forward to retiring my gray market set for the nice quality WB MOD dvd sets!!
from tvshowsondvd:
After Shout! Factory released the original cartoon version of The Transformers on DVD in 2009-2010, to celebrate that show's 25th anniversary, fans of the GoBots began inquiring about whether or not they would see the similarly-themed cartoon series on home video. The general thinking was that Hasbro owned both the 1984 TV show Challenge of the GoBots AND the 1986 theatrical film GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords, after acquiring the GoBots brand in 1991 when they bought out the Tonka company. Since Hasbro also owns The Transformers brand, including home video rights, the popular opinion was that Hasbro wouldn't want to release GoBots on DVD, because they wanted to keep the focus on the Autobots and Decepticons, rather than possibly confuse the public with the Guardians and the Renegades.
Still, there was always the thought that perhaps the home video rights to the TV show and/or film might instead lie with Warner Brothers, through their ownership of Hanna-Barbera (which was responsible for the GoBots animated productions). And the Warner Archive Collection (WAC) has been putting out lots of Hanna-Barbera TV shows lately on DVD, as part of their manufacture-on-demand (MOD) program. So earlier this week, Nick Simmons reached out to the studio at WAC's fan page on Facebook, asking them straight-out about ownership, and getting a concrete answer to this at last! Here's the exchange:
- Nick - Do you own the rights to Hanna-Barbera's Challenge of the GoBots cartoon series or its movie GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords? I'd really like to see both on DVD some day.
- WAC - The GoBots are heading your way soon!
- Nick - Sweet, both the series and the movie then?
- WAC - At this point, just the series.....
*PERSONAL NOTE* I can't believe it!! This much sought after & near impossible gray market title is seeing a eventual MOD DVD release proves that anything still has a chance of coming to dvd even in this slumping consumer day & age. The Gobots series has been considered to be "forever in limbo" or "eternally dead" due to Hasbro acquiring the rights to Tonka & thus US Gobots trademarks, most assumed they also had absorbed the HB animation, but with WB owning HB's animation the impossible is now coming true. I'll be looking forward to retiring my gray market set for the nice quality WB MOD dvd sets!!
2/1/11
R.I.P. Boyd... =(
Animation artist artist Boyd Kirkland passed away on January 27th, while awaiting a lung transplant. Kirkland worked on some very notable series during his career. More info:
After moving to Los Angeles in 1984, Kirkland worked as a storyboard artist on productions like G.I. Joe: The Movie, My Little Pony: The Movie, Dungeons & Dragons, Robocop, Conan, and Gargoyles. He was one of the earliest directors on Batman the Animated Series, going on to co-direct the Batman: Mask of the Phantasm feature film and direct the Batman: Sub-Zero direct-to-video feature. In 2000, Kirkland developed and produced X-Men: Evolution for Marvel Entertainment, writing and directing several episodes for the series, as well providing the screen story for the Ultimate Avengers direct-to-video movies and writing and directing episodes of Wolverine and the X-Men.
After moving to Los Angeles in 1984, Kirkland worked as a storyboard artist on productions like G.I. Joe: The Movie, My Little Pony: The Movie, Dungeons & Dragons, Robocop, Conan, and Gargoyles. He was one of the earliest directors on Batman the Animated Series, going on to co-direct the Batman: Mask of the Phantasm feature film and direct the Batman: Sub-Zero direct-to-video feature. In 2000, Kirkland developed and produced X-Men: Evolution for Marvel Entertainment, writing and directing several episodes for the series, as well providing the screen story for the Ultimate Avengers direct-to-video movies and writing and directing episodes of Wolverine and the X-Men.
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