Podcasts about voltron defender

This week on the show, I wanted to talk through the creation of a character who will not only show up in episode 500 next week but also some subsequent Thirteenth Hour stories.  I wanted to explore some of the references, motivations, and conflicts behind the character, who I am calling Faltron, the cloud dragon, kind of a mix between Falkor from the film, The Neverending Story and Voltron from the cartoon, Voltron: Defender of the Universe (you will hear some music from the theme in the show).  I came up with the idea years ago and toyed around with the idea of an amorphous being that could transfer in to a more solid shape if cold but have a more gaseous, cloud-like structure in warmer temperatures.  While I'm still toying with how he will fit in to future stories, fleshing him out for the DnD session in episode 500 helped quite a bit.As a little preview, here is a little sketch that will show up next week (see it at https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-499-creating-a-new-thirteenth-hour-creature-who-is-the-cloud-dragon/)Thanks for listening!∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞  Signup for the mailing list for a free special edition podcast, a demo copy of The Thirteenth Hour, and access to retro 80s soundtrack! Like what you see or hear? Consider supporting the show over at Thirteenth Hour Arts on Patreon or adding to my virtual tip jar over at Ko-fi. Join the Thirteenth Hour Arts Group over on Facebook, a growing community of creative people. Have this podcast conveniently delivered to you each week on Spotify,  iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, Tunein, and Googleplay Music. Follow The Thirteenth Hour's Instagram pages: @the13thhr for your random postings on ninjas, martial arts, archery, flips, breakdancing, fantasy art and and @the13thhr.ost for more 80s music, movies, and songs from The Thirteenth Hour books and soundtrack. Listen to Long Ago Not So Far Away, the Thirteenth Hour soundtrack online at: https://joshuablum.bandcamp.com/ or Spotify.  Join the mailing list for a digital free copy.  You can also get it on CD or tape. Website: https://13thhr.wordpress.com Book trailer: http://bit.ly/1VhJhXY Interested in reading and reviewing The Thirteenth Hour for a free book?  Just email me at writejoshuablum@gmail.com for mo

What's up, dudes? Today we're talking about the present Santa brought me for Christmas 1985. Yes, it's the Defender of the Universe itself: Voltron! Joining to dig into these Christmas wishbooks is my buddy Lucas Hinojosa and DJ Chad Sheppard! We dig into the history and awesomeness that is the mighty robot! It's a Voltron Christmas!From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend, the legend of Voltron, Defender of the Universe. A mighty robot, loved by good, feared by evil. As Voltron's legend grew, peace settled across the galaxy. On planet Earth, a galaxy alliance was formed. Together with the good planets of the solar system, they maintained peace throughout the universe. Until a new horrible menace threatened the galaxy. Voltron was needed once more. This is the story of the super force of space explorers, specially trained, and sent by the alliance, to bring back Voltron: Defender of the Universe.The series was primarily edited from Beast King GoLion (Hyakujū-ō Goraion), and it features a team of five young space explorers commanding five robot lions which can be combined to form Voltron. In this undefined future era, the Voltron Force is in charge of protecting the planet Arus, ruled by Princess Allura, from the evil King Zarkon of planet Doom, his son Lotor, and the witch Haggar. Each episode huge killer "ro-beasts" terrorize the people of Arus. In the decades that followed, companies produced Christmas tie-in merchandise, such as ornaments, sweaters, and stockings as well.Lion robots? Check. Flaming swords? For sure. Edited and sanitized original anime for American audiences? I'm looking at you, Sven! So grab your key, hop in your lion, and form your mighty robot to this episode on Voltron Christmas! Give us a buzz! Send a text, dudes!Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

Dukes, "X-Man "and Ya Boi are joined by Danny Salazar to discuss Voltron Defender of The Universe.    To connect with us search #iamnwo on social media.  Look for N.W.O merchandise here NERD WORLD ORDER

Here's an idea: 5 robot lions that turn into a super robot. Sounds pretty simple and straightforward, doesn't it? But the story of how Voltron came to be was much more complicated. It's a story that begins in Japan, involves multiple anime shows, and then goes through the ardous process of being transformed for a North American kids audience.  It's the show that caught everyone off guard when it became a surprise hit. This hit quickly spread worldwide, and the giant robot soon became a cornerstone of 1980s pop culture. This is the history of...Voltron. The Everything 80s Movie Review Podcast: Patreon.com/80s  

For the 40th Anniversary Year of Voltron: Defender of the Universe, we decided to have at least one podcast this year where we review an episode from the original 1984 Lion Force Series. In this review, with special guest Shannon Muir, we are reviewing the 41st episode from Voltron: Defender of the Universe, There'll Be a Royal Wedding. While reviewing the episode, we will also have Greg compare it to the Beast King GoLion version, Brave Shirogane's Brother. To see the video version of this podcast on our YouTube Channel, go HERE.As Always, Thanks for Listening and Watching. Let's Voltron!!

Here we are at Part 1 of a two-parter focused on Juston and his Sentinel. A boy and his bot. A man and his machine. A guy and his Gundon. A kid and his kit. Well, you get the idea, right? This is a love story, or an indictment against capitalism. Either one of those things. So let's talk big robots. We know them and we love them, and we want to destroy monsters with them. What is your favorite? I don't care, I am going to tell you about my favorites. I love Voltron. C'mon, five lions that make a big robot. Love it! From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend, the legend of Voltron, Defender of the Universe. A mighty robot, loved by good, feared by evil. As Voltron's legend grew, peace settled across the galaxy. On planet Earth, a galaxy alliance was formed. Together with the good planets of the solar system, they maintained peace throughout the universe. Until a new horrible menace threatened the galaxy. Voltron was needed once more. This is the story of the super force of space explorers, specially trained, and sent by the alliance, to bring back Voltron: Defender of the Universe. I love Robotech. Big mech robots, transforming vehicles, focus on the individual characters. Fantastic. But we could do without Minmei. But besides that, awesome-sauce. Give me a veritech and cyclone any day of the week. We all see this is a real call to the Iron Giant. You know this movie....during the Cold War a big iron robot falls from space and crashes into a forest, then it becomes best friends with a boy. This movie will break you, guaranteed. The Terminator franchise started with a simple story about an assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Conners. From there, it became a real cultural icon. Can we just imagine if we combined Laura with a terminator. That would be awesome. Then of course there is the Transformers. They are more than meets the eye. They are the team of robots that we ran home to watch when we were kids. They are the toys that we begged our parents for. They are the statutes that we now spend big bucks for. They are cool.   Check out the artwork of this comic at: https://jeffandrickpresent.wordpress.com/2024/03/29/avengers-academy-32-what-the-heart-wants-part-1/   We also have some merchandise over at Redbubble. We have a couple of nifty shirts for sale. https://www.redbubble.com/people/jeffrickpresent/?asc=u   You can also subscribe and listen to us on YouTube!  Our show supports the Hero Initiative, Helping Comic Creators in Need.  http://www.heroinitiative.org/ Eighties Action by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3703-eighties-action License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Neon Fury by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12190-neon-fury License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

"Go Voltron Force!" These words & many more make up a large part of our fond nostalgia deeply connected to this animated retro treasure. Join Kennedy Rizzo & Cooper Lee on this week's riveting Orchard Trek Retro, as they peel back the many exciting layers on the deep space adventures following our brave space explorers, along with the help of their robot hero, Voltron: Defender of the Universe! Subscribe and leave us a shining review/ feedback if you liked what you heard this week! If you have any suggestions, requests or experiences you'd like to have featured in future episodes, please let us know & send us a message at Anchor--> https://anchor.fm/the-caramel-apples or email us at stickycaramelapples@gmail.com We're now on social media! If you would like to reach out, stop by and say hi! Tell us how we're doing & share with us some of your favorite retro topics. Twitter: @CaramelApples16

For episode 232, we interview Steve Sterling, Producer of the Voltron: Defender of the Universe series from 1984-1986. Steve is also Principal for imSterling International Media & Management. Steve Sterling had been interviewed by Let's Voltron Podcast co-host Greg Tyler at VoltCon 2022, but this a new extended interview, exclusive to Let's Voltron Podcast viewers and listeners. Here, you will get deep insight into the background of how Voltron: Defender of the Universe became a household name, and what the crew did to make Voltron happen. If you want to see the video version of this podcast, please visit our YouTube Channel HERE. As always, thanks for watching and listening! Let's Voltron!!

In this first podcast for 2023, Marc and Greg interview DDP Voltron Comics Artist, EJ SU! EJ talks about the DDP Comics for Voltron: Defender of the Universe, doing concept character design for the Voltron Force TV show on Nicktoons, and much more!EJ SU is a freelance comic artist and industrial designer who wrote a book, titled Mecha Force, which is available here.EJ is available on Twitter to follow his work.EJ will be appearing at TFCON LA 2023 on March 10-12 –  Sat 9-6 Sun 10-4 –  Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel & Convention Center.To view the video version of this podcast on YouTube - go here.As always, Thanks for listening and watching! Let's Voltron!!

Eddy and Chris talk about the Lion Force portion of the original Voltron: Defender of the Universe, and how bad Sven is. Episodes covered: E1 Space Explorers Captured E3 A Ghost and Four Keys E5 Princess Joins Up E8 The Stolen Lion E35 Doom Boycotts the Space Olympics E53 Dinner and a Show You can stream the show on Amazon Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/Space-Explorers-Captured/dp/B07VZTMTNS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SP5AQLD5F7MY&keywords=voltron&qid=1651239543&s=instant-video&sprefix=voltron%2Cinstant-video%2C74&sr=1-1

Come on in, it's time to party with Those Were The Days! This week, we tackle Garfield and Friends! This cartoon ran from 1988 to 1994 and was essential viewing for most kids around that time. Each of us had our own experiences with the show and enjoyed going back to see how it holds up. Next week, we'll be watching Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Season 1 Episode 4. You can watch it with us on Amazon. Don't forget to send in your thoughts to thosewerethedaysshow@gmail.com or hit us up on Twitter at @thosedaysshow Also, vote for our next theme!

O nascimento, ou advento, do conceito de esporte é um tema quente para historiadores em todo o planeta. As atividades esportivas podem ser traçadas ao longo da história em todo o globo. Na Idade Média não era diferente, inclusive já tratamos sobre uma dessas atividades, o Calcio Fiorentino, em um dos nossos drops. Entretanto o assunto aqui hoje tem a ver com esporte, guerra, nobreza e a recepção da Idade Média pelo tempo presente. Estamos falando, obviamente, das justas. Mas você sabe o que é uma justa? Na trilha sonora: Carnaby Pop Orchestra & Choir: Dr. Jekyll & Hide Park Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back In Town Dale Schacker & Jon Petersen: Theme from Voltron: Defender of the Universe Para ouvir o Drops sobre o Calcio Fiorentino clique aqui Para aumentar a sua experiência com esse episódio separamos algumas imagens e vídeos para ilustrar ele, você pode conferir esses conteúdos clicando aqui. Contato: medievalissimo@gmail.com Venha participar do Medievalovers, grupo de WhatsApp do Medievalíssimo clicando aqui Texto: Bruno Rosa Edição de Áudio: Bruno Rosa Capa: Bruno Rosa Pix: cliohistoriaeliteratura@gmail.com Conheça a nossa linha de camisetas com temáticas históricas na Vandal clicando aqui Você pode apoiar a Podcasts Clio a continuar produzindo cada vez mais e melhores conteúdos no Catarse e no PicPay. Financiadores desse episódio: Alexandre Athayde, Claudia Bovo, Fabiana Jimenez, Gabriel Bastos, Gui Aschar, Henrique Mundim, Juliana Santoros, Merlim Malacoski, Paula Guisard, Rosana Vecchia, Rosi Marques, Suzana Athayde, Tiago Tavares e Silva Para todes vocês, nosso muito obrigado! Siga o Medievalissimo nas redes sociais Instagram: @medievalissimo WhatsApp: Medievalovers Telegram: t.me/cliohistoriaeliteratura

Paul Vitello (Stereo Sound Effects - Voltron: DOTU), one of the members of the original crew for the pilot and all 124 episodes of Voltron: Defender of the Universe and Fleet of Doom, is here on the podcast to talk to Marc and Greg about his fantastic career, Voltron and a great story about what it was like to work with Peter Keefe, the Executive Producer of Voltron: Defender of the Universe.Paul Vitello, who is credited with Stereo Sound Effects on Voltron: Defender of the Universe, also started his own company (Vitello Productions), and is credited for many other shows after Voltron.  His many roles included Post-Production Supervisor, Sound Editing, Editing, Producing, Directing and Casting. And here is a small list of some of the projects his credits include:Voltron: Defender of the UniverseSaber Rider & The Star SheriffsPeanuts Holiday SpecialsCaptain Simian & The Space MonkeysThe Fantastic Four: The Animated SeriesMr. BogusWidget, The World WatcherWildfireand many, many more...Paul Vitello is also  a Volunteer Business Mentor for SCORE. SCORE is the Non-Profit Resource Partner to the United States Small Business Administration Contact Info: paul.vitello@scorevolunteer.orgIf you would like to watch this same podcast on our YouTube Channel, go HERE!Our next podcast will be our 8th Anniversary Celebration!As Always, Thanks for watching and listening! Let's Voltron!!

Ben and Zane dropped the ball yet again. Instead of watching a show, they accidentally watched a fan dub of some show from Uruguay. What's it about? Hard to say. There's definitely explosions and feral cats, but beyond that it's uncertain. The Cartoncasters decided that instead of talking about it, they would instead riff on Power Rangers, a bold step forward in merchandising unrelated media.

In this episode, we talk to the voice cast of Voltron: Defender of the Universe: Michael Bell - Lance & Sven, BJ Ward - Princess Allura & Witch Hagger, and Neil Ross - Keith & Pidge about voice acting advice, favorite roles, and acting inspirations. 11:55 – What made you want to become a voice actor? 16:59 – What other character have you voiced would you like to see interact with your Voltron character? 18:35 – What advice do you have for people that want to be a voice actor? 23:42 – What are some of your favorite roles? 28:01 – As an actor who would you say has been your greatest inspiration? 37:25 – What was it like to audition for GI Joe or Voltron? This discussion was moderated by Milo Beasley and originally aired live on galaxycon.com on October 10th. Head over to check out more FREE livestream Q&As!

This is the robot battle you've all been waiting for! Our Patreon supporters chose the fight, we debate the results! It's Optimus Prime versus Voltron: Defender of the Universe! Who will win in this heavyweight match-up? Listen to find out!Check back every Monday & Wednesday for new episodes!Support us on Patreon! Get exclusive content! https://www.patreon.com/legionofcc SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://bit.ly/LegionOCCOur totally rad intro music comes from: Alex at Chop.it.up.productionsListen to our Podcast - Legion of Comic Correction - on all major podcasting platforms!LCC Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComicCorrection LCC Facebook: https://bit.ly/FacebookLegion LCC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/legionocc1/ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/legionofcc)

In this podcast, Marc and Greg are joined by Shannon Muir to review Episode 39 & 40 from Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Episode 39 is titled, "The Captive Comet" and Episode 40 is titled, "The Little Prince." Coming fresh off their appearances in The Voltron Store LIVE and DICEGEEKS.COM TABLETOP RPG SHOW, Marc and Greg have been busy preparing panels for VoltCon 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 24-25.If you'd like to check out the video from a few weeks ago, when Marc and Greg appeared as guests on The Voltron Store LIVE on Facebook with Bob, Tiffany and Caitlin from World Events Productions (WEP), go to this link:https://www.facebook.com/VoltronOfficial/videos/580255202646041Check out new episodes of The Voltron Store LIVE on Thursdays at 5 PM ET (4 PM CT) on Facebook LIVE.And check out the deals at The Voltron Store at https://store.voltron.comAlso, make sure you check out Marc and Greg's appearance as guests on DICEGEEKS.COM TABLETOP RPG SHOW with Matt:https://www.dicegeeks.com/history-of-voltron-with-marc-morrell-greg-tyler/And please, join us at VoltCon 2020 in Indianapolis on October 24-25, 2020. You can get tickets through VoltCon.org here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voltcon-2020-tickets-91469984185We want to thank Shannon Muir for joining us here on the podcast for another exciting episode review podcast, where we talk about episodes 39 and 40 from Voltron: Defender of the Universe.You can check out the IMDB page that Shannon references in this podcast right here:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0611395/Remember, as Shannon says, any reference to (business and legal affairs) at Warner Bros Animation was a different Shanon Muir and our Shannon was a writer, production supervisor, production assistant and production coordinator for multiple properties like Invader Zim, Extreme Ghostbusters and Jumanji. Please check out our YouTube Video of this podcast, recorded on Zoom:As Always, Thank you for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Black, Yellow, Blue, Green and Red..... thats right this week we talk about Voltron: Defender of the Universe and LJN toys developed with the show. From Panosh Place and Bandai to Funko and Lego, just about everybody has had there hands on this toy line. Do you remember them?

In this episode, we talk about Back to the Future: Dice Through Time, Solarquest, Flash 8, Cloudspire, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, and Marvel United!  Geoff talks about Home Field Advantage, we talk about a Hall of Fame, Prospero Hall, sacrificing games for kids, and dislike games because of a first experience. Finally, we talk about our favorite games about animals!

VoltCon 2020 Organizers visit to make an announcement and give early details for Voltron Fans that want tickets for October. Shannon Muir helps us review Raid of the Red Berets, the 38th episode of Voltron: Defender of the Universe.VoltCon 2020 is set for October 24-25, 2020 at The Marriott East in Indianapolis, Indiana (USA).  Tickets and information  can be found at https://voltcon.orgWe want to thank Kevin Clark, Patrick O'Connor and Savannah O'Connor, the organizers of VoltCon, for joining us to talk about this year's Voltron-themed convention and to make a special announcement. More details will emerge throughout the year, so go to VoltCon.org or listen to Let's Voltron Podcast for the latest.In this podcast, we review Raid of the Red Berets, the 38th episode of Voltron: Defender of the Universe and the Beast King GoLion version, which is titled GoLion Hunting. We want to thank Shannon Muir for joining us once again for this review. Here are some of our favorite screenshots from the episode:As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Marc and Greg are honored to have Shannon Muir back as a guest to help review the 37th Lion Force Episode of Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Lotor's New Hit Man. After a few Voltron News items, including VoltCon 2020 news, we hit the ground running.VoltCon 2020 is officially scheduled for October 24-25, 2020 at The Marriott East in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tickets and more details are available at https://voltcon.org/! We can't wait to see more Voltron Fans there this year for the second VoltCon!Voltron Brewing Company in Tuscon, Arizona has just recently opened at 330 S. Toole Ave., Suite 200 next to Rocks and Ropes Trampoline Park. This new brewery has formed from the combining of Sentinel Peak Brewing Company and Borderlands Brewing Company. Their first joint creation is known as Lion Force Lager (6.9% ABV) and it has a 4.15/5 rating on Untappd. We can't wait to try it! Check them out on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/voltronbrewing/Marc was recently interviewed for the Engel Jones 12-Minute Convos Podcast. This was Marc's 3rd time on this podcast, exploring the power of conversation. Check it out here: https://twelveminuteconvos.com/marc-morrell-2/In this podcast, we are reviewing the 37th Episode of the Lion Force episodes of Voltron: Defender of the Universe – Lotor's New Hit Man. Here are some of our favorite screenshots from that episode:As always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!

In this first podcast for 2020, Marc and Greg review Episodes 35 and 36 from Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Doom Boycotts the Space Olympics and Lotor's Clone, respectively. We have some of our favorite screenshots from both episodes here:As always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Marc and Greg recap the first day of VoltCon 2019. They go over the event schedule, including 2 panels run by your Let's Voltron Podcast Hosts: Voltron 101 and History of Voltron Toys. Other hot panels included a Franklin Cofod Interview and Jeremy Corray and Bob Koplar, talking about Voltron Force.This was the first EVER convention dedicated solely to Voltron, in honor of the 35th Anniversary of the first episode of Voltron: Defender of the Universe on TV on September 10, 1984.Marc and Greg were happy to kick off the festivities even before the opening ceremonies with a Voltron 101 Panel. Our friend, Dani DeWald was so gracious and recorded the whole panel and posted it on YouTube! Go check it out HERE!After the opening ceremonies, kicked off by VoltCon Organizers Kevin Clark, Patrick and Savannah O'Connor and Ryan Howe, Franklin Cofod (Showrunner/Director for Voltron: Defender of the universe) took the panel stage for an interview, moderated by Patrick.After that, Marc and Greg took the stage again for the History of Voltron Toys panel.Following Marc and Greg were Bob Koplar and Jeremy Corray to talk about Voltron Force. This panel answered a lot of fan questions about why Voltron Force did not get a second season, and Voltron fans were told what the future of the Voltron franchise might be.There were many great vendors in the "Space Mall", including the Voltron Store, and many great cosplayers, wearing many original character designs from their favorite Voltron series.Join us on our next podcast, where we cover Day 2 of VoltCon and talk to 3 other attendees to form our own VoltCon Voltron.As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Happy 35th Anniversary, Voltron! Voltron fans around the world are sharing their memories of their first exposure to Voltron, and Marc and Greg get to hear the latest details about VoltCon from the organizers, Kevin, Patrick and Savannah. Pay attention for special surprises, and listen NOW to take advantage of timely discount codes from VoltCon and Han Cholo! We are excited to announce the following panels that Marc and Greg will be hosting at VoltCon in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday, October 19th and Sunday, October 20th: Saturday Voltron 101 A primer for all things Voltron presented by Marc Morrell and Gregory Tyler of Let’s Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast. If you’re a new introduced to Voltron through Legendary Defender and curious about what came before, then this is the panel for you. If you’re a fan from days of long ago (i.e. 1984) and you’re curious what came after, this panel is for you. If you’re a friend or loved one of a Voltron fan – or if you can’t tell Voltron from Optimus Prime, then this is the panel for you! A History of Voltron Toys The story of Voltron toys is at least as compelling as the series itself! Marc Morrell and Gregory Tyler present an overview of the toys produced for Voltron including details on the likes of Popy/Bandai, Matchbox, Playmates, and more! Sunday Vehicle Voltron Fan Build Gregory Tyler takes us behind the scenes on the process of creating his epic Vehicle Voltron/Dairuggrer fan build! GoLion and Dairugger vs Voltron Marc Morrell and Gregory Tyler from the Let’s Voltron Podcast examine Beast King GoLion and Armored Fleet Dairugger XI versus Voltron: Defender of the Universe. What was changed? What was taken out or added? Differences in the stories, characters and scripts will be discussed in depth. We want to thank the organizers of VoltCon, including Kevin Clark & Patrick and Savannah O'Connor, for being on this special 35th Anniversary Podcast Celebration for Voltron. As a special treat for people that listen to this podcast in the first 24 hours of its release, the organizers of VoltCon are providing a special discount code to save $10 off the price of a VoltCon ticket when you use the code, VOLTRON35, at checkout when you order your tickets. Go to VoltCon.org for registering for tickets and for all the details of the guests, vendors, schedule, events and more as we get closer to October 19th and 20th. As an EXTRA SPECIAL treat for Voltron fans, our friends at Han Cholo wanted to share their love of 35 years of Voltron by providing their own discount code to get 20% OFF all Stainless Steel Voltron items on HanCholo.com Just go to HanCholo.com and select stainless steel Voltron items, go to checkout and use the discount code, VOLT35, to save 20% on your order! Thank you, Han Cholo, for sharing your wonderful Voltron Jewelry and to Brandon Schoolhouse, CEO of Han Cholo, for sharing your own Voltron memories! Happy 35th Anniversary, Voltron! As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Marc and Greg are joined by Shannon Muir to continue our reviews of Voltron: Defender of the Universe episodes. In this podcast, we review and compare the Voltron and GoLion versions of Episodes 33 and 34, Attack of the Fierce Frogs and Lotor Traps Pidge. Here are the listings of the 2 Robeasts from this podcast, taken from the Robeast Catalog in Voltron: From Days of Long Ago, A Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration Book from Viz Media children's imprint publisher, Perfect Square, published in 2014: Episode 33: Voltron title = Attack of the Fierce Frogs Episode 33: Beast King GoLion title = Terror of the Space Frogs Episode 34 Voltron title = Lotor Traps Pidge Episode 34 Beast King GoLion title = Underground Operation Here are some screenshots from both episodes: Our next podcast will be our celebration of the 35th Anniversary of Voltron: Defender of the Universe, which first appeared on September 10, 1984. We will need your help and participation to make this podcast a success! Please email us at letsvoltronpodcast@gmail.com and tell us your first memory of how you were exposed to Voltron for the first time. We will share these with everyone on our next podcast recording on this Wednesday, September 4th, so please have these in by NOON ET on 9/4/2019. Our next podcast will then be released on September 10th, exactly 35 years after Voltron first appeared on television in the United States.

This week's episode was suggested by James Norlem of Nebraska! Thanks James!The story of Voltron started in 1984, and has seen a number of sequels and reboots over the years. But this week, we're going back to the original series that started it all to find out who this giant robot is, where he came from, and if he's single and date-able or not. So grab a couple friends and form your own robot while we explore the lore behind Voltron!

Marc and Greg are honored to be able to talk to professional artist Jamie Sullivan, who Marc had met at WonderCon. Jamie has done some amazing prints for Voltron: Defender of the Universe and Voltron Legendary Defender, as well as other '80s cartoons like G.I. Joe, Robotech, Transformers, MASK, and more! We also get caught up on Greg's Vehicle Voltron Project and find out which conventions some of the Voltron voice actors from yesterday and today will be attending this year. Jamie Sullivan has recently created a new professional website, called Jamie Sullivan Illustration & Design and you can go there now: https://www.jsianddesign.com/ It was a real pleasure to talk to Jamie about his process for designing and creating his amazing artwork, which we really love! Here are the Voltron designs Marc and Kim picked up at WonderCon, which we talk about in this podcast: Jamie has done a lot of work for Robotech, which we talk about in the podcast, and here is a sample: You can follow Jamie on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/jamiesullivanillustration Here is the schedule for appearances you can see Jamie Sullivan in person: Amazing Las Vegas 6/14-16 San Diego Comic Con 7/17-21 Silicon Valley comic con 8/16-18 Bay Area Toy Expo 8/29-9/1 Rose City Comic Con 9/13-15 LA Comic Con 10/11-13 Chico-Con 12/14 Greg Tyler's Vehicle Voltron Project has reached the stage where Greg only has 4 vehicles of the 15 left to complete. Here is an image of the armless Panosh Place-style 3d-printed Vehicle Voltron as it looks now: You can follow Greg on Facebook or go to his website, to see more progress: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156309972151828&set=a.10151070753461828&type=3&theater https://lionsandpilotsandbots.com/ Super7 Voltron Pre-Order is available on June 10th! If you want to check out and pre-order the Super7 Lion Force Voltron from Voltron: Defender of the Universe, check out this story from Toy Wizards and go to Super7's website on Monday, June 10th to pre-order: https://toy-wizards.com/2019/06/04/super7-shows-off-new-voltron-figure-available-for-preorder-soon/ As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Shambhavi joins Marc and Greg to review the 8th episode from Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix: Clear Day. Greg takes us through our Retro Voltron segment with the Voltron: Defender of the Universe episode, Doom Girls on the Prowl. Shambhavi has been on the podcast with us before, most recently on our June 28, 2017 podcast. She is an artist and a huge Voltron fan! You can check out some of things she mentions in this podcast on her Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/kadamster Also, follow Shambhavi on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/kadamster In this podcast, we review Clear Day, the 8th episode from Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. Here are some of our favorite screenshots from Clear Day: In our Retro Voltron segment, Greg reviews another episode that celebrated a holiday in the original series, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, the 67th episode, Doom Girls on the Prowl. Here is a summary of that episode and some screenshots: Haggar tries to send a baby Ro-beast after Queen Merla, but Merla's pet buzzard catches it. Haggar apologizes, and offers to help Merla conquer Arus. Meanwhile, on Arus, there is a parade taking place honoring the planet's leaders. Merla's forces attack. Keith and Allura try to get the villagers to safety, while Lance, Hunk, and Pidge race to get to their lions. In protecting the villagers, Lance, Hunk, and Pidge get zapped with a freeze ray, and their lions are sent over a cliff, and to the bottom of a canyon. After getting the villagers to the castle, Haggar makes her baby Ro-beast turn into a full sized one, and sicks it on the castle. With the other three frozen, Keith and Allura have to face the monster by themselves. At the end, all of the Voltron Force has statues made of them by the kids they had saved earlier in the episode, and King Alfor's ghost shows his approval of Keith. As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

WE'RE NOT PLAYING AROUND and, tonight, we FINALLY add the 5th host necessary to form #VOLTRON: Defender of the Universe! What do you think of incorporating the stinger we usually use with the channel teasers into the livestreams? #RadioPublic cites us among #Indie #Shows to #Watch: https://squawkingdead.blogspot.com/2019/03/news-squawking-dead-among-radiopublics.html David Cameo: @MystYang EVERYWHERE Carol Gallardo: @CarolGallardo on Twitter / @iamcarolgallardo on Instagram Ashley Weidman: @Ashley_Weidman on #Twitter / @arweidman8 on #Instagram Rachael Burt: @cosmomommy09 on Twitter / @cosmomom09 on Instagram Chris Valerius of #BMNY DeadCast Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1v2DZYpLBobgdcdcatPPoQ * Are you prepared for when the (zombie) apocalypse hits? * #TheWhisperers' "religion" as displayed by #TWDBeta * Ironing out some confusion: Chris' bone to pick with... skin masks * ...Ashley's bone to pick: #TaraChambler feigning ignorance, speaking with #CarolPeletier about #TWDHenry * Tara's incredulous look when "first" encountering The #TWDHighwaymen * ...and Dave's love-affair with #AngusSampson. #ShutEye * Explaining The Highwaymen's symbol, their ammoless guns, and the power of a monkey wrench * Ashley's husband subscribes to us on YouTube in the middle of the livestream * The show's commentary of women in leadership roles * Are Carol's barbecuing days over? Stepping into The Queen's shoes * ...and, really? "The Highwaymen"? and the homage to #Westworld #HBO * a brief tour of Chris' swag. #Marvel #Hulk #Wolverine #CharlieAdlard #OscarsRedHat * Chris has bones to pick for days: Beta's tracking skills, finding #DarylDixon and crew in that huge building * ...and what's the point of drawing in Beta? ...and how is he still alive? Remembering bad-ass fights * Will the #Negan and Beta encounter ever happen? ...and will Beta die before #TWDAlpha? #SamanthaMorton * ...seems like #JudithGrimes might be the one to let him out, too * #Michonne may actually have been covering a scar on her face since the time jump * Why does Daryl lock #TWDLydia in the closet? Why does he eventually agree to let her stay? * Exploring the #CORYL ship (Connie & Daryl). #TWDJesus #AaronTWD * Exploring Tara's possible love interest(s). #PolyAmory * Exploring the franchise's future: Princess a possible #transgender character? #KarenDavid #FearTWD #FTWD #FearTheWalkingDead * Not flipping back to the reason for #MaggieRhee's departure * This season repeatedly rakes over the idea of survival depending on arts and culture, leading to civility * ...this concept and even #ASL being the key to overcoming The Whisperers threat. #signlanguage #AQuietPlace * Will genocide Carol return to confront Alpha? ...or maybe... Lydia? (and saying goodbye to Rachael Burt) #EugenePorter * Beta's incredulous survival (and the possibility of Daryl vs Beta, round 2) * ...and would Beta put down one of his Guardians? * ...what will he say to Alpha when he gets back? * Why "Alpha" and "Beta" as names? * #TheHilltop youth + Earl & Tammy Rose Sutton: how many of you thought "IT'S GOING DOWN!"? * #RIPCarlGrimes: Where were you when he died? ...Ashley was having her 3rd child. #CarlGrimes #KidneyStones #HomeBirth * #SneakPeek time: (we and) Judith not knowing what Daryl & Michonne had to do to keep #AlexandriaSafeZone ...safe * ...and those reasons will be revealed next episode (AND IT'S DARK) * ...the difference between #AllOutWar and Season 9 * "Up next on SQUAWKING #FROZEN" #PeppaPig #DudePerfect #Frozen2 #Fortnite #StarWars * ... #podcasting 101: how to end a show #TWD #WalkingDead #podcast #FearTWD #FTWD #FearTheWalkingDead #LiveStream #LiveStreaming #Live #stream #streaming --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/squawkingdead/message

Marc and Greg review the 4th Episode of the 8th and final season of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix: Battle Scars. Also, for our Retro Voltron segment, Greg details 2 episodes that relate to Battle Scars, 1 from Voltron: Defender of the Universe Lion Force, called Pidge's Home Planet, and 1 from Vehicle Force called Great Stone Space Faces. In Battle Scars, while floating through the universe searching for signs of a Robeast, the Paladins head toward Olkarion and realize they aren't alone on their journey. Here are some of our favorite screenshots from Battle Scars: And from our Retro Voltron Segment, here is the synopsis from Pidge's Home Planet: Princess Allura is preparing for her coronation as the rest of the Voltron Force looks on. After Nanny insults them, the guys decide to check the monitor to see if there is any trouble. They discover that Pidge's home planet, Balto, is under attack by Zarkon's forces. Pidge said that his family was moving to a new planet, but he is not sure if they made it out in time. Keith, Lance, Pidge, and Hunk decide to head for Balto, but are cut off by the castle guards. Coran tells them that they must stay and protect planet Arus. He tries to place them under house arrest, but the Space Explorers quickly subdue the guards and head for Balto. Once there, they are confronted by Lotor and a new Ro-Beast. Back on Arus, Allura receives a telepathic distress message from Keith. She must now decide whether to stay and protect her planet, or to go and help her friends. Here is a screenshot from Pidge's Home Planet: Also from the Retro Voltron segment, here is the synopsis of Great Stone Space Faces: The Voltron Force discovers signs of an ancient civilization on planet Neb. However, the planet is unstable and Nerok is right behind them, ready for an ambush. Hazar meets with his father, Chancellor Mozak, to consider the fate of the Drule Empire. They realize that the empire will lose if they try to attack Earth, and peace is their only long-term option. Here is a screenshot from Great Stone Space Faces: As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Our Voltron friends, Dana, Rye and Todd join Marc and Greg to review the first episode of Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender, Launch Date. Dana, who lives in Tennessee, recently had lost all of her possessions in a fire at her family's home. This was a devastating loss for Dana. Here are some pictures of the house after the fire and the area that used to be Dana's bedroom: There is a GoFundMe page setup to help support Dana's family and their efforts to recover from this tragedy with their most immediate needs. They have not reached the GoFundMe goal yet, so please provide help if you can to a very special Voltron fan and her family at this link: https://www.gofundme.com/support-lewis-and-missy-hall Dana's best friend, Rye, who lives in South Carolina, knew that Dana had lost a lot of personal items with sentimental value, including a lot of art, signed posters and other special items she had bought at various conventions that Rye and Dana attended together over the years. One item, in particular, was a Voltron poster that Dana had signed by many of the voice actors and crew from Voltron Legendary Defender that she had collected at several conventions. Rye, without Dana knowing, had reached out to us on Twitter DM and asked if there was any way to connect with DreamWorks Animation to see if there was a way to get something signed and sent to Dana. We contacted Seth Fowler at DreamWorks PR, letting him know about the fire that destroyed Dana's signed poster, and asked if they could help Rye get something signed for her friend, Dana. It just so happened that THAT very night, the DreamWorks Animation group had planned a cast and crew party to celebrate the final season of Voltron Legendary Defender. Within a week, a signed poster of the combined lithographs of all the Voltron Legendary Defender characters, which was signed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Lauren Montgomery, Josh Keaton, Kimberly Brooks, Neil Kaplan, AJ LoCascio, and more of the cast and crew that were at the party that night, was on its way to Dana's boyfriend's house, where Dana was staying. Rye had given the address to Seth so it would be a surprise to Dana. Here are the pictures Dana shared on Twitter when she received that package: A huge THANK YOU to DreamWorks, the cast and crew of Voltron Legendary Defender, and everyone involved in getting this signed poster to Dana. And of course, this would have never been possible without Rye, who not only initiated the communication to get her best friend something that meant a lot to her, but introduced Dana to Voltron Legendary Defender in the first place. You'll hear all of these stories and more, as Dana and Rye joined us to help review Launch Date, the first episode of Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. Dana is on Twitter: @danahall26 Rye is on Twitter: @yauilla Todd Matthy also joined us for this episode review podcast. Todd has been on the podcast previously, as well. Todd had been involved in the MediaBlasters DVD set for Voltron: Defender of the Universe, back in 2006. Todd is on Twitter: @ToddCMatthy Todd is also the creator of Robots vs. Princesses, a full-color comic book series. "Princess Zara wants to find a baby dragon. Instead she finds a giant robot. Together, they must stop a robot army." https://robotsvsprincesses.com/ THE LAST BATTLE IS COMING. Robots vs. Princesses #4 is on sale January 30th from @dynamitecomics so there’s still time to get pre-orders in (and re-orders) in. Please do so, it’ll help increase the visibility of the book. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsa2agZg8RDfuKGSy_P5pVwwza6UfO2VJXHuHs0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ujjbw1bxdomb Here are some of our favorite screenshots from Launch Date, the 1st episode from Season 8 of Voltron Legendary Defender: And here is the Proof from Beast King GoLion that Pidge is descended from Ninjas: As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

TNotP Season 3 Show NotesEpisode 68: Season 3 Wrap-UpJon's Top 5 Episodes:5) War Without End4) And the Rock Cried OUt, No Hiding Place3) Passing Through Gethsemane2) Severed Dreams1) Z'ha'dumChris's Top 5 Episodes:5) Z'ha'dum4) Interludes & Examinations3) Passing Through Gethsemane2) Severed Dreams1) Point of No ReturnJon's Bottom 3 Episodes:3) Grey 17 Is Missing2) Exogenesis1) A Late Delivery from AvalonChris's Bottom 3 Episodes:3) A Late Delivery from Avalon2) Exogenesis1) Voices of AuthorityPrincess Allura was apparently a the pilot of the Blue Lion on Voltron: Defender of the Universe, which Chris hasn't thought about in more than 30 years. Thanks, brain! (Brain? Brain? What is brain?)Any fans wishing to show us their appreciation: https://www.amazon.com/MPC-Space-1999-Eagle-Transporter/dp/B01A7TPCNS

This is the first of 2 parts for our 5th Anniversary of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast, which includes 3 special surprise guests from the Voltron Universe! During each guest segment, we give away 1 of the 5 total prizes in our #LetsVoltron5 contest! So, there are 3 prizes given away in Part 1! Neil Ross is our 1st special guest and despite the fact that he was one of the 6 original voice actors to work on Voltron: Defender of the Universe back in 1984, he has blessed us by having 2 new projects come out recently. He was the voice of Voltron in the Happy Honda Days ad we talked about in our last podcast, and he wrote a new autobiography called "Vocal Recall: A Life in Radio and Voiceovers". We are proud to have Neil on the podcast for the third time and to see that he mentioned listening to our podcast in his book! He doesn't mention "Let's Voltron podcast" by name, but he was talking about our interview with Franklin Cofod in the 33rd Chapter of the book. If you would like to pick up Neil's book, there are 4 different formats to choose, including paperback, audiobook (read by Neil himself, and doing some of the voices he's famous for!), Kindle, and PDF file. Net proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to 1) Broadcasters Foundation of America & 2) The Actors Fund Order here: https://www.neilbook.com/order-the-book.html Our 2nd guest on the 5th Anniversary Podcast is Bob Koplar, President of World Events Productions in St. Louis, Missouri, the copyright, IP and trademark owner of Voltron. Bob gives us every indication that both Voltron merchandise and Voltron projects will continue in the future, although there is nothing next in line after Voltron Legendary Defender just yet. Our 3rd guest on the 5th Anniversary Podcast is Jeremy Corray, VP of Digital Entertainment at CoolFire Studios, and also the former Creative Director of WEP and the former co-host of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast. You never know what special information about Voltron that Jeremy might reveal, as he gives us his Top 5 Voltron moments in his career. We hope to have Jeremy back for another podcast soon, where he reveals some of the secrets behind "what almost was" or "what might have been" while he was working with Voltron at WEP. Here are the 3 prizes we are giving away in this podcast: Our 5th Anniversary Podcast didn't only come with 2 great podcast episodes. It also came with a really cool bunch of designs from 5 amazing Voltron fan artists! Although we don't introduce the artists for this 5th Anniversary Podcast until Part 2, we want to share these designs with you here, AND let you know you can buy these on our TeePublic store! The first 2 designs are SO BIG, that we can't put them on a t-shirt or other apparel, but they can can be put on posters, prints, notebooks, tapestries, pillows and stickers and things like that. Here are 108 characters you love, all in one cohesive design: And here is the t-shirt design that will also look great on all apparel, stickers, pillows, mugs, phone cases, prints, posters, and more: And here are the designs that include the 5th Anniversary Logo that we used to promote this on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: You can get these wonderful designs on our TeePublic store, and for the first 72 hours, they are all on sale at 30% OFF at: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/let-s-voltron-podcast?ref_id=5313 We are so proud of the work that our "5th Anniversary Five" artists did on these designs, so please make sure you listen to Part 2 of the 5th Anniversary Podcast to hear how this wonderful collaboration came together like Voltron! As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

We Form Voltron with 5 people to review Voltron Legendary Defender Season 7: Episodes 7 & 8: The Last Stand, Parts 1 & 2; AJ LoCascio (voice of Lotor and Griffin), K-Lionheart, Shannon Muir, and your hosts Marc and Greg. There are lots of laughs, solid episode breakdowns, and at the end, Marc and Greg reveal the super secret videos that Voltron fans around the world helped make for the Cast and Crew of Voltron Legendary Defender, which are both available now on our YouTube Channel! AJ LoCascio, who plays Prince-turned-Emperor Lotor and James Griffin, among other incidental characters in Voltron Legendary Defender, joins us for this 2-part episode review of The Last Stand, Parts 1 & 2, from Season 7. If you don't know already, AJ also has his own Etsy store, where he sells his own little creations, known as Spoops. He sells them in batches & announces when they are released on his Twitter & Instagram. Twitter: @ajlocascio - twitter.com/AJLoCascio Instagram: instagram.com/aj_locascio Here is a link to AJ LoCascio's Spoops store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AJLoCascio K-Lionheart also joins us on this podcast and gives us a very thorough breakdown of these 2 episodes from Season 7 and we are thankful to have her helping us with our 5th Anniversary Show, coming in December. K-Lionheart is the artist who designed "Dungeons and Voltron", which was recently retired on our Let's Voltron TeePublic store. However, this design is available FOREVER on K-Lionheart's Red Bubble Store. Here is a link to the Red Bubble Store for K-Lionheart: https://www.redbubble.com/people/k-lionheart Shannon Muir also joins us on this podcast, and her ability to bring together all the previous incarnations of Voltron into her review of these 2 episodes really brings a perspective that no one else can but Shannon. Shannon is appearing as a panelist for a Voltron panel at LOSCON at the Marriot Los Angeles Airport Hotel on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 9 PM. Here is the description for the panel, with Shannon Muir and Laurie Tom as the panelists: VOLTRON: Defender of Generations With VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENDER coming to a close, this panel discusses VOLTRON's influence from the 1984 DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE through VOLTRON: THE THIRD DIMENSION and VOLTRON FORCE until now and the impact this iconic robot has made. This fan-focused discussion is moderated by well-known longtime fan Shannon Muir, along with her co-moderator Laurie Tom. For more information on how to go to LOSCON, go to this link: https://loscon.org/45/ Marc and Greg are happy to reveal the super secret videos that hundreds of Voltron Fans around the world helped make. After SDCC, we asked people to send us short 10-15 second video clips, thanking the staff of Voltron Legendary Defender for this wonderful show on Netflix and for all the hard work that went into it. We wanted the staff to know this is an extremely small sample of all the Voltron Fans around the world that love them all for making this amazing show that has brought a worldwide audience together in more ways than they'll ever know. There are 2 videos we posted on our YouTube channel, which were already shared with the whole staff and crew at DreamWorks Animation, Universal, Studio Mir, Atlas Oceanic Sound, World Events Productions, and everyone involved in the making of Voltron Legendary Defender. Now, we are ready to share this with all the people who helped create the video with their own personal video clips. Thank you to all of you who shared your love for Voltron and all the people responsible for making Voltron Legendary Defender. The first video is a music video that includes clips of the actual show, fans at conventions, personal fan clips, and more, timed to the music. Here is a link to this 4 minute, 22-second music video, called "Voltron Legendary Defender "Fan Unity" Thank You Card": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKm91bSZ0WQ The second video is a total compilation of all the videos that were submitted by all the Voltron fans around the world. Here is a link to the full compilation of all the video clips submitted by all the Voltron fans around the world, called "Full Video Thank you Card for Staff of Voltron Legendary Defender": https://youtu.be/PU3j5prQ2sU There is no better way to end this podcast notes page than to thank you all for listening to this podcast, and for being awesome Voltron Fans! We can't say enough how much we appreciate each and every one of you! Let's Voltron!

Marc and Greg were actually TOGETHER at RetroCon 2018, for only the 3rd time ever! And what an occasion for the hosts of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast to combine like Voltron! We are honored to have RetroCon interviews and panel coverage with BJ Ward (Allura and Haggar - Voltron: DOTU and Voltron: The Third Dimension) and Garry Chalk (Sky Marshall Wade and Manset - Voltron Force)! RetroCon takes place in the fall in Oaks, PA, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center every year, thanks to the organizers and founders, Rose and Tony Tuski (far left, kneeling, above picture), and a slew of volunteers. Thanks to Rose and Tony, who invited special guests, BJ Ward and Garry Chalk, we now have a couple interviews with voice actors from 3 previous Voltron series, prior to Voltron Legendary Defender, which makes this whole podcast a Retro Voltron segment! BJ Ward, who has a 40-year career in voice acting, opera singing, and children's book writing (Farty Marty), is best known for her roles as Scarlet from G.I. Joe, Allura and Haggar from Voltron: Defender of the Universe, and Velma from Scooby-Doo, among hundreds more. Garry Chalk, who has just as long a career as BJ, in both live-action and animated series and movies, is best known as Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal in Transformers: Cybertron and Transformers: Beast Wars, and also as Insp. Andrew Pawlachuk in Cold Squad, and Man at Arms in Masters of the Universe (He-Man), but we remember his roles as Sky Marshall Wade and Manset from Voltron Force the best. We are very honored to have been able to have spent some time with both BJ Ward and Garry Chalk to talk about their amazing careers, and to hang out with other Voltron fans while we enjoyed RetroCon weekend in Oaks, PA. Pixel Dan, another guest of Rose and Tony, has reviewed lots of Voltron toys on his YouTube Channel. We were happy to meet him at RetroCon! On Saturday, we had a blast hanging out with Mel (@melmeiko), who we met for the first time, even though she's been on the podcast a few times. And, on Sunday, we hung out with Windy C. (@windsweptzariel), another fan we've known from social media and the podcast, but had never physically met before. We also met Nicole Schatten for the first time, whom we've known as a big Voltron fan from Facebook. There were also lots of Voltron merchandise for sale by vendors at RetroCon, and Marc picked up a Trendmasters Cyber Sentinel Voltron for $5, and a Trendmasters Allura figure from Voltron: The Third Dimension, which he had signed by BJ Ward. Greg picked up the Holy Grail of 2 scripts signed by the cast of the original Voltron series, personally donated by Neil Ross (Keith/Pidge) for charity. He also had BJ Ward's book, Farty Marty, signed by the author herself! Overall, RetroCon was a ton of fun! We didn't win any of the raffle prizes that were given away both days, but there were some cool Voltron prizes available! The winner of the adult costume contest at RetroCon was Quicksilver, the leader of the Silverhawks from the cartoon of the same name. Here he is, pictured, below: We also want to share with you Josh Keaton's VLOG from NYCC. We got a little choked up watching it, because it has meant so much to us that Josh Keaton is our Shiro and our Space Dad, and he is going to miss recording Shiro and going out to promote the show as much as we've enjoyed watching the show and meeting him at the cons. Thank you so much for sharing this with us, Josh! Here is that link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C74YwlXrWL4 "Dungeons and Voltron" is making its final quest at the Let's Voltron store! In 10 days, this awesome mashup design is retiring, and will no longer be available in our store. So, this is your last chance to get this amazing design by K-Lionheart, and at an awesome price - only $15! https://www.teepublic.com/campaign/248-dungeons-and-voltron-retiring-campaign/t-shirt?ref_id=5313 As Always, Thank you for Listening! Let's Voltron!

Voltron Legendary Defender Lead Sound Designer and Supervising Sound Editor Rob McIntyre and Sound Designer Marc Schmidt tell us everything we've been dying to know about how sound was added to the dialogue and animation on Voltron Legendary Defender. You even get a chance to hear some samples from the show, without music or dialogue! Also, listen carefully for a special announcement from BJ Ward, the original voice of Allura and Haggar! You don't want to miss this podcast! Rob McIntyre and Marc Schmidt are sound designers with a long history of working together, including the sound design for Voltron Legendary Defender. They operate from the friendly confines of Atlas Oceanic Sound and Picture in Burbank, California. They have won multiple Emmy/MPSE Awards for video games, animation, film, and television. Marc and Greg announce in this podcast that they will be appearing TOGETHER at RetroCon in Oaks, Pennsylvania on October 13th and 14th. This is a very rare chance to see the hosts of Let's Voltron Podcast together. In addition, Marc and Greg will be conducting interviews with two former Voltron voice actors. First, BJ Ward, the voice of Princess Allura and Haggar from Voltron: Defender of the Universe and Voltron: The Third Dimension. Second, Garry Chalk, the voice of Sky Marshall Wade in Voltron Force. And, you'll get to hear BJ Ward in a special RetroCon promo created just for Voltron fans on this podcast! Next week, we'll be sharing our coverage of Voltron at New York Comic Con! As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!

Neil Kaplan (Emperor Zarkon, It's Earth Shopkeeper) joins Marc and Greg for a review of The Feud, the 4th episode from Season 7 of Voltron Legendary Defender. Neil Kaplan has been on the podcast several times, so this time he surprises Marc and Greg with some questions of his own from Voltron fans on social media. In our Retro Voltron segment, we have a special announcement that fans of the original Voltron will love! Neil Kaplan has appeared at many conventions, most recently at Power Morphicon, and this weekend, he will be at Pocatello, ID for: Title: Snake River Fandom Con When: 9/28/2018 - 9/30/2018 3:00 pm-9:00 pm Location: Mountain View Events Center, 1567 Way to Grace, Pocatello, Idaho 83201 Follow Neil on Twitter (@NeKap) at: https://twitter.com/NeKap?lang=en For this podcast, Neil Kaplan helps us review The Feud, which is the 4th episode of Season 7 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. Of course, we all have our favorite moments from this episode, and we share our screenshots here: As we announced on our social media accounts, and on this podcast, BJ Ward (the voice of Allura and Haggar from Voltron: Defender of the Universe and Voltron: The Third Dimension) will be appearing at RetroCon at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA on October 13th and 14th. Tickets can be purchased online at RetroCons.com to save $10 on a weekend pass ($25). Otherwise, you can still purchase tickets at the door for each day. Saturday passes are $20 and Sunday passes are $15. If you are in the Greater Philadelphia are on the weekend of October 13th, don't miss this rare chance to meet BJ Ward. We will be having an interview with BJ Ward that will be broadcast on a future podcast. Thank you for joining us for this special episode review podcast with Neil Kaplan! Next week, we'll be at New York Comic Con! Here are the details of the Voltron events happening at NYCC: Friday, October 5 DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender, a Netflix Original Series Panel: 10:30-11:30 AM Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center Join executive producers Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery, story editor Josh Hamilton and voice actors Bex Taylor-Klaus, Josh Keaton, Jeremy Shada, Kimberly Brooks and more as they look back on seven seasons of DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender and offer a sneak peek at the final chapter arriving on Netflix later this year. NYCC SYFYWire Live Stage Voltron Cast Interview Producers Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery, and story editor Josh Hamilton are joined by cast members: Josh Keaton (Shiro), Jeremy Shada (Lance), Bex Taylor-Klaus (Pidge), and Kimberly Brooks (Allura) for a tease of the eighth and final season on Netfix. Lion Forge Booth #1934 Mitch Iverson Signings Friday, Oct 5 - 1 PM - 2 PM ET Saturday, Oct 6 - 1 PM - 2PM ET Get the exclusive NYCC Voltron Vol. 3 No. 1 variant cover! Han Cholo Booth #241 Limited Edition Voltron Legendary Defender Full-Body Enamel Pin - $15 Until Monday, Oct 1st, you can go on HanCholo.com to try to Pre-Order this Limited Edition Enamel Pin. https://www.hancholo.com/ Even though we'll be at NYCC next week, we are still releasing our special interview with the 2 of the Sound Designers from Voltron Legendary Defender, Rob McIntyre (Lead Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor) and Marc Schmidt (Sound Designer). You don't want to miss this special look into how the sound of Voltron Legendary Defender came together. As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Josh Keaton, who plays Shiro on Voltron Legendary Defender, and is an amazing actor, returns to the podcast for a unique one-on-one interview. Find out where Josh will be making his next Con appearance, what he thinks about Shiro's development through the end of Season 7, and whether there will be a sequel to his hit YouTube Music Video, "You're Welcome". Also, our RetroVoltron segment is all about Commander Hawkins, the OG equivalent of Captain Shiro. Josh Keaton is Shiro's #1 Fan. If you dare, you can challenge this statement, but since Josh had at least a 1-year jump on anyone else for getting to know this character intimately, and even brought this character to life, with the help of a great animation team, and continues to be Shiro's greatest Champion, you should be happy with sharing #2 with multitudes of other Voltron fans. We are so happy to present this unique one-on-one interview with Josh Keaton. You may notice at one point, about 3.5 doboshes in, that Josh's audio sounds different for the rest of the interview. Josh switched to a different iPad on Skype that was newer so the connection would remain consistent. We hope you understand. Thanks! For our RetroVoltron segment, Greg reviews what we believe is the OG equivalent of Captain Shiro, and that would be the Captain of the Explorer from the Vehicle Team episodes of Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Commander Hawkins. Greg not only gives you the Voltron side of Hawkins, but also the Armored Fleet Dairugger XV (original Japanese show) version, and how it compared to Voltron. Here are some screenshots of Commander Hawkins: As we mentioned in the podcast, Hot Topic is now offering Voltron Legendary Defender Ceramic Reveal Mugs! To many people, it will look like any mug with just the picture of the Lions from Voltron Legendary Defender, but once you pour steaming hot coffee, tea or hot cocoa inside it, it will reveal the pilots too! These are 20 oz Ceramic Mugs. Do not microwave and do not put in the dishwasher! On Sale Now at Hot Topic for $11.92!! Get your mug here: https://www.hottopic.com/product/voltron-legendary-defender-heat-reveal-mug/11270504.html Another release coming up on August 28th is the 3 Ready-to-Read titles from Simon Spotlight: Lance's Story Keith's Story The Voltron Coalition Handbook The Voltron Store has a Special Back to School Sale going on up to the last minute on Sunday, August 26th! Get 15% OFF by using the code SCHOOL at checkout! NEXT PODCAST!!! On our next podcast, coming next Friday, we'll be announcing the winner of our SDCC Voltron Prize Pack, so make sure you listen to find out if you won! Thousands of people entered, but there can be only one winner! As always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

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We're excited to bring LEGO Ideas Voltron Designer Lendy Tayag back to the podcast to celebrate the official release and the Asian tour commemorating LEGO Ideas Voltron set #21311. Lendy has been signing LEGO Ideas Voltron boxes, posters, and more, and meeting Voltron fans in China, Singapore, Malaysia, and The Philippines. Lendy Tayag will be in The Big Shop at The LEGOLAND in Malaysia August 18th from 3 PM onwards, and August 19th from 11 AM to 1 PM. If you're going there, please tell Lendy, "Let's Voltron Podcast" says "WE LOVE YOU, LENDY!!" Here are some pictures from some of the other signings Lendy has attended over the last few weeks: LEGO Ideas Voltron Contest Announcement As we mention at the end of this podcast, there is a new LEGO Ideas Voltron Contest running until September 24, 2018. Here is the link to the site that explains ALL the rules and how to enter: https://ideas.lego.com/challenges/8dd671b5-e376-4ed9-ad60-dd2d9123709f?query=&sort=top Also, here is the 6-ft tall LEGO Voltron that was recently introduced by @LEGO_Group on Twitter with a quick-build video: And here is a link to the video itself: https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group/status/1029397381299822593 That 6-ft tall LEGO Voltron is currently on display at The LEGO Store at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. But, we imagine they will share the Voltron love and give other LEGO stores the chance to have Voltron visit them, if only temporarily. In this podcast, we went into Stealth Voltron mode to ask fans to help us with a project. If you want to know more, send us an email at letsvoltronpodcast@gmail.com and Thank you! From our Retro Voltron segment, here are the pics from Voltron vs. Voltron - Episode 44 from Voltron: Defender of the Universe: We are excited to announce that on our next podcast, we will have a special ONE-ON-ONE Interview with Josh Keaton, who plays Shiro on Voltron Legendary Defender. Don't miss it! As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!

ようこそ to our Japanese Celebration of Voltron! In this podcast, we talk to 3 fans of Voltron Legendary Defender who give us the Japanese perspective (Unky, Kalai, and Hikawa), and what it's like to be a Voltron fan in Japan. We play a clip from the Japanese-dubbed version of Voltron Legendary Defender and give credit to those Japanese actors. For our Retro Voltron Segment, we give credit to the original actors of Beast King GoLion from 1981. A BIG ありがとうございました to all our Japanese listeners! This podcast is for you! We want to thank our special guests, Unky, Kalai, and Hikawa, for joining us on this podcast! To follow our honored guests on Twitter, Unky is @atamaokaCY, Hikawa is @HKW_mvl and Kalai is @kalai_chik !! Here's a picture taken at WonderCon 2018 in Anaheim, California, with Marc, Kalai, Hasu (not in the podcast interview), and Hikawa: Unky (not pictured) had given Marc a copy of her Voltron Fan art portfolio, so here are some samples from her wonderful Voltron fan art: Here are the Japanese Credits at the end of Voltron Legendary Defender episodes on Netflix: You may have noticed the music at the beginning and end of the podcast has changed for this podcast. At the beginning, we feature the original theme for Beast King GoLion (1981) and at the end, we feature the original theme for Armored Fleet Dairugger XV (1982). These were the two Japanese shows from Toei Animation that were used to create the Lion Force and Vehicle Force episodes of Voltron: Defender of the Universe in 1984. We hope you enjoyed our Japanese Celebration of Voltron! Next week, we're going to the land Down Under (Australia) to talk to Adam O'Brien and have him help us review the Voltron Legendary Defender episode, Bloodlines, from Season 5. As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

K-Lionheart returns to help Marc and Greg review Postmortem, the 3rd episode of Season 5 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. Also, Stormy joins us to review her experience with Josh Keaton, Jeremy Shada and Kimberly Brooks at Fan Expo Dallas. For our Retro Voltron segment, Greg introduces us to Space Mice Mechs in Voltron. Stormy had driven 5 hours to get to Fan Expo Dallas, just to see Josh Keaton, Kimberly Brooks, and Jeremy Shada, so it was so great for her to make it into a packed panel for "Meet the Cast of Voltron Legendary Defender", with all 3 voice actors present. Also, Jeremy had his own panel for Adventure Time, Kimberly had another panel for the "Women of Voice Acting" and Josh had his own spotlight panel, and Stormy was able to make it to all of those as well. Thank you, Stormy, for sharing your Fan Expo Dallas experience with us on the podcast! You can see more from Stormy on her Twitter account at @StormyStrife In our Retro Voltron segment, Greg talks about the Space Mice Mechs. Here are some pics for the X-47, the Space Mice Plane from Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Han Cholo has brand new Voltron Legendary Defender designs available in their precious metals collection. The Blue Lion ring will be available in Size 6, 7, 8 and 9 and the price will be $275. The Paladin Symbol pendant will be available on an 18 inch cable chain (for women) Price $180 and a 24” cable chain (for men) Price $200 and lastly the Princess Allura Ring will be available in a one size fits all adjustable ring, price $150. Go to the Voltron collection on Han Cholo here: https://www.hancholo.com/collections/limited-edition-voltron May 1st brought the arrival of Simon Spotlight Story Books for Pidge's Story and Shiro's Story, both of which have collectible posters, that when connected together with all 6 book posters, will make a large image with all 6 paladins of Voltron. Here are the posters for Shiro and Pidge, connected together: And a sneak peek of those posters that will be part of all 6 books: And here are the covers that we've learned will be available for the first issue of Lion Forge Comics Voltron Legendary Defender, Vol 3, Issue 1, due out sometime in July: In this podcast, we review Postmortem, which is the 3rd episode from Season 5 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. Here are some screenshots from that podcast. Thank you, K-Lionheart, for helping us review Postmortem! K-Lionheart is on Twitter: @KLionheart_Art, @KittyLionheart Let's Voltron Podcast is proud of Dungeons & Voltron, an original Voltron design by K-Lionheart: To get this design as a t-shirt, pillow, phone case, notebook, poster, print, stickers, hoodie, and more, all on sale for 3 days, go to this link: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/2620659-dungeons-and-voltron-by-k-lionheart?ref_id=5313 As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!

Marc and Greg welcome a brand new Voltron Fan Artist Spotlight with our special guest, K-Lionheart (Kat). K-Lionheart has created a very special exclusive Voltron design for this podcast and for the Let's Voltron TeePublic store, which is on sale for 3 days. In our Retro Voltron segment, Greg introduces us to Voltron Book and Tape stories, featuring an episode from Voltron: Defender of the Universe, including the voices from OG actors, Michael Bell, BJ Ward and Neil Ross. K-Lionheart (Kat) has been a fan of Voltron since Voltron Legendary Defender first appeared on Netflix. Her art focuses mainly on the characters, and she has created well over 50 Voltron designs using her incredible talent. Let's Voltron Podcast is proud to present the EXCLUSIVE debut of Dungeons & Voltron, an original Voltron design by K-Lionheart: To get this design as a t-shirt, pillow, phone case, notebook, poster, print, stickers, hoodie, and more, all on sale for 3 days, go to this link: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/2620659-dungeons-and-voltron-by-k-lionheart?ref_id=5313 Here are some of her previous works, which you can also see on her DeviantArt site: And some selfie art from K-Lionheart: Where people can find K-Lionheart: Twitter: @KLionheart_Art, @KittyLionheart DeviantArt: https://kp-lionheart.deviantart.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/klionheart And to read K-Lionheart's webcomic, SCHOOL SERVICE!! Gakkou Sabisu Ni Iru tapas.io - https://tapas.io/episode/626246 webtoons - https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/school-service-gakkou-sabisu-ni-iru/list?title_no=120867 Webcomic - GoodKitty Comics - patreon! https://www.patreon.com/goodkittycomics In our Retro Voltron Segment, Greg introduces everyone to Voltron Book and Tape Episodes for Voltron: Defender of the Universe, from 1984-85, featuring the original voice actors, Michael Bell (Sven), BJ Ward (Allura, Romelle, Haggar) and Neil Ross (Keith, Pidge) In this podcast, we play LJN's "The Masked Robeast". Here are some scans from the Book: Han Cholo has brand new Voltron Legendary Defender designs available in their precious metals collection. The Blue Lion ring will be available in Size 6, 7, 8 and 9 and the price will be $275. The Paladin Symbol pendant will be available on an 18 inch cable chain (for women) Price $180 and a 24” cable chain (for men) Price $200 and lastly the Princess Allura Ring will be available in a one size fits all adjustable ring, price $150. Go to the Voltron collection on Han Cholo here: https://www.hancholo.com/collections/limited-edition-voltron As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

In this podcast, we get a quote from Bob Koplar about Voltron in Ready Player One, which was exciting to see. We also read a couple more fan emails about Season 5, talk about the Castleships in Retro Voltron, and we review Voltron Legendary Defender Season 5: Episode 2: Blood Duel. If you have seen Ready Player One, then you know the final battle scene took place on Planet Doom (Zarkon's home planet in Voltron: Defender of the Universe), and the ends credits display "Courtesy of WEP, LLC", so we have a quote from Bob Koplar, President of WEP (World Events Productions), the owner of Voltron. Marc talks about the great dinner with Voltron friends at the Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney, when Marc and Kim were at WonderCon. Thanks to Shamus, Blacky, Nigel, Shannon, Kevin, Dani, Eric, Jody, and Kim for that wonderful time with friends! Greg gives us an update on Playmates Toys for Voltron Legendary Defender. Congrats to Bex Taylor-Klaus for getting a tattoo of Rover, which was featured in a Bex takeover of the VoltronOfficial Instagram account! Rover and Pidge will forever be linked together! We read 2 more emails from podcast listeners, covering thoughts on Season 5. The Voltron Signature Prize Pack giveaway entry deadline has passed, so we will be announcing the winner of that prize pack a few podcasts from now. Here is the image from @ArtbyKays of Pidge and Bex we mention in this podcast. Thanks, Kays! Since the Retro Voltron segment talks about Castleships, here are the pictures of Benjamin Kaltenecker's own Panosh Place Castle of Lions Playset: Marc and Greg also review Episode 2 from Season 5 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix: Blood Duel. Here are some screenshots from that epsiode: As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!

In this podcast, we cover the tour of DreamWorks Animation Studios in Glendale, CA, where Marc and his wife Kim talked to the people who work on Voltron Legendary Defender, who share their work and sincere thanks to the fans of the show. Marc and Kim also went to WonderCon and Marc shares his thoughts on Voltron fans, cosplay, artists, and the Lion Forge Comics signing with Tim Hedrick. And Greg introduces a brand new regular segment for the podcast called Retro Voltron. We're happy to share the visit to DreamWorks Animation Studios, where Voltron Legendary Defender is made, and wish to give a special THANKS to DreamWorks PR, Line Producer Benjamin Kaltenecker, Joaquim Dos Santos, Lauren Montgomery, and the whole team at DreamWorks Animation, working on Voltron Legendary Defender. You are all doing a stupendous job and we continue to be amazed at the wonderful show you've produced and the huge fandom that has supported this incredible show on Netflix. Here are a few pictures that we are allowed to show you from our visit: You'll hear a 21-minute audio clip from many of the people working at DreamWorks Animation in this podcast. Please feel free to let us know what you think about this rare opportunity of having this team on the podcast by sending us your thoughts by email at letsvoltronpodcast@gmail.com April 3rd - TODAY - is Pidge's Birthday! Happy Birthday, Pidge! Look for a Special Video Greeting from Bex Taylor-Klaus sometime today on the Official Voltron Social Media Channels! ONE WEEK LEFT TO ENTER FOR THE PRIZE PACK!! While you're at it, send us your thoughts on Season 5 of Voltron Legendary Defender, and you'll be entered to win an extremely rare prize pack that includes the following prizes: -- A signed Print of Jeremy Shada as Lance in Voltron Legendary Defender, signed by Jeremy at Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) -- A signed Voltron Print made by Blacky Shepherd, signed by Blacky at his booth at ECCC -- A signed copy of Lion Forge Comics Voltron Legendary Defender Volume 2: The Pilgrimage Trade Paperback, Barnes & Noble Special Edition, signed by Tim Hedrick at the Lion Forge Comics booth at WonderCon -- A signed Voltron Legendary Defender ECCC lithograph, designed by Christine Bian, and signed by everyone at DreamWorks Animation who were on this podcast -- A signed Playmates Toys Legendary Black Lion, signed by everyone at DreamWorks Animation who were on this podcast. This is surely one of the rarest, most unique and sought-after prize packs we have ever offered to Voltron fans on this podcast... AMAZING! Remember, you only have one week left to enter, so send us your emails, and tell us your thoughts on Season 5 of Voltron Legendary Defender! Also, in this podcast, we mentioned Marc and Kim's visit to WonderCon, and all the great things we saw related to Voltron, including all the amazing cosplay at a fan meetup, the Tim Hedrick signing at the Lion Forge Booth, all the great Voltron fan art we saw (and bought) at Artist Alley, and all the great Voltron fans that saw us and talked to us and gave us gifts. Thank you all for making WonderCon so special for us! We have pictures and some links to the videos we shared on social media. Enjoy! OG Voltron Cosplay Video at WonderCon from @OrionRay_G1: https://twitter.com/LetsVoltron/status/978056532867743744 Voltron Cosplay Fan Meetup Video at WonderCon: https://twitter.com/LetsVoltron/status/977683722060275712 Retro Voltron Segment Thanks to Greg, we are introducing a brand new segment which will now be in every podcast, called Retro Voltron. We appreciate everything Voltron, and although Voltron Legendary Defender is the freshest Voltron out there (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), we want to share something from Days of Long Ago or maybe not so long ago, with respect to Voltron. This segment will share our thoughts on something cool and interesting from the Voltron Universe. In this podcast, we talk about how different the first episode of Beast King GoLion is compared to that episode edited for Voltron: Defender of the Universe when it first aired in 1984. The stories for the Japanese GoLion are vastly different from the American Voltron, despite using most of the same animation. Hear Greg and Marc's thoughts about these in this podcast. As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Voltron Fan Artist Lucy Smith joins Marc and Greg for this spotlight on Voltron Fan Art. Lucy stays to help us review A New Defender, the final episode of Season 4. We announce all the details for VLD at ECCC and provide info on how to win a Voltron ECCC prize pack. Lucy Smith, a Voltron Fan Artist from the United Kingdom, started out as a fan of Voltron Legendary Defender, and especially Keith. Then, she got wind of Voltron 84 and discovered Voltron: Defender of the Universe and Beast King GoLion. We are excited to announce 2 new designs Lucy made exclusively for Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast and our TeePublic store. The first design is The Royal Deceiver, which is a portrait of Prince Lotor. You can get that design at our TeePublic store at this link: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/2405436-the-royal-deceiver And Lucy's second design includes Keith from both Voltron Legendary Defender and Voltron: Defender of the Universe. This one is called Defender Through Time. You can get that design at our TeePublic store at this link: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/2405559-defender-through-time Lucy Smith is on Twitter @LucySmith1104 and on Instagram @Todochii Here are a few pics of her art and cosplay: In this podcast, we also run down some of the Voltron activities at ECCC in Seattle this weekend. Here is the official @Voltron account's billboard: We want to congratulate Let's Voltron Podcast co-host Greg Tyler for his YouTube video on Voltron Legendary Defender Combining Lions Set from Playmates Toys. It has officially hit ONE MILLION views!!! Here is that video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBbHXjBXwxI Special Announcement!! You can WIN $100 worth of Let's Voltron TeePublic Store Voltron SWAG, during our BIG GIVEAWAY!! Make sure you submit your entries before March 5th, coinciding with the end of ECCC. You can enter here: Let's Voltron $100 Gift Card GIveaway https://gleam.io/Neb3e/lets-voltron-100-gift-card-giveaway Also, you can still get 20% OFF at HanCholo.com using the exclusive podcast listener code: LETSVOLTRON (all caps) until March 5th when ECCC ends! Finally, we finished up our Season 4 reviews of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix with our review of A New Defender, the 6th episode of Season 4. Here are some screenshots from that episode: Enjoy Season 5, Voltron fans! Please send us your thoughts about everything Season 5 after you watch it on Friday, March 2nd. Send your thoughts to our email at letsvoltronpodcast@gmail.com and you will be entered to win our Voltron ECCC Prize Pack! As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Marc and Greg are joined by 2 special guests, Voltron Fan Artists Mel and Zilla, as well as dozens of Voltron fans who sent in their own audio or notes. We thank everyone who supported us in 2017 and we get sprinkle in special 4th Anniversary greetings from a few voice artists from Voltron Legendary Defender. Our special 4th Anniversary Banner was created by Mel (That_Meiko_Girl). Big Thank you to Mel for creating our 4th Anniversary Banner, which includes the Voltron Legendary Defender team, the original Voltron: Defender of the Universe team, the Voltron: The Third Dimension Team, and the Voltron Force team. There are a total of 47 characters from the 4 shows, including the Space Mice (check the candle rockets!). Thank you, Mel! Of course, Zilla had designed our 3rd Anniversary Banner, and she designed the promo materials and prize packs for Shironanigans in 2017. Zilla is a treasured artist, friend and fan favorite! Thank you, Zilla! Big thank you to all the fellow Voltron fans who contributed to this podcast and shared their thoughts about the podcast, Voltron Legendary Defender, and what they would like to see and hear in the future on Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast. Thank you all! As we said, in this celebration, we point out everyone who made 2017 special for us here at Let's Voltron Podcast. We can't do it without everyone's contribution! You are all amazing people, and we are all stronger as a fandom for having you together with us! As a special bonus for the first week of this podcast release, we are offering: 30% OFF EVERYTHING on our TeePublic Store. Use the code: LASTSAVE17 Between December 27th and January 2nd. You can get great savings on all of our products with special designs from Zilla, Elentori, and Blacky Shepherd. You can get these great designs on pillows, t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, phone/laptop cases, notebooks, stickers, totes, tapestries, and many more! Use the far right icon at the top of this page or go to: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/let-s-voltron-podcast?ref_id=5313&ref_type=aff As mentioned in the podcast, here is a picture of Susana Torres and her niece, who is wearing the signed Kaltenecker hat that Susana won earlier in the year. Susana is wearing the Blacky Shepherd "Let's Voltron" design from our TeePublic store: Thank you for sharing that with us, Susana! As we look forward to 2018 and Season 5 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix, we'd like to wish a Happy New Year to the Voltron Universe! As always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Marc and Greg reach back to Voltron: The Third Dimension and Voltron Force for an interview with Josh Prikryl, Owner of Overseas Virtual, LLC. Josh worked on Voltron: The Third Dimension as a CG Animator and on Voltron Force as a CG Producer. Josh gives a lot of insight about the groundbreaking CG and Motion Capture work done on Voltron: The Third Dimension and the challenges of combining 2D and 3D animation in Voltron Force. Josh Prikryl has worked with a wide variety of cg production companies and pipelines around the globe as a leader, including such productions as "Jakers!", "Bratz", and "Bionicle". He is credited on multiple features and videogame titles including "Tinker Bell And The Lost Treasure" and "Turok: Dinosaur Hunter". As Overseas Animation Supervisor with Mike Young Productions, he faced the challenge of working on five animated tv productions in three countries, and delivered all of the episodes on-time. Presently, Josh is CG Producer at Overseas Virtual. Their website is http://overseasvirtual.com/ They are also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/overseasvirtual/ At the end of this podcast, Marc mentions he received a gift from Samoht Lion Creations on Etsy. It's a Voltron Head Christmas Ornament which is double-sided. The one side has the Voltron Legendary Defender head, and the other side has the Voltron: Defender of the Universe Lion Force head. This item is 3 x 3 and is priced at $12.00. The Somoht Lion Creations store also has other Voltron items, like a Voltron Shadow box and Silhouettes from 3 of the Voltron TV series. Here are the links for those items: https://www.etsy.com/listing/575309559/voltron-defender-of-the-universe-3d-head?ref=shop_home_active_1 https://www.etsy.com/listing/575306279/voltron-silhouette-2011?ref=shop_home_active_1 As always, Thanks for listening! Let's Voltron!!

Jaime Bencia (Sr. Creative Director for Digital Domain) joins Marc and Greg to talk about DreamWorks Voltron VR Chronicles, an exciting new cinematic experience that will be available across all major Virtual Reality platforms on September 26, 2017. Marc and Greg also talk about Playmates Toys Classic Combinable Voltron from Voltron: Defender of the Universe, coming to retail shelves soon, and they review the first 2 episodes of Season 3 of Voltron Legendary Defender, Changing of the Guard and Red Paladin. Here's Jaime Bencia (right), pictured with Jeremy Shada (Lance), at a recent Press Event for DreamWorks Voltron VR Chronicles at DreamWorks Animation in Glendale, CA: Jaime Bencia is the Senior Creative Director for Digital Domain, the creators of DreamWorks Voltron VR Chronicles, and collaborators with DreamWorks Animation for the purpose of creating an immersive Virtual Reality environment to tell new stories involving our favorite Voltron Legendary Defender Paladins, with the first of 5 episodes centered around Lance and Blue Lion, targeted around the time of Season 2 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. In DREAMWORKS VOLTRON VR CHRONICLES, viewers become a Paladin of Voltron and blast through time and space to save the Universe from dangerous alien threats in a fully-immersive environment with interactive elements. Fans join forces with characters Lance, Hunk, Pidge, Keith, Shiro, Allura and Coran in a narrative where they fight back against the relentless threat of Zarkon by solving puzzles and conquering challenges. “We are excited to collaborate with Digital Domain to create a deep ‘in-world’ experience that allows fans to step inside the world of DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender and create their own memorable adventure,” said Chris Heatherly, Executive Vice President of Games and Digital Platforms, Universal Brand Development. “This interactive narrative experience allows us to creatively extend the series’ storylines, putting fans in the center of the action.” In addition to creating original content for the VR platform, Digital Domain has a long history of creating visual effects for Hollywood feature films and advertisements, including original works from world-class entertainment industry partners. The studio’s global offerings include animation, short films, and documentaries as well as livestreaming and VOD from landmark musical, political and entertainment events from around the globe. “We are big fans of the Voltron franchise and wanted to create an experience that would captivate existing fans and also introduce the story in a compelling way for new ones,” said Wayne Kennedy, Digital Domain’s Director of Creative Development. “With DREAMWORKS VOLTRON VR CHRONICLES, we are pioneering the next evolution of interactive storytelling in a fully-immersive setting.” Pre-order DREAMWORKS VOLTRON VR CHRONICLES on the PlayStation™Network and receive a 20% discount before September 25, 2017. https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/dreamworks-voltron-vr-chronicles/cid=UP2941-CUSA09628_00-VOLTRONVRCHRON01 The experience will be available for $14.99 on PlayStation®VR via the PlayStation™Network, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift via the Steam entertainment platform and Oculus Rift via the Oculus online store. The critically acclaimed Netflix original series DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender reimagines one of the most popular fan-favorite shows of all time in a comedic action-packed show from executive producer Joaquim Dos Santos (The Legend of Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender) and co-executive producer Lauren Montgomery (The Legend of Korra). Five unsuspecting teenagers, transported from Earth into the middle of a sprawling intergalactic war, become pilots for five robotic lions in the battle to protect the universe from evil. Only through the true power of teamwork can they unite to form the mighty warrior known as Voltron. Season four premieres on Netflix October 13. DreamWorks Voltron VR Chronicles, from Digital Domain, will be available for Oculus, Playstation VR, and HTC Vive on September 26th. Here is a preview of this wonderful Voltron VR Experience: Trailer: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaiLJSyKQHk][6] PlayStation Blog post: [https://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/08/29/dreamworks-voltron-vr-chronicles-comes-to-playstation-vr-sept-26/][7] Also, we have information about the Voltron Panel at New York Comic Con: Saturday, October 07, 2017, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Main Stage 1-D Presented by AT&T With Shiro back at the Castleship, Keith makes a choice that causes a rift between him and Team Voltron. As Allura and team focus on building the Voltron Coalition, Prince Lotor’s plans start to take shape. Join Executive Producer Joaquim Dos Santos, Co-Executive Producer Lauren Montgomery, Josh Keaton (Shiro) and AJ LoCascio (Prince Lotor) as they offer a sneak peek into the highly-anticipated fourth season of Voltron Legendary Defender. All attendees will receive a New York Comic Con exclusive poster created by Lauren Montgomery. As always, thanks for listening! Let's Voltron!

Just Who Do You Think Will Form the Head? This week on the pod Johnny and Brian are breaking down Voltron: Defender of the Universe Season 3! They give a pseudo-spoiler-y review of all the high points from the 7 episode season and make predictions for season 4 (due out in October). They also look at a dream match up with King Kong coming to (hopefully) rule the Planet of the Apes. The X-Men are getting an event that might actually change the Mutant's status quo. And Robert Kirkman’s Skybound has a new home for new TV projects. News Bites KING KONG Coming To PLANET OF THE APES Why X-Men: Grand Design Is the X-Franchise's Best Idea in a Decade ROBERT KIRKMAN & SKYBOUND Moves From AMC to AMAZON In Overall TV Deal Netflix Acquires Millarworld Shonda Rhimes‘ move to Netflix is a gut punch to ABC Voltron: Defender of the Universe Season 3 The third season premiered on Netflix on August 4, 2017, and consisted of 7 episodes, and season 4 will debut on October 13, 2017. Season Summary The Paladins must adjust to using only their lions until they can figure out a new means to form Voltron....

Today is the release day for The Paladin Handbook by Simon Spotlight, and Marc and Greg give a quick preview of this latest Chapter Book for Voltron Legendary Defender. The BIG NEWS is we have an interview with LEGO® Voltron Designer Lendy Tayag, whose Voltron design will now be produced as an official LEGO® kit from LEGO® Ideas. After that, (SPOILER ALERT) Marc and Greg review ALL of Season 3 of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. Today is the official release day of The Paladin Handbook! Marc and Greg give a preview of this and other Voltron Books in this podcast. Here is a link to get more information about the book and a link to where to get it: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Paladins-Handbook/R-J-Cregg/Voltron-Legendary-Defender/9781534409033 https://store.voltron.com/products/the-paladins-handbook-official-guidebook-of-voltron-legendary-defender Lendy Tayag has been on our podcast previously (http://LetsVoltron.com/58) and described how he felt then, when we knew he had reached the 10,000 votes needed to have his Voltron: Defender of the Universe design go before the LEGO® Ideas Review Board. NOW, after having received the official word on August 3rd that his design has been accepted as the next LEGO® Ideas design to be produced as an official LEGO® kit, you'll get to hear Lendy's reaction in our current interview with an amazing LEGO® designer. Here is the video that appeared on the LEGO® Ideas site to announce Voltron (and Ship in a Bottle) as their chosen designs: https://youtu.be/2tGqgJo9OeA Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast wants to give Lendy Tayag the ultimate CONGRATULATIONS for making it possible for kids and adults to come together like Voltron and build this amazing set, that may only be the beginning of many sets to come for Voltron Fans around the world!! We can't thank you enough, Lendy! Best wishes for you and your family! For the rest of the podcast, Marc and Greg do a full season review of Season 3 of DreamWorks Animation's Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. There will be full episode reviews of Season 3 in the near future, so keep listening to Let's Voltron Podcast! Also, you can now get the FULL Season 1 and Season 2 Voltron Legendary Defender seasons on DigitalHD from iTunes and Amazon Video! Here is where they are available: https://itun.es/i6dP6xF https://itun.es/i6dd7SX https://www.amazon.com/The-New-Alliance/dp/B0743NP3FD/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1502822431&sr=1-1&keywords=voltron+legendary+defender https://www.amazon.com/The-Ark-of-the-Tajueer/dp/B0743P3M4T/ref=sr_1_2?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1502822431&sr=1-2&keywords=voltron+legendary+defender There are bonus features included with these seasons that we know you'll love! As always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

In this episode about how to make a good remake, we're looking at westernized anime Voltron in two incarnations: Defender of the Universe (1984) and Legendary Defender (2016). We also poke fun at the sillier parts of Voltron and talk about good remakes of past, present, and (we hope) future. Dept. of Corrections: Kerberos is an actual moon of Pluto that was descovered in 2011. Kurt was unaware of it's name.  Links for this episode:Voltron Defender of the Universe Intro Voltron Legendary Defender Intro  World Events Productions' Wiki page Thundercats (1985) Intro Note: Thundercats (2011) has only a title card and no intro, so a link is not provided here. Patton Oswald expalins My Little Pony TMNT (2006) Intro Ducktales (2017) Trailer Lasertime's Disney Afternoon episode MC Frontalot - "I'll Form the Head"  

WonderCon attendee Nicole(Das_Hazel on Twitter) joins Marc and Greg to cover the Voltron Legendary Defender panel that occurred on Sat., April 1, 2017. You'll hear the complete audio from the panel, captured by our friend, Dani DeWald. There will be lots of commentary around everything that happened during the panel, and we'll conclude with a few things that happened at WonderCon, other than the panel, and give you info on how to enter to win a signed lithograph from all 8 participants of the panel. During the Voltron Legendary Defender panel, each of the voice actors, Tyler Labine (Hunk), Bex Taylor-Klaus (Pidge), Josh Keaton (Shiro), Kimberly Brooks (Allura), and Jeremy Shada (Lance), talked about their character's story arc and how it may have changed from Season 1 to Season 2, and all the panelists show clips from their favorite moments from Season 2. Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery (Executive Producers) announced that Season 3 is coming, but no specific date is set yet. There are two clips about Prince Lotor. The first is an April Fools joke played on the audience. The second is a clip that shows images of Galra forces, with an audio overlay of Prince Lotor talking. So, the audience was able to hear Lotor's voice, but we haven't seen the character, nor do we know who the voice actor is that plays him. The moderator announced several things that were coming up for Voltron Legendary Defender, including a mash-up collaboaration with online game, Puzzle and Dragons (available now), a Kids Meal Promotion with special Voltron Legendary Defender toys at Burger King (available now), Pidge's Birthday on April 3rd with a special Facebook LIVE Q&A with Bex Taylor-Klaus, the Voltron84 release of 12 hand-picked episodes of Voltron: Defender of the Universe on Netflix (available now), Sticker Packs for IOS (iPhone/iPad iMessage app), where you can send stickers to your friends through text messages, and a new mini-series of Voltron Legendary Defender Comics is coming from Lion Forge Comics on Wednesday, April 26th. There rest of the panel was a Q&A session for fans to ask questions, and for each person that asked a question, Head Writer Tim Hedrick gave out signed story cards used to develop the actual episodes from the show. Marc and Greg also talked about their Griffith Observatory visit, where Emily Eiden (voice of Shay) works, the Hollywood sign, and a dinner with podcast guest Shannon Muir, her husband Kevin, Dani DeWald and Shambhavi Kadam, Marc's wife Kim, and Greg and Marc. If you listen to the end of the podcast, you'll hear how you can enter into a raffle to win a signed lithograph of Blade of Marmora Keith, designed by Joaquim Dos Santos and signed by all 8 people who were on the panel. As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

In this podcast, Marc, Greg and Dani DeWald review the third episode from Season 2 of Voltron Legendary Defender, Shiro's Escape. We also have the Voltron Fan Spotlight and Voltron News about Wondercon, Playmates Toys TV Commercials, Classic Voltron Episodes on Netflix, Pidge's Birthday and Voltron Legendary Defender Volume 2 Comic Books. Shiro's Escape is the 3rd episode of Season 2 of Voltron Legendary Defender, where Shiro learns about how he was able to escape from the Galra Ship just before he crash-landed on Earth. We meet Ulaz from The Blade of Marmora, a group of Galra people that oppose Emperor Zarkon and are secretly working to bring Zarkon down. Here are some screenshots from the episode: Our Voltron Fan Spotlight for this Podcast is None. She is on Twitter @nonixnil Thank you, None, for submitting your Voltron Voice Meme and sharing what you love about Voltron Legendary Defender with us. In this podcast, Marc and Greg go over some Voltron News items, starting with WonderCon. The DreamWorks Animation Voltron Legendary Defender panel will take place on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 5:30 PM PDT in Room 300DE at the Anaheim Convention Center. If you have tickets to Wondercon, please join us there! Also, Voltron Legendary Defender toys from Playmates Toys are now being advertised on children's TV networks like Disney XD and Cartoon Network. Here's a few images from those TV commercials: Voltron Legendary Defender Comic Books are coming back for Volume 2, which coincides with Season 2 of the hit series on Netflix. The writers are Tim Hedrick and Mitch Iverson, who are both writers for the TV series. The first issue of Volume 2 of Voltron Legendary Defender Comics will be released on April 26th and will sell for $3.99. Pidge's Birthday is April 3rd, so be sure to keep an eye out for an announcement from @Voltron on Twitter or the Official Voltron Facebook page, telling you to tune into a Facebook Live Q&A with Bex Taylor-Klaus. Use #VoltronPidgeBirthday to tag your birthday greetings! Last, but certainly not least, is that today, March 24th, Netflix is officially releasing Voltron 84, a 12-episode drop of original Voltron: Defender of the Universe episodes hand-picked and introduced by the cast and crew of Voltron Legendary Defender. If you want to find out more about the specific episodes that will be included in this release, and which staff will be introducing each episode, go to this story on ToonBarn: http://www.toonbarn.com/voltron/netflix-releases-voltron-84-fri-march-24th-12-episodes/ Go out on Netflix TODAY and check out these classic Voltron episodes! As always, Thank you so much for listening! Let's Voltron!!

Third time's the charm(er)! Episode No. 003: Ink and Jared assemble to form … their opinions on 2016's Voltron: Legendary Defender. Both hosts watched Voltron: Defender of the Universe on TV while growing up, so this episode looks at the property's most recent reboot through the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia as tempered by a recent twelve-episode rewatch of the original Beast King Golion.

Third time's the charm(er)! Episode No. 003: Ink and Jared assemble to form … their opinions on 2016's Voltron: Legendary Defender. Both hosts watched Voltron: Defender of the Universe on TV while growing up, so this episode looks at the property's most recent reboot through the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia as tempered by a recent twelve-episode rewatch of the original Beast King Golion.

Third time's the charm(er)! Episode No. 003: Ink and Jared assemble to form … their opinions on 2016's Voltron: Legendary Defender. Both hosts watched Voltron: Defender of the Universe on TV while growing up, so this episode looks at the property's most recent reboot through the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia as tempered by a recent twelve-episode rewatch of the original Beast King Golion.

Third time's the charm(er)! Episode No. 003: Ink and Jared assemble to form … their opinions on 2016's Voltron: Legendary Defender. Both hosts watched Voltron: Defender of the Universe on TV while growing up, so this episode looks at the property's most recent reboot through the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia as tempered by a recent twelve-episode rewatch of the original Beast King Golion.

This is a primer class for new Voltron fans, friends or loved ones of Voltron fans, or fans of the original 1984 series who want to know more about the other shows. This is a high-level view of everything Voltron, as it relates to the animated shows. If you find you want to learn more, we have 71 previous episodes of Let's Voltron Podcast to make you a complete Voltron Expert! Let's Voltron Podcast Co-Host Greg Tyler has designed this introductory class of Voltron 101 to bring you up to speed, Voltron-style. You'll hear everything about Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984-86), including Lion Force Voltron, Vehicle Team Voltron, and Fleet of Doom. You'll also hear about The New Adventures of Voltron (a rebrand of the original) and Voltron: The Third Dimension (1998-2000), which used cutting-edge CGI to animate your favorite characters. We also cover Voltron Force (2011-2012), a sequel to the original Voltron series, which combined 2D animation with CGI to bring new life to the original Lion Force Voltron team, and 3 brave new cadets. Of course, no Voltron 101 would be complete without reviewing the current series available on Netflix, Voltron Legendary Defender. There are plenty of great websites that are available to get more information about your favorite Voltron shows. Check out these links: Voltron: From Days of Long Ago: A Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration · Voltron store: http://store.voltron.com/products/voltron-30th-anniversary-collectors-book (autographed by Ted Koplar) · Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Voltron-Thirtieth-Anniversary-Celebration-Defender/dp/142157540X/ Voltron Episodes online · Official Voltron / World Events Productions YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/wep Some of our favorite Voltron fan websites: · Voltron Image Archive: http://voltarchive.animation-web.com/ · Voltron Central: http://www.voltroncentral.net/ · Shannon Muir’s Voltron Pages: http://www.duelingmodems.com/~shan/Voltron.htm · Voltron Wiki: http://voltron.wikia.com/wiki/Voltron_Wiki · Mark Oliver’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blazingsword84/ Thank you for joining us for this introductory class of Voltron 101. If you would like to give us feedback about this class, or to give us ideas about what you would like us to cover in future podcasts, please send an email to letsvoltronpodcast@gmail.com - which you can also use to sign up for our newsletter. Thanks for listening! Let's Voltron!

Elliot and Samantha watch "Pidge's Home Planet" from VOLTRON: DEFENDER OF THE UNIVERSE! When the bad guys blow up Pidge's Home Planet, it's up to the Voltroneers to combine their lion robots into one big sword-wielding robot! Is this anime the best giant robot action out there, or does the Power Rangers' Megazord lay claim to that title? Listen to find out!

We're back!  And like a couple of mecha lions forming a giant fight robot, we are ready to defend the universe from the weirdest cartoons around.  Yes, this week we are finally getting into Voltron.  In fact, we are getting into Voltron ALL MONTH LONG.  Does Sean go crazy from bad voice acting?  You betcha.  Does Dave go crazy when the colors of the lions don't match up with the pilots?  You betcha.   In our excitement about the Netflix original series Voltron Legendary Defender, we're watching Voltron shows for the entire month of June.  Check out the 80's American version that brought the franchise stateside on this week's SMC!   

Dan Jolley returns as a guest host to help Marc and Greg review Voltron: Defender of the Universe and Beast King GoLion Episodes 29-32. In this podcast, we review 4 episodes from Voltron: Defender of the Universe, where we compare them to their Beast King GoLion counterpart. The episodes we review are: Voltron: Defender of the Universe ep29 - Magnetic Attraction Beast King GoLion ep29 - Comes a Fiery Sky Voltron: Defender of the Universe ep30 - The Sleeping Princess Beast King GoLion ep30 - The Prince Imperial's Dark Love Voltron: Defender of the Universe ep31 - The Sincerest Form of Flattery Beast King GoLion ep31 - The Dreaded Mecha Beastman Voltron: Defender of the Universe ep32 - A Transplant for the Blue Lion Beast King GoLion ep32 - Behold the 100-ton Punch Dan Jolley's latest book, Gray Widow's Walk is available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Gray-Widows-Walk-Widow-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B01F3ZPTAW Sign Up for our Newsletter! Use this link to give us your email address so you can get exclusive information from Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast: Join Us! Note: Link will not work on mobile devices As always, thanks for listening!

DreamWorks Animation has released two new trailers for the June 10th release of Voltron Legendary Defender on Netflix. Marc and Greg review these trailers in detail and talk about fan reactions to the trailers on Facebook and Twitter. The first trailer review is the Official Trailer that was released on DreamWorksTV's YouTube Channel on May 11th. It is 1 minute 36 seconds long. You can see that trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdqoQjaOGeU The second trailer was released only on Voltron's Official Facebook page on May 14th. That trailer is called "The Lions and The Pilots" and can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/VoltronOfficial/videos/1097714260252055/ We want to thank Linda Endinger for telling us about this trailer: @LetsVoltron @LetsVoltronGreg There's a new clip on the Voltron FB page. It's GLORIOUS.— Linda Endinger (@lendinger) May 14, 2016 Here's a few screenshots from the trailers: Tune in next Friday, because we will be reviewing 4 episodes from the Original Series, Voltron: Defender of the Universe with special guest, Dan Jolley, author of Gray Widow's Walk. As always, Thanks for listening! Let's Voltron! Sign Up for our Newsletter! Use this link to give us your email address so you can get exclusive information from Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast: Join Us! Note: Link will not work on mobile devices

Original Series Voice Actor Jack Angel and Director Franklin Cofod are Marc and Greg's special guests for a fantastic podcast, where Jack talks about his amazing career, the books he wrote, and tons of stories from both Jack and Franklin about making the Original Voltron series. Franklin Cofod makes a special return engagement to Let's Voltron Podcast, and this time, he brought Original Series Voice Actor Jack Angel, who played King Zarkon, Commander Cossack, Hazar, and Commander Yurak in Voltron: Defender of the Universe and Fleet of Doom. Jack has many stories to tell because he wrote the book on voice acting, titled "How to Succeed in Voice-Overs without Ever Losing", along with his autobiography, titled "The Book of Jack". You can order both of these, and get them shipped to you in both the US and International, by going to: http://www.jackangel.com/?page_id=1579 As Jack mentioned near the end of the show, he has his 55th birthday present from Franklin in the picture below (behind him). We also mentioned the Toynami booth at NY Toy Fair, where we have a link to a video and pics, including the Toynami Ultimate EX Voltron. You can find them on the Let's Voltron Podcast Facebook Page here: https://www.facebook.com/letsvoltron/posts/10153353524206828 The video is also available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0ZCeaA-2g8 Thanks for listening!

This week on Good Nerd Bad Nerd we celebrate the success of Deadpool. Turns out when a movie studio gives fans what they want, they will make a lot of money. We end this week with our character spotlight, Voltron Defender of the Universe.

This week on Good Nerd Bad Nerd we celebrate the success of Deadpool. Turns out when a movie studio gives fans what they want, they will make a lot of money. We end this week with our character spotlight, Voltron Defender of the Universe.

With the announcement that Netflix will be releasing a new "re-imagined" Voltron animated series in 2016, made by DreamWorks Animation, we gather together some Voltron superfans to talk about fan reaction to the announcement and try to figure out what would make the best show that would last and appeal to the most people around the world. Marc brings in Talley LaFlamme, Tara Scully, and Greg Tyler to have a roundtable discussion about how everyone reacted to the announcement of a new Voltron show. We talk about EVERYTHING. What are the best parts of Voltron that should be present in any Voltron show? What are we looking forward to the most that comes with a new show, like merchandise, toys, apps and video games? What will DreamWorks Animation and Netflix have to do to make this show last? Here is the announcement that was sent in email for subscribers to Voltron.com: **Today (Jan 5, 2016) our friends at DreamWorks Animation announced an all-new Voltron series coming to Netflix in 2016. This will be the fourth installment of the Lion Force Voltron saga, following Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984), Voltron: the Third Dimension (1998) and Voltron Force (2011). We want to thank you, our core fans, for keeping Voltron alive and slaying robeasts for over 30 years, and hope you will join us for the return of the Defender of the Universe. We promise you will not be disappointed!** We are getting excited for this show! This year will be a fantastic year for Voltron fans! Stay tuned to Let's Voltron Podcast for more Voltron fun! Thanks for listening!

We continue our episode reviews of Voltron: Defender of the Universe with Episodes 25 – 28, where Marc and Author Dan Jolley make comparisons with Beast King GoLion. Marc starts by catching up with Dan as Dan tells us about his current comic books, novels, and video games he's writing. Dan is proud to announce some things he can actually talk about: For comic books, Dan co-wrote “LARP!” from Dark Horse Comics with Shawn deLoache. The first issue is available here: https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/24-368/LARP-Volume-1-TPB Dan is writing a 3-novel trilogy, all original, called The Gray Widow Trilogy. The first novel is called "Gray Widow's Walk", a grounded sci-fi horror story centering on an Atlanta-based female vigilante, which has just been accepted at Seventh Star Press and is planned as the first in a trilogy. Gunfire Games have hired Dan as lead writer to create a rich narrative that chronicles one hero's lifelong quest to save his homeland from an evil force. This unique adventure will allow players to explore a compelling fantasy world in full virtual reality with an incredible level of immersion and detail in an Oculus Rift VR environment game called Chronos. (http://gunfiregames.com/chronos/) As always, Dan Jolley's website is http://www.danjolley.com and Dan is on Twitter: @_DanJolley Check out Let's Voltron Podcast Interviews from Episodes 37-39 as an Appendix at the end of the Robotech/Voltron Trade Paperback from Dynamite Entertainment. We have 5 pages at the end of the book, transcribed from our interviews with Tommy Yune, Elmer Damaso and Bill Spangler. You can purchase the Robotech/Voltron Trade Paperback here: http://store.voltron.com/collections/voltron/products/voltron-robotech-trade-paperback Here are the Voltron: DOTU episodes we have reviewed in this podcast: Episode 25: Voltron: Defender of the Universe - Short Run of the Centipede Express Episode 25: Beast King GoLion - Destroy the Giant Cannon! Episode 26: Voltron: Defender of the Universe - The Invisible Robeast Episode 26: Beast King GoLion - Defeat the Invisible Enemy Episode 27: Voltron: Defender of the Universe - The Green Medusa Episode 27: Beast King GoLion - Giant Beastman's Lullaby Episode 28: Voltron: Defender of the Universe - Treasure of the Planet Tyrus Episode 28: Beast King GoLion - The Demon's Birthday Thanks for listening!

Marc and Dan Jolley talk about the newest Dynamite Voltron Comic Series coming in September. “Voltron: From the Ashes” is the all-new six issue mini-series written by Cullen Bunn with artwork by Blacky Shepherd and covers by acclaimed “Transformers” artist Alex Milne. This series will take place 200 years after Dynamite’s previous “Voltron” series with an all-new cast of characters. The original pilots of the Voltron Force who guided the five mighty lions for years are gone and a new team arrives to take command of the lions and restore good to the galaxy. Marc and Dan also continue reviewing episodes from the original Voltron: Defender of the Universe series. Here is the lineup from this podcast: Episode 21 - Voltron - It'll Be a Cold Day - GoLion - Altea's Sister Planet Episode 22 - Voltron - The Deadly Flowers - GoLion - Phantom Space Flowers Episode 23 - Voltron - It Takes Real Lions - GoLion - Friday the 13th Episode 24 - Voltron - Raid of the Alien Mice - GoLion - Look for the Little Shadows Thanks for listening!

In this first podcast of 2015, we are reviewing episodes from the original series, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, including the comparison to the GoLion counterpart. Returning to the podcast as guest co-host is Dan Jolley. Marc and Dan review episodes 17-20. Here are the titles for these episodes: Episode 17 GoLion: Challenge from Space Voltron: My Brother is a Robeast Episode 18 GoLion: Footsteps in the Forest of Fear Voltron: Zarkon is Dying Episode 19 GoLion: The Mystery of Ghost Castle Voltron: The Buried Castle Episode 20 GoLion: Goodbye, Earth Voltron: Pidge's Home Planet In these epsiodes, we meet Princess Romelle and Prince Bandor for the first time, Lotor has to go to Arus to get some medicine for a very ill Zarkon, Haggar tries to hijack the Voltron Force to Planet Doom in a castle, and Pidge's Home Planet is brutally attacked by Zarkon's forces in an effort to defeat the Voltron Force. For those of you who have listened to the previous Let's Voltron episodes Dan Jolley has been a part of, you'll know Dan was a principal writer for the video game, Dying Light. Dying Light is an action survival game presented in first-person perspective. The game is set in a vast and dangerous open world. During the day, you roam an urban environment devastated by a mysterious epidemic, scavenging for supplies and crafting weapons to help you defeat the hordes of mindless, flesh-hungry enemies the plague has created. At night, the hunter becomes the prey as the infected grow in strength and aggression - but even more lethal are the nocturnal, inhuman predators that leave their nests to feed. You will need to make use of all your skills and any available means to survive till dawn. Dying Light can be purchased on 3 different video game platforms: PC XBOX One PlayStation 4 If you do buy it and enjoy the game, please let Dan know. He would love to hear your feedback. You can find Dan Jolley on Twitter @_DanJolley As always, you can find the podcast on Twitter: @LetsVoltron The podcast also has a Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/letsvoltron Our voicemail number is 860-4-MULLET (860-468-5538) Our email address is letsvoltronpodcast@gmail.com The podcast can be heard on LetsVoltron.com, iTunes, Stitcher, and RSS. Thanks for listening!

Marc Morrell and Dan Jolley review 4 more episodes (13-16) from Voltron: Defender of the Universe (Lion Force). Dan keeps us up to date on his career, and Marc talks about the 30th Anniversary Book and panel at New York Comic Con, as well as book signings and interviews. If you recall, we haven't reviewed the Original Series Voltron Episodes since Podcast #22. We finished reviewing Episode 12 during that podcast. So, this podcast episode covers the following Original Series Voltron episodes (Beast King GoLion episode titles in parenthesis): #13 – The Witch Gets a Facelift (Introducing Beautiful Honerva) #14 – Yurak Gets His Pink Slip (The Crown Prince of Hell) #15 – Give Me Your Princess (Overcome the Phantom of Shirogane) #16 – Bridge Over the River Chozzerai (The Legendary Bridge of Love) Listen as Marc brings back Dan Jolley, our special guest from Podcast #7, to discuss the differences between the Voltron and GoLion versions of these 4 episodes. This story arc sees the exit of Commander Yurak and the entrance of Prince Lotor, who takes over as the Commander in Chief of the Drule Forces on Planet Doom. Lotor also has a strong infatuation with Princess Allura that is a continuous theme throughout the rest of the series. Marc also talks about the 30th Anniversary Book, which is being released to stores everywhere on Tuesday, October 28. If you haven't pre-ordered it, you can pick up a copy on Tuesday, wherever books are sold. Online, you can also purchase the Kindle, e-book, Nook, and other digital versions of the book through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Play, and other retail sites. Thanks for listening!

Marc spent the previous weekend talking to Voltron Fans from TheOrangeFM Podcast Network Booth at RetroCon in Oaks, PA, where he shared a table with Aaron Goins, the host of Bad Wolf Radio, a Doctor Who podcast which is also on TheOrangeFM Podcast Network. Marc talked to hundreds of people about Voltron at RetroCon, gave out some Voltron swag, and gave fans their first look at the Voltron 30th Anniversary Book. One of the fans, Josh McKillips, joins us on the podcast, in a RetroCon Exclusive Interview! You will also be able to see this interview on the Let's Voltron YouTube Channel. For this episode, Marc is joined by our 11th episode guest, Mark Oliver. Mark Oliver served as a judge for the We Love Fine Voltron T-shirt Design Contest, and we have your list of winners available on this page, as well as announced on the podcast: Marc and Mark also talked about the brand new website design that was launched on Voltron.com. The website is discussed in detail on the podcast, and you can check it out right now at: http://www.30th.Voltron.com New York Comic Con is the next big event for Voltron and we have a preview for you on the podcast. Here is the information you will want to know if you are attending New York Comic Con this weekend: Friday October 10th 2:00PM – 2:45PM Panel: VOLTRON: A 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PRESENTED BY PERFECT SQUARE (Room 1A21) In 1984, Voltron: Defender of the Universe hit the TV, and the world of giant robots has never been the same. In honor of Voltron's 30th anniversary, join the staff of Viz Media's Perfect Square imprint for a very special peek behind the curtain at this cultural phenomenon with special guests, new product announcements and much, much more! Book Signings for Voltron: From Days of Long Ago at the Viz Media Booth: Friday – 4:00 – 5:00 PM ET Sunday – 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET You can pre-order your copy of Voltron: From Days of Long Ago (with Ted Koplar's signature) on the Voltron Store. Thank you for listening!

Happy 30th Anniversary Voltron! On the Official 30th Anniversary of the date Voltron: Defender of the Universe debuted on Television (Sept 10, 1984), Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast host Marc Morrell interviews Tiffany Ilardi, the Managing Director at World Events Productions, owner of the Voltron brand. Marc and Tiffany talk about the many plans that can be mentioned for the kickoff of Voltron's 30th year. Tiffany talks about some of the products that will be available for sale at a special 30th Anniversary section of the online store. Tiffany tells us about some of the licensees she's worked with over the years, some of the strangest products, and some that have captured the hearts of the fans. As the fans ask Tiffany questions, we hear what a typical day might be like for Tiffany at the WEP offices in St. Louis, Missouri. She answers questions related to her role on Voltron: The Third Dimension and Voltron Force, and gives us an idea about the relationship DreamWorks has with World Events Productions. At the end of the podcast, Tiffany announced the name of our “Show Us Your Voltron” contest winner. wofford.png Our winner is C.W. Sherlock, who submitted the following pic in his Voltron Jersey at the St. Louis Science Center, in front of the 15-foot tall Voltron statue. C. W. Sherlock, you can send us a Direct Message on Twitter to @LetsVoltron, with your address, so we can get you your print when it will be shipped from Acidfree Gallery. We want to thank Chris Wofford for sponsoring this contest. Tiffany also mentioned that the New York Comic Con Voltron 30th Anniversary Panel will occur on Friday, October 10, 2014 at 3 PM ET at the Javits Center in New York City. Details on the panel is forthcoming. Marc also announced that the RetroCon appearance for Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast will be taking place on September 27th and 28th at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA. Marc will be there with Aaron Goins, one of the hosts of Bad Wolf Radio, a Doctor Who Podcast, under the umbrella of TheOrangeFM Podcast Network. Come out and see us at our Booth at RetroCon. You can go to www.RetroCons.com to see more information about the convention. As we said on the podcast, Acidfree Gallery will be selling the brand new Limited Edition 30th Anniversary Voltron Print by Artist Vincent Aseo today at 12:30 PM on AcidfreeGallery.com. You can go to this link to see more. print.png We mention the variations that are available including the METAL print that C.W. Sherlock just won on the podcast. We want to wish Voltron a Happy Anniversary and say thank you to World Events Productions for bringing us the Defender of the Universe 30 years ago. Thank you for listening!

Your host, Marc Morrell, has invited Chris Wofford, the Owner and Founder of Acidfree Gallery, to be his special guest for an episode that's all about licensed Limited Edition Screen Prints that Acidfree Gallery sells online at AcidfreeGallery.com and at conventions like New York Comic Con. Whether you are a collector of fine art or a geek from the 80's, Acidfree Gallery has something for you! Marc and Chris talk about the newest Limited Edition Voltron Screen Print by Artist James White, which is being released at 12:30 PM EDT on Friday, August 8, only on AcidfreeGallery.com. This is bound to sell out in a very short time, so make sure your fingers are clicking on the mouse at exactly 12:30 PM. Here is what the screen print will look like: You can also learn more about the print here. It's an amazing piece of art that will look great on any Voltron Fan's wall. And the Voltron releases do not end there! Coming on September 10, Voltron's 30th Birthday, Acidfree Gallery will be releasing another Limited Edition Voltron Print that promises to be even more epic, with villains from the show included. The artist's name cannot be released yet, but Chris' description of this print will make you want to jump on this one as soon as it goes on sale. And the Voltron releases do not end there! Chris tells us that New York Comic Con promises to be Acidfree Gallery's biggest convention ever, with another new Limited Edition Voltron Screen Print that will be sold exclusively at the Acidfree Gallery booth on the exhibit hall floor at New York Comic Con. The best part of all? Chris Wofford is offering a FREE Metal Variant Screen Print of the September 10th 30th Anniversary Voltron Print to one lucky Voltron Fan! What do you have to do to be in the running for this amazing screen print collectible? Chris wants you to “SHOW US YOUR VOLTRON!” Send us a picture of you decked out in your Voltron Gear, and try to make this as elaborate as possible. You may have a Voltron tattoo, or Voltron jersey, or a Voltron costume, or hat and t-shirt. However you want, “SHOW US YOUR VOLTRON!” (you may get extra points for having the name of the podcast in your picture somewhere...just a suggestion) You can send your photos to @LetsVoltron on Twitter, our email at LetsVoltronPodcast@gmail.com, or our Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/letsvoltron The winner will be chosen by Chris and announced on the anniversary special Let's Voltron Podcast episode on September 10. Marc also asked people to tell us what their plans are for the 30th Anniversary of Voltron on September 10. Are you going to watch a marathon of Original Series Episodes, 3rd Dimension, or Voltron Force. Will you have a party, and invite all your close Voltron Fan friends? How will you celebrate? Send us your stories of what you will be doing on September 10, @LetsVoltron on Twitter, our email at LetsVoltronPodcast@gmail.com, or our Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/letsvoltron. You can even tell us on the voice mail line at 860-4-MULLET. If you leave a voice mail, you are guaranteed to get your story told on the podcast. Hold onto your Blazing Sword, because on our next podcast episode, Marc will be interviewing Original Series Voice Actor Neil Ross, the voice of Pidge and Keith from Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Fleet of Doom, and Voltron: The Third Dimension. Please send us questions for Neil Ross at the above-mentioned email, Facebook, Twitter, and Voice Mail accounts. This is the first time we have had anyone who played the characters we have come to love after 30 years, so make your questions count! As always, Thanks for listening!

10,000 Listens! Let’s Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast has been heard 10,000 times, in over 66 countries around the world, and in many different formats. A huge shout-out goes to all of you for helping us achieve this milestone in podcasting. As a reward, we started a contest a few weeks ago, and we asked fans to pretend that Ted Koplar, the President of World Events Productions, was standing in front of them. What would you say to the creator of Voltron: Defender of the Universe? The fans responded, and as a result, we are giving away 10 Voltron Prize Packs to 10 lucky winners. Those winners are identified during this episode, and will be contacted by email so we can ship those to your homes right away! And, as an added “Thank You” to the fans, we have an interview with Ted Koplar during this episode! Mr. Koplar tells us all the details about how World Events Productions began, and how Voltron was developed 30 years ago. He also reflects on what makes Voltron special, and gives us an extremely good feeling about “the next generation of Voltron”, which Bob Koplar, all of WEP, and DreamWorks are working on as we speak. We can’t tell you how thrilling it is to be able to bring Ted Koplar to the fans of this podcast. The goosebumps are never going to go away. Thank you, Ted Koplar, for giving Voltron to the world! Thanks for listening!

Welcome Back, Jeremy Corray! You will find Jeremy and John Teichmann have a lot in common in this episode, as we go back in time to when the first tapes were delivered to WEP, and an innocent mistake in shipping led to Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Original Series Associate Producer John Teichmann gives Marc and Jeremy a first-hand account of what it was like to be involved with the Voltron phenomenon from the beginning, and what keeps people talking about it to this very day. John identifies some of the key features that made broadcasters buy into the Voltron promise, including excellent stereo sound by Paul Vitello and his team, superior music by John Petersen and Dale Schacker, and great writing by Jameson Brewer, Marc Handler, and the rest of the writing team. John gives insight into a side of the Voltron story we had not ever heard before, and details what he has been doing since Voltron finished its original television run in 1986. All we can say is, when do we get to see Albegas? Thanks for listening!

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Marc and Mike conclude their interview with Franklin Cofod, the Director and Producer of Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Franklin gives a full account of each of 6 voice actors that worked on the show, including: Lennie Weinrib Jack Angel Peter Cullen BJ Ward Michael Bell Neil Ross Franklin also tells the story of where the name, Voltron, came from. Franklin also answers questions from Voltron fans submitted from all the corners of the globe. Marc and Mike want to thank all the Voltron fans for participating in this podcast by submitting questions to Franklin Cofod. Your contributions and your fandom are what makes this podcast possible. Thank you! Speaking of the fans, we want you to pay close attention to LetsVoltron.com within the next week. We are coming very close to 10,000 listens of this podcast since we started last December. To celebrate this milestone, we are having a contest, where we will pick 10 random entries to receive Voltron Prize Packs! The names will be announced in a podcast episode in June, once we reach 10,000 listens. In that episode, we will also be providing an interview with another special guest that the Voltron fans will love! Also coming in June will be our exclusive interview with Original Series Associate Producer, John Teichmann. Thanks for listening!

In the first of two episodes covering a terrific interview with Original Voltron Series Director Franklin Cofod, Marc and Mike go deep to find out how the creative production team, based in the Los Angeles area, made the original episodes of Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Franklin hits it from all angles: How they made the pilot that they sold to the broadcasters The members of the production team The writing The voice acting The animation The music The sound effects The mixing and editing The daily grind No stone is left unturned because Franklin talked to us for 2 hours! This is the longest interview you will ever find with Franklin Cofod. And this episode only covers the first half. Next week, we'll conclude this interview with questions from fans all over the world. Thanks for listening!

Part 2 of the Let’s Voltron Podcast Exclusive Interview with Voltron Writer Marc Handler continues in this episode, as Marc describes the differences of localizing a Japanese anime show today compared to the time when Voltron: Defender of the Universe was made. We open up the fan questions from Facebook, Email, Twitter, and our new voicemail account. That’s right! Let’s Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast has a Voicemail Number you can use to submit questions and comments for the podcast. Whenever we ask you to submit questions to any of our guests on the podcast, please call 860-4MULLET (860-468-5538). The MULLET should make it easy to remember. Marc Handler really means it when he says “Thank you!” to all the fans that continue to support Voltron, in all of the different shows. Marc encourages people who want to be writers in animation to follow that dream. If you are from China, or working in China, and/or you want to break into the business of Chinese animation, send us a note at letsvoltronpodcast@gmail.com, and we’ll be happy to forward your questions or comments to Marc Handler. Let’s Voltron wants to thank Marc Handler for joining us for this wonderful 2-Part Interview, as Marc was up until the wee hours of the morning to record with us. Thank you, Marc! Thanks for listening, Voltron fans!

Never underestimate the power of Voltron Fans! That’s what we learned this week when a Twitter conversation started a string of events that led us to our special guest this week: Voltron DDP Comics Author Dan Jolley. As you will find out from listening to this podcast episode, Dan Jolley is overwhelmed by the fan support for his version of the Voltron story. Since he was the first one to create true character backstories and bios for many of the characters we were introduced to by the original TV series, he was given free reign by WEP to make this universe his own. Dan’s intuition served him well as the major plot points came together, and we saw these characters mature before our eyes with every issue of the DDP Comics from 2003-2004. As this episode begins, Marc makes the colorful connection between Voltron and the Olympics, and Mike remarks that both Lion Force Voltron and Vehicle Voltron could be our team to cheer for in the best Olympics ever. Then, we welcome Dan Jolley to the podcast and we go back in time to 2003, when Dan first started working with Image Comics/Devils Due Publishing on the Voltron: Defender of the Universe Comics. This enlightening conversation hits many aspects of the Voltron story, from the origin of Voltron to why the space mice won’t be wearing any tutus. You may even hear what Dan would write about if he was able to continue writing some more Voltron comics. He is certainly open to the idea, and would love to work with World Events Productions. For those of you that submitted questions, listen carefully, as Dan answers your questions, and chooses one of you to receive a signed copy of one of the original Dan Jolley DDP Voltron Comics Issues in Mint Condition! Dan also tells us about two current projects he is working on with Dark Horse Comics: Bloodhound: Crowbar Medicine Terminator: Enemy of My Enemy It was a real blast having Dan on the Let’s Voltron Podcast, and we have all of you to thank for it! Give us more suggestions for people you would like to hear us interview on the podcast in the comments below. Let’s Voltron! Follow Dan Jolley on Twitter and on his website, The Jolleyverse. The Voltron Omnibus is available here.

It's that time of year again for my annual Halloween Special with the theme of It Came From the 80's.  First up is the dvd review of the classic animated feature film Rock & Rule : The Collector's 2 Disc Edition.  We contine with animated shows  with the dvd review of Voltron : Defender of the Universe Lion Force Part 1 as a group of Space Explorers fight to save the galaxy from evil King Zarkon.  Then you get my take on 1980's horror movies with the blu-ray reviews of Halloween 4 & 5 (courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment) as Michael comes home with a vengeance.  Music for this episode features the songs Wondering Where The Lions Are by Jim Beggs and Hallows Eve by Michael Stephens, they can all be found at www.famemusic.com. Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns (www.mrburnsmusic.com). As always your comments and suggestions are welcome and encouraged.

PETER! You didn’t tell them about…the RUMBLE PAK, DID YOU? Sadly, we were unable to secure VHS tapes to record for RSS subscribers, but we do have another massive-length episode of Nintendo Free Radio for you featuring Stephen; Austen; and Donald (what do you MEAN there used to be another guy?) rambling about their latest misadventures in the world of video gaming. This time, Austen kicks off New Business bear-ly scratching the surface of Atlus/Arc System Work’s new fighting game: Persona 4 Arena, a home console game that un-bear-ably displays controller commands with Fight Stick inputs for some thread-bear reason.  Afterwards, it’s time to party like it’s 1985 with the PSN’s latest rhythm game, Retro/Grade, ending (appropriately enough) with initial impressions of the Wii’s swan song, Mistwalker’s The Last Story.  Have the creators of Final Fantasy finally created a JRPG without a terrible opening Act, or have they lost that odyssey? Donald then steps up on stage to discuss pacing and Classic Controller Pro issues with Sega/NIS America’s Wii Tactical Strategy Dating Sim Sakura Wars: So Long My Love; his experience on the Terrain of Testament playing (we think?) the PlayStation 2’s Fire Pro Wrestling Returns; and his battle against Spiral Power in the PlayStation Portable Mini Sasume Tactics! Switching things up, Stephen renders his verdict on the WayForward 3DS (and soon to be Wii U) puzzle platformer Mighty Switch Force.  Does the game do justice to Nintendo’s latest handheld, or should the developers have been booked for negligence?  Wrapping things up, Stephen then recounts how the pacing and analog stick controls aren’t such a snap in the Virtual Console’s Nintendo 64 Pokemon game, as well as the historical turn-based strategy game Civilization V on the PC. Following New Business, we activate the interlocks and connect the Dyna-therms for another installment of What Are We Watching (cheesy 80s theme song optional).  Everything old is new again as Austen discusses his newest anime Blu Ray acquisitions in the wonderful The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and the bizarre (but well-constructed) first season of Shakugan no Shana. Meanwhile, Donald describes the culinary misadventures of Gordon Ramsay in MasterChef and Hotel Hell.  Finally, Ceric delivers a techno-babble double-whammy in Star Trek: Voyager and the Voltron: Defender of the Universe sequel series with an-already legendarily terrible opening theme: Voltron Force. Afterwards in the Feature Discussion, with the final issue of Nintendo Power on the horizon the 3 of us sit around the camp fire and ramble for nearly an hour about our memories of the beloved magazine; our thoughts on the publication’s closure; and the future of Nintendo’s marketing in the Internet age.  We then once again conclude the show with our “1Ups” and “Poison Mushrooms”, including such topics as the 2013 World Pokemon Championships in Vancouver; the surprisingly-strong year of downloadable titles (little did we know La-Mulana would get announced for North American WiiWare shortly thereafter); the industry’s frustrating practice of creating underwhelming countdown web sites; and…adventures in house cleaning and storage bins? We’d love to hear your thoughts on this and past episodes, so feel free to drop us a comment in the Talkback thread or on our website.  Be sure to send in your Listener Mail as well, and (time permitting) we’ll read and discuss it on an upcoming show!  You’re also welcome to talk with us and other fine (and often eccentric) folks over at the Nintendo World Report Forums!  Finally, now that we’re finally on iTunes, please don’t forget to rate us there.  We’ll see you in a few weeks, but until then we hope you enjoy the show! This podcast was edited by Stephen Shook. Certain audio clips used for this episode are copyrighted to Nintendo of America and Nintendo Co., Ltd. This audio is included under Fair Use protection.

The 4 hosts return to record in a brand new podcasting studio! They sadly break some depressing news regarding a Dark Knight Rises "trailer". Setlist goes something like this: news, comic chatter, book club, and letters! Special thanks to YOU for our iTunes reviews and/or ratings so far; they help spread the word about the show. Topics included, but were not limited to: Mark is back and thought a fan-made The Dark Knight Rises trailer was the real trailer. (6.50) Mork & Mindy vs Gotham We make fun of Mark for a few more minutes Terrible Gambit impressions from the Animated Series. What New DC 52 books are we keeping and which have we dropped? (12.00) Writers writing for the trade and not the story Comics chatter. (24.00)  Mouse Guard, Green Lantern, Carnage: USA, and X-Sanction. Lighting Round™. (40.50)  Daredevil, Nightwing, Sacrifice, and Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Starman. (42.43)  Your letters! (60.43) Mark gets hate mail, TMNT & Erik Larsen, Jonesy stops being sober, and the New 52 Pop. Tumblr | Twttr | Facebook

This week! We talk about the following game tapes: Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Infinity Blade 2, Voltron: Defender of the Universe and House of the Dead Overkill Extended Cut. Plus! GamePro closing down, Vita PSN accounts and memory pricing, and Xenoblade Chronicles being released in North America Check out Greg's new web series Generation 16 - click here. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the show Twitter, website, email, voicemail line and more! Plus, you'll be able to access bonus audio and video content (soon, once we figure out what that is). Click here to download. Got an Android device? You can now download our app on the Android Marketplace. Find out all about it here. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! Running time: 1:27:10

Wherein we discuss Tiny Tower, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, quarter-munchers, Bastion, Diablo III, Catherine, online purity tests, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, dealing with ant infestations (WTF?), My Girl, the StarCraft/Warcraft theme park (sort of), the lead-up to Comic-Con 2011, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 (spoiler warning!). Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins.

Baby, sometimes we just need some time away. So, we took a month off after the Christmas Craptacular. Then about another six weeks after this episode was recorded, we took some more time, because we're all nerds and therefore, lazy. However, to make up for the time apart, we're back with a big two part episode! In part 1 (or, according to MLS - Megazone Language Style, PART 1) we review Voltron: Defender of the Universe and crap on our childhoods and then kick it up a notch with a review of the Space Adventure Cobra film from 1982.

Baby, sometimes we just need some time away. So, we took a month off after the Christmas Craptacular. Then about another six weeks after this episode was recorded, we took some more time, because we're all nerds and therefore, lazy. However, to make up for the time apart, we're back with a big two part episode! In part 1 (or, according to MLS - Megazone Language Style, PART 1) we review Voltron: Defender of the Universe and crap on our childhoods and then kick it up a notch with a review of the Space Adventure Cobra film from 1982.

In this episode: custom ring-back tones, Arbor Day, the JumpSnap ropeless jump rope, the U-Force by Broderbund, legal action against the Chi Iota Colony fraternity for refusing to let a woman join, the upcoming Charles in Charge season 2 DVD boxed set, the upcoming movie Transformers 2 (2009), Transformers (2007) released in IMAX with two bonus minutes of footage, the cartoon series Voltron: Defender of the Universe, the Voltron: Revelations DVD, a get-rich-quick scheme, William Shatner narrating audio books, and chain letters. 24 minutes - paunchstevenson.com