The 80's Nostalgia

[Elc]

Several years ago, Rhino Home Video released re-mastered DVD sets for the Transformers (Generation One, Beast Wars and - most recently - Transformers Armada) and G.I. Joe, though the latter wasn't completed before they lost the license, with roughly 16 episodes remaining.

In addition, various comic book companies picked up the licenses for various 80's properties, such as Transformers (Dreamwave Productions, and now IDW Publishing), G.I. Joe (Devil's Due), Thundercats (WildStorm - DC) and Masters of the Universe. (MV Creations - Image & CrossGen)

Each of the above series have disappeared from the shelves with the exception of G.I. Joe and, thanks to IDW Publishing, Transformers will be returning with a special #0 issue in October and a full-time return in January.

But all has been relatively quiet on the DVD front in terms of these old properties... until now.

Within a few weeks, the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon will make it's way onto a two disc, ten episode "Best of" collection, with season sets to begin in the Fall through a studio known only as "Brentwood."

Thundercats will also see a DVD release this August with the first 28 episodes of the first season arriving in a single box set through Warner Home Video.

G.I. Joe has seen a few new releases over the past couple years, with "Spy Troops," "Valor vs. Venom" and "Ninja Battles" but only "Valor vs. Venom" has seen a mass DVD release, with the other two being (so far) limited to being pack ins with figure releases.
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[Benit149]

The 80s certainly were important to me, although I don't know if I would go out and buy the DVDs, should they become available here. Since I'm a girl, I have totally different tastes from yours, Jeremy. Of any of the shows I'd buy, it'd definitely be Rainbow Brite. I only have the movie on VHS, though.
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[Sage]

This is neat. Just the other day several of my teammates at JPL and I were discussing various aspects of "old" cartoons such as Thundercats and He-man. It was deeply philosophical stuff like "which thundercat would you be?" and who would win between the ninja turtles and the best 4 thundercats. Anyway, good news there.
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[Elc]

The wave of nostalgia isn't even limit to animation or the 80's, in fact, almost anything is receiving the DVD treatment these days, whether it is older material like the "Flintstones" and the "Jetsons", live action shows like "Night Court" or "Northern Exposure", it's almost like the mentality of "If you release it, they will buy" has gone into full swing.

Last year, I bought a couple of the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" DVD sets because the price was good, being only $99.99 at Future Shop in Canada, but in January the price for the Trek season DVDs went back up to $169.99 and I certainly balk at paying that price when you can get shows like "Angel" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" along with "Babylon 5" which, like Star Trek, are hour-long dramas and carry a price tag far more affordable than the Trek sets. Plus, in the case of Babylon 5, you get better extras (including commentaries on select episodes) than the Trek DVDs.

The only difference between those series and Star Trek is that they had 22 episodes per season as opposed to Trek's standard 26, but when an "Angel" DVD set costs roughly $60, I don't think four episodes are worth a $100+ mark-up. But, even that $169.99 price tag at Future Shop is reasonable in comparison to the $200 price tag the Star Trek DVDs at the Virgin Megastore in Vancouver.

One 80s property which I wouldn't mind seeing released on DVD is "Robotix." Rhino picked up the rights several years ago, but just sat on them and didn't do a thing with the property.
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[Tron Bonne]

I wouldn't say that I'm in an 80's nostalgia mindset. Rather, I never left the 80's. as far as I'm concerned, its June 25, 1985, and I'm going to listen to Twisted Sister and INXS, while making shrikie dinks and drinking ecto cooler Hi-C.
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[Lonelion]

Interesting topic here,the 80's the music was good,Pro wrestling in my opinion was at it's best then.

Lots of good tv series, Night Court as meantioned was funny,i enjoyed it, I recently picked up the dvd set of season 1 and 2 of the Facts of life(that series ran from 1979-1988) it was a good series and spinoff of Different Strokes,which was also a good show.

As for cartoons in that era,the ninja turtles were alright as was Voltron,G.I Joe was alright to(Wrestler Sgt Slaughter appeared on that one for awhile,for anyone who didn't know that.)

The tv series The Incredible Hulk was good very few comic based tv series ever,made it anywhere,but the Hulk did,Billy Bixby's real life death was a sad moment, Nobody could beat his portraying Doctor David Banner.

The Dukes of Hazzard was enjoyable,as was Knight Rider,let's face it there will never be a decade like the 1980's again. Sure it had it's lousy moments but what decade didn't.
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[Zelphiel]

[Tullaryx]

I pretty much have most of the 80's cartoon series as part of my dvd collection. I have to say that I don't have Beast Wars and Armada since I don't consider them as part of the original classic Transformers series. The same for all these newfangled G.I. Joe series. Despite all the 80's classic toon series being released I'm still waiting for a couple that would make me a very happy person and also make my dvd collection even more enviable: Gummi Bears, Galaxy Rangers and Dino-Saucers.

As for classic tv shows, I've the Night Court dvd set and that of The A-Team and the Vietnam-era drama series Tour of Duty. One of these days I will pick up the Magnum, P.I. season sets.
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