Re: Astroboy?!?!

Galen Musbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 03:12:38 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (James Bond
> 007) wrote:
> 
> >A recent commercial on Cartoon Network (?)
> >seemed to show the 60's character "Astroboy"
> >(arguably *the* model of modern anime,
> >and one of my favorites from way back when,
> >and, yes, I know I'm showing my age!).     ; )

       Bet I'm older -- I was ten when it aired the first time in the
U.S. ...


> >Unfortunately, I was flipping thru channels,
> >and, in a panic to get back to that channel,
> >completely missed the point of the ad
> >(dontcha just HATE when that happens???).   ; )
> >
> >Anyway, it appeared to be a new version of the old show!
> 
> There is a new version of Astroboy, it has been 
> licensed for North America, and dubbing is, at
> last report, well underway.

> >Does anyone have any info about this?

     Tezuka Productions did a new version using state-of-the-art
animation for release in Japan this year.  There was a "premiere"
episode which aired on 1 January (IIRC), followed by the main series
opening on (mochiron) 7 April, Atomu's birthday (4/7/2003 in the
original manga).  This year also marks the 40th anniversary of the
opening of the original B&W series from Mushi Productions.  There was
also a first "remake" done in color in 1980, which aired in Japan,
France (I actually caught an episode there back in '88), and a number
of other European countries.  [There was also a brief live-action(!)
series which ran sometime in the mid-1950s.  Does anyone here know
much about this?]

     Animerica keeps showing the new series as running on WB, but I've
yet to see it scheduled where I am.  Is it actually running in the
U.S. or are they jumping the gun on this notice?