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Secrets Of Isis DVD announcement, YouTube clips
BCI has sent us the press release for their upcoming Secrets Of Isis DVD set, due on July 24. The set will contain every episode of the landmark Filmation Saturday… |
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Disney Princess Enchanted Tales (with Bonus Disc)
…the substandard, workmanlike storytelling along the way, the Princesses both pop up for a confirmation at the end of their segments, just like those Filmation cartoons used to do on… |
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Super Friends: The Lost Episodes
…Show in 1984. The entirety of the 1983 shows would not see American broadcast until the USA Network showed a conglomeration of DC Comics cartoons (including Filmation ones) in a… |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Six
…is 1968s Norman Normal, a very irregular cartoon (indeed, it’s billed as a Warner Bros. Seven Arts Special) which, given its obvious theme song and limited Filmation style, might well… |
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Veteran Animator Ken Southworth dies
Animation Magazine reports that Ken Southworth, a veteran animator who worked for Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Walter Lantz, MGM, Hanna-Barbera, Clokey Prods. and Filmation, has died after suffering several… |
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Confirmation on this year's Walt Disney Treasures, and Real Ghostbusters!
…earlier this year, with producer Andy Mangels jumping from his usual Filmation presentations to put together what sounds like an awesome achievement. The catch? At the moment the set is… |
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Nightmare's here! Plus the Lone Ranger, Zorro…and Wart!
…are still entertaining adventure stories, presented in classy fashion by Filmation”. I also promised a review for Disney’s recent re-issue of their 1963 animated feature. Is The Sword In The… |
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Bravestarr comes to two-disc DVD from BCI
…origin of television’s most popular animated science fiction western, including interviews with producers, writers, animators, and other Filmation personnel. •Feature-Length Audio Commentary Track for Bravestarr: The Legend with Producer Lou… |
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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?: The Complete First and Second Seasons
…a product of its time, having been no doubt influenced by the musical numbers in Filmation’s terrifically successful The Archie Show, and that the use of music in Scooby further… |
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Animated Views reviews: Hero High, Tex Avery’s Droopy
…Meanwhile, Randall Cyrenne inspects Hero High, commenting, “This one may be for the nostalgic only. Filmation put out some fine shows, but I would say that Hero High would be… |
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TV to DVD: Ghostbusters, Legion Of SuperHeroes, Ben 10
TV Shows on DVD premieres the cover artwork for the second volume of Filmation’s Ghostbusters, as well as the first volume of The Legion Of SuperHeroes. The site also releases… |
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Sabrina, The Animated Series: Witch In Training
…cartoon on CBS in 1969. This led to her being spun off onto her own 1970 Filmation-produced television show (sharing billing with her monstrously fun cousins in the hour-long Sabrina… |
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TV on DVD: Batman, Superman, Pussycats
In an update to a story reported last Friday, March 16, TV Shows on DVD presents the press release for both New Adventures of Superman and Batman. The Filmation titles… |
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TV to DVD: Batman, Superman, Birdman, Space Ghost, Mario Bros.
…17. Likewise, Filmation’s New Adventures for Superman (1966) and Batman (1977) will hit stores June 26. Meanwhile, specs and cover artwork for The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 –… |
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RIP, Norm McCabe
…McCabe worked at Schlesinger’s, Warner Bros., US Army Air Corps Training Film Unit, MGM, Swift Productions, Five Star Productions, Telemation, Pacific Title, Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, DePatie-Freleng, Ruby-Spears, Filmfair, Marvel and Universal.”… |
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RIP, Bob Denver
…the 60’s series Gilligan’s Island, Denver vocally reprised his role in two Filmation Associates animated shows: The New Adventures of Gilligan, from 1974 to 1975, and Gilligan’s Planet, which aired… |
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Pinocchio In Outer Space
…Pinocchio In Outer Space. Joining him in this venture was Norm Prescott, well known for being a producer at Filmation. The general story was Prescott’s, and he served as co-producer… |
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Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law: Volume One
…NBC Saturday morning cartoon called Birdman And The Galaxy Trio. This was the year after Space Ghost And Dino Boy became a Hanna-Barbera hit for ABC (along with Filmation’s New… |
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Tex Avery’s Droopy: Complete Theatrical Collection
…while on vacation in Ireland. This somewhat archaic short would be the little basset’s last appearance on screens until television’s Filmation studio brought him back for a weekly show some… |
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The Incredibles: Collector’s Edition
…another bonus cartoon, Mr Incredible And Pals, coming in at four minutes. Animated using mostly static artwork created in the 1960s/70s Filmation style, the short is a supposedly “lost” episode… |
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Hero High here!
Howdy! Just a quick pit-stop for now to point you in the direction of our latest review, this time for another sterling job by BCI with their Filmation catalog that’s… |
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Goofy's new animators spill the beans; plus dancing penguins and other new reviews
…for another in BCI’s too good to be true Filmation sets, The Groovie Goolies: The Saturday Mourning Collection, and the totally baffling winner of this year’s Best Animated Feature Academy… |
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2006; summer 2007; Disney Blu-Ray…
…fine form in mining the Filmation back catalog and presenting these otherwise forgotten shows in sparkling new transfers coupled with unexpected and fantastic bonus features. Other kudos must go to… |
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Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Complete – Winners!
…copies to give away! Coming to DVD on April 29 for a suggested $29.95, Filmation’s 1971 animated series predates was the first screen incarnation of the teenage witch, her cat… |
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Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
…their segments, just like those Filmation cartoons used to do on TV. I’d love to be able to get excited by things like this. And, actually, I am…for the long-in-development… |
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Movie Film For Theaters
…see the regular show: apart from the occasional, rare moment of CG enhancement, this is childish cartoonery even more limited than the cheapest Filmation or Hanna-Barbera classic. It’s directed with… |
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Once Upon A Time…; Peter Pan specs…what's up with that?
…completed his survey recently on the history of the Filmation animation studio, so there’s plenty to catch up on! I’m also hard at work on something cool too – an… |
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Entertainment Rights receives rights for He-Man
…which they obtained the Filmation library of cartoons from Hallmark. The new deal also gives Entertainment control of She-Ra, Ghostbusters, and The Lone Ranger, among other characters. Since 1999, Entertainment… |
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Spider-Man: The ’67 Collection
…by Filmation, not to mention the syndicated Marvel Super Heroes Show. Spider-Man was originally produced in Toronto by Grantray-Lawrence Animation for ABC. Grantray-Lawrence was the same outfit that handled the… |
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Reviews return, with the final season of The Batman
…hunkering down now to get caught up, and you can enjoy the results over the next while. And speaking of DC Super Heroes, remember that the latest Filmation volume is… |
