Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers Collection Vol. 2

(What does BETA stand for, and what is BETA?) BETA stands for Bureau of Extra Terrestrial Affairs. Moreover, BETA is like our United Nations here on earth; inclusively, its members are from different "other worldly" cultures as well.(What are the Galaxy Rangers?) They are a para-police or para-military law enforcement organization based upon the past lore and glory of the Texas Rangers. More importantly, they are the enforcers/peacekeepers of BETA.(Who are the Galaxy Rangers?) Their is a special segment of the Ranger Corps that utilizes a cranial device that enhances their individual and personal attributes. These Rangers are: Zachery Foxx, Shane Gooseman, Niko (the only woman on the team), Dr. Walter Hartford, Waldo Zeptic (an Andorian), and Zozo (a Kiwi).(How was this series produced?) INITIALLY, it was decided that this entire production would not be associated with a toy line; in fact, I only saw them on a child's lunch box being offered at a grocery wholesaler where I often shopped back in the late 80's. MOREOVER, unlike other animations of the 1980's, the artwork was rendered first. Then, the voice actors were flown to Japan to do the sound recordings. As a base of reference, they viewed the artwork first which guided their recordings. This technique was a vast improvement in the production of later animations. LASTLY, in 1983 to 1986 dollars, the entire production cost $65 million dollars or $1 million dollars per episode.(How well did I enjoy this series?) When they first aired in the autumn of 1986, I would wake up every weekday morning at 5 am in order to watch them at 5:30 am. To me the Rangers were very special; I've been a devotee ever since.(Is this purchase worth your money?) If you like the military, special forces, and "other worldly" cultures, along with a mixture of merriment ;then, you shall like/enjoy this production. Also, this production had one of the hottest sound tracks ever recorded, which some of the tracks have been included with this offer.Purchase both volumes, you won't be disappointed.

Years before Firefly, there was a one-season wonder of a Space Western. A brief but glorious run led to a fandom that persists to this day. This underrated little gem would make a fine live-action movie, but until then, we have this collection.To say GR is a cult classic is understating things a bit. It's in the top 100 cartoon section at fanfiction.net, it has a surprisingly dedicated fanbase (despite our small size), and plenty of critical acclaim from anime fans despite an American origin. It was groundbreaking at the time for its integration of CGI and cel animation, the casting of character actors for voice talent, its nascent use of mytharc structures, and its better-developed character and story structure than its toy-advert peers.It took over 20 years, three production companies and...let's face it...plenty of groveling by fans like me in order to get this done. Kosh really went out of their way to do this right. Commentary tracks are on the high-end episodes; Christopher Rowley is awesome at deadpan snark, Henry Mandell has a lot to say about the challenge of voicing so many characters, and Robert Mandell sticks mostly to comments about production hell). There are bonus features of artwork and notes about the ships and technology.Oh, and there are music tracks. The music was an early outing of John van Tongeren (composer for the 1990's Outer Limits, Thelma and Louise, and The 4400) and Peter Wetzler, with tracks sung by rockers Steve Overland and Myles Hunter. Yes, it's 80's rock - AWESOME 80's rock.Like any 80's series, it has its share of cheese and a couple of true stinkers. most Rangers fans will tell you that "Mothmoose" is mind-bogglingly bad, and anything starring Buzzwang is best watched with your MST3K filters on. What makes up for it are dramatic entries like "Psychocrypt," "Scarecrow," and the Supertrooper duology (the latter half being a loving homage to Clint Eastwood flicks).Highly recommended to Children of the 80's, anime watchers, animation history buffs...and ESPECIALLY Browncoats. I wouldn't have become a Firefly fan if it weren't for this and Saber Rider.

Grew up watching this before it's time animation. Great dvd quality and quick delivery. Just wish Amazon had volume one to purchase.

Wow, I had almost lost hope this series would be released, I did not live in the US for a while so I totally missed the previous (and crappy out of order) release of individual DVDs, but when I saw this on Amazon I had to get them... and I am not disappointed at al. This series is more interesting than its peers of the time, it is not up to modern standards but it is still very worth your time if you are ok with watching older animation. But this show was actually farmed out to Japan (one of the first I believe) so the animation is also better than the average show of the time and has anime touches to it. Hopefully someone will pick this up and make a new cartoon series with as much love and budget as the Justice League or the spectacular spiderman. The potential is definitely there and Firefly just further proved that space cowboys is a concept that is appealing and works, they just need to put more complexity to the characters already there to be more in line with modern cartoons (sorry, I do not count spongebob, johnny test or any of the current half drawn half scripted garbage they make kids watch these days). I wish they had commentary with some of the voice actors besides the same 3 guys all the time. Do not skip this one, if you are short on cash rent it but I would strongly suggest you buy this it is a classic you will want both volumes in your collection.

A classic that I remember watching as a kid. Actually still decent compared to today's cartoons, although the animation does show a bit of it's age. My kids have watched it several times now.

Hasta ahora la serie se ve bien, es región 1, esta únicamente en ingles, sin subtítulos, hubiera sido genial que tuviera subtítulos aunque sea en ingles. No esta remasterizada.

I love that movie

good

Great series for the 80/90s. Watch this series when I was a kid and loved it. Great characters and great music.