Great Series Horrible Sound
It's Great to have this series come to DVD. The restoration of the Picture was Great, But one problem the sound is way too low. I had to turn my TV Volume up to 100 to hear it really good, I Hope Koch has replacement discs cause these are way too low!

"Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (1986-1989) ... Koch Vision (2008)"
Koch Vision and Gaylord Productions presents "ADVENTURES OF THE GALAXY RANGERS" (1986.1989) (704 mins/Color) (Dolby Digital) --- In 2086, two peaceful aliens journey to Earth seeking our help. In return, they gave us the plans for our first hyperdrive, allowing mankind to open the doors to the stars. We have assembled a team of unique individuals to protect Earth and our allies. Courageous pioneers committed to the highest ideals of justice and dedicated to preserving law and order across the new frontier --- The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (1986-1989) was an animated Space Western television series created by Robert Mandell and Gaylord Entertainment Company. The series combined sci-fi stories with a typical wild-west-"feel", elements of a space opera and with the traditional fantasy elements of sword and sorcery. It was one of the first anime-style shows to be primarily created in the US, although the actual animation was done in Japan by the famed Tokyo Movie Shinsha, and at the time it was aired, it was a revolutionary children's show --- When the series originally aired, episodes were aired five days a week until all sixty five episodes were shown, with the episodes largely being aired out of order.

Under the production staff of:
Robert Mandell - producer & created by
Abe Mandell - executive producer
Bob Chrestani - producer
Eleanor Kearney - associate producer
Phil Galdston - Original Music
John Van Tongeren - Original Music

Story line set after the year 2086, when two aliens from the planets Andor and Kirwin travelled to Earth to search for allies against the ruthless and expansionist Crown Empire led by the Queen of the Crown. In return for the help, mankind was given construction plans for an FTL-drive (hyperdrive). After this key-event in human history, interstellar travel flourished and a huge number of colonies were built on distant star-systems. Alongside the growth of human activities in space, criminal activities also grew and the new colonies had to be defended against various threats, including the Crown Empire. BETA (Bureau for Extra-Terrestrial Affairs) was founded to cope with these tasks, the "Ranger"-division being a part of it. Most of the colonies portrayed in the show are either specialized in agriculture (by growing genetically engineered crops or breeding genetically engineered cattle) or mining star stones. Many of the planets have names that evoke Western settings; Nebraska, Mesa, Ozark, Prairie.(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

the cast includes:
Jerry Orbach ... Zachary Foxx (voice)
Doug Preis ... Shane 'Goose' Gooseman / Mogel the Space Sorcerer / The General / Nimrod / Jackie Subtract / Bubblehead the Memory Bird (voice)
Laura Dean ... Nikko / Aliza Foxx / Jessica Foxx (voice)
Hubert Kelly ... Walther 'Doc' Hartford (voice)
Earl Hammond ... Commander Joseph Walsh / Lazarus Slade / Captain Kidd / Wildfire Cody / King Spartos (voice)
Bob Bottone ... Zozo / Squeegie / GV / Little Zach Foxx / Brappo (voice)
Maia Danziger ... Maya of Tarkon / Annie Oh / Mistwalker (voice)
Henry Mandell ... Waldo / Geezi the Pedulont / Q Ball / Larry / Scarecrow / Kilbane / Crown Agent (voice)
Sandy Marshall ... Buzzwang (voice)
Corinne Orr ... Kiwi Kids / Queen of the Crown (voice)
Ray Owens ... Macross (1986) (voice)

SPECIAL FEATURES
1. Never-before-seen pilot/demo reel
2. On-camera interview with series creator Robert Mandell
3. Select episode audio commentary with Robert Mandell, story editor Christopher Rowley and voice talent Henry Mandell
4. Original music tracks and "No Guts, No Glory" music video;
5. Recreated slideshow of the vintage talking storybook "Tortuna, the Outlaw Planet"
6. 32-page "Visual Guide to Characters" collectible booklet

Great job by Koch Vision --- looking forward to more high quality titles from the BBC Collection film market --- order your copy now from Amazon or Koch Vision where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch releases --- where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector.

Total Time: 704 mins on DVD ~ Koch Vision KOCV-6522 ~ (5/13/2008)

galaxy rangers
Altough probably less popular to the general public than say Thundercats, this series is essential for anyone who loves animation.
It's stories are rich and the animation leaves you wanting more.
It is by far one of the better animated series of it's era

ONE OF THE BEST CARTOONS EVER CREATED
ONE OF MY FAVORITE CARTOONS FROM BACK IN MY CHILD HOOD DAYS I'M GLAD THEY PUT IT OUT ON DVD IT'S ABOUT TIME. WHEN SEASON 2 COMES OUT IT'S MINE AMAZON IS THE BEST I'M GLAD I GOT IT FROM THEM.

What us folk who where there to see it the first time have been waiting for all these years.
I can't tell you if you'll like Galaxy Rangers or not. If you already do, then you know who you are. What I can tell you is that this is the first half of a really great show that never got the attention it deserved, and that this particular collection is perfectly serviceable with no glitches or omissions. Just realize, if you don't know Galaxy Rangers, it was a TV cartoon from the mid 80s, so picture and sound quality, while consistent on disk, were never fantastic, so even here, where they look and sound better than I remember, the source is a bit dated.

Enjoy.