This past Tuesday, Sony released
a new Special Edition DVD of the
Blue Thunder film. A year after it hit big at the box office, the film was spun off into a short-lived (11 episodes) series that starred James Farentino (
Dynasty, The Final Countdown), former NFL stars Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus, and a pre-
SNL Dana Carvey. One of the show's producers was Jeri Taylor, who was later on the creator of
Star Trek: Voyager.
With the new DVD of the film, there are several cool extras, including a 3-part "Ride With The Angels" documentary, about the making of the film. In Part 3: Post-Production, about 7:50 into the chapter you will see a shot of the TV show's cast, seen below. As you can see in the close-up, there are some exciting words in regard to the series:
Blue Thunder TV series coming soon to DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Wow! All fans of the show owe some thanks to Sony for getting word out to the fans in such a cool manner. And we owe our thanks to reader Sergio Ferre for spotting it and letting us know about it! I hadn't gotten to the bonus material on my new DVD of the film yet, but thanks to Sergio's tip I was able to take the screen caps above. Stay tuned, and we'll have more info for you just as soon as the studio makes their formal announcement.
