Update: Funimation Speaks on Missing Vol. 7 & 8 Intros!!

Splinter · 04-09-2004, 12:03 PM

Well, it seems that Funimation has finally had the final say about the misssing intros on the Volume 7 & 8's DVD's. TVShowsOnDVD.Com, has spoken with the DVD production company, and we now have the answers. Follow the link at the end of this story, for the full information from the turtle's mouth, over at TSOD.Com.

According to them, the intros for RTNY 2 & 3, and Search for Splinter 2 were left off the DVD's by choice. As they were deemed unnecissary for the story. As they were just recaps of the episode that had come before. There will be no recall and no repressing of DVD's at this time to put the intros back on the DVD's. They also claim that the source material from 4Kids was lacking these intros in the first place.

So Funimation seems to be claiming that it was the choice of 4Kids, to not include the intros. Which doesn't make much sense, since the intros are intact on the VHS copies of these releases. One would think if they are going to create DVD and VHS releases, they would use the same source material for both. I passed this info back to TVShowsOnDVD, and hopefully they can do some more digging on this matter.

All I can recommend at this point, is that you continue to write Funimation and 4Kids that you want these DVD's to feature the episodes as they originally appeared on TV. But remember to be polite and not attack the company. An angry letting is typically never read. Show your passion for this matter to be corrected, but with respect and intelligence. And remember to snail mail them, electronic mail doesn't have nearly the impact that a personal letter does. Because it is physical, and proves you care enough to take the time to write them personally.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1375

*jeff the cheff* · 04-09-2004, 01:02 PM

I think it's obvious thats just an excuse, because why would they be on the vhs copies? I don't really care about it but they should make fewer mistakes. I think I'm going to write them and ask these questions:
1. Whats the deal with the messed up side cover on notes from the underground?
2. How come there is PL interview 1,2,3,4,7,8 but no 5,6?

TheRATKING · 04-09-2004, 04:29 PM

im very happy that all eps are being released but there starting to get kinda sloppy

**ThirdMarioBro** · 04-10-2004, 01:22 PM

Like I always say when it comes to dubs and DVDs...

4Kids Entertainment sucks.

*jeff the cheff* · 04-10-2004, 07:44 PM

If they left out the intros because they were just recaps we already saw, then would they leave the episode "reflections" out?

**ThirdMarioBro** · 04-10-2004, 08:03 PM

Yeah, that's got me worried too.

Hamato_Saki · 04-12-2004, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRATKING

im very happy that all eps are being released but there starting to get kinda sloppy

you mean to say "they're" starting to get kinda sloppy...

sorry... just had to tease you about being sloppy about your spelling.

No harm, no foul... just havent posted in a while.

MTN889 · 04-12-2004, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamato_Saki

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRATKING

im very happy that all eps are being released but there starting to get kinda sloppy

you mean to say "they're" starting to get kinda sloppy...

sorry... just had to tease you about being sloppy about your spelling.

No harm, no foul... just havent posted in a while.

That wasn't nice. At all. This isnt a homework assignment. We dont have to spell perfectly.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 04-12-2004, 07:44 PM

Amen to that.

**azure turtle** · 04-13-2004, 03:31 PM

Meh... I wasn't too thrilled when I heard that Funimation would be handling the DVD releases of TMNT. I remember hearing all kinds of mistakes that the company made when releasing DBZ on DVD.

*KROW* · 06-21-2004, 09:21 PM

See? I said it was useless to put them on there. And I'm sure any letters they receive on the matter will be promptly thrown away, since they won't care about it if you've already bought them. They've got your money, and that's all that matters.

TheRATKING · 06-21-2004, 09:22 PM

ugh

*KROW* · 06-21-2004, 09:24 PM

What. Tell me, man, what?

TheRATKING · 06-21-2004, 09:26 PM

i dont understand these posts on topics that are so old alot have been dead for two months

*KROW* · 06-21-2004, 09:31 PM

Well if they're so old why aren't they deleted from the board?

Can't I comment needlessly on old crap if it makes me happy? I'm not hurting anyone.

MC · 08-13-2004, 08:45 AM

It is extremely unlikely that they will be re-released with intros intact. After all, they are aimed at kids, who aren't really going to care that much. Kids certainly won't be firing off any nasty letters! Plus, as KROW said, they have your money. Regardless of how shoddy the product is, people are still buying them, so they have absolutely no incentive to change what they are doing!

If they were selling poorly, and it was pointed out that missing intros affected sales, something might happen then. However, I think that the missing intros have had little or no impact on sales.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 08-13-2004, 04:58 PM

4Kids has never cared, and never will care about the older fans, as their name inplies. They don't produce the show, Don Woo animation does. 4Kids just pays for it. If they produced the series themselves, then I think it would be utter garbage. The job they do on the DVD's, and every anime they've ever dubbed proves it. Thank God that Don Woo is animating the series, and that Laird has such a death grip on it, because it he ever loosens it........*shudder* 4Kids would give us modern TMNT bike safety tip Public Service Announcements. Please don't ever loosen your grip Laird....

Jed · 11-20-2004, 11:40 AM

Ok, I know this topic is old but the region 2 versions of volume 7 and 8 have only just been released here. Does anyone know if this problem was carried over to the region 2 versions? Also, what do you mean by "intro", do you mean the part before the episode starts properly, ala "Previously, on Buffy The Vampire Slayer" etc.? If that's the case it won't bother me too much, I don't watch TMNT on TV and I won't need a recap of an episode I've seen moments before

Jed · 12-26-2004, 07:00 AM

The intros to Return To New York part 2 and 3 are intact on the region 2 versions, I watched them last night. I still haven't watched volume 8 yet though.

04-09-2004, 12:03 PM	#1
Splinter Radical Rat Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Splinter's Dojo Posts: 1,531	Update: Funimation Speaks on Missing Vol. 7 & 8 Intros!! Well, it seems that Funimation has finally had the final say about the misssing intros on the Volume 7 & 8's DVD's. TVShowsOnDVD.Com, has spoken with the DVD production company, and we now have the answers. Follow the link at the end of this story, for the full information from the turtle's mouth, over at TSOD.Com. According to them, the intros for RTNY 2 & 3, and Search for Splinter 2 were left off the DVD's by choice. As they were deemed unnecissary for the story. As they were just recaps of the episode that had come before. There will be no recall and no repressing of DVD's at this time to put the intros back on the DVD's. They also claim that the source material from 4Kids was lacking these intros in the first place. So Funimation seems to be claiming that it was the choice of 4Kids, to not include the intros. Which doesn't make much sense, since the intros are intact on the VHS copies of these releases. One would think if they are going to create DVD and VHS releases, they would use the same source material for both. I passed this info back to TVShowsOnDVD, and hopefully they can do some more digging on this matter. All I can recommend at this point, is that you continue to write Funimation and 4Kids that you want these DVD's to feature the episodes as they originally appeared on TV. But remember to be polite and not attack the company. An angry letting is typically never read. Show your passion for this matter to be corrected, but with respect and intelligence. And remember to snail mail them, electronic mail doesn't have nearly the impact that a personal letter does. Because it is physical, and proves you care enough to take the time to write them personally. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1375 __________________ R.I.P. Master Splinter - Mirage Comics - May 1984 / June 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - New Episode Guide

04-09-2004, 04:29 PM	#3
TheRATKING Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 679	im very happy that all eps are being released but there starting to get kinda sloppy __________________ "The riddle is yours... that which can sustain you is within your reach... but not yet within your grasp" R.K. issue 55 vol. 1

04-10-2004, 01:22 PM	#4
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Like I always say when it comes to dubs and DVDs... 4Kids Entertainment sucks. __________________

04-10-2004, 08:03 PM	#6
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Yeah, that's got me worried too. __________________

04-12-2004, 07:44 PM	#9
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Amen to that. __________________

04-09-2004, 01:02 PM	#2
jeff the cheff Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 122 and an eighth Posts: 2,129	I think it's obvious thats just an excuse, because why would they be on the vhs copies? I don't really care about it but they should make fewer mistakes. I think I'm going to write them and ask these questions: 1. Whats the deal with the messed up side cover on notes from the underground? 2. How come there is PL interview 1,2,3,4,7,8 but no 5,6?

04-10-2004, 07:44 PM	#5
jeff the cheff Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 122 and an eighth Posts: 2,129	If they left out the intros because they were just recaps we already saw, then would they leave the episode "reflections" out?

04-13-2004, 03:31 PM	#10
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	Meh... I wasn't too thrilled when I heard that Funimation would be handling the DVD releases of TMNT. I remember hearing all kinds of mistakes that the company made when releasing DBZ on DVD. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

06-21-2004, 09:21 PM	#11
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,415	See? I said it was useless to put them on there. And I'm sure any letters they receive on the matter will be promptly thrown away, since they won't care about it if you've already bought them. They've got your money, and that's all that matters. __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

06-21-2004, 09:22 PM	#12
TheRATKING Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 679	ugh __________________ "The riddle is yours... that which can sustain you is within your reach... but not yet within your grasp" R.K. issue 55 vol. 1

06-21-2004, 09:24 PM	#13
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,415	What. Tell me, man, what? __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

06-21-2004, 09:26 PM	#14
TheRATKING Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 679	i dont understand these posts on topics that are so old alot have been dead for two months __________________ "The riddle is yours... that which can sustain you is within your reach... but not yet within your grasp" R.K. issue 55 vol. 1

06-21-2004, 09:31 PM	#15
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,415	Well if they're so old why aren't they deleted from the board? Can't I comment needlessly on old crap if it makes me happy? I'm not hurting anyone. __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

08-13-2004, 08:45 AM	#16
MC Thug Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 94	It is extremely unlikely that they will be re-released with intros intact. After all, they are aimed at kids, who aren't really going to care that much. Kids certainly won't be firing off any nasty letters! Plus, as KROW said, they have your money. Regardless of how shoddy the product is, people are still buying them, so they have absolutely no incentive to change what they are doing! If they were selling poorly, and it was pointed out that missing intros affected sales, something might happen then. However, I think that the missing intros have had little or no impact on sales.

08-13-2004, 04:58 PM	#17
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	4Kids has never cared, and never will care about the older fans, as their name inplies. They don't produce the show, Don Woo animation does. 4Kids just pays for it. If they produced the series themselves, then I think it would be utter garbage. The job they do on the DVD's, and every anime they've ever dubbed proves it. Thank God that Don Woo is animating the series, and that Laird has such a death grip on it, because it he ever loosens it........shudder 4Kids would give us modern TMNT bike safety tip Public Service Announcements. Please don't ever loosen your grip Laird.... __________________

11-20-2004, 11:40 AM	#18
Jed Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 956	Ok, I know this topic is old but the region 2 versions of volume 7 and 8 have only just been released here. Does anyone know if this problem was carried over to the region 2 versions? Also, what do you mean by "intro", do you mean the part before the episode starts properly, ala "Previously, on Buffy The Vampire Slayer" etc.? If that's the case it won't bother me too much, I don't watch TMNT on TV and I won't need a recap of an episode I've seen moments before __________________ I am Frank-Zappa-as-imagined-by-the-editor-of-a-famous-rock-&-roll-magazine. I am an anachronism who makes the ugliest music on the planet. I have no right to call myself a member of the human race. I am tasteless, untalented, pompous, arrogant, cruel, insensitive, vulgar and not a fun guy because I don't use drugs.

12-26-2004, 07:00 AM	#19
Jed Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 956	The intros to Return To New York part 2 and 3 are intact on the region 2 versions, I watched them last night. I still haven't watched volume 8 yet though. __________________ I am Frank-Zappa-as-imagined-by-the-editor-of-a-famous-rock-&-roll-magazine. I am an anachronism who makes the ugliest music on the planet. I have no right to call myself a member of the human race. I am tasteless, untalented, pompous, arrogant, cruel, insensitive, vulgar and not a fun guy because I don't use drugs.

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