World Famous Comics: Star Wars Animated Adventures - Ewoks (The Haunted Village / Tales from the Endor Woods)
Star Wars Animated Adventures - Ewoks (The Haunted Village / Tales from the Endor Woods)
Starring: Sue Murphy, Long John Baldry, Diane Polley, John Stocker, Peter Blais Directed By: Ken Stephenson Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 23, 2004 Running Time: 177 minutes
Ewoks Rule! My little guy got this for Christmas and loves the stories that come on this two sided DVD.
DVD is a major disappointment In 2004, it was announced that, in addition to a DVD release of the original Star Wars films, we would be getting the Droids and Ewoks animated series on DVD. At that year's comic-con, when Steve Sansweet made the announcment, he simply said that both series would be released. Now, many of us fans automatically assumed that the COMPLETE series would be released. I have always enjoyed both series, so I was very much looking forward to season sets containing all 35 episodes of Ewoks, and all 15 episodes of Droids.
HOWEVER, it was announced, not long before their DVD release, that instead of the complete series, would would simply be getting a rehash of the 1996/1997 VHS releases, where 8 episodes from each series were edited together as two feature length films per series. Now, I have to admit, this format works OK. But that's not what most fans want. What I want to know is, who exactly made the decision to release these edited versions instead of what the fans REALLY want?
Hopefully, for the big 2007 ANH 30th anniversary, Lucasfilm will get their act together, and bring out a COMPLETE release of these two classic series on DVD (or Blu-Ray, etc.).
DID YOU KNOW THAT EWOK FROM EMPIRE WAS NAMED "WICKET W. WARRICK" ? ... HOW COULD TEDDY BEARS DEFEAT THE EMPIRE ? I KNOW THEY WHERE ON DRUGS DURING THE MAKING OF EMPIRE & JEDI , BUT TEDDY BEARS ? THEN THEY MADE A KIDS CARTOON ABOUT THE EWOKS THAT WAS ALMOST AS BAD AS THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL (not by much!) THE SHROUD OF THE DARK SIDE HAS FALLEN , BEGUN THE CRAPPY STAR WARS TIE-IN HAS .
P.S. I LOVE THE PART IN EMPIRE WHEN THAT AT-ST STEP'S ON THAT EWOK ! ... IT MADE THE BEST "SQUISH AND CRUNCHING" SOUND !
...........(snicker)....WICKET W. WARRICK , GOD I NEED TO GET SOME OF THE STUFF LUCAS WAS ON !
Not very nostalgic if you ask me... You buy these types of shows for the nostalgia.. Not to see a new edited version of the show. I'm not happy with my purchase because they turned it into a miniseries instead of keeping it the show I remember. I highly recommend NOT getting this dvd if you're looking for a trip down memory lane.
Nostalgia deluxe! Wow! I am thrilled they released the Ewoks on DVD! I bought it the day it got released, and have been watching it ever since :) One sad thing though is that it's only 8 out of 13 total episodes. I sure hope Fox Home Entertainment will release the last 5 episodes on an additional DVD!
The DVD includes the following episodes:
THE HAUNTED VILLAGE - The Haunted Village - The Cries of the Trees - Rampage of the Phlogs - Sunstar vs. Shadowstone
TALES FROM THE ENDOR WOODS - Wicket's Wagon - The Travelling Jindas - To Save Deej - Asha
Missing episodes: - The Tree of Light - The Curse of the Jindas - The Land of the Gupins - The Three Lessons - Blue Harvest
Picture and sound quality is very good, and if you feel it would fun watching your old favorite animated adventure, go ahead and buy this exceptionally great DVD!
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