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Post by James Fabiano on Jul 8, 2019 8:49:02 GMT -5
Another show I've started on. A bit stunned they killed off Dale Gordon the first episode.
And I am still convinced Chris Jericho traveled to the past and sung the theme song.
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Post by thechase on Jul 8, 2019 9:24:38 GMT -5
Fun fact, Stan Lee wrote the theme song.
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Jul 8, 2019 9:26:13 GMT -5
Defenders!
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Jul 8, 2019 11:45:43 GMT -5
A friend of mine had the action figures from this show.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jul 8, 2019 11:47:00 GMT -5
It is one of the few 80s cartoons that my sons and cousin's kids love. I have shown them all kids of stuff. But outside of Ducktales they hated most of the other 80s cartoons I loved.
But something about Defenders of the Earth they loved. Which is odd cause they had no clue who any of the King Feature Syndicate characters were. It was Defenders of the Earth that turned my oldest son into a fan of The Phantom. And after showing my cousin's two sons DotE I showed them the 80s Flash Gordon movie....THEY LOVED IT!!!!!!!
When Defenders was airing I never got to see anything besides the pilot mini series. It was odd. Channel 44 aired the pilot of the course of a week. But never aired the rest of the series. It wasn't until the BCI dvd releases that I got to finish the show.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jul 8, 2019 12:43:59 GMT -5
I always felt this was one of the more underrated 80's cartoon and really deserving of a proper remake.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Jul 8, 2019 14:16:00 GMT -5
Another show I've started on. A bit stunned they killed off Dale Gordon the first episode. And I am still convinced Chris Jericho traveled to the past and sung the theme song. I think it's Jack Black |
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Post by Prince Petty on Jul 8, 2019 14:20:24 GMT -5
I used to love this cartoon on Saturday mornings. Wasn't a fan of Flash Gordon at all - I never did have much time for all-American, square-jawed hero types. But Phantom was cool, and I liked the 'next generation' kids.
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Post by ZERO on Jul 8, 2019 14:49:46 GMT -5
I always felt this was one of the more underrated 80's cartoon and really deserving of a proper remake. I remember hearing ages ago Sacaha Baron Cohen was cast as Mandrake. Maybe it's a rights thing in terms of who owns what, but follow that with a Phantom reboot and a new Flash Gordon, THEN do a DoE movie? Take my money. I know Taika Waititi's doing an animated Flash Gordon, but in an age of comic movies, franchises and shared cinematic universes, Defenders of the Earth is the move, sureky> |
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jul 8, 2019 16:06:10 GMT -5
I always felt this was one of the more underrated 80's cartoon and really deserving of a proper remake. I remember hearing ages ago Sacaha Baron Cohen was cast as Mandrake. Maybe it's a rights thing in terms of who owns what, but follow that with a Phantom reboot and a new Flash Gordon, THEN do a DoE movie? Take my money. I know Taika Waititi's doing an animated Flash Gordon, but in an age of comic movies, franchises and shared cinematic universes, Defenders of the Earth is the move, sureky> Well Dynamite Entertainment comics has (had?) the rights to the three characters as of a couple of years ago, although apparently not the rights to "Defenders of the Earth" itself. They did publish a couple of crossover mini-series between the characters they called "Kings Watch". Personally instead of live-action movies, I'd prefer a new cartoon for the group. Honestly, these pulp style pseudo-superhero characters never do well at the box office. I think if any property though could pull off a serialized, swash-buckling action-adventure cartoon series it's this team. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jul 8, 2019 16:49:40 GMT -5
Maybe it's a rights thing in terms of who owns what, It is. DotE came about during a rare time when Flash Gordon wasn't licensed out to someone else and the idea to put together a proto-cinematic universe came about. Since then, Flash and Phantom pretty much stay in perpetual separate rights deals. Well Dynamite Entertainment comics has (had?) the rights to the three characters as of a couple of years ago, although apparently not the rights to "Defenders of the Earth" itself. They did publish a couple of crossover mini-series between the characters they called "Kings Watch". Personally instead of live-action movies, I'd prefer a new cartoon for the group. Honestly, these pulp style pseudo-superhero characters never do well at the box office. I think if any property though could pull off a serialized, swash-buckling action-adventure cartoon series it's this team. Dynamite had the comics rights to those characters, nothing else. They wouldn't have been able to do toons, movies or shows with them. |
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Post by Hassan bin Sober on Jul 9, 2019 18:04:58 GMT -5
I remember there was a poster on the wall in the nurse's office at my elementary school with them on it. I had no idea who with the exception of Flash Gordon but back then I'd confuse him with Captain Marvel and The Flash.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Jul 9, 2019 18:13:05 GMT -5
My only contribution is that the thread title has increased my listening to Priest's Defenders of the Faith by 100%.
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Post by wildojinx on Jul 20, 2019 23:57:30 GMT -5
I've been reading a book about 80s cartoons, apparently our good friends from Q5 were responsible for Flash having a son, and Phantom having a daughter, originally it was going to be the other way around, but they thought that the more "masculine" Flash should have the son, and the more "feline" Phantom (?) should have the daughter. Well, at least they didnt make Lothar their driver.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jul 21, 2019 1:16:09 GMT -5
I've been reading a book about 80s cartoons, apparently our good friends from Q5 were responsible for Flash having a son, and Phantom having a daughter, originally it was going to be the other way around, but they thought that the more "masculine" Flash should have the son, and the more "feline" Phantom (?) should have the daughter. Well, at least they didnt make Lothar their driver. While I don't necessarily agree with their reasoning, I do like that the Phantom wound up with the daughter. It subverts the whole "passing the mantle down to your son" theme the character has and adds a new wrinkle to the mythology. |
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jul 21, 2019 14:08:52 GMT -5
I've been reading a book about 80s cartoons, apparently our good friends from Q5 were responsible for Flash having a son, and Phantom having a daughter, originally it was going to be the other way around, but they thought that the more "masculine" Flash should have the son, and the more "feline" Phantom (?) should have the daughter. Well, at least they didnt make Lothar their driver. WHat is the title of the book you are reading sir? |
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Post by wildojinx on Jul 21, 2019 15:17:25 GMT -5
I've been reading a book about 80s cartoons, apparently our good friends from Q5 were responsible for Flash having a son, and Phantom having a daughter, originally it was going to be the other way around, but they thought that the more "masculine" Flash should have the son, and the more "feline" Phantom (?) should have the daughter. Well, at least they didnt make Lothar their driver. WHat is the title of the book you are reading sir? Rise and Fall of the 80s Toon Empire. |
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jul 21, 2019 15:50:19 GMT -5
WHat is the title of the book you are reading sir? Rise and Fall of the 80s Toon Empire. Cool I will see if the local library can get a copy. Thanks for the info sir. |
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