Rumer: Lionsgate Entertainment's license expires 2010?!

SHINOBI-03 · Post by **SHINOBI-03** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:00 pm

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In Wikipedia, I found this piece of info.

Funimation plans on releasing box sets of Dragon Ball when Lionsgate's license of the first movie and 13 episodes expires in 2010.

Do you think it's real?! Will we see the first 13 episodes AND the first movie UNCUT in 2010?!!

This gotta be the real thing!! the problem is... they didn't put a link to the source of this news... and therefore, might not be true.

But if it's true... Will Lionsgate try to re-new their license when it expires?!

Let's all hope they won't do it.

Zuhalter2000 · Post by **Zuhalter2000** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:03 pm

This has been brought up before and I do believe it is true, so hopefully will get some Dragon Ball Seasons rollin out soon

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:04 pm

SHINOBI-03 wrote:In Wikipedia, I found this piece of info.

Funimation plans on releasing box sets of Dragon Ball when Lionsgate's license of the first movie and 13 episodes expires in 2010.
Do you think it's real?! Will we see the first 13 episodes AND the first movie UNCUT in 2010?!!
This gotta be the real thing!! the problem is... they didn't put a link to the source of this news... and therefore, might not be true.
But if it's true... Will Lionsgate try to re-new their license when it expires?!Let's all hope they won't do it.

Important parts bolded. As great as it would be, it's 99.999% likely bull.

Zuhalter2000 · Post by **Zuhalter2000** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:04 pm

SSj Kaboom wrote:
SHINOBI-03 wrote:In Wikipedia, I found this piece of info.

Funimation plans on releasing box sets of Dragon Ball when Lionsgate's license of the first movie and 13 episodes expires in 2010.
Do you think it's real?! Will we see the first 13 episodes AND the first movie UNCUT in 2010?!!
This gotta be the real thing!! the problem is... they didn't put a link to the source of this news... and therefore, might not be true.
But if it's true... Will Lionsgate try to re-new their license when it expires?!Let's all hope they won't do it.
Important parts bolded. As great as it would be, it's 99.999% likely bull.

Shit, I missed that part

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:38 pm

Anybody have a Lions Gate email or rep contact?

The Time Traveller · Post by **The Time Traveller** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:25 am

I found out about this some time ago, Funimation replied to my question with a very vague answer saying that they're releasing the Season Sets of DBZ already.

I've kept on asking though, another time they told me to snoop some more, and another time they confirmed 2010...

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:52 am

Are Lion's gate still putting out the saga of Goku set?, or are they just sitting on the rights to it until they are offered enough money?

Too bad the two disc sets aren't available from Madman any more.

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:47 am

I don't understand how the Mad Man release of the series was able to have the first 13 episodes uncut... But the first movie "Curse of the Blood Rubies" could not be redubbed.. or even have the Japanese version for it. I have all of Dragon Ball on DVD uncut, including episodes 1-13. And yet that movie is still crapified. Not that I like the Dragon Ball movies anyway, but still would be nice to have it. I thought "Mystical Adventure" was total crap, I thought "Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle" was terrible, I thought "Curse of the Blood Rubies" was equally as bad. I didn't have to see it in Japanese to know that I'd hate it. Still, it's the principle that counts.

xzero · Post by **xzero** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:27 am

I imagine Funimation never really had a reason to redub the first movie. They did the first season of the series for continuity reasons in releasing it on American TV, but I think the MadMan release included the first movie just so it could be said that they've released *everything* on DVD. If Funi does eventually release DB season sets, I'm not sure I'd buy them (I'm pretty happy with my MadMan season 1 + American 2-9), but I know I'd buy redubs of the first 3 movies. I never particularly cared for Ceyli Delgadillo's Goku; always liked Stephanie Nadolny's much more.

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:02 am

Even though seven of my Dragon Ball DVDs are Australian, I still love them. I feel like Dragon Ball was the most well done dubbing that they have done. I started watching them in Japanese from the beginning and so far, the dialog is very much the same. I don't see ANY reason to get a Season Set of it for myself. What could they possibly add in that the original dubbing didn't have? On the other hand, it would make tons of fans happy.

Kingdom Heartless · Post by **Kingdom Heartless** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:30 am

It would be cool if they were to release a movie box set that included the 3 Dragon Ball movies and maybe the 10th Anniversary special.

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:36 am

Kingdom Heartless wrote:It would be cool if they were to release a movie box set that included the 3 Dragon Ball movies and maybe the 10th Anniversary special.

There already is one with the 10th Anniversary and the second and third movies.

LeprikanGT · Post by **LeprikanGT** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:47 am

I've heard about that and i HOPE its true; finally we can get better verions of the movie and those episodes - season box sets anyone? - itd help finish out the series and bring in lots of money for them

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:39 pm

Being as I'm going to buy the Madman set for the first 3 arcs, I wouldn't see them need buy Dragonball season sets. The only reason I would buy them is for Dragonbox footage.

SSJ Helldog · Post by **SSJ Helldog** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:14 pm

Captain Awesome wrote: Too bad the two disc sets aren't available from Madman any more.

They're not? Crap, I was considering buying the Saga of Goku!

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:31 pm

I hope FUNimation puts Dragonball back out to buy again relatively soon. I'm really getting tired of holding myself back from taking illegal measures or really expensive measures to own Dragonball.

Kunzait_83 · Post by **Kunzait_83** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:38 pm

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:33 pm

SSJ Helldog wrote: They're not? Crap, I was considering buying the Saga of Goku!

Sadly, if you want them, you'll have to buy the first box.

Kingdom Heartless · Post by **Kingdom Heartless** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:18 pm

There already is one with the 10th Anni ... rd movies.

Oh. Guess Australia missed out on that release.

DBHighDefinition · Post by **DBHighDefinition** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:34 pm

I think LionsGate are holding on to the license on-purpose, just to annoy FUNi. Does the Saga Of Goku sell? No. Do LoinsGate actually still want the license?...Probably not, their possibly trying to poker face FUNi into thinking that they still want it, so they can sell the license for an "appropriate" fee...

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