Medabots Returns to DVD

[Jon]

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Medabot...!-Factory/8066

Though it has been on DVD before (in single-disc releases); Shout! Factory is preparing to do Season Sets of this series.

[ZariusTwo]

Watch how many people buy the first series, then calmly and with all sane reasnl leave the second well enough alone.

Medabots was one of those great little "thinking" knock-offs of "battle type" shows, right up there with Monster Rancher. Had old-school humour, and even nods to Speed Racer and Kamen Rider X.

[Jon]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Watch how many people buy the first series, then calmly and with all sane reasnl leave the second well enough alone.

Medabots was one of those great little "thinking" knock-offs of "battle type" shows, right up there with Monster Rancher. Had old-school humour, and even nods to Speed Racer and Kamen Rider X.

Do you mean the second series (as-in when the Medabots had transforming ability), or the second Season of this series (the Tournament). Cause I watched alot of the latter, but not much of the former when it aired.
And would be nice to have Seasons 1 and 2 completely. As, when they did the singles, I only got the 'Season Finale' Volumes.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Watch how many people buy the first series, then calmly and with all sane reasnl leave the second well enough alone.

I agree... I just don;t see these being that successful. It's not new enough to be current, not old enough to be nostalgic, too late to continue the popularity, too early to reboot the franchise, it's not that popular, and it's not just under the radar enough to be a cult series. All the reasons to put things on DVD. I mean, I can even get the misconception of them thinking people want to see Sonic Underground on DVD, due to the game culture. Now if they were able to crack open Disney's "Illgotten Saban shows after the buyout of Family Channel" vault and release Digimon in sets, I can see those being successful.

And even still, this is the English dub, not a sub with original Japanese dialogue. Even a show I worship the ground they're drawn on from that country doesn't excite me without original dialogue.

I wish more companies followed the business model of ADV releasing that first series of Sailor Moon with ONLY Japanese dialogue and subtitiles. That means they don't have to pay a fortune to make a crummy dub chances are no one will watch.

That said, do you get the same impression I do that Shout is trying to get into Nelvana properties, instead of DIC's? First Sam and Max (which at least makes sense, since there's a new Sam and Max game), now the dub of this (produced by nelvana, to my recallection). It would be great to see Beetlejuice too, but that's owned by Warners....

[Drtooth]

heh... no wonder why they couldn't have a Japanese soundtrack...
http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Medabot...ease-Date/8147