Re: The Right Stuf's Kimba, the White Lion Limited Edition Ultra Bo...

chrismichael@xxxxxxxxx (Chris Sobieniak) wrote:

>>they sat in a box in the basement until he decided
>>to see if they'd go anywhere on ebay.
>
>Damn. I wish I knew about that before or I'd probably bought them
>(unless they went for a big amount).

I think I was the only one who bid on them. But I did enter a VERY large
bid for them, so I was glad to have little or no competition.

>Too bad they didn't think of doing a
>theme song that way like the French did (was that one done in France?).

I don't know where it was done, and I've had reports of it being broadcast
in both Canada and France.

I'm of two minds on the Kimba theme music. Certainly the American theme
is a classic, but by not getting the original opening and closing themes
we missed the significance of a lot of music cues in the show. The
Japanese opening theme and title sequence animation was spectacular
(proven by the sincerest form of flattery 29 years after its creation) but
no American TV show ever had a 2-minute opening theme.

>I only wish I bought their DVDs! Sounds like they've progressed quite
>nicely in recent years.

Well, the proof will be delivered to Australians by the end of the month,
and to us in the US in a little over 2 months.

>>http://www.kimbawlion.com/lost.htm includes a
>>video sample.
>
>Shame they didn't. I'd buy that version too.

http://kimba.tvheaven.com/KimbaRestored.htm
Yeah, it may be bit pricey for one episode. But each disc is individually
tested and you get personal customer service if you need it. :)

>Kinda reminded of how the recordings to the Schoolhouse Rock songs I've
>read somewhere were stuck in some guy's barn, apparently they were found
>in time for Rhino's CD release a decade ago.

The general public is often the best source of archival materials,
especially for older shows. The trouble is they're so disorganized. :)

>Oh well, that's OK. The '93 dub still gets played on a number of
>low-power UHF/Christian stations out there I believe.

Yes, it does. None of them are in my area, however.

>I think Titan also worked on the Toei animated features that
>American-International released for TV and rentals in the '70s as well
>such as "*** 'n Boots" and "Treasure Island". I wish I had those,
>namely as a guy I know who works for a DVD company needed the audio for
>it's upcoming DVDs, having given him an old TV broadcast recording I
>have on tape (a 16mm print does exist, if not very hard-to-find).

That's what I mean about archival materials. Lots of people taped TV
shows, even when they could only make audio recordings. If we could only
get people to remember what they have and make it available, who knows
what treastures are out there.
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