Comments on: Battle Sequence 002: Fireman (1973) http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:22:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Bryan http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-2062 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:59:35 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-2062 Thanks for this article it was great. I may be young, 13 to be exact, but I still love a lot of the classic Tokusatsu out there, and for someone who didn't grow up with some of these shows dubbed over here in the U.S.(Ultraman for example)I would love to see some DVD releases. Thanks for this article it was great. I may be young, 13 to be exact, but I still love a lot of the classic Tokusatsu out there, and for someone who didn’t grow up with some of these shows dubbed over here in the U.S.(Ultraman for example)I would love to see some DVD releases.

]]> by: lj http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1218 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:59:39 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1218 wat in the world wat in the world

]]> by: Damon http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1217 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:41:19 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1217 <b>Super Robot Red Baron</b> has been pushed back to April - looking forward to that set quite a bit (even though I have never seen the show beyond YouTube clips). My only exposure to <b>Robot Keiji K</b> has also been limited to YouTube, but what little I've seen has blown my mind. I had no idea that JN Productions was planning a release! Be still my beating heart. I still need to save up for their <b>Kikaider</b> and <b>Kamen Rider</b> sets. Super Robot Red Baron has been pushed back to April - looking forward to that set quite a bit (even though I have never seen the show beyond YouTube clips).

My only exposure to Robot Keiji K has also been limited to YouTube, but what little I’ve seen has blown my mind. I had no idea that JN Productions was planning a release! Be still my beating heart. I still need to save up for their Kikaider and Kamen Rider sets.

]]> by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1216 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:11:29 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1216 I'm glad you're enjoying the posts Damon! I want to try and spotlight shows that haven't got a lot of coverage in the U.S. I totally forgot about the <strong>Iron King</strong> release which is well worth a look. You also reminded me that <strong>Super Robot Red Baron</strong> was released as well and that show is a lot of fun too. That clip you shared is from <strong>Robot Keiji K</strong> and I've heard that the series will be getting released by JN Productions/Kikadia Generation sometime in the future, but I haven't come across a release date yet. I'm looking forward to that since <strong>Robot Keiji K</strong> is one of my favorite tokusatsu shows, but I've only got Japanese videos of the episodes with no subs. Hopefully we'll get an official release date for the show soon! I’m glad you’re enjoying the posts Damon! I want to try and spotlight shows that haven’t got a lot of coverage in the U.S. I totally forgot about the Iron King release which is well worth a look. You also reminded me that Super Robot Red Baron was released as well and that show is a lot of fun too.

That clip you shared is from Robot Keiji K and I’ve heard that the series will be getting released by JN Productions/Kikadia Generation sometime in the future, but I haven’t come across a release date yet. I’m looking forward to that since Robot Keiji K is one of my favorite tokusatsu shows, but I’ve only got Japanese videos of the episodes with no subs. Hopefully we’ll get an official release date for the show soon!

]]> by: Damon http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1215 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:17:45 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1215 These posts are awesome! As someone who is totally infatuated with tokusatsu, it's nice to finally see the genre getting some decent exposure over here. I highly recommend the recent BCI release of IRON KING (http://www.navarre.com/prodhome.aspx?ItemNumber=2225546&amp;Prod=video) as the show is crazy, the transfer is good (the show looks its age, but the discs are subtitled and uncut), the entire series is included in the box (26 episodes) and the price cannot be beat - $39.98 retail (about $20 if you know where to look online). The Generation Kikaida DVDs are also very nice but more expensive and harder to obtain. I hope people support the official releases as I would love to see more shows get brought over here. Like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX-Xlr9uXa4 These posts are awesome! As someone who is totally infatuated with tokusatsu, it’s nice to finally see the genre getting some decent exposure over here. I highly recommend the recent BCI release of IRON KING (http://www.navarre.com/prodhome.aspx?ItemNumber=2225546&Prod=video) as the show is crazy, the transfer is good (the show looks its age, but the discs are subtitled and uncut), the entire series is included in the box (26 episodes) and the price cannot be beat - $39.98 retail (about $20 if you know where to look online). The Generation Kikaida DVDs are also very nice but more expensive and harder to obtain. I hope people support the official releases as I would love to see more shows get brought over here. Like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX-Xlr9uXa4

]]> by: Keith http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1214 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:21:23 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1214 Thanks Kimberly for the information. I'll be sure to do that. Have a great week. Thanks Kimberly for the information. I’ll be sure to do that. Have a great week.

]]> by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1212 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:51:12 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1212 Robert - I'm glad you find these tokusatsu posts interesting. I figured they'd only appeal to a small group of people, but I've been fascinated with theses types of shows and films since I was a kid. My earliest nightmares involved <strong>Godzilla</strong>! It's funny that you mentioned <strong>Godman</strong> since I really like that program. Only in a Shinto/Buddhist country like Japan would they get away with naming a TV superhero <strong>Godman</strong>. It's a shame that it was only as you mentioned a "filler" show, with very brief 5-10min. episodes. I wish it had been a full-length program. I'm afraid I only have VHS copies of many of the shows I'll be writing about myself, but some of them are being released in Japan on DVD. It's a shame that we don't get more of these shows released in the US, but at least JN Productions/Kikadia Generation and BCI/Eclipse have been releasing some great old Japanese TV shows on DVD with English subtitles in recent years. Keith - I think you'd have fun with these types of shows if you enjoy Japanese sci-fi or giant monster movies. Sadly, there are very few shows available in the U.S. with English subs, but I highly recommend the JN Productions/Kikaida Generation DVDs for terrific shows like <strong>Kikaida</strong> and <strong>Kamen Rider V3.</strong> You can find info about them <a href="http://www.generationkikaida.com/">here</a> and they should be available for rent online at places like Netflix and Greencine I would assume. Robert - I’m glad you find these tokusatsu posts interesting. I figured they’d only appeal to a small group of people, but I’ve been fascinated with theses types of shows and films since I was a kid. My earliest nightmares involved Godzilla! It’s funny that you mentioned Godman since I really like that program. Only in a Shinto/Buddhist country like Japan would they get away with naming a TV superhero Godman. It’s a shame that it was only as you mentioned a “filler” show, with very brief 5-10min. episodes. I wish it had been a full-length program. I’m afraid I only have VHS copies of many of the shows I’ll be writing about myself, but some of them are being released in Japan on DVD. It’s a shame that we don’t get more of these shows released in the US, but at least JN Productions/Kikadia Generation and BCI/Eclipse have been releasing some great old Japanese TV shows on DVD with English subtitles in recent years.

Keith - I think you’d have fun with these types of shows if you enjoy Japanese sci-fi or giant monster movies. Sadly, there are very few shows available in the U.S. with English subs, but I highly recommend the JN Productions/Kikaida Generation DVDs for terrific shows like Kikaida and Kamen Rider V3. You can find info about them here and they should be available for rent online at places like Netflix and Greencine I would assume.

]]> by: Keith http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1211 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:09:50 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1211 This is so cool. I loved that video. I've got to see this and other tokusatsu. It sounds really awesome. What would be the best of any of these to start with? This is so cool. I loved that video. I’ve got to see this and other tokusatsu. It sounds really awesome. What would be the best of any of these to start with?

]]> by: robertmonell http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1209 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:38:39 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1209 This sounds really interesting. I have episodes of MIRRORMAN, RETURN OF ULTRAMAN, ZONE FIGHTER, which I think are all TOHO product. And I have these short GREENMAN, GODMAN, etc things which seem to be filler. You know more about this than me but I sure enjoy watching them. I only have them on tapes made for me. I wish they were on R1 DVD, including this. I do have the boxset of ULTRAMAN, which has a lot of glitches. Thanks again, Kimberly. I need to be educated on this genre. This sounds really interesting. I have episodes of MIRRORMAN, RETURN OF ULTRAMAN, ZONE FIGHTER, which I think are all TOHO product. And I have these short GREENMAN, GODMAN, etc things which seem to be filler. You know more about this than me but I sure enjoy watching them. I only have them on tapes made for me. I wish they were on R1 DVD, including this. I do have the boxset of ULTRAMAN, which has a lot of glitches. Thanks again, Kimberly. I need to be educated on this genre.

]]> by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1208 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:19:55 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1208 Glad you enjoyed the clip Jonathan. Ultraman and Fireman have a lot in common and you'd probably enjoy the show if you get the chance to see it. As I mentioned above, it's a little more adult and violent then the original Ultraman series and you get to see plenty of grown men in costumes fight! Glad you enjoyed the clip Jonathan. Ultraman and Fireman have a lot in common and you’d probably enjoy the show if you get the chance to see it. As I mentioned above, it’s a little more adult and violent then the original Ultraman series and you get to see plenty of grown men in costumes fight!

]]> by: Jonathan Lapper http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1207 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:11:30 +0000 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2008/01/05/battle-sequence-002-fireman-1973/#comment-1207 I love the slo-mo when Dumbosaur finally goes down. You can totally tell this came from the makers of Ultra-Man. They even have the same baton type thingy they hold up in the air, only it appears here that someone else is holding it up to summon him. I used to use an old microphone we had to "turn into" Ultra-Man. I love the slo-mo when Dumbosaur finally goes down. You can totally tell this came from the makers of Ultra-Man. They even have the same baton type thingy they hold up in the air, only it appears here that someone else is holding it up to summon him. I used to use an old microphone we had to “turn into” Ultra-Man.

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