Thundarr The Barbarian: the Complete Series coming from Warner Archive

[whiteberry]

NEW 2021 1080p HD Masters!

THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN: THE COMPLETE SERIES

Run Time 462:00
Subtitles English SDH
Sound Quality MONO - English, DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English
Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, 4 X 3
Product Color COLOR
Disc Configuration BD 50, BD 25
Special Feature: "Lords of Light: The Story of Thundarr the Barbarian" featurette.

Civilization is cast into ruin when a runaway planet speeds between the Earth and the Moon, unleashing cosmic destruction. Two thousand years later, Earth is reborn from the ashes with a savage landscape, strange creatures and a primitive sense of justice. But, one man fights to spread peace throughout the land: He is Thundarr the Barbarian, and you can own all 21 exciting adventures starring Thundarr and his companions Ookla the Mok and sorceress Princess Ariel. Using their strength, courage and wits, plus Thundarr’s magical Sunsword, they journey from village to village, liberating slaves and battling all kinds of beasts, mutants, wizards, thieves and robots. The future of Earth may be shrouded in darkness, but Thundarr the Barbarian bursts into action as a shining symbol of hope for humanity.

Thundarr the Barbarian
| Introduction | Warner Bros. Entertainment - YouTube

[Suspiria7]

This should hopefully look great on Blu Ray and worth the upgrade

[Monterey Jack]

...and yet we can't get Femme Fatale...

[klauswhereareyou]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

...and yet we can't get Femme Fatale...

Well in all fairness Yogi Bear did not star in it.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Well in all fairness Yogi Bear did not star in it.

"Hey, Boo-Boo, you don't have to lick my ass, just #%@! me...!"

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

...and yet we can't get Femme Fatale...

Look at this way: we’ll get that before we get the original theatrical trilogy. Or True Lies/The Abyss.

[mep]

Awesome! Right now I‘m watching SpaceGhost; looks like the next animated discovery for me!

[mike962]

Originally Posted by mep

Awesome! Right now I‘m watching SpaceGhost; looks like the next animated discovery for me!

here suggestions for some proper action cartoons with higher quality animation, after seeing some of this you realize how bad Hanna Barbera output really was

- The adventures of galaxy Rangers

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers - Intro / Outro Theme Music - YouTube

- Saber Riider and the Star Sherrifs

Saber Rider opening and ending - YouTube

- Starcom The US Space Force

Starcom: The U.S. Space Force - Intro - YouTube

- Bionic Six (not rleeased on DVD but to be found on various sites)

Bionic Six Intro - YouTube

[Mwanders]

Originally Posted by mike962

here suggestions for some proper action cartoons with higher quality animation, after seeing some of this you realize how bad Hanna Barbera output really was

- The adventures of galaxy Rangers
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers - Intro / Outro Theme Music - YouTube

- Saber Riider and the Star Sherrifs
Saber Rider opening and ending - YouTube

- Starcom The US Space Force

Starcom: The U.S. Space Force - Intro - YouTube

- Bionic Six (not rleeased on DVD but to be found on various sites)

Bionic Six Intro - YouTube

Bionic Six YES!! Where is the DVD set, bluray set, or streaming option? Universal has the rights!

[solarrdadd]

my copy arrived yesterday. i really used to love this show back in the day. seeing it again will give me a glance back to yesteryear!

[mike962]

funny thing is Hanna Barberra had quite a similar show to this

Galtar and the Golden Lance (Intro) - YouTube

[witheygull]

Demon dogs! I'm halfway through this series on DVD with wifey. Now the conundrum of pressing forward or waiting for the blu.

[YogiYahooeys]

I think this qualifies as a "you're welcome" post, as I just bought the DVDR set 2 months ago.

I absolutely love this show. It's so dark for an early 80's Saturday morning cartoon, considering the premise is post-apocalyptic where the majority of the world's population dies. It's Conan (the Barbarian) meets Star Wars meets 2012. It was a pretty darned good show, if not terribly original, with good voice acting for its time (Thundarr's VA Robert Ridgely was prolific in the industry and quite talented). I don't think the show was short lived for being unpopular. IIRC, it was cancelled because it was targeted by parent groups because of its "violent" content.

[witheygull]

Originally Posted by YogiYahooeys

I think this qualifies as a "you're welcome" post, as I just bought the DVDR set 2 months ago.

I absolutely love this show. It's so dark for an early 80's Saturday morning cartoon, considering the premise is post-apocalyptic where the majority of the world's population dies. It's Conan (the Barbarian) meets Star Wars meets 2012. It was a pretty darned good show, if not terribly original, with good voice acting for its time (Thundarr's VA Robert Ridgely was prolific in the industry and quite talented). I don't think the show was short lived for being unpopular. IIRC, it was cancelled because it was targeted by parent groups because of its "violent" content.

Ah man, you got the DVDs even more recently than I did, that's a shame.

But yeah, I think the show still holds up in its narrative adventure aspects (the animation is cheaply produced, but I find it generally adequate). A lot of the quality is due to the efforts of the writing staff, which included some notable comic book writers such as Steve Gerber and Mark Evanier.

As a child I really appreciated that this show didn't have a whiny sidekick character like other adventure cartoons from the era; i.e. Snarf from Thundercats, Orko from Masters of the Universe, Uni from Dungeons & Dragons, etc.

I also loved that Thundarr's solution to every problem was violence. There was no effort made to make villains see the error of their ways or peacefully mediate disputes. Thundarr doesn't mindlessly kill, but he tackles every obstacle by beating or slicing it until it's no longer an impediment to his view of a just world.

[YogiYahooeys]

Originally Posted by witheygull

Ah man, you got the DVDs even more recently than I did, that's a shame.

But yeah, I think the show still holds up in its narrative adventure aspects (the animation is cheaply produced, but I find it generally adequate). A lot of the quality is due to the efforts of the writing staff, which included some notable comic book writers such as Steve Gerber and Mark Evanier.

As a child I really appreciated that this show didn't have a whiny sidekick character like other adventure cartoons from the era; i.e. Snarf from Thundercats, Orko from Masters of the Universe, Uni from Dungeons & Dragons, etc.

I also loved that Thundarr's solution to every problem was violence. There was no effort made to make villains see the error of their ways or peacefully mediate disputes. Thundarr doesn't mindlessly kill, but he tackles every obstacle by beating or slicing it until it's no longer an impediment to his view of a just world.

Agreed. In all honesty, I really like the art style. It's definitely a little more comic book than other modern Saturday morning cartoons of that period.

Mark Evanier was freaking brilliant. He was also responsible for making Garfield and Friends what it was, which ended up being exponentially better than the actual comic strip.

[Spasmo]

Originally Posted by YogiYahooeys

Agreed. In all honesty, I really like the art style. It's definitely a little more comic book than other modern Saturday morning cartoons of that period.

Mark Evanier was freaking brilliant. He was also responsible for making Garfield and Friends what it was, which ended up being exponentially better than the actual comic strip.

Alex Toth and Jack Kirby both worked on the production design of the show so I think that also adds to the comic book feel.

This is one of my favourite cartoons ever so even though I have the DVD set, will definitely be upgrading to blu. Have they given a release date?

[karsten]

Originally Posted by YogiYahooeys

I absolutely love this show. It's so dark for an early 80's Saturday morning cartoon, considering the premise is post-apocalyptic where the majority of the world's population dies. It's Conan (the Barbarian) meets Star Wars meets 2012. It was a pretty darned good show, if not terribly original, with good voice acting for its time (Thundarr's VA Robert Ridgely was prolific in the industry and quite talented). I don't think the show was short lived for being unpopular. IIRC, it was cancelled because it was targeted by parent groups because of its "violent" content.

Agreed. It was one of the best-ever Saturday-morning cartoons and shows just how high the quality of that "other television season" was, for a time.

Nothing like it would ever be permitted today. It would be saddled with heavy-handed ideological messaging of one sort or another. The very idea of such pure entertainment, such relatively agenda-free high adventure -- unthinkable in the current day and age. More's the pity.

[karsten]

Originally Posted by mike962

funny thing is Hanna Barberra had quite a similar show to this

Galtar and the Golden Lance (Intro) - YouTube

Excellent concept for a series, and visually ingenious, but the actual episodes are, for the most part, surprisingly poorly written (even given the limitations of the time), focussing far too much on the "comic relief" side characters.

[StarDestroyer52]

I was lamenting only yesterday or the day before about how this wasn't on BluRay as this was one of my favorite 80s cartoons. Another Day 1 for me.

[Automaton-X]

THUNDARR was one of the most memorable Saturday morning cartoons from the '80s, and one of my very favorite. I'm so glad this has finally come to Blu-ray, with SDH no less. Thanks Warner!