by generalsjoes | Feb 18, 2011 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades
Fellow Renegades fanatic kennywr22 noticed that MSN’s G.I. Joe: Renegades page has updated with a description for another upcoming episode, this time, “Knock Offs”.
“The Baroness is transporting a high-tech suit to Cobra Commander.”
Now, on first glance, that looks like no biggie. Fairly typical Cobra themed episode, eh? Well… let’s take a look at the character bio for Zartan shall we?
“A ruthless biker gang-leading thug, ZARTAN becomes a valuable asset to Cobra (and an incredible threat to the G.I. Joe team) when he stumbles upon and becomes the only person who can wear an experimental Cobra “chameleon tech” suit — giving him the ability to perfectly mimic the appearance, voice, and mannerisms of anyone the suit comes into contact with.”
Hmmm… “Chameleon Tech Suit”? Could this be the suit that The Baroness is delivering? The title “Knock Offs” also seems to indicate some sort of copy of something else (as Zartan might be using the suit to copy another person). Could this mean we’ll soon see Zartan as he was meant to be? Let’s hope. Knock Offs is slated to air March 18th. Seems so far away! Time will tell.
Thanks again to kenny for the information!
by generalsjoes | Feb 17, 2011 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades
First we got a great clip of the upcoming Brothers of Light episode. Then G.I. Joe Renegades appeared on iTunes. Then . Now, the G.I. Joe: Renegades section on Hubworld.com has been revamped and we have the latest episode posted, “Firefight”!
Introducing Cobra saboteur and arsonist Firefly, as well as former Cobra agent turned rebellious firefighter Barbecue, Episode 10 leads right up into the now infamous “Homecoming” 2-Parter. It’s all onward and upward from here.
Check out the G.I. Joe: Renegades section at Hubworld.com, and check out the episode itself right here.
by generalsjoes | Feb 17, 2011 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades
Facebook has been the place to check today, as The Hub has added some updates concerning G.I. Joe: Renegades to their excellent Facebook page.
First and foremost, they’ve announced a mini-marathon for G.I. Joe: Renegades that runs from 3:00pm to 6:00pm on The Hub. According to the TV Listings on Zap2It.com, the episodes that are being aired are:
- Rage (Episode 3)
- Dreadnoks Rising (Episode 4)
- Busted (Episode 8)
- The Enemy of my Enemy (Episode 9)
- Homecoming Part 1 (Episode 11)
- Homecoming Part 2 (Episode 12)
This will hopefully get G.I. Joe: Renegades out in front of some more eyes and maybe give us some good news in March when it comes to finding out about renewals.
To celebrate this mini-marathon, The Hub’s Facebook Page has also posted a nice little Q & A session with some of the creators. Check it all out right here.
by generalsjoes | Feb 16, 2011 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades
And hey, hopefully it will help expose more kids to the great universe of G.I. Joe: Renegades!
As we all know, Transformers: Prime returned to TV on February 11th, and while expectations were high for the return of the series, according to a Hub Press Release, Transformers went above and beyond those expectations, providing “massive time period increases versus prior four-week averages”.
Of course, with Renegades as a lead in, we had only great news for ratings for that show as well, which were “boosted significantly”. I know that there is sometimes some strange antagonistic relationship between Joe fans and Transformers fans, but if Transformers: Prime is going to help get more exposure for G.I. Joe: Renegades, I’m all for it.
Click the “Read the Rest of the Story” link below for the full press release, and thanks to The Terror Drome for the intel.
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by generalsjoes | Feb 15, 2011 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades
While I was perusing Toonzone earlier today I noticed a little tidbit that kinda flew under the radar with the investor conference call just prior to this year’s Toy Fair.
Apparently, in a discussion with investors about the future of The Hub and Hasbro’s entertainment properties, it was mentioned that “…second season of shows to be announced by the Hub in March”. So yes, we’ve already heard about Transformers: Prime (mostly because the CGI modeling requires significant more lead time in production) and now it sounds like next month we could hear good news (hopefully) about G.I. Joe: Renegades as well.
by generalsjoes | Feb 15, 2011 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades
This is awesome news! I’ve been dying for a good way to watch HD renders of the G.I. Joe: Renegades cartoons, and now we’ve got it. Apple’s iTunes service has begun offering HD versions of the G.I. Joe: Renegades animated series through the iTunes store.
Currently they have every episode that has aired so far (and listed in their correct order at that!). The first episode is free for both SD and HD versions. I’m currently downloading the HD copy and will let everyone know how it turns out. If I like it, I’ll try and figure out if I want to spring $2.99 per episode going forward.
Not knowing whether a Blu-Ray release is coming or not, this might be a good fall back. Clicking this link will redirect you right there!
