Post by mongo on Feb 18, 2011 16:00:16 GMT -5
Hi, I've been lurking here for ages, and finally registered today.
After looking at the excellent Likelihood For Shout Factory Release List thread, I came up with the following thoughts about the first post-Gamera box set.
I assume that an effort will be made to have the four episodes be well-balanced. So two Joel and two Mike episodes, with the two Joel episodes consisting of one Season One episode (to continue the established trend) and one post-Season One episode. The Mike episodes would preferably consist of one Clayton episode and one Pearl episode.
Episode One: The only real choice would be 108 The Slime People, which is the only remaining Season One episode to be rated as "likely to be released." This would mean that each of the first nine episodes of Season One would have been released, by either Rhino or Shout.
Episode Two: There are two episodes rated as "very likely to be released" among the post-Season One Joel episodes: 323 Castle of Fu Manchu and 412 Hercules and the Captive Women. Neither of these are great episodes, there are four episodes with only a "likely to be released" rating that I consider better than either of those two: 203 Jungle Goddess, 205 Rocket Attack USA, 403 City Limits and 502 Hercules. Any of those four episodes would be fine.
Episode Three: There are at least seven episodes among the Mike plus Clayton episodes that are considered "very likely to be released." The best of them are 610 The Violent Years and 620 Danger! Death Ray. Either of those would be a good choice for inclusion.
Episode Four: The two best of the four Pearl episodes rated as "very likely to be released" are 817 Horror of Party Beach and 913 Quest of the Delta Knights, both are clearly superior to the other two episodes with that rating, 819 Invasion of the Neptune Men and 1007 Track of the Moonbeast.
Out of these episodes, my personal choice for a four-DVD box set would be:
108 The Slime People
205 Rocket Attack USA
610 The Violent Years
913 Quest of the Delta Knights
all of which are among those considered likely to be released.
After looking at the excellent Likelihood For Shout Factory Release List thread, I came up with the following thoughts about the first post-Gamera box set.
I assume that an effort will be made to have the four episodes be well-balanced. So two Joel and two Mike episodes, with the two Joel episodes consisting of one Season One episode (to continue the established trend) and one post-Season One episode. The Mike episodes would preferably consist of one Clayton episode and one Pearl episode.
Episode One: The only real choice would be 108 The Slime People, which is the only remaining Season One episode to be rated as "likely to be released." This would mean that each of the first nine episodes of Season One would have been released, by either Rhino or Shout.
Episode Two: There are two episodes rated as "very likely to be released" among the post-Season One Joel episodes: 323 Castle of Fu Manchu and 412 Hercules and the Captive Women. Neither of these are great episodes, there are four episodes with only a "likely to be released" rating that I consider better than either of those two: 203 Jungle Goddess, 205 Rocket Attack USA, 403 City Limits and 502 Hercules. Any of those four episodes would be fine.
Episode Three: There are at least seven episodes among the Mike plus Clayton episodes that are considered "very likely to be released." The best of them are 610 The Violent Years and 620 Danger! Death Ray. Either of those would be a good choice for inclusion.
Episode Four: The two best of the four Pearl episodes rated as "very likely to be released" are 817 Horror of Party Beach and 913 Quest of the Delta Knights, both are clearly superior to the other two episodes with that rating, 819 Invasion of the Neptune Men and 1007 Track of the Moonbeast.
Out of these episodes, my personal choice for a four-DVD box set would be:
108 The Slime People
205 Rocket Attack USA
610 The Violent Years
913 Quest of the Delta Knights
all of which are among those considered likely to be released.