90s 'X-Men' cartoon on DVD today

[Robotech Master]

I loved this show.

I actually have the episodes already *cough* but I'll probably get these DVDs.

How is the transfer quality? Does it look pretty good on DVD?

 

[Christopher]

I watched the "Phoenix Saga"; having read the original story, I think the animated show does it better (also, having the benefit of hindsight, they come up with a coherent explanation for what the Phoenix Force is; having it be the guardian of the M'Kraan Crystal is a great idea).

Definitely the series' high point. The finale, where Phoenix

Spoiler: Phoenix Saga finale

dives into the sun,

always makes my eyes mist up a little; Shuki Levy's music and Catherine Disher's voice acting bring it to a poignant climax.

 

[Praetor]

^Agreed there.

 

[darkwing_duck1]

I watched the "Phoenix Saga"; having read the original story, I think the animated show does it better (also, having the benefit of hindsight, they come up with a coherent explanation for what the Phoenix Force is; having it be the guardian of the M'Kraan Crystal is a great idea).

That is actually the explanation they use in the latter years in the comics.

 

[darkwing_duck1]

I loved this show.

I actually have the episodes already *cough* but I'll probably get these DVDs.

How is the transfer quality? Does it look pretty good on DVD?

It does on my screen. Nowhere near the "interlacing" problems that cropped up on Evolution Season 3, for example, though there is a LITTLE bit of it, and you might adjust your interlacing settings to correct it.

 

[exodus]

I picked up my copies of vol.1 & vol.2.

However, I just saw Wolverine & the X-Men ep. "Breakdown". It's a Cyclops & Jean Grey origin story. Wow, what a superior show that's become over FOX's!!! Jean certainly isn't the weak character in this show the way she is in FOX's version.
.....and they actually gave Cyclops a personality!

Still, when will the next volumes of FOX's show be on DVD?

 

[CommodoreKong]

I picked up my copies of vol.1 & vol.2.

However, I just saw Wolverine & the X-Men ep. "Breakdown". It's a Cyclops & Jean Grey origin story. Wow, what a superior show that's become over FOX's!!! Jean certainly isn't the weak character in this show the way she is in FOX's version.
.....and they actually gave Cyclops a personality!

Still, when will the next volumes of FOX's show be on DVD?

Really? Jean doesn't seem like a very weak character to me so far. In one of the episodes she's captured and tied up as a damsel in distress and she uses her powers to rip the ropes apart, then goes on to help the team save Cyclops. I thought that was an awesome role reversal and showed how strong she was, both with her powers and as a leader/member of the team.

 

[exodus]

I picked up my copies of vol.1 & vol.2.

However, I just saw Wolverine & the X-Men ep. "Breakdown". It's a Cyclops & Jean Grey origin story. Wow, what a superior show that's become over FOX's!!! Jean certainly isn't the weak character in this show the way she is in FOX's version.
.....and they actually gave Cyclops a personality!

Still, when will the next volumes of FOX's show be on DVD?

Really? Jean doesn't seem like a very weak character to me so far. In one of the episodes she's captured and tied up as a damsel in distress and she uses her powers to rip the ropes apart, then goes on to help the team save Cyclops. I thought that was an awesome role reversal and showed how strong she was, both with her powers and as a leader/member of the team.

Which ep. is that?

I just see her fainting every time she uses her powers.

 

[ManOnTheWave]

I'll have to pick these up. I haven't seen them in years, but I was at least impressed by most of the voice actors. A number of them sounded much like I imagined the characters would when I read the books back in the 80s.

 

[Christopher]

Cal Dodd's Wolverine from the '90s show is still the definitive interpretation of the character in my mind. Of course he was the first one to get it right at all; both previous animated incarnations of the Canucklehead were inexplicably Australian. Being Canadian himself, Dodd naturally got the accent right. It took him a while to find the character; in the first season Wolverine sometimes sounded a lot like Popeye. But eventually he really mastered the character's savage rage, inner turmoil, and tragic depth. Subsequent Wolverine portrayers -- Hugh Jackman, Scott McNeil, Steve Blum -- just haven't managed to convey that same ferocity.

My other favorite from that show is Lenore Zann as Rogue. Sometimes she got kind of over-the-top, but most of the time her Rogue voice was very sexy. I loved the way it could be honey-sweet one moment and razor-sharp and shrill the next. That's range.

And George Buza did a fantastic job as Beast, really capturing his intelligence and humor. Although I don't quite consider him definitive anymore, since Kelsey Grammer did an equally good job in The Last Stand. These days, I sort of go back and forth between them in my mind when I read an X-Men comic.

 

[Gryffindorian]

Someone recently gave me a gift card to Best Buy, and I went there over the weekend and considered getting the X-Men DVDs. I would've been more enthused if they released them in seasons instead of a few select episodes per volume.

 

[darkwing_duck1]

Someone recently gave me a gift card to Best Buy, and I went there over the weekend and considered getting the X-Men DVDs. I would've been more enthused if they released them in seasons instead of a few select episodes per volume.

You're getting a Season and a third per volume.

 

[od0_ital]

Missed out on pickin' these up last week, but I found 'em last night at Target for only $17.99 each.

So, I got 'em.

I haven't started 'em yet, though, 'cause I also picked up Earth: Final Conflict's first season on DVD.

 

[Angel4576]

I also picked up Earth: Final Conflict's first season on DVD.

We've had the first season available on R2 for about 4 years. Any sense of smugness ends there though as we're still fcuking waiting for Season 2!

 

[od0_ital]

I also picked up Earth: Final Conflict's first season on DVD.

We've had the first season available on R2 for about 4 years. Any sense of smugness ends there though as we're still fcuking waiting for Season 2!

I only want the first season, and I now have the first season.

So, I'm good.

 

[Angel4576]

^^ I wanted the first two.

I've been stuck on 50% of my wishlist for 4 years!

 

[Praetor]

Cal Dodd's Wolverine from the '90s show is still the definitive interpretation of the character in my mind. Of course he was the first one to get it right at all; both previous animated incarnations of the Canucklehead were inexplicably Australian. Being Canadian himself, Dodd naturally got the accent right. It took him a while to find the character; in the first season Wolverine sometimes sounded a lot like Popeye. But eventually he really mastered the character's savage rage, inner turmoil, and tragic depth. Subsequent Wolverine portrayers -- Hugh Jackman, Scott McNeil, Steve Blum -- just haven't managed to convey that same ferocity.

My other favorite from that show is Lenore Zann as Rogue. Sometimes she got kind of over-the-top, but most of the time her Rogue voice was very sexy. I loved the way it could be honey-sweet one moment and razor-sharp and shrill the next. That's range.

And George Buza did a fantastic job as Beast, really capturing his intelligence and humor. Although I don't quite consider him definitive anymore, since Kelsey Grammer did an equally good job in The Last Stand. These days, I sort of go back and forth between them in my mind when I read an X-Men comic.

Ditto all of that.

 

[Gryffindorian]

Someone recently gave me a gift card to Best Buy, and I went there over the weekend and considered getting the X-Men DVDs. I would've been more enthused if they released them in seasons instead of a few select episodes per volume.

You're getting a Season and a third per volume.

Interesting. Do the episodes follow the same TV continuity? Some animated TV DVDs nowadays only feature a handful of random episodes from the show and are labeled in volumes. This is what WB did for Justice League Unlimited before they were sold as whole-season DVDs.

 

[Smiley]

The episodes on the DVD are in the exact same order as they were originally aired. The studio is simply releasing them in volumes so that there will be fewer than five overall releases.

 

[darkwing_duck1]

Smiley beat me to it...