The Energon Pub

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:27 pm

Shout! Factory DVD producer Brian Ward has started a thread on the <a href="http://www.shoutfactory.com/community.aspx" target="_blank">Shout! Factory Community Message Boards</a> providing fans with more detailed information regarding Shout! Factory's release of the original Transformers cartoon on DVD, starting on June 16th with the release of Season 1. You can view that thread by clicking <a href="http://www.shoutfactory.com/community/1551/thread.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.

News Credits: 104 · by **AutobotJazz** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:19 pm

it sounds like this set will be done very nicely and correctly. I own the entire rhino run of the series, but I'll more than likely buy this. Scratch that, I am buying this set.

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:41 pm

I have the Rhino set so I may or may not get this set.

But anyone looking for info on GI Joe can hit this related thread:

http://www.shoutfactory.com/community/1552/thread.aspx

by **Tirade** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:30 pm

Glad to see Shout!Factory is fielding questions. So far I am very impressed with their handling of Transformers and GI Joe. If what they say is true regarding the releases, these should be superior to the Rhino releases. Pity that the DiC GI Joe eps are still on hold. Maybe Shout! will work things out with Cookie Jar in the near future. That would be great.

Also, I'm looking forward to seeing these guys at BotCon. Just another reason I'm thrilled that BotCon is so near to where I live :grin:

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by **SpacerAM2** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:32 am

I don't like Shout too much. They have the habit of not releasing the whole series like Healthcliff & the Cadillac Cats {just half of the first season}, C.O.P.S.{the first 24 episodes},etc. Good for the people that missed Sunbow g1 Transformers or Sunbow G.I. Joe the first time. Lets see if Shout release the full series of both this time.

News Credits: 487 · by **Darth Bombshell** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:36 am

SpacerAM2 wrote:I don't like Shout too much. They have the habit of not releasing the whole series like Healthcliff & the Cadillac Cats {just half of the first season}, C.O.P.S.{the first 24 episodes},etc.

I take it you didn't read the thread, which explains why they didn't.

We still hold the rights to the DiC series we've released (and then some) and must continue any work through Cookie Jar, if we intend to continue to release titles like the third volume of Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog, the second volume of Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors, etc. The contract is still there and valid. But since we've not released anything from DiC since they were acquired by Cookie Jar, we have no real relationships with those folks. I have not personally dealt with anyone at Cookie Jar.