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Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season
Monday, June 15th, 2009 10:28PM CDT
Categories: Cartoon News, Collectables, Media, ReviewsPosted by: Seibertron
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Shout Factory's highly anticipated set of The Transformers - The Complete First Season will be released at various retail stores tomorrow on June 16th, 2009. I received a copy of it a few weeks ago and was very pleased with this set, even though we all know it's just a teaser product until the complete series is released on DVD next month. This is the first time that Season 1 has been available in the States since Rhino released it back in 2002. For those of you who are fans of the original series, I'd highly recommend that you look into the products coming from Shout Factory. I think you'll be pleased with their efforts.
The packaging for this set is nicer than it appears in various images online. The Transformers title, Optimus Prime and Megatron are embossed on the front of the packaging which are printed on a foil slip cover box. The case for discs one and two feature artwork of Megatron, Optimus Prime and Starscream on the front and Jazz on the back. The case for the third disc features artwork of Optimus Prime and Megatron battling with their energy weapons on the front and artwork of Soundwave on the back.
This set also includes some additional items in the package such as a black-and-white Autobot symbol magnet, a flyer for the Transformers Collector's Club, a flyer for Shout Factory's GI Joe season 1.1 DVD set which has an ad for IDW's Transformers graphic novels on the back. It also includes a sharp looking booklet that list details for each episode.
The animated menus feature various characters from this season such as Jazz, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Ravage, 3 Seekers, Laserbeak, and Starscream. The music from the closing credits play while watching the menus. The Autobot character animations are separated from the Decepticons by the Autobot/Decepticon scene change animation.
If you choose to play a specific episode, you do not have the ability to select a specific chapter for that episode. However, each episode is divided into 6 to 8 chapters which will allow you to skip easily through an episode. The opening sequence and ending credits are each their own chapter which is nice for those of you who do not like watching those parts over and over again.
If you choose to play all episodes, you are presented with the option to play multi-part episodes seamlessly. This function allows you to watch the multi-part episodes without seeing the opening and closing sequences between each episode. This feature is great for watching the 3 part "More Than Meets The Eye" pilot as well as the 3 part "Ultimate Doom" episodes.
The bumpers are in place before and after "commercial breaks", which I enjoy seeing. It appears that the bumpers are at the end of each chapter (excluding the opening and closing sequences of each episode).
Unlike the Australian Madman release from a couple of years ago, these episodes all have the correct season one opening sequence whereas the Madman release in 2007 had the incorrect season 2 sequence.
The colors are beautiful in this version from Shout Factory. The colors just look "right"! So much so that I busted out the Australian Madman version which has really plain colors though the scene I compared in the Rhino version looks about the same so I wouldn't say it's a drastic improvement over that version. Perhaps the colors are more saturated? The episode booklet includes a special note which explains what Shout Factory did to "restore" these episodes.
The entire 16 episodes from Season One are included in this box set. The episodes appear on the disks in production order. The contents of this 3 disc set are as follows:
DISC ONE
-------------------------------------------------
1. More Than Meets the Eye (Part 1)
2. More Than Meets the Eye (Part 2)
3. More Than Meets the Eye (Part 3)
4. Transport to Oblivion
5. Roll for It
6. Divide and Conquer
7. Fire in the Sky
8. S.O.S. Dinobots
DISC TWO
-------------------------------------------------
9. Fire on the Mountain
10. War of the Dinobots
11. The Ultimate Doom: Brainwash (Part 1)
12. The Ultimate Doom: Search (Part 2)
13. The Ultimate Doom: Revival (Part 3)
14. Countdown to Extinction
15. A Plague of Insecticons
16. Heavy Metal War
DISC THREE
-------------------------------------------------
1. Triple Changer: From Toy To Comic To Screen - The Origins Of The Transformers: An in-depth and insightful look at the many lives of The Transformers, from action figures to comic books, animated series and blockbuster feature films. Includes brand-new interviews with those most responsible for the success of The Transformers.
2. A Printable Script of "Transport to Oblivion"
3. Rare PSA (featuring Bumblebee) NOTE: This was included with the other four PSAs on a previous set from Rhino
4. Archival Hasbro Toy Commercials
My favorite part of this set is the new documentary on the 3rd disc, "Triple Changer". There were a few tidbits of new information that I learned from watching this documentary ... which really says a lot coming from a fan such as myself who knows The Transformers inside and out and who has been watching Transformers cartoons since the first pilot episode aired about 25 years ago. The documentary, to say the least, wasn't boring. I've seen some really shoddy documentaries and interviews done on previous Transformers box sets in the past and I have to say that this one from Shout Factory was really well done. It was nice seeing some of the folks we've all grown to love from Hasbro as well as some old time favorites like Bacal (from Sunbow) and Budiansky (from Marvel).
B Ward from Shout Factory summed up what they did to make this version of The Transformers special. Here's what he had to say on Shout Factory's web site:
The packaging for this set is nicer than it appears in various images online. The Transformers title, Optimus Prime and Megatron are embossed on the front of the packaging which are printed on a foil slip cover box. The case for discs one and two feature artwork of Megatron, Optimus Prime and Starscream on the front and Jazz on the back. The case for the third disc features artwork of Optimus Prime and Megatron battling with their energy weapons on the front and artwork of Soundwave on the back.
This set also includes some additional items in the package such as a black-and-white Autobot symbol magnet, a flyer for the Transformers Collector's Club, a flyer for Shout Factory's GI Joe season 1.1 DVD set which has an ad for IDW's Transformers graphic novels on the back. It also includes a sharp looking booklet that list details for each episode.
The animated menus feature various characters from this season such as Jazz, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Ravage, 3 Seekers, Laserbeak, and Starscream. The music from the closing credits play while watching the menus. The Autobot character animations are separated from the Decepticons by the Autobot/Decepticon scene change animation.
If you choose to play a specific episode, you do not have the ability to select a specific chapter for that episode. However, each episode is divided into 6 to 8 chapters which will allow you to skip easily through an episode. The opening sequence and ending credits are each their own chapter which is nice for those of you who do not like watching those parts over and over again.
If you choose to play all episodes, you are presented with the option to play multi-part episodes seamlessly. This function allows you to watch the multi-part episodes without seeing the opening and closing sequences between each episode. This feature is great for watching the 3 part "More Than Meets The Eye" pilot as well as the 3 part "Ultimate Doom" episodes.
The bumpers are in place before and after "commercial breaks", which I enjoy seeing. It appears that the bumpers are at the end of each chapter (excluding the opening and closing sequences of each episode).
Unlike the Australian Madman release from a couple of years ago, these episodes all have the correct season one opening sequence whereas the Madman release in 2007 had the incorrect season 2 sequence.
The colors are beautiful in this version from Shout Factory. The colors just look "right"! So much so that I busted out the Australian Madman version which has really plain colors though the scene I compared in the Rhino version looks about the same so I wouldn't say it's a drastic improvement over that version. Perhaps the colors are more saturated? The episode booklet includes a special note which explains what Shout Factory did to "restore" these episodes.
Shout Factory wrote:
Transformers DVDs released prior to our 25th Anniversary Edition were missing animation seen in the original broadcast. We did extensive research, found the discrepancies between the original broadcast masters and the restored masters used for the last DVD release, reinserted the correct animation, and color corrected it as best we could to match the shots before and after. But because a one-inch master tape simply can't hold up to the quality of the restored masters, you may notice occasional shots - or even scenes - in some episodes that seem slightly softer than others. Just take comfort in knowing that laser blasts have been reinserted, backgrounds have been corrected and Starscream is Starscream once again.
The entire 16 episodes from Season One are included in this box set. The episodes appear on the disks in production order. The contents of this 3 disc set are as follows:
DISC ONE
-------------------------------------------------
1. More Than Meets the Eye (Part 1)
2. More Than Meets the Eye (Part 2)
3. More Than Meets the Eye (Part 3)
4. Transport to Oblivion
5. Roll for It
6. Divide and Conquer
7. Fire in the Sky
8. S.O.S. Dinobots
DISC TWO
-------------------------------------------------
9. Fire on the Mountain
10. War of the Dinobots
11. The Ultimate Doom: Brainwash (Part 1)
12. The Ultimate Doom: Search (Part 2)
13. The Ultimate Doom: Revival (Part 3)
14. Countdown to Extinction
15. A Plague of Insecticons
16. Heavy Metal War
DISC THREE
-------------------------------------------------
1. Triple Changer: From Toy To Comic To Screen - The Origins Of The Transformers: An in-depth and insightful look at the many lives of The Transformers, from action figures to comic books, animated series and blockbuster feature films. Includes brand-new interviews with those most responsible for the success of The Transformers.
2. A Printable Script of "Transport to Oblivion"
3. Rare PSA (featuring Bumblebee) NOTE: This was included with the other four PSAs on a previous set from Rhino
4. Archival Hasbro Toy Commercials
My favorite part of this set is the new documentary on the 3rd disc, "Triple Changer". There were a few tidbits of new information that I learned from watching this documentary ... which really says a lot coming from a fan such as myself who knows The Transformers inside and out and who has been watching Transformers cartoons since the first pilot episode aired about 25 years ago. The documentary, to say the least, wasn't boring. I've seen some really shoddy documentaries and interviews done on previous Transformers box sets in the past and I have to say that this one from Shout Factory was really well done. It was nice seeing some of the folks we've all grown to love from Hasbro as well as some old time favorites like Bacal (from Sunbow) and Budiansky (from Marvel).
B Ward from Shout Factory summed up what they did to make this version of The Transformers special. Here's what he had to say on Shout Factory's web site:
B Ward from Shout Factory wrote
Okay, so since Garson has officially launched information about the recent Hasbro deal, I have been authorized to come in and discuss all things Transformers and G.I. Joe (another thread) with only a couple of exceptions. Until the official press release about the complete series sets come out, I cannot go into detail about the dates or what will be different from the season sets. All I can say about that is that they will be out this year and there WILL be bonus material on the complete series sets that will NOT be included in the individual sets. And if you know me, you know I've tried to make it worth it.
So...
There is something you should know, regarding this thread. It is the ONLY thread I'll read on the topic of Transformers and, most certainly, the only thread to which I'll respond. You guys really like to create new threads for every single question and, frankly, I don't have the time within my REALLY BUSY schedule to go through and answer multiple threads. So read this one. Post any questions you have into this one. And you should get my responses within a reasonably timely fashion.
Here goes...
I am currently working on 40-ish DVDs worth of material for Shout! Factory. Sixteen of those discs are Transformers, the original animated series from Sunbow. This is an absolute dream come true for me. I'm 31 years old and grew up watching the series, as well as collecting the toys and comics. So I know my stuff. Long before I was producing DVDs, I was buying them. And, yes, I bought the original releases from Rhino. I know what was good about them and I know what was bad about them, not because I did extensive research (which I still did), but because I was also a fan praising what deserved praise and criticizing what deserved criticism. That being said...
The S1 Packaging
I've seen some divided opinions regarding the cover art for Season One online. A lot of people really seem to like it. Some don't. But in many cases of the more dissenting opinions, people complain that it doesn't look "special" enough. I agree that what you see online doesn't adequately reflect the special treatment Shout! Factory is giving the series. However, I will argue that you haven't seen the art in person. What can't be displayed in a .JPG online is the type of treatment the slipcase is getting. The title treatment and characters will be fully embossed and the background will be BEAUTIFULLY printed on a shiny foil board that really makes those background colors POP. Unfortunately, you can't see the effect in a photo, but I will say that there will be no doubt (or, at least, there shouldn't be) that the set is "special" when it hits store shelves.
The Masters
Hasbro provided us with the same masters Rhino used for their releases. HOWEVER... There have been changes made. I, personally, went to New York, where the original broadcast one-inch masters are housed, and found each of the problem areas, in regards to animation. Before the question is asked, I'll answer it now. The one-inch masters have not physically held up well over the years. In some cases, they're nearly unwatchable. Therefore, instead of simply transferring and using masters of the one-inches, we found every instance of faulty animation demonstrated on a YouTube video or mentioned in a rundown we could find online (and even found some of our own) and corrected them, replacing the faulty digibeta master material with the best-quality one-inch source material. Finally, we color corrected everything to match--as best we could--the shots before and after. Surprisingly, unless you know specifically what you're looking for, you won't even notice many of the instances of slightly softer picture. It looks REALLY good.
The Audio
We chucked the Rhino audio. You will no longer hear additional sound effects or music, not previously heard in the broadcasts. We went back to the original source mono and created a nice stereo track to even out the audio. It sounds really nice.
The Bonus Features
There are very few bonus materials from the original releases that are specifically related to G1 and what interviews are there tend to be long, relatively drawn out and have no cutaways. In short, they're kinda boring. I've spent the last month or so traveling to Rhode Island, New York and back interviewing as many people as possible that had something to do with this incarnation of the series. In some cases, I talk to original Hasbro toy designers. In others, I'm talking to original comic writers and editors. And in even others, I'm talking to the gang behind the series, itself. And, yes, that includes the voice talent.
I will also have commercials from the appropriate seasons. In other words, you won't see a commercial for the Sharkticons on the season one release. Something you should know about the commercials is this: the quality of what you're accustomed to seeing on YouTube and other DVDs is pretty much what you're going to get here. And it's for one simple reason. No one ever anticipated the future lives of commercials, when they were first being broadcast. So Hasbro never kept high-quality masters. They kept VHS screeners of their commercials, strictly for reference later. So when you say, "why couldn't they get the original copies from Hasbro?", we actually did. Still, there are some pretty cool commercials here and I'm looking forward to having them included.
There's a bunch of other stuff that will be included. I don't really want to get too detailed and bogged down here and now. But I do want you to know that this property is being handled with care by folks that loved the franchise far prior to its acquisition at Shout! Factory. Now, with all of that said, let the comments, concerns and questions begin.
Brian
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| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937452) Posted by Sabrblade on June 16th, 2009 @ 1:32am CDT Huh? But it's already been available. I saw a whole bunch of them at my local Sam's Club last Saturday. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937458) Posted by Bonger on June 16th, 2009 @ 1:54am CDT Anyone know if this will be released on Bluray? | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937459) Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 16th, 2009 @ 1:55am CDT I might get this and season 3. I never cared for season 2 or for Rebirth. And Rebirth will probably be a part of season 3 again.  The only way I'll get the whole set is if the Matrix set is cheaper than season 1 and season 3 put together... | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937488) Posted by pr0wl on June 16th, 2009 @ 3:43am CDT
WHAT? season 2 had a catchy intro and what about that episode when megatron dissasembled prime then the rest of the autobots reassembled him (it was ironic how he used primes arm against him) then there was the spontaneous introduction of buzzsaw (G1 never was good at introducing new characters)    ...nevermind | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937515) Posted by vectorA3 on June 16th, 2009 @ 6:45am CDT Not good enough. Criterion should've handled this release.  Just kidding. Can't wait to get this at SDCC!!!! | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937554) Posted by flamewavex on June 16th, 2009 @ 9:56am CDT Where is the cheapest place to get this? | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937559) Posted by Darth Bombshell on June 16th, 2009 @ 10:06am CDT
They really shouldn't have been. I saw a bunch of them at Toys 'R Us over the weekend, and told the guy that they weren't supposed to be out yet. He then took them off the shelf.
From the look of that Matrix of Leadership set, I think Rebirth will be part of the Season 3 set.
Best Buy, at least for the next two days. They have it for $19.99. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937568) Posted by Sabrblade on June 16th, 2009 @ 10:41am CDT Sorry, but my Sam's Club has that price beat at $18.95. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937585) Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 16th, 2009 @ 11:24am CDT
LMAO!
Yeah, that's what i thought. Looks like I'll be picking this set up this weekend, and season 3 (both parts) whenever it comes out. When is that, BTW, does anyone know? | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937652) Posted by ChrisR291 on June 16th, 2009 @ 12:57pm CDT So..... not to bug but has Heavy Metal war been fixed? My 1985 tape has less errors then the Rhino edition. I'll buy this DVD if thats fixed... if not... pass | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937662) Posted by Flux Convoy on June 16th, 2009 @ 1:20pm CDT Target has got this for $16.99. I'm waiting for the complete set which should be available July 21st if I'm not mistaken. Although I was extremely tempted to pick this up today. Especially considering Target's price.  | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937691) Posted by omega666 on June 16th, 2009 @ 2:03pm CDT
Same here. Was very tempted. I think someone was walking around with it and then put it down because I found it in a random spot. So I put in the toys section with the movie figures. Maybe some little kid will pick it up and go "Ooooooooooooooo, mommy buy me this too!" | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937737) Posted by Bouncy X on June 16th, 2009 @ 3:04pm CDT so i was confused with the Rhino sets and i am for this one as well....so all this remastering and missing animation talk, are they saying they've fixed all the famous errors? so no more robots being the wrong color, or the wrong voice coming out of their mouth and such? i surely hope not because thats part of its charm and the fun in watching the show. even back when it was new, me and my friends always loved to laugh at those mistakes. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937816) Posted by Sabrblade on June 16th, 2009 @ 5:09pm CDT They can fix colors, but they can't fix voices. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937906) Posted by ChrisR291 on June 16th, 2009 @ 8:54pm CDT I think i'm going to have to pass. I just read on the TFW2005 boards that this new DVD has all the same animated errors the rhino set had. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czKJQmaRQG0&videos=xYUeY11EMko&playnext_from=TL&playnext=1 Watch these links if you got time, it will show you the difference between the original and Rhino releases | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (937988) Posted by achuc on June 17th, 2009 @ 1:30am CDT Is there any word when the next seasons will be available? | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938011) Posted by vectorA3 on June 17th, 2009 @ 4:15am CDT as someone else already mentioned, Target has season 1 for $16.99. I actually went to a Target yesterday and forgot to look for it -they were probably out anyway. Unless Target or BB can beat $140, I'm gettin this at Comic-con. Save on shipping at least. And hopefully Shout factory throws in a cool cherry on top for purchasing at their booth. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938118) Posted by Rodimus2006 on June 17th, 2009 @ 11:07am CDT This set is no diffrent in nature it is basically the same thing the way the Rhino sets were done. I mean it does have a better menu system also the Audio has been cleaned up considerably over the Rhino sets I have. But they didnt clean up the picture or fix the errors in it as seen with the Rhino sets such as mis colored chacters and other errors as seen in the rhino sets. Basically all they did was copyied the rhino sets made the disks look diffrent and threw it on a new lookin disk and make a newer thin pack instead of the bulky rhino sets I have. Both are the same except for the Bonus Features, so I wouldnt get this if you have the Rhino sets but if you never had or owned the sets then I would get this. Also it is 20 bucks you cant go wrong on that, because I paid over 40 to 50 bucks a piece for my Rhino sets when they 1st came out. So recommeneded for those who dont own the sets but those of us who have the original rhino sets there is no need to purchase this not unless your copyies are messed up or in bad shape. Over all Rating - 3 out 5 Audio - 4 Video Presentation - 3 Bonus Content - 2 Collectors Case & Content - 4 Over all Product - 3 Price Point - 5 | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938208) Posted by Sabrblade on June 17th, 2009 @ 2:23pm CDT Good to know, thanks. As for some of the errors, do the Dinobots still not clean up the mess in "S.O.S. Dinobots"? Or is the lighting in "Heavy Metal War" when Megs receives him teammates' powers still messed up? Or, is Teletraan I's 'ball-on-stick-thing' still missing when the Constructicons spot it in tht same episode? | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938369) Posted by bward on June 17th, 2009 @ 7:53pm CDT
Hi, guys. My name is Brian Ward and I produced the set in question. I was notified that this post was brought up over at Seibertron.com and have registered as a member just to come by and drop my two cents in. To be perfectly honest, Rodimus doesn't know what he's talking about and, frankly, I take great offense at the notion that the visual mistakes from the Rhino releases haven't been corrected. The core masters are the same as the Rhino and Metrodome masters, however, where there are noted mistakes, we have painstakingly re-inserted all of the original shots directly from the original broadcast 1" masters. You asked if the Dinobots clear away the rubble. Yes, they do. Are the laser blasts put back in? Yes, they are. In short, if Grimbot2 or any number of others complained via internet lists or videos on YouTube, we went in and FIXED those problems. Now, does that mean if there were two Starscreams in one shot when the show was originally aired, we fixed it? No. Absolutely not. That's not our job, nor was it our promise to the great fans of "The Transformers." But we certainly replaced a lot of shots with vehicles and Autobots and Decepticons that were the wrong colors in the Rhino and Metrodome masters. Rodimus' statement "But they didnt clean up the picture or fix the errors in it as seen with the Rhino sets such as mis colored chacters and other errors as seen in the rhino sets" is absolutely absurd. We did not "clean up the picture," as that would require a brand new restoration of the film elements, which we all know are WRONG to begin with. But the mistakes made with Rhino's releases, such as the Dinobots not clearing the rubble in front of them or characters being misaligned on screen or background plates being wrong, etc., have absolutely been corrected. I don't take offense that Rodimus didn't think this set was worth his money. The individual season sets weren't created for the hardcore fans in mind. The "Matrix of Leadership" Edition was created with your interests in mind and heart. For those that are complaining about the lack of bonus material, keep in mind that there are three additional releases that will have additional commercials, featurettes and more, including exclusive bonus features on the complete series set. Sorry, guys. But I take my work and my personal fandom of the Transformers very seriously and felt I needed to come in and set the record straight. Brian Ward Producer Shout! Factory | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938371) Posted by Mkall on June 17th, 2009 @ 7:57pm CDT Hi Brian, welcome to the site! Thank you very much for coming in and clearing the air, it's greatly appreciated! I personally think that you guys did a stand up job on this set. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938397) Posted by Rodimus2006 on June 17th, 2009 @ 9:19pm CDT Brian I never said I didnt enjoy your version of Generation nor did I say it was a Waist of money, I was just saying I didnt need it at the moment cause I have my original Rhino Sets. However if I can come across the Matrix of Leadership edition I may get that version and not the original version of the set. I am a hardcore transformer fan also Brain I have collected the toys and comics and evened own few of the original cartoons in VHS Format as I still have the 1986 Movie with the original case and I have also bought many diffrent versions of the 1986 animated film over the years even though I still had the original. I rented your set from Netflix today I really did enjoy it and I did in fact see errors in but like you said you didnt remaster the who thing cause that would require a whole lot of money and be a difficult process giving how old the original show is and how much it has degraded over the years. Like Funimation as done with restoring DBZ and making new box sets out of them they restored the video and made new audio tracks in 6 disks sets. I was thinking maybe you guys were going to restore Transformers like how SONY restores & remasters the 1986 film they really did a good job on cleaning that up but sadly they went out of business well there Animation Department did anyways. I like the case and I really like the price point of your sets compared to what I have paid for my original rhno sets I purchased from FYE when they were 1st released. But like with all new products they will costs when they are 1st released. Also I am lookin forward to the GI Joe sets you guys are doing as that is another series fav or mine and one I grew up watching when I was a little kid. I never said I didnt like the set I am just saying for those like me who own the original rhino sets there isnt a reason to purchase your sets. But I have bought more than 1 copy of sets before so I may go ahead and get this later on down the road sometime or another. But for right now I am going to watch Revenge of the Fallen next weekend and Play Revenge of my Xbox 360. Also you guys should think about picking up other shows no one are missing with like Power Rangers Seasons 1 - 17 Sailor Moon Megas XLR The Jackie Chan Adventures Disney's The Mighty Ducks Reboot Transformers - RiD As you know Brain none of those shows have never seen a dvd release and they have been just sitting there locked away in a vault collecting dust. You guys should check into those I have mentioned even though they are owned bye Disney however I have no idea who owns Reboot & Sailor Moon however Sailormoon was once owned bye Funimation. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938401) Posted by Vile MK III on June 17th, 2009 @ 10:01pm CDT Hello Brain Ward, just pick up and enjoying the season 1 DVDs. But can you please do the whole fandom a favor; talk to who ever it takes to get the Japan exclusive series like Headmasters, Super-God Masterforce, and Victory with the english dubs on all of the episodes. that would be sooo awesome, right guys? | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938412) Posted by Sabrblade on June 17th, 2009 @ 10:45pm CDT The only ones of those you mentioned that are owned by Disney are Power Rangers, The Mighty Ducks, and RiD. Sailor Moon was already released on DVD back in 2002. Megas XLR is owned by Cartoon Network themselves, and I too am not sure who owns ReBoot or Jackie Chan Adventures. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938414) Posted by bward on June 17th, 2009 @ 10:50pm CDT Sorry, Rodimus. I didn't mean to vent. I'm not sure what mistakes you're referring to, as like I said, if it was posted in a video on YouTube or compiled in a list online, we went in and personally inserted the correct shots, but I believe that you're seeing what you're seeing. If you're talking about the remastering job Rhino did, I get that. I'll explain... When Sony remastered the film a couple years ago, they had a print from which to start. They could physically clean those frames of celluloid and digitally restore and remaster the print. Rhino did the same thing with their releases a few years back. However, as everyone discovered, the film elements they had were wrong. Unfortunately, correct film elements DO NOT exist. This has been confirmed at Magno, where Hasbro stores the film and at Hasbro itself. The show was transferred to film and then correct animation, like with our copies, was inserted prior to broadcast. But there are not films of those episodes, like there are with the feature film, sadly. Therefore, we can't restore the set the way a lot of people want. BUT... we were able to correct hundreds of shots containing incomplete animation and visual errors, such as the aforementioned Dinobots removing the pile of rubble, etc. And for my money, that's worth getting this version of the set. Because Rhino's doesn't have the Dinobots removing the rubble. They have them standing in front the rubble, mouths agape, creating a dynamic sound effect and the rubble staying right where it was before. I don't understand how you'd prefer that DVD to this one. But maybe I'm biased. As for the shows you mentioned, there are a number we can look into. Feel free to also drop by our site, shoutfactory.com, and join the forums there. I take suggestions and interact with folks all the time. Thanks for everything, guys. Enjoy the set! Brian | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938416) Posted by Sabrblade on June 17th, 2009 @ 10:54pm CDT Forget English dubs, we're more likely to get English subs. Shout! Factory is a distribution company, not a dubbing company. If they were to give us any English dubs of those series, they would be those awful Malaysian dubs. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938451) Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 18th, 2009 @ 1:17am CDT Well, just in case Brian comes back... When are you planning on releasing Season 3 (both parts) by itself, instead of part of the Matrix set? | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938498) Posted by vectorA3 on June 18th, 2009 @ 5:37am CDT Rodimus2006 --insert foot in mouth  Even if you were to compare the Rhino sets with Shout's you should at least wait till all the seasons are released before passing judgment. That being said, I am glad you mentioned getting the sets if you do not have the Rhinos already. I'm going to get the matrix set. Brian Ward - thank you for making these, I know a lot of painstaking effort went into it. Just as Mediablasters/Animeworks did it up for the Voltron collectors sets after a very long wait, you guys have come through. Can't wait till it's in-hand & can't wait to see it!! | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938574) Posted by Rodimus2006 on June 18th, 2009 @ 10:00am CDT Power Rangers has had a few DVDs made but like Ultimate sets like fans favorite episodes Megas XLR was shown on Adult Swim it was never finished and was canceled never seen a DVD release Transformers RiD last time I checked was owned bye Disney/Jetix it hasnt been seen in North America sice it last aired back on Fox Kids either in 1999 or early 2000's I really dont remember cause I havent seen it since then. The show has been seen in the UK as they have had 2 or 3 DVD sets made already but for some odd reasons or just legal limbo we have yet to see this series back here in North America. The Jackie Chan Adventures was last seen on Jetix it has seen individual dvd releases over the years but never any season sets or complete season sets. Right now I dont know cause it hasnt been on Jetix or Disney in quiet sometime. Sailor Moon has seen individual releases also it was last owned bye Funimation and was also 1st seen on Toonami back when it 1st came on in the early 90's when Toonami made its debut. Reboot was also last seen on CN on toonami it has just 2 DVD's single release one was called "MY 2 BOB'S". the show hasnt been seen since then. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938579) Posted by Rodimus2006 on June 18th, 2009 @ 10:12am CDT I would get these Generation 1 sets but I really dont need them since I have my rhino sets and they are still in good condition. However if I ever found the "Matrix of Leadership" Edition I will get that one. However I dont have my GI Joe sets anymore so I will bye the Shout Factory versions of those. Also has GI Joe came out yet I know it was suppose to be out the same time around transformers was released. Or will GI Joe be released sometime this winter. Do you guys think they will go and make the Transformers - Rebirth special I will get that cause my copy is playing bad. Also I want someone to pick up "Sonic the Hedegehog - The Movie". If anyone remembers that I still have my copy but it is starting to get old and skips in some places. Also GI Joe the Animated movie needs to get a remake like they did for the 1986 movie of Transformers. If something ever happens to my Rhino sets like it they start to skip or freeze up or get stractched up more then I will replace them with the Shout Factory Sets. Also I would love to see Sailor Moon sets again I loved the Queen Berail Saga I think that was Season 1. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938617) Posted by Sabrblade on June 18th, 2009 @ 11:32am CDT I have that movie on DVD. It has both the English language and the Japanese language audio tracks and the English subtitles are of the Japanese dialogue. I'd say your best bet for this is to buy the the DVD online, as I did. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938724) Posted by Rodimus2006 on June 18th, 2009 @ 3:34pm CDT I said I already have Sonic the Hedgehog, what I was trying to say is I wished that they would re-release once again on DVD as both in DVD format and in Blue-Ray. I was saying I would like a new copy cause mine is aging and skips in certain parts. Since Shout Factory seems to be in the process of re-releasing older cartoon series I hope they release some that hasnt been on dvd yet. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938847) Posted by Velocity Prime on June 18th, 2009 @ 8:27pm CDT Hi, I got my copy of Season 1 on Tuesday and watched it the next day. it brought back memories of when I watched it as a kid. Only thing that bugged me was how for the last 4 episodes, the sound effects (guns, walking, flying, changing etc.) was barely audible. I'm guessing these are the fixes to the audio that was mentioned before Otherwise, I'm gonna enjoy this set and look forward to the next seasons as they are released. Down the road, I might even get the Matrix of Leadership edition...since it so far, sounds great | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938893) Posted by Rodimus2006 on June 18th, 2009 @ 10:44pm CDT The error I am refering to was just a small one it was in the 3 part season opening were they are fixing to go in the mine shaft and bury the decipticons forever. It is were the Autobots are standing all in a group scoping out the situation you will notice that Prowl has his body but it shows Bumble Bee's Head on top of him. I mean it is just a minor glitch but I really enjoyed the sets I just dont need them at the moment as I have other things to do for the rest of the year. But if I ever wanna see these sets I can just rent them off of my Netflix rentals. They really did a top notch job on the audio department but I wished the disk had subtitles in it I have always wanted to see what they say. Sometimes on my shows or movies I like to watch the close captioning to see if they do a good job on it or not. I was wondering if these sets were going to be broke into parts like how rhino broke up thiers. Season 1 Season 2 prt. 1 Season 2 prt. 2 Season 3 The 1986 Animated Movie The 3 Part Rebirth Special Season 3 wasnt broken into parts but season 2 was. I may go back and rent this again from my Netflix rentals but I am waiting on other rentals like 12 Rounds, Street Fighter-Legend of Chun Li and Dragon Ball - Evolution. I also have a ton of games to pay of this year cause of the busy holiday releases also I plan on getting me a Nintendo DS and a PSP also. Whenever I get the chance I will get these sets if they are still available. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (938956) Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 19th, 2009 @ 1:38am CDT
season 3 was broken into 2 parts, with Rebirth tacked onto the end of the second part. Unless we're thinking of different releases... | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (939059) Posted by Sabrblade on June 19th, 2009 @ 8:49am CDT That is correct:   | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (939120) Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 19th, 2009 @ 11:38am CDT
Thank you. Those were the ones I was speaking of. Those are the Rhino sets, right? | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (939251) Posted by Sabrblade on June 19th, 2009 @ 4:09pm CDT Yes, as they do have the Rhino logo at the bottom of the package. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (939419) Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 20th, 2009 @ 1:06am CDT
Yeah, I noticed after I posted.  I just got the new DVD set today, and so far I am impressed with it. Not the episodes, those I knew of, but the packaging and the extras. Very well done. Bring on Season 3. In probably 2 years. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (939480) Posted by vectorA3 on June 20th, 2009 @ 7:58am CDT If Shout Factory was working on these in '08 or earlier, why weren't the sets announced till this year?? I would've loved to have known sooner. | |
| Re: Review of Shout Factory's Transformers - Complete 1st Season (953024) Posted by SentinelA on July 11th, 2009 @ 2:14pm CDT
I was hoping for some color corrections. I was disappointed. Also on the back of the second case they mention additional scenes or something that weren't in the Rhino versions. I have yet to see these. The only additions I've seen are the commercial breaks. | |
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