Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Stealth Viper]

This just in from Hasbro

Premiere Event Includes: Back-to-Back Original Episodes;
Behind-the-Scenes Special "Hub Exclusive: ‘G.I. Joe Renegades'"

LOS ANGELES, Ca. – Coming this Thanksgiving holiday weekend to The Hub, a cable network for kids and their families, is a special two-part premiere of the new half-hour, action-adventure animated series “G.I. Joe Renegades,” Friday, November 26. The Hub is a joint venture of Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc., and is available to 60 million U.S. cable and satellite households.

The new animated series, a re-imagining of the popular, original series “G.I. Joe A Real American Hero,” takes viewers back to the origins of the G.I. Joe storyline, in which the world’s most elite renegade force of highly trained specialists are forced to band together to prevent their nemesis, the evil forces of Cobra Industries, from achieving global domination.

“G.I. Joe Renegades” is produced for The Hub by Hasbro Studios. The series is executive produced by Jeff Kline, whose television credits include “Transformers: Prime” and “Jackie Chan Adventures.”

Preceding the series debut, The Hub will present a half-hour behind-the-scenes special, “Hub Exclusive: ‘G.I. Joe Renegades’ and ‘Transformers: Prime’” (3:30 p.m. ET), showcasing two original series on The Hub.  The special is followed by the world premiere of the first two half-hour episodes (5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET) of “G.I. Joe Renegades.” The series will continue in its regular time period, Friday, December 3, with an encore presentation at 5 p.m. ET and a new episode premiere at 5:30 p.m. ET.

Starring in the series premiere are Lee Majors (“The Six Million Dollar Man”) as “General Abernathy,” and Charlie Adler, the original Cobra Commander from the animated series “G.I. Joe: Resolute,” who reprises his role in the new series. “G.I. Joe Renegades” also includes an all-star lineup of story editors, including Marty Isenberg (“Ben 10,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Batman the Animated Series”) and Henry Gilroy (“Star Wars: Clone Wars,” “The Tick” and “Batman the Animated Series.”)

A full schedule of the “G.I. Joe Renegades” and related programming follows. (All times ET).

“Hub Exclusive: ‘G.I. Joe Renegades” (Premiere: Friday, November 26, 3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.. Encore presentations: Monday, November 29, 6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.; Friday, December 3; 4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.; and Saturday, December 4, 12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.)

“G.I. Joe Renegades” - Part 1 of “The Descent” (Premiere: Friday, November 26, 5 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.. Encore presentations: 11 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.; Sunday, November 28, 1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.; Friday, December 3, 7 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.)

“G.I. Joe Renegades” - Part 2 of “The Descent” (Premiere: Friday, November 26, 5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m..  Encore presentations: 11:30 p.m. – 12 a.m.; Sunday, November 28, 1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.; Friday, December 3, 7:30 a.m. – 8 a.m.)

About The Hub:
The Hub is a multi-platform joint venture between Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) and Hasbro, Inc., (NYSE: HAS) with a goal of entertaining, enlightening, empowering and educating children and their families.  The cable and satellite television network features original programming as well as content from Discovery's library of award-winning children's educational programming; from Hasbro's rich portfolio of entertainment and educational properties built during the past 90 years; and from leading third-party producers worldwide.  The Hub lineup includes animated and live-action series, specials and game shows, and the network extends its content through a robust and engaging online presence at www.hubworld.com . The Hub rebranded from Discovery Kids on October 10, 2010, and reaches approximately 60 million U.S. households. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC.  All rights reserved.

[morgardee]

Can we get this in Canada?

[bandonov]

If we are lucky next year... when the DVD comes out or when the show goes to syndication and we can watch it a season behind our American friends. 

[morgardee]

Now I know I heard that you could watch it off the Hub website, but so many American web sites won't stream videos outside of the US.

So that leaves you with either asking a buddy in the US to tape / burn you a copy or use a Torrent.

This is what I don't get. Torrents are frowned upon, but it's the easiest solution.

[bandonov]

Time will tell, but get ready to download the episodes. 

[Pete The Greek]

After watching a clip of it

http://generalsjoes.com/2010/11/03/firs ... t-ign-com/

I am not sure whether I care for it to show up in Canada.  I hate that style of cartoon.  I rather remember the Sunbow years.  Nothing has beaten the 1980s style of cartoons. 

[Jay]

Nothing has beaten the 1980s style of cartoons. 

Ugh. Everything's beaten the 1980s style of cartoon, especially in the action genre. They were plagued with animation errors, had childish plots that at times failed to even make sense and they never even tried to make their villains menacing.

The 90s was when cartoons started being cool. Batman: The Animated Series, Beast Wars, ReBoot... mature storytelling that could be thoroughly enjoyed by child and adult alike. (Sadly, GIJoe was too busy trying to emulate Rob Liefeld with GIJoe Extreme to benefit from any of it)

As for Renegades... I'm not big on the faces but the style definitely looks to be lending itself nicely to action sequences... And the plot is definitely being kicked off in an interesting direction.
I'm looking forward to the debut!

[Redmao]

Standing by to download the episodes.
Sad but true...

[Pete The Greek]

Ugh. Everything's beaten the 1980s style of cartoon, especially in the action genre. They were plagued with animation errors, had childish plots that at times failed to even make sense and they never even tried to make their villains menacing.

I will give you Batman but that cartoon was closer to the 1980s style in terms of a visual perception.   Anime and computer animated stuff is garbage to me.  

[5h4rK]

Nothing has beaten the 1980s style of cartoons. 

I'm with you on this one.. I think it's normal to love the cartoons with which we have grown!

[bandonov]

If that is the case... the 1963's cartoon of ASTRO BOY was the BEST EVER.... IMO for animation.

[ARROW]

Now I know I heard that you could watch it off the Hub website, but so many American web sites won't stream videos outside of the US.

So that leaves you with either asking a buddy in the US to tape / burn you a copy or use a Torrent.

This is what I don't get. Torrents are frowned upon, but it's the easiest solution.

The series WILL show up here, but it will be delayed by at least several months because of the priority of giving the Hub first broadcast rights. Likely
 debut outside of the Hub is next fall.