Sonic The Hedgehog - The Complete Series
by John Grusd, Dick Sebast
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Actor: Charles Adler, Christine Cavanaugh, Jaleel White, Jim Cummings, Kath SoucieDirector: Dick Sebast, John Grusd
Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 570 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Shout Factory Theatr
Movie Reviews of Sonic The Hedgehog - The Complete Series
Movie Review: Season 1 is iffy, Season 2 is Amazing
Summary: 4 Stars
Sonic the Hedgehog- The Complete Series
This is a 4-Disk DVD Set is for the original Sonic the Hedgehog Cartoon. Many people loved it in 1993 and 1994 when it was playing with Fox's Saturday Morning Line-up, along with the phenomenon known as the Power Rangers. The show was not given the respect it deserved and was often taken off the air so Fox could show Saturday morning sports. So, as a viewer you would not always get to see Sonic on Saturday. The Power Rangers would always be on...but that's a juggernaut that Fox felt safe with. Sonic ran two seasons, each of them being 13 episodes. The second season ended with a huge cliffhanger that I won't spoil, but Fox still cancelled the show.
Before I go on into the content, I'd like to say that I never watched this show as a kid. I thought this was a different Sonic, and ended up picking this up by mistake. So, I am a fanboy in no way at all. So, if you are someone who's never watched this series before, my review will most likely be a good view of things for you.
This cartoon was made before characters like Knuckles, Amy, and all those other Sonic characters were even made. The only ones in this series you'll probably know are Dr. Robotnik (Dr. Eggman), Sonic, and Tails. Sonic's homeland has been taken over by the maniacal tyrant Dr. Robotnik. He has a machine called the Robotizer that turns people into his robot slaves. He has also overrun the world with pollution. All of the world except the Great Forest and it's secret hideout for the Freedom Fighters, Knothole. I don't want to spoil too much about how it happened as it does that in an episode. Sonic and the Freedom Fighters are trying to stop Dr. Robotnik whatever way they can. The cartoon is really dark considering it's a Sonic cartoon.
The first two disks contain Season 1. Season 1 doesn't really stay on a strict storyline at all. They pretty much show random events that happen during the lives of the Freedom Fighters as they fight against Dr. Robotnik. Nothing really special except a few stand out episodes that don't consist of "Let's do this to Robotnik, one of us gets caught, Sonic saves us".
Disks 3 and 4 are amazing though. They contain Season 2, which was a truly touching season. It followed a storyline Project Doomsday. Robotnik was preparing something really evil and Sonic was trying to figure out what to do most of the season. For part of the season he is helping his robot uncle turn back into a human. In the series of two episodes, Sonic and Sally, his almost-girlfriend, go back in time and it is revealed what happened to the world. It's truly a great story with a really great final episode. It would've been great if they would've continued on with the series.
The Bonus features consist of storyboards, concept art, and deleted sequences. I'm not one of those people who like seeing the drawings, but luckily there were also two interviews that were really intriguing. There is one with Jaleel White (Family Matters), who did the voice of Sonic. Another is with Ben Hurst, who was a writer on the series. Both are really interesting and pretty long.
I can't give this 5 stars, mainly due to the first Season not being as interesting. I still suggest that any fan or non-fan pick this up and watch it. Also, whoever says the box art is bad is out of their mind. It's created out of Fan Art. It's not all the best, but the way it is put together like a collage is very cool looking.
Summary of Sonic The Hedgehog - The Complete Series
Nineties-era cartoon fans may remember that at one time, two animated series based on the ultra-popular Sega game character Sonic the Hedgehog sped across TV sets in 1993. This Sonic aired on Saturday mornings between '93-'95 and offered a slightly darker tone and more elaborate stories than its syndicated counterpart, The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993 to present). Jaleel White (Urkel from Family Matters) provided the voice of Sonic for both series, but the similarities between the two shows essentially ended there; SatAM (as it was known to its small but loyal fanbase) followed the futuristic adventures of young Sonic and his band of Freedom Fighters (which included Bunnie Rabbot, Antoine, and other characters from the original games) as they attempted to foil the evil plans of mad scientist Dr. Robotnik, who had enslaved the city of Mobotropolis and turned its citizens into robots. Where The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog focused on the comic elements of the games, SatAM played more like a serial, with each week presenting a new dilemma for Sonic and his pals to overcome. Sadly, the Freedom Fighters' struggles only lasted for two seasons (though a third was reportedly plotted out), but fans can enjoy the entire 26-episode network run with this four-disc set, which includes a respectable amount of supplemental features. Chief among these are short interviews with White and series head writer Ben Hurst; a smattering of deleted and extended scenes are also included, as is a storyboard-to-screen comparison, a gallery of concept art, and a printable script for the series' pilot, "Heads or Tails." Devoted fans may also glimpse a reproduction of their own Sonic fan art on the set's case. -- Paul GaitaThe compete series available for the first time ever on a 4-DVD box set!Sonic the Hedgehog (voiced by Family Matters' Jaleel White) super fast and irreverent leads a group of freedom fighters bent on restoring their planet's beauty and freeing its citizens from the tyranny of the evil Dr. Robotnik.The fusion of powerful storylines witty banter and a dark atmosphere made Sonic The Hedgehog--dubbed SatAM by its legions of fans--a favorite among youngsters and teens when it premiered on ABC in 1993. Inspired by the phenomenon that took the gaming world by storm Sonic The Hedgehog likewise broke through the barriers of what was expected of a Saturday morning cartoon.Now all 26 episodes are available in this action-packed collectors box set along with awesome bonus features!PROGRAM LISTING:Season OneDisc 1Heads Or Tails (Pilot)Sonic BoomSonic & SallyUltra SonicSonic & The Secret ScrollsSuper SonicSonic RacerBonus Features:Animated Opening Title Sequence (Early Storyboards)Printable Heads Or Tails Pilot ScriptDisc 2Harmonic SonicHooked On SonicsSonic's NightmareWarp SonicSub-SonicSonic Past CoolBonus Features:The Fastest Thing Alive: A Conversation With Jaleel WhiteSeason Two:Disc 3Game GuySonic ConversionNo BrainerBlast To The Past (Part 1)Blast To The Past (Part 2)Fed Up With Antoine/Ghost BustedDulcyBonus Features:Original DiC Concept Art GalleryDisc 4The VoidThe Odd Couple/Ro-BeccaCry Of The WolfDrood HengeSpyhogThe Doomsday ProjectBonus Features:Way Past Cool!: A Conversation With Sonic Writer Ben HurstStoryboard-to-Screen: The Doomsday ProjectDeleted & Extended SequencesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 826663104240 Manufacturer No: D4D10424
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