I never saw this series on Saturday morning as a little kid. In 1977, I was 6 years old and if I wanted to watch SuperHeroes, I was watching the All New SuperFriends Hour on ABC and then flipping over to CBS to watch the Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour. I rarely watched any Saturday morning shows on NBC since that network had the least amount to offer me. But I acquired the Space Sentinels/Freedom Force series on DVD last year. And I must say, since I've watched lots of Filmation shows in my lifetime, I knew what to expect and I love this show as if I had seen it years ago.
The Space Sentinels is true genius from Lou Schemimer and the animation team at Filmation. I already knew Hercules because of the Freedom Force series. In this series, Hercules sounds younger and seems somewhat like a dumb jock who loves organic and health foods.
Mercury reminds me of Robin with those orange shoes, but he is fast and is the jokester of the bunch. Astrea is the leader of the group as well as the shape shifter and the most intelligent. That to me was cool. Sentinel One was the Sentinel computer that appears as a holographic head and of course for comic relief, Filmation head Lou Scheimer is the voice of the Maintenance Operator or MO for short, falling in line with similar characters like BatMite and Orko.
The Space Sentinels came out the same year that Tarzan Lord of the Jungle and the New Adventures of Batman did. Great quality animation through the use of rotoscoping, but you got the same old cost cutting repeated use of stock footage, plus there was always a moral lesson to be taught.
I bought this series and Blackstar and was shocked to discover that the same guy voiced over Hercules, Sentinel One, and later on, John Blackstar. George DiCenzo.
The Space Sentinels is also cool in the use of racial diversity. The black female is the intelligent leader, the Asian with the speed of light is the Humorist, and the strong man is a jock with a good tan and a health conscious mind. I really admire this series, short lived as it was. I highly recommend picking up the DVD today.
The Space Sentinels is true genius from Lou Schemimer and the animation team at Filmation. I already knew Hercules because of the Freedom Force series. In this series, Hercules sounds younger and seems somewhat like a dumb jock who loves organic and health foods.
Mercury reminds me of Robin with those orange shoes, but he is fast and is the jokester of the bunch. Astrea is the leader of the group as well as the shape shifter and the most intelligent. That to me was cool. Sentinel One was the Sentinel computer that appears as a holographic head and of course for comic relief, Filmation head Lou Scheimer is the voice of the Maintenance Operator or MO for short, falling in line with similar characters like BatMite and Orko.
The Space Sentinels came out the same year that Tarzan Lord of the Jungle and the New Adventures of Batman did. Great quality animation through the use of rotoscoping, but you got the same old cost cutting repeated use of stock footage, plus there was always a moral lesson to be taught.
I bought this series and Blackstar and was shocked to discover that the same guy voiced over Hercules, Sentinel One, and later on, John Blackstar. George DiCenzo.
The Space Sentinels is also cool in the use of racial diversity. The black female is the intelligent leader, the Asian with the speed of light is the Humorist, and the strong man is a jock with a good tan and a health conscious mind. I really admire this series, short lived as it was. I highly recommend picking up the DVD today.