Stephen Harber Dec 21, 2019
The Droids animated series is a forgotten yet essential chapter in Star Wars history.
Droids is a tragically forgotten piece of Star Wars culture. Taking into account that the show has basically been disowned, in part because it’s incredibly dated, this cartoon about two droids wandering around desert planets getting into trouble isn’t likely to get the acclaim it deserves anytime soon. Which is funny. Droids happens to be an influential relic from the younger days of a rapidly growing multimedia franchise that didn’t know what to do with itself.
The fingerprints of this obscure Saturday morning cartoon can be seen in just about everything that followed it, from the novels to the Dark Horse comics, to the prequels and The Force Awakens. Droids isn’t just an animated series that caters to a younger crowd, it’s actually a gateway drug that initiated...
The Droids animated series is a forgotten yet essential chapter in Star Wars history.
Droids is a tragically forgotten piece of Star Wars culture. Taking into account that the show has basically been disowned, in part because it’s incredibly dated, this cartoon about two droids wandering around desert planets getting into trouble isn’t likely to get the acclaim it deserves anytime soon. Which is funny. Droids happens to be an influential relic from the younger days of a rapidly growing multimedia franchise that didn’t know what to do with itself.
The fingerprints of this obscure Saturday morning cartoon can be seen in just about everything that followed it, from the novels to the Dark Horse comics, to the prequels and The Force Awakens. Droids isn’t just an animated series that caters to a younger crowd, it’s actually a gateway drug that initiated...
- 2/1/2016
- Den of Geek
In my apparent continuing quest to interview all the great voice actors living today (because they are the most fun, okay?), I now bring you my interview with the talented and Emmy-winning Maurice Lamarche, a.k.a. The Brain, Squit, Kif Kroker, Morbo, Lrrr, several Futurama robots, Dr. Egon Spengler, Dizzy Devil, Yosemite Sam, Mr. Freeze, Victor von Doom, General Var Suthra, Mortimer Mouse, Chief Quimby, and more.
It was a real pleasure to speak with Maurice, who I’ve been listening to in various guises since I was a wee thing (I was a big Inspector Gadget fan as a child; and then with Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and Futurama being amongst my other favorite shows through the years, I guess I’ve pretty much been listening to Maurice all my life!). It was also great to see him do many of his excellent voices and impressions both during the interview,...
It was a real pleasure to speak with Maurice, who I’ve been listening to in various guises since I was a wee thing (I was a big Inspector Gadget fan as a child; and then with Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and Futurama being amongst my other favorite shows through the years, I guess I’ve pretty much been listening to Maurice all my life!). It was also great to see him do many of his excellent voices and impressions both during the interview,...
- 10/29/2013
- by Emily S. Whitten
- Comicmix.com
Toronto -- Canadian cartoon producer Cookie Jar Entertainment, flush with its newly acquired Dic Entertainment library, on Wednesday unveiled a deal with Vivendi Entertainment to sell its animated series on iTunes.
Toronto-based Cookie Jar will make available shows including "Horseland," "Cake," "Trollz," "Inspector Gadget," "The Littles" and "Madeline" available via iTunes at $1.99 per episode.
Cookie Jar acquired Burbank-based Dic for $87.6 million in June.
Toronto-based Cookie Jar will make available shows including "Horseland," "Cake," "Trollz," "Inspector Gadget," "The Littles" and "Madeline" available via iTunes at $1.99 per episode.
Cookie Jar acquired Burbank-based Dic for $87.6 million in June.
- 10/1/2008
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
DIC Entertainment said Wednesday that it has reacquired rights to a slate of animated children's properties from the Walt Disney Co. and Jetix Europe for television, home entertainment and consumer products. As part of the deal, DIC will control various marketing and distribution rights for 750 half-hour episodes of brands it previously produced. Among the 20 television series in the deal are Care Bears (11 half-hours), Inspector Gadget (86 half-hours), Heathcliff (86 half-hours), Dennis the Menace (78 half-hours) and The Littles (29 half-hours). DIC said it will be offering the programs next month at MIPTV in Cannes.
- 3/23/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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