Awesome. just awesome. Recently re-released on DVD, (Blue Lion and Yellow Lion are out at time of writing, Green is on the horizon)
Audio - They have all the original source material, including an extremely lucky and even more rare original multi-track audio with separate audio for voices, effects, music, etc, and valuable notes about the audio production. This allows for 5.1 surround sound. And wow. It blows me away. The surround is crisp, solid and very well panned over the 6 channels. If you don't have surround or balk at it, thinking it will wreck your experience, that's your problem, however, they included a rebuilt 2 channel stereo soundtrack to match the original. Few people know Voltron was among the first Television shows to be produced in Stereo sound.
Video - The image is quite clear and better than watchable. I think it looks great! The video has been remastered and looks stable, excellently colored, little or no artifacts, and shows well on my 27" HD widescreen (NO the video is not in HD)
Packaging - I expect it would be a 5 box set, one box for each lion. Blue is 1, Yellow is 2, Green is 3. This would closely match the number of episodes with 15 per set, plus extras. However, voltrondvd.com indicates it will be 8 sets. They com packaged in a sturdy tin with multi-folding digipack, similar to the interiors of the LOTR Extended set. the tin is beautifully detailed. It has an embossed head of one lion on the cover, with the uniquely different appearance of each lion. The lion details and contours are embossed, but the excellently rendered cracks and gouges, etc are only printed on. The embossing stands about 2-4 mm. The cover comes off completely as compared to swinging. On the back is a picture of the character associated with the cover lion. On set one, is Allura in pink uniform, with a space mouse on her shoulder. There are additional pictures on the surfaces of the digipack, including Allura and Sven on set one, as both piloted Blue lion. Also included is a small 8pg booklet with synopses of included episodes, a paragraph or two on the restoration project, and a few pictures.
Overall, this will rock your underoos!!! I love it! If you grew up in the 80's and loved Voltron you will love these DVD's.
I rate it 8 out of 10. really 8.5. I could not ask for more on this video set. I expected (far) less on the audio. The packaging could have been better, but is not lacking. If you check voltrondvd.com to check their original case plans... and the problems with it.. you will see they could have made a case somewhere between that and what we got. But still, it is great, all round. I also would like the digipack to fit in the case a little better as sometimes the edges case and digipack get caught on each other, and is going to cause it to wear out a bit unless you buy empty DVD cases for storing your discs.
Only thing I could have asked for I think is maybe some commentary, and some deleted scenes. Maybe an upcoming set will have some *deleted* or rebuilt scenes.
Audio - They have all the original source material, including an extremely lucky and even more rare original multi-track audio with separate audio for voices, effects, music, etc, and valuable notes about the audio production. This allows for 5.1 surround sound. And wow. It blows me away. The surround is crisp, solid and very well panned over the 6 channels. If you don't have surround or balk at it, thinking it will wreck your experience, that's your problem, however, they included a rebuilt 2 channel stereo soundtrack to match the original. Few people know Voltron was among the first Television shows to be produced in Stereo sound.
Video - The image is quite clear and better than watchable. I think it looks great! The video has been remastered and looks stable, excellently colored, little or no artifacts, and shows well on my 27" HD widescreen (NO the video is not in HD)
Packaging - I expect it would be a 5 box set, one box for each lion. Blue is 1, Yellow is 2, Green is 3. This would closely match the number of episodes with 15 per set, plus extras. However, voltrondvd.com indicates it will be 8 sets. They com packaged in a sturdy tin with multi-folding digipack, similar to the interiors of the LOTR Extended set. the tin is beautifully detailed. It has an embossed head of one lion on the cover, with the uniquely different appearance of each lion. The lion details and contours are embossed, but the excellently rendered cracks and gouges, etc are only printed on. The embossing stands about 2-4 mm. The cover comes off completely as compared to swinging. On the back is a picture of the character associated with the cover lion. On set one, is Allura in pink uniform, with a space mouse on her shoulder. There are additional pictures on the surfaces of the digipack, including Allura and Sven on set one, as both piloted Blue lion. Also included is a small 8pg booklet with synopses of included episodes, a paragraph or two on the restoration project, and a few pictures.
Overall, this will rock your underoos!!! I love it! If you grew up in the 80's and loved Voltron you will love these DVD's.
I rate it 8 out of 10. really 8.5. I could not ask for more on this video set. I expected (far) less on the audio. The packaging could have been better, but is not lacking. If you check voltrondvd.com to check their original case plans... and the problems with it.. you will see they could have made a case somewhere between that and what we got. But still, it is great, all round. I also would like the digipack to fit in the case a little better as sometimes the edges case and digipack get caught on each other, and is going to cause it to wear out a bit unless you buy empty DVD cases for storing your discs.
Only thing I could have asked for I think is maybe some commentary, and some deleted scenes. Maybe an upcoming set will have some *deleted* or rebuilt scenes.