"F-Zero GP Legend" (2004) TV series 2004-2005

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Release Date:

4 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Animation | Action

Plot:

Based on the classic Nintendo series, GP Legend tells the story of Rick Wheeler, a detective who wakes...

Plot Keywords:

Old Enemy

Cast

Sebastian Arcelus	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Amy Birnbaum	...	Lucy Liberty (voice: English version)
Madeleine Blaustein	...	Dr. Clash (voice: English version) (as Adam Blaustein)
Marc Diraison	...	Silver Neelsen (young) (voice: English version)
Darren Dunstan	...	Truman (voice: English version)
Frank Frankson	...	Rick Wheeler (voice: English version) (as John Campbell)
Suzanne Goldish	...	Tek, Timmy (voice: English version)
Wayne Grayson	...	Mr. EAD (voice: English version)
Dan Green	...	Dr. Stewart, Michael Chain, Narrator (voice: English version)
Jason Griffith	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as J. Griff)
Jason Griffith	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Tara Jayne	...	Dream, Female Ninja (voice: English version)
David Lapkin	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Ted Lewis	...	Baba, Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Brian Maillard	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Caren Manuel	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jamie McGonnigal	...	Zoda (voice: English version)
Karen Neil	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Lisa Ortiz	...	Lisa Brilliant, Mrs. Arrow (voice: English version)
Andrew Paull	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Andy Rannells	...	The Skull (voice: English version) (as Andrew Rannells)
Mark Saturno	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Sean Schemmel	...	Announcer, Baba (voice: English version)
Michael Sinterniklaas	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Eric Stuart	...	Black Shadow, Draq, Octoman (voice: English version)
Hideyuki Tanaka	...	Captain Falcon / Bart Lemming (2004-2005)
Veronica Taylor	...	Jody Summer (voice: English version)
Marc Thompson	...	Jack Levin (voice: English version)
David Wills	...	Captain Falcon, Super Arrow (voice: English version)
Oliver Wyman	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Pete Zarustica)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English | Japanese | English

Color:

Color | Color (Technicolor)

Certification:

South Korea:12 | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

DENTSU Music And Entertainment

This series was shot down before it got off the ground

While DiC has taken Nintendo and Sega characters to Saturday morning cartoons successfully, 4kidstv tried to do just that with F-zero, with the well-known captain falcon, but the story doesn't revolve around falcon. it actually revolves around a detective who was shot while pursuing a criminal in the year 2048, and was frozen for many years until he awoke in the distant future, where he met some of the people who run the F-zero races. he himself gets his own machine, and soon ends up in pursuit of the man that shot him.

4kidstv didn't promo this show much, because they knew it would bomb. many video game characters have found success, like Mario bros and sonic the hedgehog, on the boob tube, while shows like Kirby; right back at cha, Donkey Kong, and this one haven't.

If this show was promoted more, and maybe moved to an earlier time slot, it probably would have shown as much success as Sonic X, Shaman King, Winx club, and Bratz have in the past few years. however, 4kidstv dubs all their stuff, because most of the stuff they show is imported, and their line of voice actors is quite limited, while DiC wasn't.

Bottom line, stick to the games and you most likely will never see this again.