Gah, my DVDs-to-be-watched pile explodes!

[dvandom]

Due in stores today: final volume of the 90s Batman cartoon, second volume of Superman, season two volume one of Gargoyles, volume 2 of Clone Wars, and a token live action in the form of the Fantastic Four movie. Not to mention I ordered some BGC2040 from ADV's online sale last night (sale's over now, else I'd link). Tonight I'd better watch some MST3K and clear out my to-be-watched stack....

Edit: I decided to order BTAS, STAS and Gargoyles online. Saves a few bucks, and by the time they arrive I should be done with FF and Clone Wars. :)

Comments

Oooh, BGC2040

[zqadams.livejournal.com]

Excellent show...for the first 20 eps. It kind of (well, okay, TOTALLY) falls apart at the end, but I really enjoyed it.

Re: Oooh, BGC2040

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

I got "Essentials" sets 2 and 3, which is what they had on sale. They also had volumes 5 and 6, but as far as I can tell, those are the same eps as Essentials volume 3.

The original BGC was one of the first subbed anime I watched all of, after Dirty Pair (of which I snagged a lot during a previous ADV sale). I also saw the first three BGCrash, but nothing after that. One of my favorite tapes in college was the Konya Wa Hurricane album.

Re: Oooh, BGC2040

[zqadams.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the Essential Anime releases from ADV are basically two-disc sets of previously released shows, with the dub tracks redone in 5.1 surround and more extras. So Essential v3=original release v5&6. Most Best Buys should have v1 for $12.99 if you want to see the beginning of the series.

Just don't expect the series to be anything like the original; it's a "re-imagining" with new character designs (sadly done in the AIC mid-90s house style; Sylia looks like Ifrita from El-Hazard, Maki looks like Tenchi Masaki) and a harder soundtrack (still good, but not on par with the original IMO)