FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NAVARRE CORPORATION'S BCI HEADS INTO A SECOND SEASON OF FUN AND ADVENTURE WITH 33 DIGITALLY REMASTERED EPISODES OF
"HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE"
SEASON TWO, VOLUME ONE
Episodes 66-98, PLUS Brand New Documentary Features
Available in a Six-DVD Set June 6th for $49.98
Los Angeles, CA, March 28, 2006 – The excitement of '80s animation action and adventure continues as BCI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, and media company and underlying rights owner, Entertainment Rights Plc ("ER"), head into another season with 33 episodes of "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," Season Two, Volume One. The six-disc collection includes two brand new documentary features and more extras than ever before, and will be available on June 6th at a suggested retail price of $49.98, and will be prominently featured at Comic-Con International in San Diego in July.
"He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," Season Two, Volume One, is the third release in a four volume set that will include all 130 original episodes of the popular animated saga. All four volumes put together will feature a unique He-Man "spine art mural."
The six DVDs will include episodes 66-98 from the second season, and also feature:
- Two brand new documentaries:
- "The Stories of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," Season Two, Part Two, featuring interviews with producers, writers, directors and experts
- "The Magic of Filmation"
- Full length animated storyboard with interactive episode comparison for "Trouble's Middle Name"
- Two new original art cards (part of a 16 card series of cards available in each volume) by acclaimed artists Frank Cho (award-winning creator of the worldwide syndicated comic strip "Liberty Meadows") and Emiliano Santalucia (the primary penciller and co-plotter of "The Masters of the Universe")
- Three Episode Commentary Tracks by Lou Scheimer, Erika Scheimer, Larry DiTillio, Tom Sito, Tom Tataranowicz and Dave Teague
- Detailed Character Profiles
- Trivia and fun facts
- Commercial spots
- English and Spanish language audio
- DVD-ROM feature: five complete episode scripts
"He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," Season Two, Volume One, follows the tremendous success of the initial "Best-Of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" Ten Episode Collector's Edition, and the first two volumes of Season One.
Consulting with BCI on the project and providing extra content is Val Staples, the owner of
www.he-man.org, the internet's largest portal for the
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe fan community, the owner of MVCreations graphic design company, and the publisher of the recent
Masters of the Universe comic. Producing the special features, documentaries and most of the extra content is entertainment writer Andy Mangels,
www.andymangels.com, a best-selling novelist, and author of
Animation on DVD - The Ultimate Guide.
"He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" is a landmark in children's television history, being the first nationally syndicated television program based on a successful toy line. Originally produced from 1983-1985 by world renowned Filmation Studios and syndicated until 1990, the show has experienced consistent popularity over the years.
About BCI
BCI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, is an independent entertainment video and audio supplier. BCI has continually redefined the standards and concepts of this industry, often introducing national success categories through its intuitive mass marketing skills. Its vast collection of titles represents both exclusively licensed titles from around the world, as well as in-house produced CDs and DVDs.
About Entertainment Rights
Entertainment Rights Plc ("ER") is one of the UK's leading specialist media groups focused on the ownership of high quality children's and family programming, characters and brands.
ER owns or controls the rights to many classic characters including Basil the Brush, Postman Pat, Jess the Cat, Little Red Tractor, Rupert Bear, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, She-Ra and Ghostbusters
Since 1999, when ER owned rights to just 50 hours of programming, ER's library has grown to over 1,800 hours of high quality children's and family characters and brands. This includes selected rights to global brands such as Mattel's Barbie, Scholastic's Clifford, Hasbro's Transformers, Harveytoons Casper the Friendly Ghost and Classic Media's Felix the Cat.
ER's wholly owned subsidiary Tell-Tale Productions, created and produced The Tweenies, one of the UK's most successful pre-school brands
In October 2005 ER acquired the majority interest in Rupert Bear, one of the most recognizable children's characters in the world, from Express Newspapers
ER has grown rapidly. Annual revenues have increased from £1.8m in 1999 to £25.5m in 2004, the last reported financial year
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - Season Two, Volume One
Street Date: June 6th, 2006
Suggested List Price: $49.98
Pre-Order From Amazon.com: $34.99
