View Full Version : What happened to the G.I. Joe DVDs?
They were released by Rhino Home Video, but a search of their site gives no current results. That seems really odd to me.
GK Punk
09-04-2007, 09:20 PM
They've been out of print, a long with Transformers and Jem for a few years now.
DrSpengler
09-04-2007, 09:24 PM
Rhino only released season 1 part 1, season 1 part 2 and season 2 part 1. That means they never finished season 2.
Rhino lost the license to release Sunbow material before they could finish either GI Joe, Jem or My Little Ponies, making Transformers the only Sunbow series they released in its entirety. With Rhino no longer having the Sunbow license, all their DVDs are long out of print and actually fetch a rather hihg price on eBay.
GK Punk
09-04-2007, 09:26 PM
And the Jem DVDs were the only ones I was able to get my hands on. Well, I've got a few of the Joe discs but not all they released.
DrSpengler
09-04-2007, 09:47 PM
I've got the Miniseries set, both Season 1 sets and The Movie but not Season 2, which is disappointing, as the Serpentor season is the one I remember the least.
And I forgot to mention, before they released the GI Joe season sets, Rhino released a Miniseries set which collected the two miniseries that preceeded the proper series (The MASS Device and Revenge of Cobra, respectively).
GK Punk
09-04-2007, 09:53 PM
Yeah I've just got the mini series set, season 1 part 1 and the movie.
Thanks for the answers, everyone. You guys rock. ^_^
Any idea who's sitting on the Sunbow rights now?
And I forgot to mention, before they released the GI Joe season sets, Rhino released a Miniseries set which collected the two miniseries that preceeded the proper series (The MASS Device and Revenge of Cobra, respectively).
O_O Are you telling me that they aren't included in Season One, Part One? That's kinda dumb in as much as they were released only as a limited edition. Right?
GK Punk
09-05-2007, 01:35 AM
Sony is, and hopefully they'll do something with them. I've been waiting for an announcement but so far, nadda.
As for the Miniseries, those were quite a bit a part. The first two mini series aren't a part of season 1. Season 1 began with the Pyramid of Darkness Miniseries which was included on the Season 1 part 1 set.
edit: and worth mentioning, the miniseries DVD set came with this (http://www.yojoe.com/action/03/snakeeyes16.shtml) snake-eyes figure.
Rhino only released season 1 part 1, season 1 part 2 and season 2 part 1. That means they never finished season 2.
Rhino lost the license to release Sunbow material before they could finish either GI Joe, Jem or My Little Ponies, making Transformers the only Sunbow series they released in its entirety. With Rhino no longer having the Sunbow license, all their DVDs are long out of print and actually fetch a rather hihg price on eBay.
Strangely, Rhino did end up releasing the 'main' part of My Little Pony (with the Season 1 Set, and 2 later single-disc releases), only leaving the Pony Tales part unreleased as I recall.
But yes rather foolish they didn't just finish up those series when they had the chance.
Why bother when you're not going to be able to make money off 'em but for a few months, right? It makes sense. It's just unfortunate. :ohwell:
Drtooth
09-05-2007, 10:53 AM
Why bother when you're not going to be able to make money off 'em but for a few months, right? It makes sense. It's just unfortunate. :ohwell:
Ah, the old, "Let's buy up rights to crap we have no intention to releasing or using at all, and yet quash all attepmts to put it up on Youtube" corporate hubris.
With a big fat budget movie, you'd think the old Transformers would be released in shiny big box sets..... Hmmmm....
I still want Sony to get off it's duff and release the rest of Inspector Gadget. Or sell the rights to someone else who will.
Yeah I've just got the mini series set, season 1 part 1 and the movie.
Same as me. I couldn't afford Season 1:II or Season 2:I when they came out, and then when I could, they were all gone. Then I find out that Season 2:II wasn't even made, so getting Part I of that seemed almost pointless. But now I want Season 1:II just to have some closure.
Hopefully some company will get this ball rolling again now that a movie's in the works, as well as the 25th anniversary thing.
GK Punk
09-05-2007, 08:20 PM
Ah, the old, "Let's buy up rights to crap we have no intention to releasing or using at all, and yet quash all attepmts to put it up on Youtube" corporate hubris.
With a big fat budget movie, you'd think the old Transformers would be released in shiny big box sets..... Hmmmm....
...The hell are you talking about? youtube didn't even exist at that time. The rights of Sunbow were bought out by a company, that company was bought by Sony, thus giving them the rights. Sony didn't aquire the rights and "sitting" on them. They OWN the rights.
Transformers WAS released on DVD in full. Transformers was schedueled to be released by Sony last month, but there was a shake up with their kids DVD Division and the release is on hold until it's settled. I love how everything is a big Youtube related conspiracy with you.
Drtooth
09-06-2007, 10:23 AM
...The hell are you talking about? youtube didn't even exist at that time. The rights of Sunbow were bought out by a company, that company was bought by Sony, thus giving them the rights. Sony didn't aquire the rights and "sitting" on them. They OWN the rights.
Transformers WAS released on DVD in full. Transformers was schedueled to be released by Sony last month, but there was a shake up with their kids DVD Division and the release is on hold until it's settled. I love how everything is a big Youtube related conspiracy with you.
You DO realise I'm talking about companies that randomly buy up whatever the hell they can just so they say they have them. Clearly no one has heard of companies purchasing copywrites up and NOT using them.
There was a time in the 80's or 90's when ,I forget which company went bankrupt, but some company went bankrupt and all the cartoons were sold to (not kidding) a shampoo company. A Shampoo company. Do you think they planned on releasing the shows in syndication or VHS at the time? Of course not. What did they do with it? Nothing.
Whenever I hear of some company that owns the rights to something and doesn't have plans to release it or aknowledge it, it just burns me up. Even worse when they do nothing with a copywrite and go after fan sites that have MP3 downloads or video clips of unreleased material. They protect the copywrite so they won't lose money, but then they don't do anything with said rights. It's lose lose.
No, it's not a "youtube" conspiracy... it's a greedy media conglomerate that doesn't listen to fans, but listens to morons on the street that think we need 2 "different" programs where people compete to know lyrics of a song. It's conglomerates that whine about the integrity of the artist and "stealing" from them, then they go ahead and OK them to use the Beatles' "All you need is love" for a credit card commercial, and than a diaper commercial.
So they actually have plans to release this on DVD again? That's good As long as they come through.
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