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Regular
Price $14.98
Starring:
Doug Preis,
Ray Owen,
Jerry Orbach,
Earl Hammond,
Bob Bottone,
Directed By:
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Release Date: 1986-09-14
Studio: KOCH VISION
Format:
Animated,
Closed-captioned,
Color,
Dolby,
DVD-Video,
Original recording remastered,
Widescreen,
NTSC,
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Customer Reviews for
Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers - Supertroopers
Great Fantasy
This is one of the best cartoons made in its day. The music was effective, great stories and characters. There is a lot of detail, just not in the animation.Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers - Supertroopers
At Last.
Why does this deserve a five? It hasn't aged well at all. The animation is clunky, the voice "acting" is questionable and many of the plot lines are hokey. But it is sensational. Why? The characters are easy to adore and get behind, the music is awesome and the whole premise is enthralling. This disc features episodes that mainly center around Goose and his background as a Supertrooper. It is unfortunate that Koch is not releasing all the episodes and the few that they have have not been done in chronological order as they orignally aired.
Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers - Supertroopers
Oh yes! It's finally here!
I've been waiting for this since the show stopped airing on television. This was my all time favorite cartoon particularly for it's quirky characters, compelling stories, and surprisingly strong continuity. Now all they have to do is put the Bionic Six on DVD and I can die a happy man. ^_^Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers - Supertroopers
Childhood Favorite
This is the second in the series, if you can call it that; most episodes stand alone, and the intro to each show gives you most of the info you need to start out. It's four episodes, mostly dealing with the character of Shane Gooseman; thus the DVD title "Supertroopers". (You won't know what I'm talking about there unless you've watched it. That's ok.)
The DVD quality is very good. They kindly set it so that you can skip the little intro at the beginning if you want to, just by pressing the "next scene" button on your DVD. I like that; it's a small thing but a courtesty that means a lot to me, as I've seen some DVD sets of more recent and popular shows that were less user-friendly and made you fast-forward instead. Very inconsiderate of them. *sniff*
Again, as in my review for the other DVD, the basics: it's a space western cartoon from the late 80's early 90's timeframe. The animation is poor in the execution of movement; jerky and stilted. The dialog is not great. But the plots and general art quality are very, very well done; surprisingly sophisticated. And there are some jokes I get now that I missed then. Anyone ever seen "Blazing Saddles"? Walk this way....
All in all, I'm glad I got it and I hope they put out the rest of the episodes on DVD. I was afraid that when I watched it again as an adult I'd be disapointed, but instead I'm catching little things I missed and enjoying it in a different way.
Long, Boring Side Note: As an adolescent watching the show, I became a little confused by Shane's name. The traditional spanish name "Guzeman" is the closest regular last name in pronounciation, so I wondered if he was actually supposed to be "Shane Guzeman" and everyone was just ribbing him, as military and law enforcement people do to their teammates when you have a last name that lends itself to that. After all, a significant portion of Spanish people are blonde, if not green-eyed; and gentic engineering could explain an appearance differing significantly from the given name. But the DVD case spells it as it sounds: Gooseman, so presumeably that's what it was always intended to be. Mystery solved...Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers - Supertroopers
The whole show
Why can't we-American produce such excellent cartoon anymore? Oh, beside justice league, G.I.Joe...The story, the animation are great and we need more of it. It is very, very sad that we have to import good cartoons from somewhere else.
Can't wait to have them all on DVD.Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers - Supertroopers
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