Thu Sep 4, 2008 9:47PM4 comments ›
Thu Sep 4, 2008 — by Robert Greenberger
'The Lone Ranger' gets 75th Anniversary DVD Set
Season 1 & 2 Collected Together
Among characters celebrating anniversaries this year is the Lone Ranger and to commemorate the occasion, Genius Entertainment will release The Lone Ranger - 75th Anniversary Collector's Edition on November 11. Season 1 and 2 of the classic Clayton Moore/Jay Silverheels television series will be collected on 13 discs.
Extras include three bonus episodes from the 1960s Filmation animated series, a classic episode of Lassie which features The Lone Ranger, an original Lone Ranger radio show broadcast from 1950, an 88-page Commemorative Book, a complete episode guide, reprints of rare comic books and photos, and limited edition collectibles.
The cost will be $119.93 but no doubt a must have for collectors.
The character, currently controlled by Classic Media, is enjoying renewed comics popularity with Dynamite Entertainment’s series featuring art from John Cassady.
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Comments (4)
Vinnie Bartilucci (10:19 AM on Fri Sep 5, 2008)
My wife worked for Palladium Entertainment, the previous company to run the character. She got to see all sorts of proposed LR products, including a couple pages of a proposed Superman script. In it, Brainiac is parked in orbit around Earth, monitoring all of Earth's media broadcasts. News reports, cartoons, and apparently an episode of the Lone Ranger, since coming out of one of the speakers would have been the famous "cloud of dust" opening.
I'll bet regular commenter Steve Chaput is home right now hoping against hope that someone from this website asks him to review this set. He loves the Lone Ranger as much as I love Lensmen. And ask anyone who knows me, that's a LOT.
Russ Rogers (11:05 AM on Fri Sep 5, 2008)
Do you remember the days when Clayton Moore was banned from wearing the Lone Rangers mask? Yeah, 1979, it was a legal injunction put in place by the guy who controlled the LR license at the time. Moore would appear in public in large wrap-around shades. Moore eventually won a counter-suit that gave him back the right to wear the mask. His is the only star on the Hollywood walk of fame to have his character's name. His star reads, "Clayton Moore -- The Lone Ranger." [Thanks Wikipedia!]
Delmo Walters Jr. (2:06 PM on Fri Sep 5, 2008)
Filmation did not produce the '60s animated Lone Ranger series-that was produced by a company called Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films.
Andrew Pepoy (6:24 PM on Fri Sep 5, 2008)
Already on my Amazon Wishlist. Gotta hope....