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"Olmecs approaching the outer perimeter with a flying machine!" The Mysterious Cities of Gold is Finally Available on DVD

First Baby, ! by The real Jack Bauer	May 4th, 2009 08:05:55 AM
woo-hoo
But not a big Anime Fan by The real Jack Bauer	May 4th, 2009 08:06:42 AM

This is legendary in the UK by dastickboy	May 4th, 2009 08:13:40 AM
To folks of a certain age of course.
Great theme song by kwisatzhaderach	May 4th, 2009 08:23:35 AM

so excited! by harold_maude	May 4th, 2009 08:25:37 AM
I loved this show and yeah my memories are vague but it still means so much to me :)
I've recently rewatched this by theyreflockingthisway	May 4th, 2009 08:39:10 AM
This set was released on DVD in the UK about a year ago and I had to buy it. I've bought a couple of old cartoon series on DVD that I used to love. I found Transformers and Thundercats to be mere shadows of the "awesome" show I enjoyed as a child. They Mysterious Cities of Gold, however, is still absolutely fantastic. On a set I bought for a bit of nostalgic blast, I was hooked and wanted to see what happened in the next episode as if I was watching Lost or some show I enjoy now. It's just great intelligent children's television. A show that doesn't treat kids as stupid and that they're aware that some of the uglier things in life do occur. It is very much a children's show - but it doesn't insult their intelligence which is nice. It's certainly a lot better than other 80's rubbish such as the Transformers and Thundercats (sorry guys - they aint what I remember).
If that fucking Wolverine thing doesn't stop popping up with tha by Bobman46	May 4th, 2009 08:47:27 AM
I'm giving this site a miss until it's all over with. NOTHING more annoying. Glad thus is coming out though. Ran home from school to watch this back in the day.
Umm, it's Olmecs isn't it? by HoboCode	May 4th, 2009 08:48:41 AM
Not Omecs.
Firefox + Adblock Plus by Donkey_Lasher	May 4th, 2009 08:49:25 AM
and say bye bye to those intrusive Ads. Seriously, how do they get away with it??
And yes I purchased this. by HoboCode	May 4th, 2009 08:50:34 AM
I've been waiting for this DVD to come out since DVD came out. The bottlegs I have are shitty quality so this is welcome. One of the best cartoon series ever!
DVD by HoboCode	May 4th, 2009 08:52:54 AM
Do the episodes on the DVD still include the documentary shorts on modern South American culture?
80's cartoons by Donkey_Lasher	May 4th, 2009 08:54:43 AM
Transformers doesn't hold up well at all, Thundercats fares better, Ullyses 31 was great.
And.... by Donkey_Lasher	May 4th, 2009 09:04:06 AM
...is Sport Billy and Starfleet on DVD yet?
re: HoboCode by ScottGreen	May 4th, 2009 09:13:33 AM
Yes, the post episode documentaries are included in the DVD release
This show does exist! I knew it! by Alkeoholic77	May 4th, 2009 09:25:56 AM
I have been the only one of my friends for years who remembered this show and my friends thought I made the whole thing up. WHO'S CRAZY NOW!!! MUAHAHAHA!!!
Same with Belle and Sebastian!! by Alkeoholic77	May 4th, 2009 09:28:20 AM
Everyone kept telling me I was wrong about that too and only thought of that Emo band! The pieces are falling into place....
Give me a quality box set of FUTURE BOY CONAN!!!... by FlickaPoo	May 4th, 2009 09:38:33 AM
...the subtitles on my bootleg set are nearly incomprehensible...your standard auto-translate gibberish (but pretty amusing).
This, along with Robotech, is one of my favorite cartoons by Amy Chasing	May 4th, 2009 09:41:29 AM
from childhood. The room with the Jade Mask was cool, but then to find out there actually was a Jade Mask in real-life made the show even better.
Excellent by sanzaru	May 4th, 2009 10:02:11 AM
This show is an absolute classic. Anybody know anything about the status of the sequel series and/or the feature film version mentioned on wikipedia?
This show was one of my favorites. by rev_skarekroe	May 4th, 2009 10:18:39 AM
But I kept missing episodes and never got to see how it ended. I may have to get this.
Now just get me Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea by Shut the Fuck up Donny	May 4th, 2009 10:27:33 AM
and I'll die a happy man. I know it's not exactly anime, but whatever..
rev_skarekroe by sanzaru	May 4th, 2009 10:40:33 AM
I was the same way- never caught the ending, and was haunted for over a decade. Finally tracked down the rest online a year or two back. Amazingly, it all holds up, nostalgia or no. Absolutely worth it!
remember jason and the wheeled warriors by daddyfatnads	May 4th, 2009 10:43:43 AM
chockys children starfleet sport billy centurians battle of the planets
mask by daddyfatnads	May 4th, 2009 10:45:03 AM

not the one with cher. by daddyfatnads	May 4th, 2009 10:45:28 AM

I don't know... by wampa 1	May 4th, 2009 10:52:40 AM
...but it sure smells good!
Best cartoon by Philvis	May 4th, 2009 11:00:35 AM
Deep Discount DVD has the deluxe version for $48 and the standard version for $30. Best price on the net. It is definitely a few notches above the bootlegs I have had for the past 10 years. I agree with the other poster about getting Spatakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea out next.
Brilliant series. Brilliant set. And if you hate how dumb kids by Mr Nicholas	May 4th, 2009 11:14:55 AM
shows are these days, definitely pick it up.
does anyone remeber the boy who never laughed by daddyfatnads	May 4th, 2009 12:25:04 PM
i think thats what it was called,it was about a lad who swapped his laugh for the ability to win any bet he made.
Awesome! I can finally stop watching it on YouTube by finky089	May 4th, 2009 12:41:53 PM
Seeing snippets there has been the only way to prove to myself and others that this show really did exist. It wasn't as widely seen in the US, I guess. This, indeed, is exciting news.
Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea by finky089	May 4th, 2009 12:42:33 PM
Another good one mentioned above. I never did see how that series ended...
holy shit... by JRyanH	May 4th, 2009 12:56:15 PM
talk about a blast from the past. i hadn't thought of this cartoon in ages. i watched it when i was VERY young. like 5 or 6 years old. crazy...
mr nicholas by theyreflockingthisway	May 4th, 2009 12:59:05 PM
kids shows were dumb back then too - infact the 80's was notorious for dumb cartoons. However Cities of Gold, along with a couple of others, were exceptions. Great children's programmes amongst the crap we had back then. I don't know what kids TV is like today since I'm too old to be interested in them but if it just looks like crap at a glance then we can't assume there's no hidden gems being shown now either.
Spartacus Ending SPOILER by Alientoast	May 4th, 2009 01:01:29 PM
Ok, I'm going purely from memory here going on maybe 20 years, but from what I remember the ending was really stupid. That sun beneath the sea was about to die, so all the characters except the kids from the surface turn into energy or little suns or something weird to save the sun. Then the kids get dumped back on the surface. I think they keep one of those baby versions of the ship they flew around on, but I'm not certain.
Thanks for reminding me of this show's existence by seppukudkurosawa	May 4th, 2009 01:05:16 PM
Not to mention Belle & Sebastien and co. (although the band re-tweaked my interest in that gem). There really was a little mini-movement happening in the alternative animation industry (read: non-American) back in the early-'90s. A lot of them were French-Japan collabs, too. I've noticed similarities between the two countries in a whole lot of other mediums as well. Very curious. Anyway, stellar work as always, Scott. You really are AICN's [dark] workhorse.
seppukudkurosawa...I don't think most of this good... by FlickaPoo	May 4th, 2009 01:22:00 PM
...stuff was really happening in the early 90's. I grew up overseas and saw a lot of these shows (and countless others that never made it to the US) long before. I think that in the 90's some cable channels needed material and finally started looking beyond J.I.Joe, He Man, and breakfast cereal tie-in shows.
Oops by seppukudkurosawa	May 4th, 2009 01:26:07 PM
I meant to say early '80s. I probably wrote '90s for the exact same reason you mentioned though (that's when I finally saw them).
...and about "French-Japan" collaborations... by FlickaPoo	May 4th, 2009 01:31:11 PM
...several European countries deregulated their television ( from one or two government run stations)in the seventies...this resulted in countless tiny upstart TV stations that needed quick and cheap programming...and Japanese animation was available, cheap, and easy to dub. Anyway, an entire generation of European kids grew up watching nothing but Japanese shows. Eventual collaboration was inevitable. Some of the results were great...some were weak attempts to cash in.
ScottGreen by HoboCode	May 4th, 2009 01:42:58 PM
Thanks. Great news.
Galaxy Express 999 by seppukudkurosawa	May 4th, 2009 02:10:40 PM
Anyone know if that one's been released on DVD yet, and if so, whether the subs or dubs are up to scratch? I'm normally not one for nostalgia trips, but I reckon most of these late '70s, early '80s anime series are holding up remarkably well. Galaxy was one of the trippiest, if I remember rightly. Like a Japanese fairytale fever dream brought to life. All kids should be put in the Clockwork Orange chair and forced to watch this shit; their imaginations will thank us for it afterwards. *Unlike almost all of the geeks on here over 30, who are probably singlehandedly responsible for all the '80s remakes in the pipeline and things like GI Joe and Transformers- though that one's kind of a guilty pleasure. Stop cannibalizing your childhoods already!
GALAXY EXPRESS was cool... by FlickaPoo	May 4th, 2009 02:43:41 PM
...for a walk down memory lane YouTube has clips, theme songs and montages of hundreds of shows...usually in Italian, French or Spanish.
Awesome, Now give me Orbots. by bonecrushersmith	May 4th, 2009 06:09:18 PM
Dumb, I know, but it's a pretty awesome memory for me.
M-m-m-m-Mendoza! by Kaitain	May 4th, 2009 06:53:12 PM
Top stuff, if utterly batty by the end.
Wolverine pop-up by Kaitain	May 4th, 2009 07:00:14 PM
"If that fucking Wolverine thing doesn't stop popping up" Dude, just install Opera and disable pop-ups. Or, alternatively, install Firefox and spend a week adding all the little applets that will bring its functionality close to that of Opera, albeit slightly more bloated.
does anyone remeber the boy who never laughed by Kaitain	May 4th, 2009 07:03:50 PM
Yeah, his name was Tim Tyler. I think it was a dubbed German show.
Kids TV in the '80's was indeed awesome by chimpjnr	May 4th, 2009 07:29:05 PM
Chocky and Chocky's Challenge were pretty good. Moonfleet on BBC was wonderful, and as for Press Gang on ITV... But then, every now and then, they'd throw a show into the mix that just left you reeling. "Dramarama" on ITV used to do one-off 30 min dramas. Most were fairly light, but there was one about this little kid who was being physically abused by his parents. He had a pet rabbit if memory serves me correctly, and it fared even worse than him. It was harrowing stuff. I couldn't sleep for days.
I Remember it Fondly! by The_Dreaded_Rear_Admiral	May 4th, 2009 08:50:08 PM
Great show from the '90's. Of course, I was already an adult, but it was my own secret! Nice to hear most folks say it stands the test of time. I recently bought The Littles DVD set, and while it's still a lot of fun to watch, it's not a absolutely great as I remember it. Now, for the luvva GAWD, Mighty ORBOTS! Please! Fuck Tonka, bring us MIGHTY ORBOTS!
Anyone remember "Leo the Lion"? by spire_walk	May 4th, 2009 11:05:59 PM
(Second season of Kimba) That had the be the single darkest cartoon ever made. It was what Disney would rip off later with Lion King... except with Leo... not only did his parents die, but his "wife"... and eventually himself at the finale. Even when he won he was emotionally beaten or exhausted. Youtube it sometime and ignore the 2 hr anime that came out a few years back.
This and Dogtanion... by Alonzo Mosely	May 5th, 2009 03:10:08 AM
That is my childhood right there... That and the regular beatings...
Did they ever find the cities of gold???? by Bungion Boy	May 5th, 2009 03:51:22 AM
I remember watching this on Nick in the early 80's. I loved it so much and would wake up early (I believe it was on at 6 am in the days I watched it) to see it. But as much as I saw, I don't remember if I ever saw the end and I couldn't remember if the story wrapped up. Can't wait to revisit this. Man, I miss the early days of Nick and all the great shows that were on it. Not just the animation, but classics like Dennis the Menace, Lassie, The Monkees, plus the Canadian imports like You Can't Do That on Television. I look at that network today and I'm appalled by all I see. In this day and age of thousands of cable channels, I'd love to see some play programming from back in the day. Would have to be cheaper than shows starring Jonas Brothers.
Bungion Boy by Gizmo21	May 5th, 2009 06:58:00 AM
They certainly did- but I won't give away the ending as it doesn't go exactly to plan. Incidentally, if you watched this in the UK, I own the UK version which came out a while ago and one of the extras is Phillip Schofield and Gordon the Gopher in the broom cupboard doing the sing-along. Awesome nostalgia trip for us folks in the British Isles
It's NEVER too late for FUTURE BOY CONAN by Harry Weinstein	May 5th, 2009 04:49:17 PM
It's Miyazaki, and it's really good. It'd sell to people who might not otherwise touch an anime release. Of course we'll never know because most anime fans in the US are utter fucktards with no appreciation of the history of that which they claim to love so much - and that's the audience that the anime-oriented labels cater to. The utter fucktards.
But Youngdog... by chimpjnr	May 5th, 2009 10:32:01 PM
Do you remember that specific episode? Christ, it scared the shit out of me. The little boy had bruises all over him (which was how the teachers uncovered the truth), but it was so hard to watch. In other news though...Dog'tanion - was it the Muskahounds or the Musketeers? It was always very uneven on its own name. Great show though, especially when Richeloux was unveiled in the Garden of Versailles.
Thanks Youngdog - I found it by chimpjnr	May 6th, 2009 08:37:50 AM
"A couple of Charlies" (1986). Produced with the help of the NSPCC. The stuff nightmares are (and indeed were) made of. Anyway...anyone remember "Silas"?

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