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Voltron Coming To The Big Screen

Posted by Zonk on from the who-will-form-the-head? dept.

wo1verin3 writes "Voltron is coming to theatres!. While details are sparse, we do know it will be produced by Mark Gordon ('The Day After Tomorrow'). I'm still waiting for the DVD sets." From the article: "The 'Voltron' animated TV series debuted in 1984, about the same time as Hasbro's Transformers toy line, igniting a morphing robot phenomenon. According to sources, Voltron has generated $750 million in worldwide licensing and nearly $200 million in toys and merchandising since 1984."

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  1. Why wait for the movie? by bigwavejas · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Order your robot today.
    http://www.sakakibara-kikai.co.jp/products/other/L W.htm

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  2. Since 1984? by Sierpinski · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What does 'Since 1984' mean? What was the cutoff date for those stats? Prior to any news of a new movie, have there been any Voltron toys in stores for years? I don't recall seeing any for a long time now.

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  3. Nostalgia Nausea by PDXNerd · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm waxing nostalgic for the good 'ol days of 1984, when cartoons were Japanese, cheap, and inventive, when toys were mass-marketed towards those clicks that like them..... I was in a click in my elementary school - we were the Voltron Kids. We were enemies with the GI Joe guys, and I eventually became a traitor because I liked Thundercats and became friends with the Thundercats. In reality, I could use less nostalgia and less crap in Hollywood. Transformers, Voltron - what's next, My Little Pony Strikes Back???

  4. Screw Voltron by Prince+Vegeta+SSJ4 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    lets have Battle of the Planets (Gatchaman), pr even Starblazers.