The red-headed stepchild of TFs to be released on DVD

[griffin]

Okay, not really TFs news, but with Hasbro owning both properties, and quite a few Gobot names and homages now used in Transformers, the Gobots (Machine Men in Australia) are like a relative by marriage...

Aaaanyway.... The original Gobots 5-part Mini-series is being released on DVD (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/challenge-of-the-gobots-the-original-miniseries-remastered-preorder/21452/) in America May 17th for US$15, completely remastered.

(topic title isn't aimed at Irish (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_did_the_phrase_red_haired_step_child_come_fr om), but at the Gobots)

[Vector Prime]

Excellent!

I wonder whether it'll get an Australian release (as Machine Men)? :confused:

[Hursticon]

Excellent!

I wonder whether it'll get an Australian release (as Machine Men)? :confused:

Madman might acquire the distribution rights to this, curious though - I wonder why Hasbro hasn't mentioned a thing about this? :confused:

[Sky Shadow]

The mini-series that launched a legend! Newly remastered from original film elements, Challenge of the GoBots has NEVER looked this good. See example below.

Is there such thing as a May Fools Joke? ;)

[Vector Prime]

Is there such thing as a May Fools Joke? ;)

Why? Is it too good to be true SS? :p

[optimus1]

Very interesting.....I wouldn't mind getting this set or the whole series (if it eventually gets over here).

I always borrowed the Gobots VHS cartoons from my local Video Store as a kid--only after the Transformers videos were borrowed by someone else :p

[Sky Shadow]

Why? Is it too good to be true SS? :p

It just reminds me of that episode from South Park where they advertise the 'digitally-enhanced re-release of the very first pilot episode of South Park':


When we first made South Park, we didn't want to use construction paper. We just had to because it was cheap... In the scene at the bus stop, we always meant to have Imperial walkers and giant dewback lizards in the background, but simply couldn't afford it.

I mean... seriously: :rolleyes:

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4575/1304054256gobotcompare2.jpg

[Vector Prime]

I mean... seriously: :rolleyes:

--SNIP--

Is it that hard to believe that there would be such a noticeable difference in the remastered version? :p

Afterall, the 1986 TF Movie was remastered for it's dvd release and there's a noticeable difference in picture quality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMkOuKdC_OU).

I guess we'll just have to wait and see...

[Zippo]

I can only remember watching the movie as a kid.,

[Lordy]

That's kinda cool. Good to see something is being done for the old Machine Men/Gobots line

[liegeprime]

Yay! hopefully Madman does pick this series up. I never got to see the end of it. Those episodes was never aired in Philippines back then, once they were nearing the end episodes the network would "re-start" the series which is really really annoying as there was no other source to watch it. Same with the other toons :mad: - Blackstarr, Silverhawks, Tigersharks, He-Man etc. The only series they seem to have shown the "finish" or so I think ( I maybe wrong) are Thundercats and Voltron IIRC.

[SGB]

Would like to get the DVD, but it looks like the WB shop doesn't ship outside the US.