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OT: Trek authors do ZORRO!

Greg Cox said:
In fact, I recommend Sandra Curtis's book on the history of the Zorro franchise (the name of which escapes me at the moment). Very interesting stuff.
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That would be Zorro Unmasked: The Official History. Great book!
 
Greg Cox said:
Christopher said:
Greg Cox said:
The Zorro people actually put together a nice timeline that incorporates elements of the previous versions: the prequel by Isabel Allende, the original novel by Johnston McCulley, the Disney TV series from the 1960's, the Antonio Banderas movies, etc. That way we were all working from the same continuity.
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Please tell me it doesn't include George Hamilton's Zorro, the Gay Blade or the Zorro and Son sitcom.

And what about Filmation's animated Zorro (played by Henry Darrow, aka Chakotay's father)? I imagine that isn't well-enough remembered to be counted, although it has recently come out on DVD, I believe.
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Don't worry. Those are no longer canon. :)

(Ohmigod, I can't believe I actually used the c-word!)
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Au Contraire, Greg!

The story by Michael Martin and myself, very DIRECTLY ties in to the Filmation series, showcasing the first meeting between Zorro and the luscious Lucia the pirate! :cool:

And since Christopher mentioned it, BTW, I did all the Special Features for the first Lone Ranger & Zorro DVD set, which has indeed been released with absolutely zero fanfare. :(

You can find links to that set, and a lot more information about the ZORRO book on my site. Including links to buy... :angel:
 
By the way, Andy, I've been Netflixing the Flash Gordon DVDs lately (sorry I can't afford to buy them for now), so I've gotten to hear you on the commentaries. It's cool to see the show again (well, the first season -- the second was agonizing), though it just makes me yearn to see the feature-film version. Any chance of a DVD release for that?

I've got more Filmation DVDs in my queue, and I expect to get around to the Lone Ranger/Zorro set eventually.
 
Long Ranger/Zorro is definitely on my shopping list. Two of my favorite characters in one show & I have fond memories of watching it as a lad (damn is my age showing!)
 
Therin of Andor said:
OmahaStar said:
It's all too infrequent, hearing positive things about licensing people.
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I've never heard someone say too many harsh words against Paula Block of CBS Consumer Products, and she's been responsible for ST since at least 1991, no?
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Paula's also in charge of the 4400 novels, as it happens, which is a good thing.
 
Paula approved all my stories for SNW and the one that didn't make it into Constellations.

Never met her, but I like her! :)

--Ted
 
Christopher said:
By the way, Andy, I've been Netflixing the Flash Gordon DVDs lately (sorry I can't afford to buy them for now), so I've gotten to hear you on the commentaries. It's cool to see the show again (well, the first season -- the second was agonizing), though it just makes me yearn to see the feature-film version. Any chance of a DVD release for that?
I've got more Filmation DVDs in my queue, and I expect to get around to the Lone Ranger/Zorro set eventually.
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Unfortunately, Hearst couldn't find the master elements for the movie, so its release is pretty unlikely, but I will never say never.

However, the sales of TV toon stuff has slipped into the abysmal zone across the board as more and more stores are CHARGING for shelf space, and smaller companies just can't afford that. The majority of titles I've worked on have mostly never been on store shelves, except for specialty shelves. The sales of Space Academy and Jason of Star Command should have been excellent, for instance, and Isis should have been a HUGE hit. Based on the Amazon sales ranking, HAD they been on store shelves with those kind of sales, they would have made the top 20 lists for their release frame. As it is, slow sales meant the company had to downsize, and people lost their jobs (including me).

To keep it on track a little bit BTW, both Jason OSC and Space Academy had STRONG ties to Trek, and some Trek veterans worked on Isis as well... To say nothing of Filmation's Star Trek, of course.
 
Andy Mangels said:
However, the sales of TV toon stuff has slipped into the abysmal zone across the board as more and more stores are CHARGING for shelf space, and smaller companies just can't afford that.
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Charging for shelf space?? Regular, non-promotional, back-of-the-store shelf space? What a stupid, short-sighted, ultimately suicidal business policy.

Just what one would expect from the video retail sector.
 
Andy Mangels said:
Unfortunately, Hearst couldn't find the master elements for the movie, so its release is pretty unlikely, but I will never say never.
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That's tragic. That movie is the best, most faithful screen adaptation of Flash Gordon ever made, and yet it hasn't been seen publicly since 1982. I found a few clips from it on YouTube recently -- scenes from the opening that weren't included in the series -- and it was amazing to see something so adult and well-animated from a '70s TV animation studio.

So what are the chances of getting a soundtrack album?

However, the sales of TV toon stuff has slipped into the abysmal zone across the board as more and more stores are CHARGING for shelf space, and smaller companies just can't afford that. The majority of titles I've worked on have mostly never been on store shelves, except for specialty shelves. The sales of Space Academy and Jason of Star Command should have been excellent, for instance, and Isis should have been a HUGE hit. Based on the Amazon sales ranking, HAD they been on store shelves with those kind of sales, they would have made the top 20 lists for their release frame. As it is, slow sales meant the company had to downsize, and people lost their jobs (including me).
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That's also a shame. Charging for shelf space???

To keep it on track a little bit BTW, both Jason OSC and Space Academy had STRONG ties to Trek, and some Trek veterans worked on Isis as well... To say nothing of Filmation's Star Trek, of course.
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True. SA had Pamelyn Ferdin and Brian Tochi from "And the Children Shall Lead" (as well as Lost in Space's Jonathan Harris), and Jason had Jimmy Doohan in its first season, as well as a villain played by Sid Haig, one of Landru's hooded Lawgivers. And that's just in front of the camera.

Oh, and an adult Tochi appeared in a TNG episode as well.
 
Greg Cox said:
TALES OF ZORRO, edited by Richard Dean Starr, features new stories by such authors as Peter David, A. C. Crispin, Bob Greenberger, Andy Mangels,
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You had me at the "minor deity" Bob Greenberger. Sold. :bolian:
 
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