BeastMaster: The Last Survivor of his Tribe

Beastmaster is a Canadian television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely grounded on a 1982 MGM movie. The series aired for three entire and complete seasons (consist of 66 episodes ).

The series was nominated for the open craft award in the category of cinematography by the Australian film institute in 2000,and for the Saturn award for best syndicated/cable television series by the academy of science fiction, fantasy, and horror films, USA,in 2001. Beastmaster is presently running in syndication on sci-fi channel in the USA, but not in any prime-time slots.

It's never quite clear incisively how or why this would defeat such a noble and powerful evil being,but it's central premise of the story in the third season.

The series story arc should not be viewed strictly as a good vs. His friend tao, a trembling and fearful, psychology-attracted young man, who assists him in his quest. The world of the beastmaster is full of lost tribes, genocide looks being common,and all three of these characters are the survivors or last survivors of lost tribes. The sci-fi tv series also included a heap of definite and unforgettable guest outlines and appearances,such like the appearance of gaiety and grace Jones as the impatra warrior, keith hamilton cobb as a terron defector who is also in love with kyra, and king voden, played by dai paterson all around the second season.

Dar is the son of King Eldar, who was despoiled and destroyed by balcifer, and ought to locate and reunite his entire family, who have been turned into animals to hide them from balcifer, in the crystal arc, to defeat balcifer. Tao is the scholar and the medicine man, Dar also meets another orphaned warrior named arina (the athletic marjean holden) who original joins his quest for her own reasons,but ultimately becomes a faithful companion. Technology,and nature vs. Evil story,but quite a nature vs. There is a contrast there amidst the crude savage badness of king zad and the cultured and refined, insane evil genius of king voden, and king zad emerges from the competition a more civilized, but hushed and still savage statesmanship and character.

The original episodes were violent and featured a heap of very intense combat scenes,but as the original season wore on,the series started to take on a pacifist and naturalist tone. The general story arc of the series is that the world is altering,civilization is encouraging,engineering science is gaining ground slowly,the old orders of magic and sorcery are fading,and the world is coaxed and threatened by the supernatural being balcifer, the dark one,played by jeremy Callaghan. The series also featured monika schnarre as the sorceress,apprentice to the ancient one,played by grahame bond. The abnormal story. He wanders the lands seeking his lost loved one, kyra, protecting the racked and oppressed and the animals.

The regular human enemy of dar, King Zad, was played by steven grives, and marc singer, the distinguishable and original beastmaster, appears in the third season as dartanus,the spirit warrior who assists dar on his quest. Balcifer's agent on world is king zad, who is original king of the terrons, a savage tribe that enslaves and pillages at will, and later,when the tribe is despoiled and destroyed by king voden leading a group of viking-like northerners, zad re-emerges as the king of xincha, the city at the essence of the world, after deposing voden, who fled into the wilderness at the end of the second season. Dar is the last survivor of his tribe.

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LONEY TUNES CARTOONS

The cartoons included on the set are uncut, unedited, and digitally restored and remastered from the distinguishable and primary successive technicolor film negatives (or, in the case of the black and white shorts,the distinguishable and primary black and white negatives). Nucleus and beginning with volume 4, a singular disclaimer text card similar to goldberg's spoken disclaimer precedes each disc's main menu. The dvds also feature several particular features including interviews/documentaries of the people behind the cartoons such like chuck jones, friz freleng, bob clampett, tex avery, carl stalling, and mel blanc, pencil tests, and audio commentaries by earnestness and animation historians jerry beck,michael barrier,and greg ford,in addition as current animators paul dini,eric goldberg, and john kricfalusi. The noise reduction routine now and then unintentionally erases or blurs some of the picture on sure scenes of the cartoons, which has caused controversy among some looney tunes fans. Home video has been quietly reissuing copies of the fourth disc of volume 2 that lacks artifacting and interlacing,due to some complaints by consumers.

However, some of the cartoons in these collections are derived from the "blue ribbon" reissues (altered from their distinguishable and primary versions with their revised front-and-end credit episodes), as the distinguishable and primary titles for these cartoons are presumably lost.

Since August 2007, warner bros. Nucleus and beginning with volume 3,a warning was printed on the packaging explaining that the collection is intended for adults and the content can not be suitable for children. This goes along with whoopi goldberg's filmed introduction in volume 3 that explains the history of ethnic symbolism and imagery that ofttimes appears in cartoons of the 1930s and 1940s. The most late collections, notwithstanding, lack such artifacting.

A handful of cartoons in the primary two collections have digital video noise reduction artifacting.

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From Comics To The Big Screen

The Fantastic Four is one of the most recognizable superhero teams in all of comicdom. Even with several reincarnations the team is still as popular as ever. And of course, with a series this popular, it is bound to get its fair share of TV shows and movies.

For those who know nothing about the franchise is all about the adventures of a team of superheroes as they fight of villains to protect their city and the world in general. The group is lead by Reed Richards, known as Mr. Fantastic and has the ability to stretch his body. He is joined by his Girlfriend (and later wife, Sue Storm - Invisible Woman), who can go invisible, and Her brother Johnny (the Human Torch), who can make fire anytime he wants. The team is completed by Ben Grimm, the Thing, whose body is similar to a rock.

What makes this series different from other comic book heroes during those days in the they don't need to wear masks to conceal their identities. In fact all of the city's residents (and interestingly, all of the villains) their secret identities, and they are treated rather like celebrities. This part of the comic's story is very much used in their other appearances in TV.

The cartoons are by far, the most popular reincarnation of the Fantastic Four outside of the comic books. There are actually four animated series shown form the 1960's to the present. Each is a different take on the Fantastic Four.

Perhaps the most popular of the four is the first series shown in 1967, done by Hanna Barbara. It followed closely the original comic books and features many of the recurring villains. The cartoon was episodic in nature, with each episode independent of the others. It is also interesting to note that there was no episode that featured the origins of the Fantastic Four and instead it was explained in a short narration at the opening of each episode.

The second series, aired in 1970's, is also rather interesting. The show pretty much followed the features of the first, but with a notable exception. There was no Human Torch, but is replaced by a robot named HERBIE. This was the only cartooned that didn't feature all the characters together. No clear explanation was given as to why the character was not included in the series, though some say that it was a precaution to avoid kids from playing with fire.

And then, there are the movies. You are probably all too familiar with the two special effects movies shown in recent years. But here's a thing that you probably don't know. There is actually a third film, which was made way before the two films. Simply titled Fantastic Four, it was a rather low budget take on the story. It was not released commercially and was intended only to get hold of the copyright. The film is quite rare and many fans would probably have a hard time looking for a copy of it.

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The First Avenger: Captain America - Movie in the making

After the initial preview of new Iron Man 2, the producers revealed its new project at the Comic-Con and this time, Marvel Studios has officially announced that the upcoming movie originally based from animated tv series, The First Avenger: Captain America.

Set in World War II, story of Steve Rogers who was born in great depression together with his poor family. Inspired to enlist in the army but due to his frailty and sickness, he was rejected and took part as a volunteer in a special experiment by General Chester Phillips named, "Operation:Rebirth."

Took several weeks of tests, Rogers was emerged from the treatment with a perfect body and has undergo intensive physical and tactical training

program. His first assignment: Captain America, armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, he continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and leader of the Avengers.

Comicbookmovie revealed that Joe Johnston will direct the much awaited superhero flick. As a first timer to direct such kind of genre, his expertise in visual effects and directing skills will be a great help to make it a quality movie. As we remembered, he brought Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Jumanji and Jurassic Part III.

According to Marvel Studios exec Kevin Feige, the potential villains as follows:

“We are gonna explore those aspects of World War II that made Cap special: the Super Soldier program, Red Skull, Hydra, all of those things that exist in the Marvel version of it. As you know if you read the comic books, the origin of Captain America is really the origin of the Marvel universe ...

it’s about that time in history when the idea of the superhero began to emerge.”

Feige, who was wearing a Marvel hat in case anyone forgot where he works, indicated that they're “about halfway though” developing the script, with a target date of June 2010 for the start of production. As far as casting is concerned, don’t expect any major announcements until October, when director Joe Johnston (The Wolf Man, Hidalgo) joins the production full-time.

Can a period-based comic book flick succeed in a genre dominated by glossy, futuristic films? And is The First Avenger: Captain America the latest example of franchise-obsessed Hollywood's disturbing trend towards comic book flicks with annoyingly cumbersome titles? We'll just have to wait and see, true believers.

Still no word as to who might play the star-spangled patriot, but rumors have abounded, including Matthew McConaughey, Leonardo DiCaprio and even African American Will Smith. However, nothing has been confirmed. This Marvel movie will be penned by Zak Penn and is looking at a May 6, 2011 release.

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2010 Battlestar Galactica - Prequel Updates

It was reported in 2008 that there'll be going to have as many as three "Battlestar Galactica" TV films. These installments were under the production of Sci Fi Network, the series was created in 1978 and franchised in 2004. Its prequel is set to aired in 2010.

The story revolves on how human lives on the series of planets also known as the Twelve Colonies. Conflicts arise in the Colonies (Cylons) as a result, the planets went into a disaster and surivors flew into space. Among these, the only Colonial Fleet that survives is the Battlestar Gallactica, a military ship under the leadership of Commander Adama.

The sci-fi television series was well applauded and nominated in different award wining bodies such as Emmy's. Received its worldwide success and made popular in Europe, Australia and United States.

Universal Pictures has confirmed what was originally reported on HitFix.com that Bryan Singer, director of Valkyrie, will take on directing and producing duties for a BSG movie. Glen Larson, who created original series back in 1978, will produce as well. The film is not expected to be a continuation of current popular television show that’s running on the SyFy network but will be a complete re-imagining of the sci-fi lore that was invented by Larson back in the 70s.

Singer is said to be a big fan of the original 70's series, but the supposedly $10 million dollar paycheck for Singer probably also has an effect on his directorial willingness. Despite the talent behind it, this reboot is a bad idea. Singer did X-Men, but he also did Superman Returns.

Glen Larson, who created original Battlestar Galactica in 1978, will also serve as a producer.

Not much is known about the movie's plot, but it likely won't pick up where the TV show left off; look for it to be a total re-imagining of the universe that was created by Larson in the mid-70s.



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