Dic's G.I. Joe

majesty329 · 04-22-2007, 07:47 PM

Did anyone like Dic's G.I. Joe seasons?

The first season along with the mini-series Operation Dragonfire was great, Season 2 however wasn't so good but I would still watch it over Sigma 6 anyday.

I would love to see it on dvd someday.

*DrSpengler* · 04-22-2007, 07:56 PM

Here's my review of Operation: Dragonfire.

"Op: D" is one of my favorite GI Joe five-parters. I liked it a whole lot more than the Mass Device or Pyramid of Darkness. Unfortunately, it's the stuff that came afterward that most fans remember.

The DiC series started out alright. It kinda sucked that nearly all the voice actors were outsourced to Canada (the only ones to return were the Baroness, Sgt. Slaughter and Cobra Commander). Then Chris Latta left after one season and got replaced by Scott McNeil, who did a FANTASTIC impression, but still...it wasn't the same.

One thing I appreciated about the DiC series was that they trid to make Snake-Eyes/Storm Shadow/Scarlett more like they were in the Marvel comics. In the Sunbow series, Snake-Eyes was a bit player, Scarlett was in love with Duke and Storm Shadow's nemesis was Spirit. They dedicated a few episodes to trying to ignore all that and import the characters personalities and relationships from the comics.

Unfortunately, so many bad ideas came out of the DiC series. I mean, the drug awareness 2-parter with Head Man is inevitably the one part of the DiC series people remember best...when they really shouldn't. The Eco Warriors were a bad Captain Planet cash-in (though Cesspool came out of their arc, whom I really liked).

Then there's quite possible the absolute worst episode in GI Joe history...the one where Cobra holds a bunch of elementary schoolers hostage and tries to "re-educate" them by reading them pro-Cobra text books. Oy.

I liked a lot of things about the DiC series, and as campy as it was, I'd like to see it on DVD.

Of course, we still haven't gotten all of the Sunbow series on DVD, so who knows if we'll ever see the DiC seasons.

**GK Punk** · 04-22-2007, 09:01 PM

I've got a bit of love for the DiC series. That last season the bad out weights the good, but I still enjoy it. I remember as a kid I liked DiC better because it was more up to date

I watched most of the DiC series recently and realized why so many people have nothing but bad things to say about it, but i still kind of like it.

*DrSpengler* · 04-22-2007, 09:11 PM

I present to you:

The most embarassing defeat in Cobra history.

majesty329 · 04-22-2007, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

I present to you:

The most embarassing defeat in Cobra history.

Good gravy that was embassing.

Poor Cobra Commander.

**GK Punk** · 04-22-2007, 09:20 PM

Yeah... I just pretend that never happened

Time Mistress · 04-23-2007, 12:43 PM

Loved Sunbow G.I. Joe. Never got a chance to really see the DIC stuff.

*Drtooth* · 04-28-2007, 01:51 PM

I'm an idiot... when exactly did DIC do GI Joe? Was it that terrible time in the 90's when they started making terrible shows like Double Dragon?

Jon · 04-28-2007, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drtooth

I'm an idiot... when exactly did DIC do GI Joe? Was it that terrible time in the 90's when they started making terrible shows like Double Dragon?

Yes, it was in the '90s. While posting, will note I liked the DIC G.I. Joe series.

As for Double Dragon, that was a good series too.

*Drtooth* · 04-28-2007, 02:43 PM

I had numerous issues with Double Dragon. I remember watching it, and not terribly hating it, but it had nothing to do with the video game. Almost like that "Movie" of theirs, but certainly not the game.

*gobo* · 04-28-2007, 04:16 PM

I actually liked the DiC eps a bit better than the, umm... (Was it Hasbro? Did they have their own animation branch??) ...whoever the first group was. Simple reason is because it wasn't so dramatic all the time. It got rather exhausting, but it was still better than plenty other 'toons of its time. I loved the fact that DiC was able to expand on the already-established G.I. Joe universe rather than the remakes they've been making ever since. The G.I. Joe series that was all about a drug-lord and absolutely no characters I recognized was a low blow. Made me lose hope in the integrity of the powers-that-be. Sigma Six is way better than that, but still not enough to make me watch.

*Deathknight* · 04-28-2007, 10:34 PM

Yeah I also liked DIC's version of Gi Joe better. I have all of the sunbow episodes on pirated DVDs that i bought before the official ones came out but I am missing the DIC episodes

BTW, Majesty the link in your signature for the DIC Gi Joe intro goes to the Spiral Zone intro also.

majesty329 · 04-30-2007, 12:23 AM

^
Thanks for that I didn't even realize that. Fixed.

**GK Punk** · 04-30-2007, 12:29 AM

I have to admit, It's kind of refreshing to see people that liked it. 2 years ago I tried this thread and it failed so miserably

04-22-2007, 07:47 PM	#1
majesty329 Thug Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 97	Dic's G.I. Joe Did anyone like Dic's G.I. Joe seasons? The first season along with the mini-series Operation Dragonfire was great, Season 2 however wasn't so good but I would still watch it over Sigma 6 anyday. I would love to see it on dvd someday. Last edited by majesty329; 04-22-2007 at 10:09 PM.

04-23-2007, 12:43 PM	#7
Time Mistress Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennshellvania, or the 79th level of Null-Time Posts: 710	Loved Sunbow G.I. Joe. Never got a chance to really see the DIC stuff. __________________ AKA the Edwardian Adventuress and Fairlady_Z "You just made your last mistake, Bugeyes -- 'cuz nobody beats up my best buddy and gets away with it -- Nobody! Got that?!" Raphael about Michaelangelo, TMNT Volume 1

04-28-2007, 01:51 PM	#8
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	I'm an idiot... when exactly did DIC do GI Joe? Was it that terrible time in the 90's when they started making terrible shows like Double Dragon? __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

04-28-2007, 02:43 PM	#10
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	I had numerous issues with Double Dragon. I remember watching it, and not terribly hating it, but it had nothing to do with the video game. Almost like that "Movie" of theirs, but certainly not the game. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

04-28-2007, 04:16 PM	#11
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	I actually liked the DiC eps a bit better than the, umm... (Was it Hasbro? Did they have their own animation branch??) ...whoever the first group was. Simple reason is because it wasn't so dramatic all the time. It got rather exhausting, but it was still better than plenty other 'toons of its time. I loved the fact that DiC was able to expand on the already-established G.I. Joe universe rather than the remakes they've been making ever since. The G.I. Joe series that was all about a drug-lord and absolutely no characters I recognized was a low blow. Made me lose hope in the integrity of the powers-that-be. Sigma Six is way better than that, but still not enough to make me watch. __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

04-22-2007, 07:56 PM	#2
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	Here's my review of Operation: Dragonfire. "Op: D" is one of my favorite GI Joe five-parters. I liked it a whole lot more than the Mass Device or Pyramid of Darkness. Unfortunately, it's the stuff that came afterward that most fans remember. The DiC series started out alright. It kinda sucked that nearly all the voice actors were outsourced to Canada (the only ones to return were the Baroness, Sgt. Slaughter and Cobra Commander). Then Chris Latta left after one season and got replaced by Scott McNeil, who did a FANTASTIC impression, but still...it wasn't the same. One thing I appreciated about the DiC series was that they trid to make Snake-Eyes/Storm Shadow/Scarlett more like they were in the Marvel comics. In the Sunbow series, Snake-Eyes was a bit player, Scarlett was in love with Duke and Storm Shadow's nemesis was Spirit. They dedicated a few episodes to trying to ignore all that and import the characters personalities and relationships from the comics. Unfortunately, so many bad ideas came out of the DiC series. I mean, the drug awareness 2-parter with Head Man is inevitably the one part of the DiC series people remember best...when they really shouldn't. The Eco Warriors were a bad Captain Planet cash-in (though Cesspool came out of their arc, whom I really liked). Then there's quite possible the absolute worst episode in GI Joe history...the one where Cobra holds a bunch of elementary schoolers hostage and tries to "re-educate" them by reading them pro-Cobra text books. Oy. I liked a lot of things about the DiC series, and as campy as it was, I'd like to see it on DVD. Of course, we still haven't gotten all of the Sunbow series on DVD, so who knows if we'll ever see the DiC seasons.

04-22-2007, 09:01 PM	#3
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I've got a bit of love for the DiC series. That last season the bad out weights the good, but I still enjoy it. I remember as a kid I liked DiC better because it was more up to date I watched most of the DiC series recently and realized why so many people have nothing but bad things to say about it, but i still kind of like it.

04-22-2007, 09:11 PM	#4
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	I present to you: The most embarassing defeat in Cobra history.

04-22-2007, 09:20 PM	#6
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	Yeah... I just pretend that never happened

04-28-2007, 10:34 PM	#12
Deathknight Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: One of the 972 rooms of the technodrome Posts: 1,995	Yeah I also liked DIC's version of Gi Joe better. I have all of the sunbow episodes on pirated DVDs that i bought before the official ones came out but I am missing the DIC episodes BTW, Majesty the link in your signature for the DIC Gi Joe intro goes to the Spiral Zone intro also. __________________ Shredder: "Ninja hall of fame? Ha! Where's MY statue?!" -My Brother, the Bad Guy

04-30-2007, 12:23 AM	#13
majesty329 Thug Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 97	^ Thanks for that I didn't even realize that. Fixed.

04-30-2007, 12:29 AM	#14
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I have to admit, It's kind of refreshing to see people that liked it. 2 years ago I tried this thread and it failed so miserably