Madman have released Beast Wars Season 1 in Australia with all 26 episodes from the first season. The set boast some impressive extras like audio commentaries with writers Bob Forward, Larry DiTillio and series authority, Benson Yee and interviews with Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio.
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Madman Beast Wars Season 1 Release Date
Something I overlooked back when the set extras were first announced, is that Madman have put up a preorder page for their Beast Wars Season 1 DVD (Region 4 PAL) and a release date as 15th March 2006 with the following CONFIRMED extras
World Exclusive Audio Commentaries with lead writers Bob Forward, Larry DiTillio and series authority, Benson Yee
Interviews with Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio
16 Page Booklet, including preview of new Beast Wars comic by IDW publishing
Toy Galleries
Toy Commercials
Character profiles
Original Beast Wars Optimus and Megatron 2-pack comic
…and much more!
Australian Beast Wars DVD Update
Sorry UK fans, no news on Beast Wars DVDs, but the lucky Aussies are getting their Beast Wars DVDs (Region 4) from Madman later this year. TheyAreAmongUs have received some news from Madman on the first season of Beast Wars and some small details on the other 2 seasons.
Hey guys!Here’s an update for you the producer for Madman’s Beast Wars DVDs has dropped me a line and has passed on the following confirmed features for you to drool over! Take a look- 3 Audio Commentaries between Story Editors Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio, and Fan Consultant Ben Yee.
- The commentaries on Season 1 are for the episodes Possession, Other Voices pt1 and Other Voices pt2
- We have more commentaries already recorded with Bob, Ben, and Larry for season 2 and 3, and a brand new interview with the three which will be on Season 2, but you get a snippet from it on Season 1 and Bob and Larry introduce the Season.
- Interviews with Bob and Larry
- Toy Galleries with images of each Season 1 related character�s Toy as well as their Tech Specs
- Toy Commercials!
- Full Character Profiles taken from the original production notes (and a secret character profile)
- The Original Beast Wars Megatron and Optimus twinpack comic book
- The set will come with a booklet that also serves as a PREVIEW of the new IDW Beast Wars comic book and IDW art will be featured.
- Plus lots more!
Buying Region 4 DVDs in the UK
For those of you who would be interested in getting the shiny new Australian DVD (remember, you HAVE to own a multi-region DVD player!) I’ve found a couple of sites that will ship to the UK.
Head over to the Forums, and click on “Transformers The Movie” if you want to investigate further, or you have any other useful links to add.
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