Title: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: nightwing on March 15, 2007, 11:24:45 AM Looks like Filmation's "New Adventures of Superman" is coming to DVD this summer. Any fans out there?
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7029 (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7029) Similar plans in the works for the Batman show of a decade later. Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: davidelliott on March 15, 2007, 12:03:52 PM I love 'em... they (along with Aquaman and Batman from Filmation) are amongst my first Saturday morning memories, along with the Monkees and American Bandstand!
I have the Superman "Super Powers" series VHS of some of the cartoons.... Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: MatterEaterLad on March 15, 2007, 01:15:54 PM I loved them when they ran, though I hope that the very primitive animation and sound effects don't turn people off or make the cartoons mostly objects of sarcasm. Wonder if they will sell well?
Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: Super Monkey on March 15, 2007, 07:09:26 PM Looks like Filmation's "New Adventures of Superman" is coming to DVD this summer. Any fans out there? http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7029 (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7029) Similar plans in the works for the Batman show of a decade later. GREAT! A lot of the same people who made the comics at the time also worked on this show. It was the truest version of Superman ever on TV. It's only drawback was the extremely primitive animation. Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: Klar Ken T5477 on March 15, 2007, 10:19:49 PM Beppo, industry wags prefer the term 'limited animation'. Its cost conscious frame crunching pioneered by Hanna Barbera.
Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: Michel Weisnor on March 15, 2007, 10:57:27 PM That's the best news I've read all day. I began watching Filmation DC on youtube and followed with Boomerang bumpers. Just the other day, I received a bootDVD with complete DC episodes. Wow, what a slice of Silver Age heaven. Flash's intro gave me geeky goose pimples, excellent.
Do you think Superman will include Superboy episodes? I really dig stories and animation from this era. I purchased Spider-Man '67 and recently pre-ordered Milton the Monster. While I love Coast-To-Coast or Adult Swim, I wouldn't mind seeing H&B DVDs of Space Ghost, Birdman, Herculoids, and Samson & Goliath or Marvel 60's superheroes. Thanks to the internet and Boomerang, I've gotten a chance to watch all of the above and found myself really enjoying them. I developed respect and admiration for these shows. One can only hope companies continue to release 60's DVD sets. :) Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: nightwing on March 16, 2007, 09:04:35 AM Quote Do you think Superman will include Superboy episodes? IIRC, the Superboy segments were part of the Superman show (the way "Go-Go Gophers" were part of the Underdog show, for example), so hopefully yes. I'm not really clear on the current legal state of the character, but I gather DC is able to reprint Superboy stories in books with titles other than "Superboy." However, they seem unable or unwilling to print a "Superboy Archives" or a Superboy monthly. So...title it "Superboy," no, title it something else, yes. Kind of like "Shazam." Anyway, following the same reasoning, it seems likely they could leave in the Superboy segments in a package that preserves the original configuration of the cartoon show. As for the animation, it's not much more limited than the SuperFriends, and I think those sets have sold okay. Plus Bud Collyer rules as the voice of Superman! Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD ~ Confirmed Post by: Michel Weisnor on March 18, 2007, 10:58:32 AM Superman Season 1 (1966–1967)
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7037 36 episodes The Force Phantom Mermen Of Emor The Prehistoric Pterodactyls Merlin's Magic Marbles The Threat of the Thrutans The Wicked Warlock The Chimp Who Made It Big The Deadly Icebergs Robot of Riga The Invisible Raiders Neolithic Nightmare The Return of Brainiac The Magnetic Monster The Toys of Doom The Iron Eater The Ape Army of the Amazon The Fire Phantom The Deadly Dish Insect Raiders Return of Warlock The Abominable Ice-Man The Men from A.P.E. The Tree Man of Arbora The Image Maker Superman's Double Trouble The Deadly Super-Doll Lava Men Luthor Strikes Again Mission to Planet Peril The Pernicious Parasite The Two Faces of Superman The Imp-Practical Joker Superman Meets Brainiac Seeds of Disaster The Malevolent Mummy The Bird-Men From Lost Valley Batman http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7038 Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: Gangbuster on May 15, 2007, 02:00:10 PM Apparently the Superboy cartoons are not included in the set, so I'm out.
Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) DVD Reviews Post by: Michel Weisnor on June 30, 2007, 10:24:25 AM http://www.kryptonsite.com/newadventures.htm
http://www.hbshows.com/site.php?c=./newadvsupes.htm http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=28881 http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=117918 Did anyone buy this set yet? Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: Uncle Mxy on June 30, 2007, 10:56:18 PM It's in my Netflix queue. It doesn't strike me as worth owning, but I may be persuaded otherwise after seeing them. It's the same take I had with the live-action Saklind Superboy 1st season.
Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: Klar Ken T5477 on June 30, 2007, 11:33:05 PM Apparently the Superboy cartoons are not included in the set, so I'm out. Ditto. Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: thomas on July 14, 2007, 08:49:29 PM I'm a bit sad at not having the Superboy cartoons, but it's still a very fun set, and it's entirely possible we'll see the Superboy shorts with their own release once legal stuff is cleared up.
These were a lot of fun, and I really hope we get the rest of them. Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: Permanus on July 14, 2007, 09:08:49 PM Hey, Thomas, just realised you're the Say it Backwards guy. Great site, really fun!
Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: thomas on July 15, 2007, 06:13:07 PM Oh, wow, some one's reading it! Awesome! Thanks, Permanus. That's really appreciated.
Title: Re: New Adventures of Superman (1966) to DVD? Post by: OKITOMAGIC on July 16, 2007, 07:43:32 PM The set was great, but it's only the first season , hope they will do the whole thing .
I also wish the Superboy cartoons, the FF , as well as the MMMS cartoons.. as well as the Ruby Spears 80's superman I hope I got the 80's name correct I really would like to see all the cartoons, of DC as well as Marvel ( they got spiderman , spiderman does what ever a spider can ) |