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When is this series going to have an offical release on dvd?


C'mon the films have taken a fortune, they have released the latest series on dvd, what about the best series of them all? Get Firestar and Iceman on DVD with Spiderman, the series was fantastic, does anyone know if a dvd release is in the future???

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I feel for you, brother. I, myself, have been waiting years for this release. I bought some bootleg videos of the entire series on ebay a few years ago. The quality sucked, but that will have to suffice until a proper release on DVD. This was, hands down, my favorite cartoon as a youngster.

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I don't know when, but it ought to have been done by now. Actually, all of the Spider-Man TV from the '70s & '80s (cartoons and live-action shows) should be available as DVDs. The companies that own these old programs should be cashing in on the current Spider-Man movie franchise! I wouldn't even mind bare-bones DVD releases as long as the audio/video quality is 1st rate.

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Yes, it's past time that this show was released onto DVD. I haven't seen some of the episodes in years!

Somebody get a move on already! Maybe in time for Spidey 3? Would be nice.

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You can show your support for Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends by signing the petition for its DVD release here:

http://www.petitiononline.com/SPMAFDVD/petition.html

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I bet they'll release it for the third Spidey movie. Like when they released the 60's Spiderman series when Spiderman 2 hit theaters.

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and they can get all 3 seasons on one set...there were less than 30 episodes total.

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Spider-Man 3 is just around the corner, and yet there's STILL no word about S & HAF being released onto DVD!

I just looked on TVShowsOnDVD.com, and here are the Voting statistics:

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Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981)

Voting Results
Unreleased Rank: 102nd
Overall Rank: 316th
Season Set: 1300 (99%)
Best of: 191 (15%)
Individual Episodes: 167 (13%)
Total Number of Voters: 1315


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Wish that there were more voters! Wonder why so few? Voting does work, so whoever hasn't voted yet, please vote!




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Unfortunately, not enough Spider-Man TV has been getting onto official DVD, even in the wake of the blockbuster movies. So far the only really old (pre-'90s) Spider-Man shows that have gotten the DVD treatment seem to be: the '60s cartoon (that whole ABC series got one boxed set), the mostly live-action "Spidey Super Stories" from the '70s (a few of these shorts got included in best-ofs for old PBS kiddie show "The Electric Company"), and the live-action Japanese series from the late '70s (whole thing got a boxed set, but this probably can't be found in U.S. stores). Admittedly, the lack of DVDs for the '80s Spider-Man cartoons & the '70s CBS live Spider-Man is more excusable than the lack of DVDs for the very famous Batman TV series. That is arguably the most successful superhero show of all time, and it's yet to get the DVD treatment despite all the movie & cartoon success the Batman character has had since 1989.

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A region 2 release is due around the end of August 2008 , season 1 only .

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Excellent news!

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season one is out in august on region 2 dvd

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Best news ever. I love this show! I just hope they release the rest of the seasons.

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