Galaxy Rangers - Episode 1 - Phoenix [2-2]

[Kirtzjacob]

you my friend! are EPIC!

[Seraphim1176]

Goose was the coolest. Because his last name was intended to be Guzman... but it was bastardized and later became Gooseman.  But He's latino.

[ChunkyRobot]

Lensman - 80s redux.

[autobotjazz1972]

XD mor4on guards for the loss !LMAO

[PoilishedMahogony]

@ForgetaboutFreeman it has its origins in older comics. back then you couldnt have violence against a woman in a comic, thats why jean grey was 'hands off', same with the invisible woman, they werent brawlers they fought from a distance. even in batman; in an old version originally bruce's mom died of a heart attack after the mugging because they werent allowed to have her being shot. its just something that caught on.

[Paigeshusband]

@ForgetaboutFreeman

I would venture a guess, in that they didn't want the females to be "dumb" and/or too powerfully fighting types. So a combo of super smarts, derived from psychic abilities was the answer. Niko can kick butt, but is still feminine. Same for Jean, Troi, etc.

[IshidaTheQuincy]

Some of the voice acting could use some more work, but the animation is superb for an 80's cartoon. It's a lot better than Thundercats in the looks department.

[Allronix]

@IshidaTheQuincy They had a combination of voice talent - some of it veteran voice actors used to the 80's "style" (Doug Pries & Earl Hammond worked on Thundercats, for example), & the rest were primarily stage and Broadway actors (this was Orbach's FIRST attempt at animation) One of the guys who did a lot of the "filler" voices (civilians, Crown Agents) was the creator's brother, who...well, they could get around SAG requirements by making use of him.

[Allronix]

@IshidaTheQuincy Another bit of trivia is that Peter "Speed Racer" Fernandez was the voice director for the series. The Queen was voiced by his former colleague, Corrine Orr (best known voice role was "Trixie")

[whatewer23]

I just hate that dead space door technology, it gets you stuck in the same room with the enemy and when all enemies are dead its like "oh look, i just found open button on myself, how silly of me to leave you alone in a dark room filled with bloodthirsty monsters".

[misfire33]

@whatewer23

:D

[FoxxxyMortensen]

Why current cartoons can't be that cool? These were the ones I grew up with and they still look so great to me. Now, there's just a bunch of silly characters that make u think they're cool just for being gross. No imagination at all. No wonder why most of the children will become retarded adults, braindead and dull. Some of them seem jaded already. Thanks for uploading this stuff. Memories....

[websuspect]

@ForgetaboutFreeman Troi from Star Trek is An Empath. She feels other peoples feelings deeply.

[xTrashxOverRoadx]

it's obviously japanese animation and that's why is so good

[ZombieCactusCartoons]

@xTrashxOverRoadx it's an American cartoon, but was animated in Japan. Anime sucks btw.

[sopothetocho]

@ZombieCactusCartoons no it doesnt. You just havent seen the good ones.

[119matburn]

@ZombieCactusCartoons anime is short for animetion btw. so your saying this sucks.

[ConradProteus]

OUTSTANDING CARTOON !!!!

One of best i ewer saw and im modest when i say its better than alot of cartoon made in prezent days

[retread01]

The storytelling and atmosphere are quite strange. The music is quite eerie too.

[Ambijayah]

Awesome series!! ...Brings back the memories and boy do I love the music!! Gotta love that 'no guts no glory' theme song! =)

[boxa888]

this is where the space anime started! omg! this looks like outlaw star, especially the part about the jump drives! wow it started in the 80s lol

[lumendelsol]

dude what the F happened to youtube...it just got sucky very very fast with all the jap style bells and whistles

[Allronix]

@ForgetaboutFreeman Keep in mind, Galaxy Rangers was made in 1985, pre-dating Firefly by 15 years. Rather flattering of you to mistake it for a contemporary series - it has aged pretty well.

The Star Wars style is also very understandable. Most of the shows writers were with Del Ray, who were in charge of the Star Wars Expanded U of the era. Brian Daley of the Han Solo novels and Star Wars radio show was one of the head writers.

[Diakron79]

@Allronix I don't see why you have to bring up Firefly as a successor to this show. The only animated show that sort of predated it was Cowboy Bebop since that they're low-key(realistic) space westerns w/ moral ambiguous characters. There's always been a pedigree of Space Westerns throughout decades part of the past century. Like Buck Rogers, Starangers, Captain Harlock, Fireball XL5, DC's Green Lantern..even Star Trek' & Wars are space westerns. Galaxy Rangers falls into this category.

[Allronix]

@Diakron79 True. Firefly is just the latest to come down the pike. It's also embedded itself in the fannish culture to the extent that people seem to think Joss invented the genre. I also call Firefly a successor in a tongue-in-cheek manner. Mandell & Whedon had a lot of the same issues when production, wanting character development, mytharc, & high-end writing. They got episodes out of order, demands they "tone it down," good ratings in the wrong demographic, & ultimately screwed by network.

[Diakron79]

@Allronix But Wheeled Warriors, Transformers, Exosquad & anything I left out had the same issues Firefly had, so really this show is no 'sole' kindred spirit. to Firefly. At the risk of sounding self-righteous, it annoys me when Fan cults can be so immature when it comes to over-hypes & blatant praises. I like Firefly myself but it isn't a holy sacred cow of SF western. It's just one of the gems.

[Allronix]

@Diakron79 Never said it was. One of the best GR fanfic writers calls herself "Jayce" for crying out loud. I'll admit that I like the series, the setup, the universe, and ESPECIALLY the fandom. (I work in over a dozen) GR fanfic tends to avoid a lot of BS and put out some wonderful reading. I recommend Ann-Kathrin Kniggendorf, Red Witch, andf Bruinhilda to start with.

[Diakron79]

@Allronix I'll take it under consideration. It's just that I got this love-hate relationship with fandom. I had bad luck running into fanfic stories that are overzealous, crappy, and full of BS. I also ran into ones such as superhero stories that seem to be good reading but are histrionic and ridiculous due to deviation of text & character overuse. Batman is a perfect example of this b/c I stay away from it like a wild virus. But I'll give GR fanfics a try.

[Jaramide]

It's interesting how much better the animation is to every contempory cartoon I can think of.

[Muzzer27]

Sorry guys, I've checked it, this is the real animation of the series. I used to watch it when I was a kid, but I haven't recalled it being that good until now.

[Muzzer27]

"Let my shit go,and my planet will reward you well!" ;) But seriously, the animation is way too good for a series in the early 90s, looks more like a theatrical movie or something.

[MrSkitzofrenik]

i remember this when i was a little kid it brings back memories. do u know the year this episode was made so i can see exactly what age i was?

[TheCastellan]

@ForgetaboutFreeman

Oh, you'll be surprised. See, we have amazing abilities we can use, but have been conditioned while growing up to believe there's nothing.....no alien life, no higher plains of existence, no abilities of the mind......only taxes and a six-foot hole in the ground.

You'll be surprised if you simply know what to look for and look close enough.

Anyone else agree with me on that?

[TheCastellan]

@ForgetaboutFreeman

niko was useful.

And don't go down on phychics. The ones on TV give the real ones a bad rep :)

[Ellthom]

I was thinking why I couldn't remember this show but I looked it up and found out I was 3 years old when this came out. no wonder :P

This (any mnay other cartoons) came after the whole Star Wars boom :P

[TheCastellan]

@Ellthom

One of the show's writers wrote the old Han Solo novels.

[GoinDownToJunkieTown]

id never even heard of this show before until today. reminds a bit of sabre rider and the star sherrifs but has some star wars-like elements thrown in for good measure. entertaining stuff. thanks for the upload.

[Allronix]

@GoinDownToJunkieTown It was actually on at the same time as Saber Rider, and the Star Wars elements have a lot to do with the fact that the folks writing the series also worked on the early Star Wars Expanded U. Brian Daly of the Han Solo novels and the Star Wars radio show was one of the head writers. 

[blackbelt66]

omg i love u Goose :D

[ihaveyourex]

OMG Goose was soooo HOTTTT

[Allronix]

@ihaveyourex *Snerk* Hell, all three of the gents were good-looking. Niko got an awesome front-row seat.

And wouldn't it be something if they ever went Live-action? I'd figure, mash "Phoenix/New Frontier" and "Psychocrypt" for a quick and dirty Big Damn Movie

[emperorPu]

conceptually thats what it is the fact you referenced firefly the short lived tv show of the same premise means you like the idea but cant call it since its older but the idea is still relevant today

[MadMaxe13]

@ForgetaboutFreeman Because you are lame.

[emperorPu]

women are deemed more empathic which is almost a prerequisite to esp

[emperorPu]

the shit tis cold especially when you get into goose aand his history its the wild west in space

[Ccolonrod]

The animation is pretty good 4 it's time

[MDthornton83]

Yes. The animation is incredible for 1986. It's a real shame how things have changed so drastically in the last few years.

[tapapa21]

@Ccolonrod it was one of my favaourites,and defanately was good for its time,great cartoons to have grown up to

[bsillman]

There were male tele-paths in some of the Star Trek The Next Generation episodes. In Babylon 5 they had the whole Psy-Core (Remember Lester? Creepy) Dont forget - vulcans have telepathic ability (Spock's performance at the end of Star Trek 6 - The Undiscovered Country)

[krakken242]

Because sex.

[Heroinedown]

there was a just bug in the scenario. Nowadays, they'd just shoot the aliens first pretending they had weapons of mass destructions and ask questions second... man l love the americans.

[Sethrod8]

This is good T V here

[RFyle119]

2:46. LOL!!

[xray0000]

22 years later and I still find it impressive. I wonder if it's available as a set?

[trevw82]

it is, in two boxes, 32 bucks each on amazon

[anzuloverteafucker]

got to love that guitar! awesome music and of course awesome show oneof hte best ever!

hey any1 know hte name of the band and music they play oth in the episode and at the end?

[dbonanno]

Great show! Superior animation!

[pturner561]

This was amazing, so action packed and well written.

[Metalix01]

Fantastic!, thanks for the upload

[eshaw2115]

That red starship looks like the one from the old anime "Gall Force"

[elleneelizeu]

bom mas deveria ter mas "ep" em portugues pos esta mos no brasil.

[Iwtlv]

This show was ahead of it's time! Thanks for the upload! Will share with others!