Superman The Animates Series coming to Blu Ray October 12 2021

[Autbot_Benz]

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment celebrates the 25th anniversary of "Superman: The Animated Series" with an October 12 Blu-ray release of the fully-remastered series!
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[Turo602]

About damn time.

[CyberCubed]

They should include Brainiac Attacks even if it's not canon. I remember Toonzone had a mental breakdown about the movie when it came out, you can still read the old review thread over there with everyone having meltdowns over Lex Luthor not being voiced by Clancy Brown and being written goofy.

[sdp]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

They should include Brainiac Attacks even if it's not canon. I remember Toonzone had a mental breakdown about the movie when it came out, you can still read the old review thread over there with everyone having meltdowns over Lex Luthor not being voiced by Clancy Brown and being written goofy.

link it! TZ would constantly have mental breakdowns, they did with Teen Titans, The Batman and anything that messed up their sacred DCAU.

It can actually fit in canon, the only big problem is Luthor acting like an 80s cartoon villain but besides that it fits and it's not a horrible movie either.

[oldmanwinters]

Word of warning, this has been "leaked' and "announced" before:





https://www.reddit.com/r/dvdcollecti..._to_bluray_in/

Hopefully, it finally does see the light of day and it gets the quality release the series deserves.

[Autbot_Benz]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Word of warning, this has been "leaked' and "announced" before:





https://www.reddit.com/r/dvdcollecti..._to_bluray_in/

Hopefully, it finally does see the light of day and it gets the quality release the series deserves.

ya but until WB or Super Gary on twitter announces it its not true

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

ya but until WB or Super Gary on twitter announces it its not true

It does seem to be on good authority:
https://www.supermanhomepage.com/sup...gital-box-set/

The remarkable Superman: The Complete Animated Series box set features nearly 21 hours of entertainment spread over six Blu-ray™ discs, including all 54 exciting episodes, an all-new series-defining featurette entitled Superman: Timeless Icon, a special video commentary episode and three specially selected episodes with audio commentaries by the showrunners.

All 54 episodes have been remastered from the original 35mm Interpositive sources, giving special attention to extensive color correction, dirt and scratch clean up, and adding a grain reduction pass to create a pristine picture, all while making sure not to affect the original lines in the artwork of the animation. The audio was retransferred from the original audio masters, and the series is presented in its original aspect ratio (4×3). . . .

Superman: The Complete Animated Series – Enhanced Content

Superman: Timeless Icon (New Featurette) – An all-new bonus feature, produced specifically for the remastered Blu-ray release of Superman: The Animated Series, reveals the complicated journey of the show and those who created the new mythology for The Man of Steel, as told by producers Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, director Dan Riba, writer Bob Goodman, casting/dialogue director Andrea Romano, and Tim Daly & Clancy Brown, the heralded voices of Superman and Lex Luthor, respectively.

A Little Piece of Trivia (Featurette) – So you think you know your Superman trivia? Wait until you hear about the series’ connection to Telly Savalas! A brain teaser to entertain every Superman: The Animated Series fan!

Superman: Learning to Fly (Featurette) – Get into the minds of the creative team behind Superman: The Animated Series as they detail the birth of this animated version of Superman and his incredible worlds. Featured speakers include producers Paul Dini, Bruce Timm and Alan Burnett, art director/producer Glen Murakami and directors Dan Riba and James Tucker.

Building the Mythology: Superman’s Supporting Cast (Featurette) – The characters around Superman get the spotlight in this in-depth look at everyone from Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White to Maggie Sawyer, Lana Lang, and Ma & Pa Kent. Producers Paul Dini, Bruce Timm and Alan Burnett, art director/producer Glen Murakami and directors Dan Riba and James Tucker give viewers the inside scoop.

Menaces of Metropolis: Behind the Villains of Superman (Featurette) – Your hero is only as good as the villains around him, and Superman: The Animated Series has a rogues’ gallery of top-grade baddies, including traditional opponents Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Bizarro, Metallo, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Toyman and Parasite, as well as new villains created for the series – like Live Wire and Luminus. Producers Bruce Timm, Alan Burnett and Paul Dini, directors James Tucker and Dan Riba and casting/dialogue director Andrea Romano give us a tour of the villains.

The Despot Darkseid: A Villain Worthy of Superman (Featurette) – Darkseid takes center stage in this examination of one of The Man of Steel’s most vicious adversaries, plus other Fourth World characters that appear in Superman: The Animated Series. The featurette includes producers Paul Dini, Bruce Timm and Alan Burnett, art director/producer Glen Murakami, writers Rich Fogel and Stan Berkowitz, director James Tucker and Charles Hatfield (Department of English, Cal State Northridge).

Audio Commentaries

Stolen Memories – producers Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Alan Burnett, director Curt Geda and art director/producer Glen Murakami.
The Last Son of Krypton – Part 1 – producers Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Alan Burnett, director Dan Riba and art director/producer Glen Murakami.
The Main Man – Part 2 – producers Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, director Dan Riba and art director/producer Glen Murakami.

Video Commentary

Mxyzpixilated – producer Bruce Timm, producer/writer Paul Dini, director Dan Riba and moderator Jason Hillhouse.

BASICS
PRODUCT: Blu-ray
SRP: $69.99 USA, $79.99 Canada
Blu-ray Languages: English, Spanish, French
Blu-ray Subtitles: English
Running Time: 1,141 minutes
Rated PG

It's a shame that despite all the hullabaloo since Batman:TAS did the BluRay set, they are very lazy with the special features, usually throwing a new featurette onto a disk and calling it a day. It's so odd to me that they retain the DVD creator commentaries (which were a big source of excitement for me back in the day) yet don't bother to record any new commentaries that can draw attention to the HD remastering. So many of the old DVD commentaries make specific references to cell dirt and other imperfections that might no longer be noticeable after the cleanup process. That infamous white speck on Batman's chin in the opening comes to mind... in one of the commentaries, the crew explodes in laughter when it appears on screen. I'm not even sure it that would remain relevant with the BluRay sets.

These modern sets might look better than the old DVD sets from the turn of the millennium, but they just don't feel like the labor of love that came with the "legacy content."

[oldmanwinters]

Assuming the solicit for the special features are accurate and comprehensive, here is what could be missing from the BluRay set that was present on the original DVD sets.

Audio Commentaries:
"Brave New Metropolis"
"World's Finest Part I"
"Apokolips... Now! Part I" ("easter egg")
"Apokolips... Now! Part II"
"New Kids in Town"
"Legacy Part II"

Features:
"Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman" Excerpt from the new documentary.[2006]
"Superman: Behind the Cape" David Kaufman takes you behind the scenes with the show's creative team.

Interface:
Subtitles: Spanish, French

Re-coded?
Pop-up trivia track on "A Little Piece of Home" now "A Little Piece of Trivia (Featurette)" ?

https://dcau.fandom.com/wiki/Superma...lume_One_(DVD)
https://dcau.fandom.com/wiki/Superma...lume_Two_(DVD)
https://dcau.fandom.com/wiki/Superma...me_Three_(DVD)
https://dcau.fandom.com/wiki/Superma...d_Series_(DVD)

[drgon78]

Hopefully it is true...this time.

[Allio]

Hasn’t the first “The death of Superman” animated film more or less canon to the series? I remember it had some stuff that was only recognizable to the animated series.

[sdp]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Assuming the solicit for the special features are accurate and comprehensive, here is what could be missing from the BluRay set that was present on the original DVD sets.

It sucks but it's always been a trend that BRs don't even have as many special features that DVDs already included. They don't even bother and since they only care about the episodes to have them in high def on HBO Max, the physical release is only "extra" revenue for them so they won't put much effort into them. Unlike the original DVD releases which were done with so much love and care.

Originally Posted by Allio

Hasn’t the first “The death of Superman” animated film more or less canon to the series? I remember it had some stuff that was only recognizable to the animated series.

nah, totally different. Braniac Attacks does actually kind of fit and could make sense because of the JLU season 2 finale. Only luthor acting like an 80s buffoon villain is the inconsistency, you even had Tim Daily returning to voice Superman who was the original voice

[CyberCubed]

Here's the review thread when Brainiac Attacks came out in 2006:

https://animesuperhero.com/forums/th...ilers.4146131/

Some of my old posts are there.

[sdp]

haha me too arguing the same things I did in this thread, that the movie is better than the average Superman TAS episode and that it could fit in continuity and that only Lex Luthor's VA was bad but that his original VA would be able to make most of the lines work.
Toonzone used to have so me good discussions back in their golden days but even back then they took some stuff way too seriously.

[CyberCubed]

I do miss when toonzone was heavily active in the early 2000's, the DC animated forum especially was THE place to discuss all the DC cartoons airing back in the day. I would also regularly troll the anime section arguing with people there about nonsense, usually pokemon or Dragonball Z related, what else.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I do miss when toonzone was heavily active in the early 2000's, the DC animated forum especially was THE place to discuss all the DC cartoons airing back in the day. I would also regularly troll the anime section arguing with people there about nonsense, usually pokemon or Dragonball Z related, what else.

Toon Zone hated my guts, they were the only that really got the ball rolling on 80s cartoon critique and I'd always bust their balls for it. Banned me multiple times, even staged 'interventions' via e-mail to try and keep me away from the site. Never worked. In the end the 80s nostalgia boom destroyed everything they stood for and they're a fraction of themselves now.

[IMJ]

So here's a short home theater blurb for you guys here or anyone who might not have thought of it before -

When you upgrade to your Blu Ray set, don't necessarily get rid of your original DVD's. This is something I've watched out for for some time now - with things like Ninja Scroll, Ninja Scroll the Series, Batman TAS, etc.

Basically the HD transfers of this older material always looks good, but with the HD you are, ironically, locked into the 4:3 aspect ratio and most players won't upscale native HD content. If you run into that it's nice from time to time to have your old DVD's, which while maybe not as vivid as a native HD transfer, can still be upscaled to widescreen by your player's interpolation feature. So basically pre-digital era animation scanned for HD might look more colorful, but it doesn't fill the screen, so if you keep your old DVD's too, you can occasionally watch one where it fills the big screen of your HD-TV due to upscaling.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by IMJ

So here's a short home theater blurb for you guys here or anyone who might not have thought of it before -

When you upgrade to your Blu Ray set, don't necessarily get rid of your original DVD's. This is something I've watched out for for some time now - with things like Ninja Scroll, Ninja Scroll the Series, Batman TAS, etc.

Basically the HD transfers of this older material always looks good, but with the HD you are, ironically, locked into the 4:3 aspect ratio and most players won't upscale native HD content. If you run into that it's nice from time to time to have your old DVD's, which while maybe not as vivid as a native HD transfer, can still be upscaled to widescreen by your player's interpolation feature. So basically pre-digital era animation scanned for HD might look more colorful, but it doesn't fill the screen, so if you keep your old DVD's too, you can occasionally watch one where it fills the big screen of your HD-TV due to upscaling.

That's always been my personal policy for media I really like; I am perfectly fine to own it on various formats. And there are still more options for playing DVDs on compatible hardware (computer disc drives, video game consoles, etc.) whereas BluRay remains a little more niche. Also, early-to-mid 2000s DVD cases looked really cool, especially for all the Warner Bros cartoons with their fold-out boxes and artwork under the plastic casings.