What '80s cartoon would you love to make a comeback?
08-09-03 | 10:56 PM
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What '80s cartoon would you love to make a comeback?
For me it would be
I loved watching these as a kid; saturday mornings were the best.
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From days of long ago, from uncharted regions comes a legend:
VOLTRON.
Rediscovered by a band of brave star searchers,
together they form a super robot. Fighting the dark forces of evil, VOLTRON is
destined to save all mankind
I loved watching these as a kid; saturday mornings were the best.
08-10-03 | 12:37 AM
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Oops that second picture looked like (but isn't) a Gatchaman picture, which became G-Force and Battle of the Planets in the US. That's the one I'd most like to see make a comeback.
You know it's good when a eight year old boy wakes up at 5 am every morning to see it.
You know it's good when a eight year old boy wakes up at 5 am every morning to see it.
08-10-03 | 12:39 AM
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Originally posted by BizRodian
Didn't they make a new Voltron a couple years ago?
Didn't they make a new Voltron a couple years ago?
08-10-03 | 03:26 AM
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I'm actually suprised that G.I. Joe hasn't made a comeback yet.
I'd also like to see D&D return, as long as there was no connection to the movie.
Ooh, and Thundercats!
I'd also like to see D&D return, as long as there was no connection to the movie.
Ooh, and Thundercats!
08-10-03 | 03:53 AM
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Please leave the 80s cartoons alone.
If you MUST cash in, release more of 'em on DVD.
Thank you.
Please leave the 80s cartoons alone.
If you MUST cash in, release more of 'em on DVD.
Thank you.
08-10-03 | 04:31 AM
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Yeah, THUNDERCATS! I remember watching this as a kid, but I can hardly remember any thing about it. Wasn't there also a cartoon called S.W.A.T. Cats? Biker Mice from Mars and Double Dragon were from 1993...which in my opinion in terms of style and fashion is still the 80's. That's about all I would want.
08-10-03 | 04:38 AM
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I rather enjoyed Mysterious Cities of Gold. It had a lot of adventure and really kept me coming back for more (even though it aired at something like 6 am, which is asking for a lot from a 10 year old).
08-10-03 | 10:07 AM
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Well, Voltron would be on at around 7am where I was (Saudi Arabia); so the night before I'd just creep into the living room and sleep on the floor. I was a smart kid. 
08-10-03 | 10:40 AM
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Originally posted by BizRodian
Didn't they make a new Voltron a couple years ago?
Didn't they make a new Voltron a couple years ago?
08-10-03 | 11:06 AM
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Originally posted by einTier
Oops that second picture looked like (but isn't) a Gatchaman picture, which became G-Force and Battle of the Planets in the US. That's the one I'd most like to see make a comeback.
You know it's good when a eight year old boy wakes up at 5 am every morning to see it.
Oops that second picture looked like (but isn't) a Gatchaman picture, which became G-Force and Battle of the Planets in the US. That's the one I'd most like to see make a comeback.
You know it's good when a eight year old boy wakes up at 5 am every morning to see it.
08-10-03 | 11:23 AM
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Originally posted by BizRodian
Didn't they make a new Voltron a couple years ago?
Didn't they make a new Voltron a couple years ago?
08-10-03 | 02:24 PM
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Originally posted by brianluvdvd
I always thought that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was a rip-off of Voltron.
I always thought that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was a rip-off of Voltron.
08-10-03 | 02:47 PM
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I wouldn't mind a remake since it was such a short lived series. Of the original 65 episodes, just over half made in onto VHS ...put them on DVD already!
Voltron too!
I wouldn't mind a remake since it was such a short lived series. Of the original 65 episodes, just over half made in onto VHS ...put them on DVD already!
Voltron too!
08-10-03 | 04:28 PM
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Originally posted by victant
I rather enjoyed Mysterious Cities of Gold. It had a lot of adventure and really kept me coming back for more (even though it aired at something like 6 am, which is asking for a lot from a 10 year old).
I rather enjoyed Mysterious Cities of Gold. It had a lot of adventure and really kept me coming back for more (even though it aired at something like 6 am, which is asking for a lot from a 10 year old).
I'd really like to be able to track down copies of Belle and Sebastian. I remember enjoying that show, but I haven't seen it in a very long time.
08-10-03 | 06:07 PM
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From: Work. Or commuting. Certainly not at home.
Originally posted by brianluvdvd
I always thought that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was a rip-off of Voltron.
I always thought that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was a rip-off of Voltron.
08-10-03 | 07:06 PM
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Originally posted by einTier
Oops that second picture looked like (but isn't) a Gatchaman picture, which became G-Force and Battle of the Planets in the US. That's the one I'd most like to see make a comeback.
You know it's good when a eight year old boy wakes up at 5 am every morning to see it.
Oops that second picture looked like (but isn't) a Gatchaman picture, which became G-Force and Battle of the Planets in the US. That's the one I'd most like to see make a comeback.
You know it's good when a eight year old boy wakes up at 5 am every morning to see it.
08-10-03 | 11:53 PM
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I wouldn't mind seeing an updated version G.I. Joe. Using the new He Man animation on Cartoon Network. This time they could do it a little edgier. If you watch the old G.I. Joe's they are like a 30 minute infomercial for the toys. The best ones are still the two mini-series.
And no I don't mean like G.I. Joe Extreme. I know how bad that was.
And no I don't mean like G.I. Joe Extreme. I know how bad that was.
08-11-03 | 02:13 AM
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Yeah, there was a CGI Voltron series released a few years ago. Only saw a few episodes, all I remember was that Zarkon was a good guy and his son was the bad guy now.
Yeah, there was a CGI Voltron series released a few years ago. Only saw a few episodes, all I remember was that Zarkon was a good guy and his son was the bad guy now.
Oh and I want (in no particular order) the following on DVD and/or wouldn't mind new shows that keep the spirit of the orignals:
Transformers (with a new show based on Gen 1 and with all the surviving voice actors from the original show)
Thundercats
Voltron
He-Man and The Masters of the Universe (already has a new show but I want both on DVD plus any/all unaired episodes of the original) But, please, keep the second He-Man animated series (you know the one I mean) dead and buried.
G.I. Joe
M.A.S.K.
A retooled Visionaries
GEM (don't laugh)
Gatchaman
Heathcliff
The Ghostbusters and The New Ghostbusters
The Smurfs
There are others, I'm sure, but I can't remember.
Oh and, last I heard, Saban had bought the rights to Voltron and simply modeled the Power Rangers after it.
Oh and Voltron was really two old (separate) Japanese series that were run back-to-back in the US and dubbed and re-named Voltron for US syndication purposes.
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08-11-03 | 08:04 AM
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I would love to see Star Blazers. It had a great theme song. This show was one of my favorites when I was growing up.
M.A.S.K. was pretty good too, I still have quite a few of the toys in a box somewhere.
M.A.S.K. was pretty good too, I still have quite a few of the toys in a box somewhere.