Re: Digitally restored "Prince Planet" comes to Hulu, YouTube
Invid Fan
<diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> MGM Paves the Way for Classic Anime Series �Prince Planet� to Launch
> on YouTube� & Hulu on November 9
> WEBWIRE � Monday, November 09, 2009
>
> LOS ANGELES, CA - Anime Fans Alert! To the delight of anime fans
> everywhere, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) is pleased to
> announce that the classic 1960�s anime series, �Prince Planet� will be
> made available on Hulu and Youtube� beginning today.
>
> �Prince Planet� is the English name given to one of the earliest
> Japanese TV anime series (Planet Boy Popi) when it was first televised
> in America in the mid-1960�s. More than 45 episodes will be made
> available as �Prince Planet� tells the story of a member of the
> Universal Peace Corps from the Planet Radion coming to Earth on a
> mission to determine if this world meets standards for membership in
> the Galactic Union of Worlds and assist its inhabitants during his
> stay.
>
> As part of an aggressive initiative to mine the studio�s extensive
> library, �Prince Planet� was a hidden gem in the archives of the MGM
> library. Noticing a trend in how well anime is performing on digital
> platforms, MGM executives took steps to restore the series for the new
> media world.
>
Interesting... they're not mentioning that nobody has been taking care
of the show for decades, and it was a third party that sought out and
saved what master tapes survived (then selling copies). MGM made them
stop earlier in the year, but the fact only 45 out of the 52 episodes
are being mentioned makes me think that MGM itself didn't have copies
of these and just took 8thMan.com's tapes...
--
Chris Mack *quote under construction*
'Invid Fan'
Chris Sobieniak
> In article <asogf5pbbvs78tqs5lfa6m8vj0vnfeh...@4ax.com>, David
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>
> <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > MGM Paves the Way for Classic Anime Series “Prince Planet” to Launch
> > on YouTube™ & Hulu on November 9
> > WEBWIRE – Monday, November 09, 2009
>
> > LOS ANGELES, CA - Anime Fans Alert! To the delight of anime fans
> > everywhere, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) is pleased to
> > announce that the classic 1960’s anime series, “Prince Planet” will be
> > made available on Hulu and Youtube™ beginning today.
And to think, some people might've actually waited 30-40 years for
this moment! :-)
> > “Prince Planet” is the English name given to one of the earliest
> > Japanese TV anime series (Planet Boy Popi) when it was first televised
> > in America in the mid-1960’s. More than 45 episodes will be made
> > available as “Prince Planet” tells the story of a member of the
> > Universal Peace Corps from the Planet Radion coming to Earth on a
> > mission to determine if this world meets standards for membership in
> > the Galactic Union of Worlds and assist its inhabitants during his
> > stay.
>
> > As part of an aggressive initiative to mine the studio’s extensive
> > library, “Prince Planet” was a hidden gem in the archives of the MGM
> > library. Noticing a trend in how well anime is performing on digital
> > platforms, MGM executives took steps to restore the series for the new
> > media world.
>
> Interesting... they're not mentioning that nobody has been taking care
> of the show for decades, and it was a third party that sought out and
> saved what master tapes survived (then selling copies).
Namely 16mm prints. Let alone paying someone to make VHS copies for
the collectors of said pieces they then go to cons and sell for $30-50
a piece. Those days are practically over now!
MGM made them
> stop earlier in the year, but the fact only 45 out of the 52 episodes
> are being mentioned makes me think that MGM itself didn't have copies
> of these and just took 8thMan.com's tapes...
>
> --
> Chris Mack *quote under construction*
> 'Invid Fan'
Well I've seen the first episode, and thought it looked terrific from
what I saw (not that 8thman.com had any of better quality but it
looked at least decent enough to have came from the Orion Pictures
library).