"Firefly" was one of those shows I'd sometimes stumble upon late at night — like "Stargate: Sg-1" over on the SyFy channel or "Silverhawks" — that really stirred up my love for space operas/westerns. I never did sit down to watch the show in order -- at the time I was beholden to whatever episodes were being aired, although I did end up catching multiple viewings of "Serenity." Back then I had no idea that "Firefly" had barely lasted a season on air before being canceled in 2002, or that the film was Joss Whedon's last-ditch effort to keep the series alive in some form.
Eventually, Universal acquired the rights from Fox but refused to approve the over 100 million budget that was estimated to make it, recommending the production move overseas. But Whedon managed to convince them they could make it locally and under budget — which was set at 40 million. To put that into perspective,...
Eventually, Universal acquired the rights from Fox but refused to approve the over 100 million budget that was estimated to make it, recommending the production move overseas. But Whedon managed to convince them they could make it locally and under budget — which was set at 40 million. To put that into perspective,...
- 9/1/2022
- by Steven Ward
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Author and actress Jenny Mollen will see her debut novel published by the Nacelle Company, which also has retained the book’s film and television rights.
City of Likes is the first work of fiction for Mollen, who penned a memoir and a book of essays in the 2010s.
The novel centers on Maddie, an unemployed thirtysomething copywriter whose career has taken a back seat to motherhood. When her family moves to New York, she meets the enigmatic and gorgeous Daphne Cole – an Instagram mommy influencer with millions of followers and a soft spot for Maddie. Maddie finds herself with an unlikely new best friend, getting a taste of the access, fame and unlimited chickpea puffs that power Daphne’s life. But soon enough, Maddie begins to suspect this world isn’t as picture perfect as it seems to be. Will she be able to pull herself out of...
City of Likes is the first work of fiction for Mollen, who penned a memoir and a book of essays in the 2010s.
The novel centers on Maddie, an unemployed thirtysomething copywriter whose career has taken a back seat to motherhood. When her family moves to New York, she meets the enigmatic and gorgeous Daphne Cole – an Instagram mommy influencer with millions of followers and a soft spot for Maddie. Maddie finds herself with an unlikely new best friend, getting a taste of the access, fame and unlimited chickpea puffs that power Daphne’s life. But soon enough, Maddie begins to suspect this world isn’t as picture perfect as it seems to be. Will she be able to pull herself out of...
- 8/4/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
If you’re feeling the bite of nostalgia don’t feel too bad, it means you had a great childhood and can likely remember the Silverhawks when they were first popular in the 80s. It would appear that this animated series is going to be coming back and it will likely be bringing everyone and everything that we remember. Of course, the show is going to be updated since otherwise, it would be just more of the same and not nearly as worth watching. But those of us that remember the show from back in the day are likely to be excited
It Looks Like “SilverHawks” Might Get Rebooted...
It Looks Like “SilverHawks” Might Get Rebooted...
- 7/15/2021
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Whoa! You'll have to excuse me for a moment while I recover from a nostalgia overload after hearing some wild news. Are you ready for this? The Nacelle Company is plotting a Silverhawks revival! Now, I know what you're thinking. Who? First of all, thanks for making me feel old. Second, Silverhawks was a classic animated television show developed by Rankin/Bass…...
- 7/9/2021
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The Nacelle Company is reviving Silverhawks, a sort of space-themed ThunderCats from the mid-eighties.
Silverhawks was a classic animated television show developed by Rankin/Bass Productions and released in 1986. The show consisted of 65 episodes, with a concept that revolved around a team of 29th Century heroes with metal bodies and wings who were tasked to stop an organized crime ring and protect the citizens of the Galaxy of Limbo, which had been overrun by the show’s antagonist, Mon*Star. He ran a mob featuring some interesting characters, including a shapeshifter, a robotic card shark and a man with blades for arms.
The team at Rankin/Bass likely intended to turn the high-concept idea into a space-themed extension of their already-successful ThunderCats, but the show did not enjoy the success of its predecessor.
See the original show’s opening below.
Nacelle produces Disney+’s Behind The Attraction, Netflix’s The Movies That Made Us,...
Silverhawks was a classic animated television show developed by Rankin/Bass Productions and released in 1986. The show consisted of 65 episodes, with a concept that revolved around a team of 29th Century heroes with metal bodies and wings who were tasked to stop an organized crime ring and protect the citizens of the Galaxy of Limbo, which had been overrun by the show’s antagonist, Mon*Star. He ran a mob featuring some interesting characters, including a shapeshifter, a robotic card shark and a man with blades for arms.
The team at Rankin/Bass likely intended to turn the high-concept idea into a space-themed extension of their already-successful ThunderCats, but the show did not enjoy the success of its predecessor.
See the original show’s opening below.
Nacelle produces Disney+’s Behind The Attraction, Netflix’s The Movies That Made Us,...
- 7/9/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
From Bananaman to Grange Hill, join us in a spot of TV nostalgia as we celebrate 50 great 1980s kids' TV theme songs...
There comes a time to turn away from the horrors of the world and retreat underneath the soft, comforting duvet of nostalgia. That time is Friday. That metaphorical duvet is below.
Here are fifty of the best kids’ TV theme songs (spread over two pages and in arbitrary order) of the 1980s. Some, like Alan Hawkshaw’s distinctive Grange Hill intro, are unarguable classics of the era, while others, like Mike Harding's Count Duckula, only started in the late-eighties and spent the rest of their run in the next decade.
Obviously, there being only 50 on this list, we may have missed out your favourite (deliberately or otherwise). Let us know if so, but remember that links may take a while to appear in the comments thread because...
There comes a time to turn away from the horrors of the world and retreat underneath the soft, comforting duvet of nostalgia. That time is Friday. That metaphorical duvet is below.
Here are fifty of the best kids’ TV theme songs (spread over two pages and in arbitrary order) of the 1980s. Some, like Alan Hawkshaw’s distinctive Grange Hill intro, are unarguable classics of the era, while others, like Mike Harding's Count Duckula, only started in the late-eighties and spent the rest of their run in the next decade.
Obviously, there being only 50 on this list, we may have missed out your favourite (deliberately or otherwise). Let us know if so, but remember that links may take a while to appear in the comments thread because...
- 7/29/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Following the success of ThunderCats, Rankin/Bass released another animated series called SilverHawks. In this show, bionic policeman Commander Stargazer recruits the SilverHawks, a team of heroes who are "partly metal, partly real." They fight the evil Mon*Star, an escaped alien mob boss who transforms into an enormous armor-plated creature.
SilverHawks ran for 65 episodes in first-run syndication in 1986. The voice cast features many of the same talents who starred in ThunderCats. The cast includes Peter Newman, Adolph Caesar, Earl Hammond, Bob McFadden, Maggie Wheeler, Doug Preis, Peter Newman, and Larry Kenney.
The second and final volume of the animated series has just been released as part of a four DVD set. You can purchase all 33 episodes in SilverHawks: Season 1, Volume 2 or you can try to win a copy here. To enter, you need to merely post a comment below. You can...
SilverHawks ran for 65 episodes in first-run syndication in 1986. The voice cast features many of the same talents who starred in ThunderCats. The cast includes Peter Newman, Adolph Caesar, Earl Hammond, Bob McFadden, Maggie Wheeler, Doug Preis, Peter Newman, and Larry Kenney.
The second and final volume of the animated series has just been released as part of a four DVD set. You can purchase all 33 episodes in SilverHawks: Season 1, Volume 2 or you can try to win a copy here. To enter, you need to merely post a comment below. You can...
- 11/7/2011
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Three hipster doofuses and one awesome Tommy Lasorda-esque older man took to the stage to unveil new footage of Cartoon Network's reboot of ThunderCats.
The older fella was legendary voice actor Larry Kenney who brought chills to the crowd by intoning "Thunder! Thunder! ThunderCats! Hoooooooo!"
Sadly, nothing in the following reel had any of the oomph seen in Kenney's stage presence.
The teaser opened with an image of Thundera and I thought, "oh, how cute - they are opening with the old show before they show us the new." No. This is the look of the new show. I won't go overboard and say the animation looks exactly the same as the 1980s. I'll give credit and say it looks like perfectly good animation from the 1990s.
In the teaser we saw the ThunderCats riding light blue beasts, Lizard creatures attacking a fortress with catapults of fire and...
The older fella was legendary voice actor Larry Kenney who brought chills to the crowd by intoning "Thunder! Thunder! ThunderCats! Hoooooooo!"
Sadly, nothing in the following reel had any of the oomph seen in Kenney's stage presence.
The teaser opened with an image of Thundera and I thought, "oh, how cute - they are opening with the old show before they show us the new." No. This is the look of the new show. I won't go overboard and say the animation looks exactly the same as the 1980s. I'll give credit and say it looks like perfectly good animation from the 1990s.
In the teaser we saw the ThunderCats riding light blue beasts, Lizard creatures attacking a fortress with catapults of fire and...
- 4/3/2011
- UGO TV
Steve Perry wrote for comic books from the 1970s and was one of the original writers for the cartoon adventure series Thundercats in the mid-1980s.
Perry was born on December 12, 1954. He became interested in writing at an early age, and was penning science fiction tales for publication by the early 1970s. He soon teamed with artist Steve Bissette to produce comic stories for the independent anthology Abyss in 1976. Perry wrote for the Marvel titles Epic Illustrated and Bizarre Adventures later that decade. He and artist Tom Yeates created the Native American science fiction comic book series Timespirits for Marvel’s Epic imprint in the early 1980s. Perry also wrote for the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents revival and the Blackthorne Comics jungle adventure Salimba.
He began writing for Thundercats in 1985, and contributed to the Rankin/Bass animated production Silverhawks. Perry also wrote comic book adaptations for both series for Marvel.
Perry was born on December 12, 1954. He became interested in writing at an early age, and was penning science fiction tales for publication by the early 1970s. He soon teamed with artist Steve Bissette to produce comic stories for the independent anthology Abyss in 1976. Perry wrote for the Marvel titles Epic Illustrated and Bizarre Adventures later that decade. He and artist Tom Yeates created the Native American science fiction comic book series Timespirits for Marvel’s Epic imprint in the early 1980s. Perry also wrote for the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents revival and the Blackthorne Comics jungle adventure Salimba.
He began writing for Thundercats in 1985, and contributed to the Rankin/Bass animated production Silverhawks. Perry also wrote comic book adaptations for both series for Marvel.
- 6/22/2010
- by Harris Lentz
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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