Thursday, June 14, 2007

GATCHAMAN A.K.A. G-FORCE IS BACK!!!


AN ARTICLE FROM SCI FI JAPAN HAD THIS TO SAY...
Imagi Animation Studios announced this week that it will co-produce with Tatsunoko Production a feature-length CG animated film version of Tatsunoko’s popular TV anime series, SCIENCE NINJA TEAM GATCHAMAN. Originally produced in 1972, KAGAKU NINJA TAI GATCHAMAN was in many ways the forefather of the live action Super Sentai genre (known in the US as POWER RANGERS), and GATCHAMAN and its sequels were later made popular worldwide through English adaptations such as BATTLE OF THE PLANETS, G-FORCE and EAGLE RIDERS (originally Gatchaman’s sequel series, GATCHAMAN II). Gatchaman made its first big screen debut in 1978...The original Gatchaman series followed the adventures of a team of 5 young superheroes who worked on behalf of the U.N.’s International Science Organization to protect earth’s environment and resources against the villainous terrorist organization Galactor, lead by Berg Katse, and their beast-like machines and biological weapons. According to Imagi’s CEO and Vice Chairman Francis Kao, the new film, scheduled for a 2008 release,... (To read the rest of the article click on G-FORCE IS BACK!!!). 

THIS WAS ONE OF MY ALL TIMES FAVORITE SHOWS AS A KID!!!! And now the same company that just did the turtles movie is doing G-force?!?!? WOW!!!! I aint complaining. CANT wait for that, Next year is already looking like a really GOOD year hhehehe.
WHOWHOWHO!!!! LOOK WHAT I FOUND
HAHAHA not one of the best episodes BUT man was this a SHOW THAT ROCKED in my day hehehe. man I'm feeling older. hahaha you can hear the old super friends voices in the show ... wait that guys voice sounds familiar... WHAT IS HIS NAME!!! he used to host some music count down show of some kind? 
HELP ME OUT SOMEONE?? OH I REMEMBER NOW...
Mr. Casey Kasem!!!!!
Here is probably some useless information BUT his Date of Birth 27 April 1932, Detroit, Michigan, USA. His Birth Name Kemal Amin Kasem (WHAT).
Known for his distinctive voice He was an announcer for NBC Saturday Mornings in the 1980s. A veteran DJ/host of The American Top 40 Countdown syndicated radio show. He is of Palestinian/Lebanese heritage Has his own website devoted to Famous Arab-Americans such as Salma Hayek, Doug Flutie, Shakira, etc. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1992. For decades has provided the voice of Shaggy in the "Scooby-Doo" animated series. I didn’t know that hahaha.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I've read a number of articles about this show. It seems quite entertaining.

Emissary said...

yeah the show was tops in it's hay day, now the guys that did the last turtle movie is doing this one and if this movie is anything like that man its going to be HOT!!!