Reminder – G.I. Jeff Community episode on NBC tonight!
We’ve been hearing about it, and we’ve been seeing the preview and the PSA… finally tonight the G.I. Jeff animated episode of Community airs!
Check your local listings for details!
TV Spot posted for Community’s “G.I. Jeff” masterpiece
Yeah, it looks like a masterpiece. I’m actually pretty stunned at how accurately they are allowed to portray some of these Sunbow items… we have full blown Rattlers, Skystrikers, HISS Tanks, and even Snake Eyes cruising on a RAM motorcycle! This is craziness, but only in the best possible way.
Check it out on the NBC Youtube page below:
First real details revealed of Community “G.I. Jeff” episode
Entertainment Weekly has provided the first tidbits of information about the upcoming G.I. Jeff episode of Community, and it’s looking pretty awesome.
According to executive producer Chris McKenna “We do a typical G.I. Joe opening where G.I. Joe is battling Cobra, then something very un-G.I. Joe and something very Community happens, and it becomes this inciting incident that gets our characters in hot water in the G.I. Joe realm.”
McKenna was quite complimentary, saying “[G.I. Joe] was something from our childhood that was very important to us and we had fond memories of it, and we thought it would be a cool way to do another animated episode,”
Some screen shots were shown as well, which I’ve mirrored below. A pretty neat tribute. Check out the EW article right here.
Michael Bell doing an AMA on Reddit RIGHT NOW
If you ever had any burning questions to ask Michael Bell, NOW IS THE TIME. He is doing an AMA on Reddit to support a project his daughter is working on.
You can check out the Reddit AMA right here, and even if you don’t have any questions for him, considering passing along a “thanks” to the original voice of Duke by supporting his daughter Ashley’s project on Indigogo.
So far the thread has already been very insightful! The full details are below:
I am turning to you to help support my daughter, actress Ashley Bell ( The Last Exorcism, Love and Air Sex, and the just released Sparks), get her documentary Love and Bananas off and running. She went to Cambodia last year to film a short on the rescue of 2 abused captive elephants from a logging camp, and their subsequent release to the Cambodian Wildlife Sanctuary. Once there, she realized a full documentary was needed to present the plight of captive wild elephants as well as the disappearing rain forest, and wildlife in that region. Hence her campaign to raise funds to complete her documentary. I am prepared to answer all of your questions honestly and with I hope some wit.
Here is Ashleys indigogo website, please help us!
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/love-bananas–2/x/5355369
NBC’s Community set to air “G.I. Jeff” themed animated episode
The word has been out there for a little while that NBC comedy show Community would be airing an episode based on “G.I. Jeff”, which has some obvious ties to our favorite Real American Hero.
The Community Twitter account even posted an image of G.I. Jeff, which is animated in nature and bears a striking resemblance to a certain First Sergeant.
But wait… it gets better! According to the Twitter account of Mary MacDonald Lewis, her, Bill Ratner, and Michael Bell all play roles in this animated episode! They are, of course, the voices of Lady Jaye, Flint, and Duke from the Sunbow series.
No air date has been listed yet, but it certainly sounds like Joe fans are going to want to tune in for this one!
More guests added to 2014 G.I. Joe Convention
Next year’s G.I. Joe Convention in Dallas, Texas is turning into a treasure trove of voice talent as the G.I. Joe Collectors Club added two more guests to their already impressive roster this year.
According to GIJoeCon.com, both Morgan Lofting (Sunbow’s The Baroness) and Michael Richard Dobson (Cobra Commander from Valor Vs. Venom and Spy Troops) will be making an appearance at the Convention next year. They will join Michael Bell (Sunbow’s Duke) and BJ Ward (Sunbow’s Scarlett) for voice talent, as well as former G.I. Joe marketing whiz Kirk Bozigian and Marvel Comics writer Larry Hama.
Keep watching GIJoeCon.com for the latest information on next year’s Convention!