tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.comments2024-01-26T12:19:54.627+01:00Next Time, Gadget!... Inspector Gadget's Ultimate Fan BlogMesteriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04285238124626733583noreply@blogger.comBlogger635125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-40628436550488378452017-01-22T23:40:27.090+01:002017-01-22T23:40:27.090+01:00Yeah, I find the style in "The Infiltration&q...Yeah, I find the style in "The Infiltration" very appealing too. :) I took a look at some of the clips with the woman after you mentioned her, and I find it amusing how even her elbows have that "clunky" look in some of her poses. That elbow design kinda stands out more when seen on a cute girl than on Gadget. :P The style feels quite reminiscent of Lupin III, among other Mesteriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285238124626733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-8954170759454411882017-01-22T08:25:19.117+01:002017-01-22T08:25:19.117+01:00I'm watching "Infiltration" right no...I'm watching "Infiltration" right now and watching the animation closely to notice the style. The woman who Gadget interacts with and thinks is Presto Change-o has a very early anime style. I also get quite a kick out of how they drew the Imposter Gadget (presto).wizard55https://www.blogger.com/profile/05609157882076163442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-61835429495773795752016-12-27T13:43:40.047+01:002016-12-27T13:43:40.047+01:00You're wrong – each of the Australian DVD volu...You're wrong – each of the Australian DVD volumes contains 6 or 7 full-length, HALF-HOUR episodes. In other words, the entire first season of 26 half-hours is available on FOUR volumes. So not the worst kind of deal at all – though I wish an English-language Blu-ray edition would come out somewhere.<br /><br />For the record, I sum up the episode numbers on each of the four Australian DVD Mesteriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285238124626733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-89457483405503590792016-12-27T11:12:47.149+01:002016-12-27T11:12:47.149+01:00From what I can see from the eBay listings, each v...From what I can see from the eBay listings, each volume has 3½ episodes. So you will need to buy 7 or 8 volumes to get all 26 episodes. Meaning it will cost well over $100 for 26 (cut in half, not complete) episodes!<br /><br />Promising series, but a rotten release method!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-65921621538023940602016-12-03T03:04:19.000+01:002016-12-03T03:04:19.000+01:00Just for reference, here's an image I made sho...Just for reference, here's an image I made showing how the DVD could be remastered so that the colours are more like the original cel: http://i.imgsafe.org/2182b9a08a.pngAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-16152198103666740682016-12-03T02:59:13.600+01:002016-12-03T02:59:13.600+01:00p.s. I mentioned that one day I might try remaster...p.s. I mentioned that one day I might try remastering an episode myself. Well here is a sample image I made showing my initial trial: http://i.imgsafe.org/2182b9a08a.png<br /><br />Bear in mind this is not a quick and easy process that can simply be "applied" to entire episodes. It takes a lot of time and care to get right, working shot by shot. So doing an entire episode like this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-31238136620516513372016-12-03T02:52:24.758+01:002016-12-03T02:52:24.758+01:00Hi Mesterius. I just wanted to thank you for this ...Hi Mesterius. I just wanted to thank you for this great article. The original cells are so beautiful and it really does make you appreciate the artistry when you see them. The beautiful colours of this show is one of the things I really love about it. (One of the many elements missing from the 2015 series.)<br /><br />So thank you for this great article, as well as your whole site here which is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-53453516344140230532016-09-04T05:09:32.566+02:002016-09-04T05:09:32.566+02:00Yep, Do It Cheaply is definitely an apt nickname f...Yep, Do It Cheaply is definitely an apt nickname for DiC after their first few years in the United States. ;) Regarding their 90s and 2000s output, though, nothing for me quite tops the lesser-known variant: Done In China.<br /><br />"I recall reading somewhere the pilot was shot on 35mm film, while the other first season episodes were shot on 16mm film."<br /><br />I've seen you Mesteriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285238124626733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-10868718071248394342016-09-04T04:35:04.200+02:002016-09-04T04:35:04.200+02:00Well, I do remember when it was often joked that ...Well, I do remember when it was often joked that DiC stood for "Do It Cheap," which mainly applies to their 1990s output, but it does also certainly apply to the second seasons of Gadget, Heathcliff, etc. The first season had a bigger budget, and I even recall the pilot had a higher budget than an average first-season episode would. I recall reading somewhere the pilot was shot on 35mmwileyk209https://www.blogger.com/profile/11333557389077450015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-74765855008394617362016-08-16T05:03:40.114+02:002016-08-16T05:03:40.114+02:00"I suppose Season One of Gadget was handled o..."I suppose Season One of Gadget was handled on film back in France originally unlike the videotape masters used in the US, if that may account for how those were transferred, probably much later past the 80's."<br /><br />I don't think that's it. Make no mistake -- the French PAL masters were all transferred in the 80s. I just mentioned the above to point out the huge Mesteriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285238124626733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-5494691979832359522016-08-16T04:16:26.934+02:002016-08-16T04:16:26.934+02:00Thanks for your comment, Chris. Considering how ch...<i>Thanks for your comment, Chris. Considering how cheap DiC were getting OVERALL by the time Gadget's second season was produced, it wouldn't surprice me in the slightest either.</i><br /><br />At least it wasn't the cheapness DiC ended up a few years down the road (Hammerman being the nadir of that).<br /><br /><i>It is interesting though that the French PAL masters (as demonstratedChris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-78718316684924063052016-08-15T04:24:46.486+02:002016-08-15T04:24:46.486+02:00Thanks for your comment, Chris. Considering how ch...Thanks for your comment, Chris. Considering how cheap DiC were getting OVERALL by the time Gadget's second season was produced, it wouldn't surprice me in the slightest either.<br /><br />It is interesting though that the French PAL masters (as demonstrated above) were clearly transferred in much higher quality -- and perhaps not in Japan? Believe it or not, Season 2 of Gadget didn't Mesteriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285238124626733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-78643928913373142192016-08-15T04:05:31.144+02:002016-08-15T04:05:31.144+02:00It's interesting, though, if what you say abou...It's interesting, though, if what you say about the video tape/80s anime is correct. Maybe it IS a sign that the NTSC broadcast masters for Season 2 were put together in Japan. And perhaps the film footage was edited there too -- both crew members listed in the season 2 credits under "Edited by" are certainly Japanese.<br /><br />It wouldn't surprise me if DiC thought it would Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-74261437327335093122016-07-26T18:37:19.580+02:002016-07-26T18:37:19.580+02:00Huh, really?? That's interesting... but if so,...Huh, really?? That's interesting... but if so, how come EVERYBODY online spells the name as "Hosh Hash Habalash" when using the Western alphabet? I have to think this includes a lot of Israeli people. If I google the phrase "Hoosh Hash Habalash", it doesn't yield a single search result... yet if I try "Hosh Hash Habalash", there are TONS of results. Is this aMesteriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285238124626733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-48113669979088504042016-07-26T18:00:44.414+02:002016-07-26T18:00:44.414+02:00It's actually "Hoosh Hash Habalash",...It's actually "Hoosh Hash Habalash", not "Hosh".<br /><br />Also, "Habalash" is "the detective", while "Balash" is "detective" (without ה).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-27461727837476147442016-06-11T02:26:34.958+02:002016-06-11T02:26:34.958+02:00I agree; I would've loved to see "The Cur...I agree; I would've loved to see "The Curse of the Pharaoh" entirely animated by Shingo Araki's unit.<br />Another unit I know that drew Gadget very close to Bruno Binanchi's original designs was whoever did the animation for the dynamite torch scene in the pilot, the first act of "A Clear Case," and the second acts of "Sleeping Gas" and "Weather in wileyk209https://www.blogger.com/profile/11333557389077450015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-34212365384445788192016-05-27T12:32:56.820+02:002016-05-27T12:32:56.820+02:00It's kinda funny that the French IDP Home Vide...It's kinda funny that the French IDP Home Video DVD edition, 2005 (which are the ones that I have) have more quality than the U.S. Cinedigm DVD edition, 2013.Ana Martinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758113977057367994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-81737420446413773662016-05-17T20:40:34.512+02:002016-05-17T20:40:34.512+02:00Wileyk, there's one thing I feel the need to c...Wileyk, there's one thing I feel the need to clarify here, since I've seen you mention many times that Season 2 was "edited on video tape": the American video masters for Season 2 of Inspector Gadget actually don't say anything about the original picture quality of these episodes. The series (both seasons) was shot on film, as was the norm for hand-drawn animated shows back Mesteriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285238124626733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-65116433119173934352016-05-17T13:48:35.912+02:002016-05-17T13:48:35.912+02:00Sorry for my late replying, Wileyk! This last week...Sorry for my late replying, Wileyk! This last week got busyyy.<br /><br />Yeah, the Shingo Araki unit's style is definitely an interesting one. In many ways, probably the single-most unique-looking of all the animation styles found in the original series... and it feels all the more unique for appearing in so few episodes. <br /><br />I marvel at how solid and good-looking Araki's Mesteriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285238124626733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-92219260273562651122016-05-11T05:01:08.775+02:002016-05-11T05:01:08.775+02:00The Shingo Araki unit is one of my favorite animat...The Shingo Araki unit is one of my favorite animation teams to work on Inspector Gadget. (This included the first act and safety tip of "The Curse of the Pharaoh," along with "The Coo-Coo Clock Caper," "The Bermuda Triangle," "Did You Myth Me?" and "Unhenged.") The traits I recognized with their designs are the way their eyes look (like Penny'wileyk209https://www.blogger.com/profile/11333557389077450015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-55418429916474652312016-05-11T04:54:08.153+02:002016-05-11T04:54:08.153+02:00Of course by this time, DiC actually opened their ...Of course by this time, DiC actually opened their own animation house in Japan, so they could do it themselves without having to rely on outside companies (not unlike Disney having studios in Japan and Australia in the 90s, or Hanna-Barbera also having studios in Australia and the Philippines.) But the Japanese studio also apparently did post-production as well, judging by the Japanese names wileyk209https://www.blogger.com/profile/11333557389077450015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-52039681833333676892016-05-02T21:02:05.867+02:002016-05-02T21:02:05.867+02:00Well, I learnt French, but it's not a language...Well, I learnt French, but it's not a language that I speak more often. ^^; However I got the 3 DVD Boxes from French. :)<br /><br />Yes, I know what you mean.Ana Martinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758113977057367994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-22115192420178041332016-05-02T16:30:17.541+02:002016-05-02T16:30:17.541+02:00Ah, so you speak French too? :)
I think for me, o...Ah, so you speak French too? :)<br /><br />I think for me, one of the reasons I don't feel like watching many episodes in Japanese is simply that I don't speak the language. Once the novelty factor wears off, I would basically need English fansubs to get much out of it. (That's probably different for you, considering that you're learning Japanese. :) But of course, it would still Mesteriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285238124626733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-35857642065811856652016-05-02T10:54:10.086+02:002016-05-02T10:54:10.086+02:00Yes, that would be interesting to see.
I understa...Yes, that would be interesting to see.<br /><br />I understand. I'm also fine with the original English too and also with the French and Portuguese versions. Yes, I also would like to know how they would sound with their Japanese voices.Ana Martinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758113977057367994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550109213067992821.post-47236873173060243512016-05-02T05:18:23.932+02:002016-05-02T05:18:23.932+02:00The specific reason I thought of "The Japanes...The specific reason I thought of "The Japanese Connection" was that I'm curious how (if at all) the dubbers would translate the Japanese accents on characters like Waruda-san and Atsuko; and for that matter, how they might react to all the Japanese clichés thrown into that episode. :P<br /><br />Personally I don't feel a craving to watch ALL the episodes in Japanese (I'm Mesteriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285238124626733583noreply@blogger.com