![]() Kozaburo Nambu decides that the time has come to bring in the ISO's secret weapon: five bird-garbed youths trained in the ways of the ninja and armed with the most remarkable weaponry science can produce. Led by Berg Katse, who answers to a mysterious entity known as Overlord X, Galactor's monster mechs threathen the International Science Organization's (ISO) plans to create a pollution-free energy source. In the near future, the world is menaced by a criminal organization known only as the Galactor Syndicate. The above description came from Gatchaman - Home of the White Shadow, and was edited by yours truly. However, I am happy the show was re-released and included more original footage The names and the music make me wince, and if I have access to both this and the original Gatchaman series, I'd rather watch Gatchaman. I regret to say that I haven't watched much of the G-Force series. Original background music wasn't included in the original series package to Turner, so a horrible electronic disco backbeat needles the audience like Chinese water torture. The "descriptive" character names might have worked in the 1960s or in a less dramatic show, but are out of place in this series ("Dr. Voice acting was lackluster, especially compared to what had been done in Battle of the Planets. G-Force fans claim there is better interaction between the characters-especially Ace and Dirk-than there was in Battle of the Planets. There are fewer silly excuses used to cover up violent scenes, giving the audience a little credit for intelligence. It wasn't until the 1990s that the show made it onto the Cartoon Network and gained its own fan following.ĭue to the relaxed television standards of the late 1980s, more of the original violence was left uncut in "G-Force." Episodes were more complete and less chopped up than Battle of the Planets. ![]() It didn't help that the heroic team was called G-Force in both versions-is this the G-Force with Mark and Jason, or is this the G-Force with Ace Goodheart and Dirk Daring? G-Force went on an initial trial run in 1986, but mysteriously disappeared after three episodes. Some fans who might have recognized the faces from Battle of the Planets were now confused by the new names. ![]() Episodes previously left out by Sandy Frank as "too risky" were released. Gone were the space battles and 7-Zark-7, replaced by a more accurate translation of the original Gatchaman series-violence and all. In "G-Force, Guardians of Space," five young heroes protect the Earth from the evil alien computor, his gravel-voiced minion Gallactor, and their legions of green-suited terrorists. ![]() However, once Sandy Frank's syndication license ran out, media mogul Ted Turner saw the potential in this series and G-Force returned to American airwaves. In the mid 1980s, TV networks relegated Battle of the Planets to odd hours of the morning, then finally dispensed with the series altogether.
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