A Great Cartoon Comes Back Again
I'm glad I was able to finally get the second season of this wonderful series and while many kids today probably would never believe it this cartoon series was a lot more popular than many high hitting t.v. shows in the 80's. Many of the stories and situations they would do in the episodes will of of course not make much sense to kids today like the Soviet Unions G.I. Joe version team which had a serious dislike for each other since the U.S.S.R has been gone for about two decades and other smaller things that were going on in the early 80's, The video and audio for this set was very good considering the condition the originals were probably in and the added extras are a nice touch as well. This box set also pretty much ends the turn of the series as well as the movie that came out saw the end of the 80's series run pretty much, yes I know they have made a few new shows of this but none of those will ever match the entertainment and quality of the 80's original series. Sadly this...
Everything I expected
What can I say? I'm an 80's kid. Never really left. I've picked up every release to date and was very upset that samslcub didn't carry the last volume! Amazon made it so easy to get. Love Prime! If you like G.I. Joe, then you'll love this last volume.
New life in the series
As I write this, the reviews for Season 1.3 and Season 2 are mixed together. This review is in regard to Season 2.
It begins with the 5-part episode "Arise, Serpentor, Arise!" This is where we see the 1st season characters mixed with all the new players, for both G.I. Joe & Cobra. After this it's all single, self-contained episodes for the rest of the entire season.
As a kid in the 80's, I absolutely loved Season 1, yet I lost interest somewhere in the beginning of Season 2. These days I like it all. It seems like a signature of the 80's, years before heightened political correctness, that kids had heroes with names like Sgt. Slaughter! :) Serpentor is basically a 1-dimensional character, constantly yelling at subordinates & slapping them around, not unlike some supervisors I've had in the past(!). :o
I like that the ranking of the main G.I. Joe & Cobra characters gets clarified &...
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