From Sci-Fi:
A federal judge in Los Angeles has found that Smallville may be infringing on the copyrights held by the widow and daughter of Jerome Siegel, who created the Superboy character for DC Comics, Variety reported. The March 23 summary judgment also found that Joanne Siegel and Laura Siegel Larson had successfully recaptured the Superboy rights as of Nov. 17, 2004.
If there is trouble for Smallville, there could be potential problems for the Legion of Superheroes show being developed.
WEP finally gave in! We will soon get to see Golion and Dairugger uncut on DVD
From VoltronDVD.com:
In addition to Voltron: Defender of the Universe, we are planning to release Hundred Beast King GoLion and Armored Squadron Dairugger XV on DVD starting next year. These releases will be completely uncut and in their original Japanese with English Subtitles.
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Samurai 7 premiers on IFC on April 1 at 10:30 ET.
Shamefully, I must admit that I’ve never seen the original Seven Samurai or the Samurai 7 anime series, but I look forward to checking them out soon. I haven’t had a good samurai fix since Rouruni Kenshin/Samurai X. I’m really curious to see how they work Sci-Fi elements into a samurai series.
From The Continuum:
Cartoon Network’s schedule for April 3-30 includes two new episodes of Justice League Unlimited and the network premiere of the Ultimate Avengers.
The “Far From Home” episode of Justice League Unlimited, featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes, will air on Saturday, April 15 at 10:30 p.m. “Ancient History,” with a teleplay by Geoff Johns and featuring Hawkman, will air on Saturday, April 29 at 10:30 p.m.
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Media Magic announced that they have created an Evangelion bicycle, the “EVA 01 BIKE,” jointly developed with Gainax. It will be announced at the Tokyo International Anime Fair to take place from March 23rd, and orders will be taken. The price is 47,000 yen.
Read more at Tech Japan
Don’t miss the end to a wonderful series. I often went to Yuyu when I needed my anime fight fix and Dragon Ball Z wasn’t available. I’ll miss watch the Spirit Detective grow from a punk teen with a spirit gun he could barely control, to a warrior with an awesome array of fighting moves. The show actually parallels DBZ on several levels: (1) Enemies becoming friends, (2) Evolving power-levels and new techniques, (3) Coming back from the dead, and my favorite (4) martial arts tournaments.
I’m looking for any recommendations on shows that can fill my fighting fix.
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Tivo recently upgraded the Tivo service to include better suggestions. I am now being treated to a variety of new surprises on my TiVo every day. One of the most recent ones includes the “Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends” episode “Origin of the Spider-Friends.” Here’s a synopsis from Spider-Friends.com:
While attending an inventors convention, where Tony Stark is demonstrating his new computer devised for crime detection, Peter Parker is mesmerized by the beauty of Angelica Jones. All of a sudden the Beetle bursts in through the ceiling to steal Stark’s invention. Peter changes to Spider-Man only to find Iceman and Firestar already on the scene. The Beetle escapes without the invention. Later, as Peter is talking to Angelica and her friend Bobby Drake in the Cafeteria, a fire breaks out in the science lab. Peter changes in a storage room. He begins to put out the fire as Spidey, and coincidentally Iceman and Firestar show up. That night, Peter finds that his camera took pictures when it was left in the storage room. What develops are pictures of Angelica turning into Firestar. This makes him realize that Bobby must be Iceman. The three decide to join forces while the Beetle kidnaps Tony Stark, giving The Beetle access to his newest invention, the Power Booster.
It’s amazing how your tastes change as you age. As a child, I thought this was one of the greatest shows on TV. I thought it was almost as good as the Superfriends! But watching this in 2006, the show just doesn’t hold up as well. I can deal with the corney dialog and silly come-backs, the headquarters that Aunt May never finds, and even the super-computer that shorts out when she is vacuuming, but what they did to Tony Stark (Iron Man) was just wrong. His voice sounded like a poor imitation of James Earl Jones. As I watched him, all I kept picturing was Brack’s dad on “The Brak Show.” How could anyone watch Tony Stark in this episode with a straight face? And why didn’t Iron Man ever show up after The Beetle takes Stark’s invention?
Yeah, I know. Sometimes you just have to shrug your shoulders and say “It’s just a cartoon.”
Image Entertainment Announces April 25th Release of Limited Collector’s Edition DVD of Japanese Animation Classic “Patlabor The Movie” from Acclaimed Director Mamoru Oshii
CHATSWORTH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 21, 2006–Image Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:DISK), a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, today announced the April 25 release of the Limited Collector’s Edition DVD of the Japanese animation classic “Patlabor The Movie,” from acclaimed director Mamoru Oshii (“Ghost In The Shell,” “Jin-Roh,” “Avalon”). Also being released on April 25th is a single DVD of the newly remastered “Patlabor The Movie.” This is the first title to be released by Bandai Visual USA under its new Honneamise label in an effort by the trendsetter in Japanese animation to provide high-quality products internationally.
Release Date: March 21, 2006. Get Yours Today!
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 20, 2006–Adult Swim, the late night sister service of Cartoon Network featuring edgy animated comedy and action/adventure programming, will add an additional half-hour of programming four nights per week, kicking off at 10:30 p.m. (ET, PT) Monday-Thursday beginning Monday, March 27. Adult Swim currently begins its programming at 11 p.m. (ET, PT) Monday-Thursday and Saturday and 10 p.m. (ET, PT) on Sundays.
