Star Blazers

NortheastOfMostOfYa · 07-30-2003, 02:57 PM

Anyone remember seeing Star Blazers as a kid (if you're old enough to admit it)? I do, and remember loving it. They've come out recently on DVD. Anyone rewatch it? Is it as good as I remember or are my memories tinged by being too young to know any better?

Netflix doesn't have them for rent (yet, I put a request in) and I'm not sure I want to spend wads of cash on a DVD I won't like.

Cujo · 07-30-2003, 03:32 PM

Star Blazers? I dunno... it sounds familiar but I'm not sure.

Arik · 07-30-2003, 04:03 PM

I'm 23.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before my time.

NortheastOfMostOfYa · 07-30-2003, 04:13 PM

Yeah yeah yeah, you young whippersnapper, stop rubbing it in or I'll run you over with my walker.. just stand right there a few minutes, I'll get to ya!

Actually, I'm almost 37, so I'm not that old. Star Blazers was one of the first Anime (they didn't use that word yet) series to make it to the USA (it's aka "Space Cruiser Yamato"). Another one I remember is "Battle Of The Planets". The animation is crude by today's standards but from the reviews I've read the storyline and characters are supposed to be as good as I remember. Just wanted to see if anyone else could give me insight.

Cujo · 07-30-2003, 04:24 PM

Ya ya ya! I remember watching that show! The Yamato looked like a battleship in space right?

I was a big Battle of the Planets or "G-Force" fan too. It was called G-Force when I watched it anyway. Yep I was a geek when I was 5 too.

NortheastOfMostOfYa · 07-30-2003, 04:41 PM

Hey, that's okay, I had the 12 inch tall Star Trek figures and the transporter when I was that young. Wish I still had 'em they're worth mint!

You're remembering the right shows. The Yamato had the big "wave motion gun" in the front. Some of the science was accurate and some was way off, so it was more a space soap opera or fantasy than true sci-fi. The first season was to save the earth from lethal radiation, and the second was to confront "the Comet Empire" and to do it the Yamato crew had to break with the rest of the fleet (very similar and years before "The Search For Spock"). I hear there was a 3rd that didn't make it to the US.

I think when the other one was called "G-Force" they'd changed the voices and stuff too. I was a huge fan of that show too.

Other shows I remember: Voltron, Transformers, He-Man, Star Command...

Arik · 07-30-2003, 04:44 PM

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Other shows I remember: Voltron, Transformers, He-Man, Star Command...

Voltron, Transformers, and He-Man I all remember.

Actually, I watch the new He-Man every weekend.

Sirgets · 07-30-2003, 05:07 PM

I watched Transformers Armada for the first time the other night i liked it . I was also a fan of Thundercats when i was growing up.

NortheastOfMostOfYa · 07-30-2003, 05:18 PM

I watched Thundercats too. I even remember towards the end when more of the 'cats showed up.

Arik · 07-30-2003, 05:20 PM

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I watched Thundercats too. I even remember towards the end when more of the 'cats showed up.

And they managed to resurrect (sp?) Thundera.

It kinda started falling apart around that time.

07-30-2003, 02:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
NortheastOfMostOfYa Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: New Hamster Posts: 162	Anyone remember seeing Star Blazers as a kid (if you're old enough to admit it)? I do, and remember loving it. They've come out recently on DVD. Anyone rewatch it? Is it as good as I remember or are my memories tinged by being too young to know any better? Netflix doesn't have them for rent (yet, I put a request in) and I'm not sure I want to spend wads of cash on a DVD I won't like. __________________ From the state where death is mentioned on its license plate "Everybody Wang Chung tonight!"

07-30-2003, 03:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cujo Lover AND a Fighter Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Canada eh! Posts: 758	Star Blazers? I dunno... it sounds familiar but I'm not sure. __________________

07-30-2003, 04:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Arik Astro-Monkey Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Here, dumbfuck! Posts: 2,304	I'm 23. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before my time. __________________ The writers of this post apologize for you being too stupid to understand it.

07-30-2003, 04:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
NortheastOfMostOfYa Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: New Hamster Posts: 162	Yeah yeah yeah, you young whippersnapper, stop rubbing it in or I'll run you over with my walker.. just stand right there a few minutes, I'll get to ya! Actually, I'm almost 37, so I'm not that old. Star Blazers was one of the first Anime (they didn't use that word yet) series to make it to the USA (it's aka "Space Cruiser Yamato"). Another one I remember is "Battle Of The Planets". The animation is crude by today's standards but from the reviews I've read the storyline and characters are supposed to be as good as I remember. Just wanted to see if anyone else could give me insight. __________________ From the state where death is mentioned on its license plate "Everybody Wang Chung tonight!"

07-30-2003, 04:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cujo Lover AND a Fighter Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Canada eh! Posts: 758	Ya ya ya! I remember watching that show! The Yamato looked like a battleship in space right? I was a big Battle of the Planets or "G-Force" fan too. It was called G-Force when I watched it anyway. Yep I was a geek when I was 5 too. __________________

07-30-2003, 04:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
NortheastOfMostOfYa Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: New Hamster Posts: 162	Hey, that's okay, I had the 12 inch tall Star Trek figures and the transporter when I was that young. Wish I still had 'em they're worth mint! You're remembering the right shows. The Yamato had the big "wave motion gun" in the front. Some of the science was accurate and some was way off, so it was more a space soap opera or fantasy than true sci-fi. The first season was to save the earth from lethal radiation, and the second was to confront "the Comet Empire" and to do it the Yamato crew had to break with the rest of the fleet (very similar and years before "The Search For Spock"). I hear there was a 3rd that didn't make it to the US. I think when the other one was called "G-Force" they'd changed the voices and stuff too. I was a huge fan of that show too. Other shows I remember: Voltron, Transformers, He-Man, Star Command... __________________ From the state where death is mentioned on its license plate "Everybody Wang Chung tonight!"

07-30-2003, 05:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sirgets AKA SIRGETS Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: CANADA EH! Posts: 1,118	I watched Transformers Armada for the first time the other night i liked it . I was also a fan of Thundercats when i was growing up. __________________ Abandoning your fears is your first step on the road to enlightenment, and giving Stag a blowjob----cymro

07-30-2003, 05:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
NortheastOfMostOfYa Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: New Hamster Posts: 162	I watched Thundercats too. I even remember towards the end when more of the 'cats showed up. __________________ From the state where death is mentioned on its license plate "Everybody Wang Chung tonight!"

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