A blurb from BCI-Eclipse-Entertainment Rights about Jason Of Star Command: The Complete Series:” Working from within a secretive section of Space Academy, a daring soldier of fortune named Jason joins with his friends to combat the sinister forces that conspire to dominate the stars. Jason is aided on his missions by Commander Carnavin and Stone, computer expert Nicole, strong alien Samantha, eccentric scientist Dr EJ Parsafoot, and two robots, Peepo and the portable W1K1. Together they face the evil machinations of Dragos-the self proclaimed “Master of the Cosmos”-and his alien minions aboard the Dragonship.
As I said about Space Academy, Finally! Jason Of Star Command is available on DVD! Along with Space Academy, JOSC was a perfect bookend for Filmation. Again, BCI Eclipse-Entertainment Rights have done a fantastic job with this set! The show ran in 1979-1980 for 28 episodes. The Special effects were done by the same people who did the effects for Space Academy with a few new people. This set is packed full of extras including audio commentaries on two episodes an over a half-hour documentary with Jason himself, Craig Litter and Drago-Sid Haig reminiscing about the show. Lots of promo photos and behind the scenes photos with interview clips, Easter Eggs, and people with DVD players can access all the scripts from the series in pdf format! I can’t say enough about this set!
VIDEO
The video quality is fantastic! Digitally remastered from the original negatives. The picture quality is crystal clear and the episodes are uncut. There is also a Play All feature on each disc. First season episodes are approx 11 minutes long. Second season episodes are approx 23 minutes long.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. The audio is also Mono here but is very clear.
Disc 1- 1. “Attack of the Dragonship”*
2. “Prisoner From Dragos”
3. “Escape From Dragos”
4. “A Cry For Help”
5. “Wiki To The Rescue”
6. “Planet Of The Lost”
7. “Marooned In Time”
8. “Attack Of The Dragons”
9. “Peepo’s Last Chance”
10. “The Disappearing Man”*
11. “The Haunted Planet” with Julie Newmar
12. “Escape From Kesh” with Julie Newmar
13. “Return Of The Creature”
14. “Peepo On Trial”
15. “The Trojan Horse”
16. “The Victory Of Star Command”
Disc 2- 1. “Mission To The Stars”
2. “Frozen In Space”
3. “Web Of The Star Witch” with Francine York
4. “Beyond The Stars” *
5. “Secret Of The Ancients”
6. “The Power Of The Star Disk”
7. “Through The Stargate”
8. “Face To Face”
Disc 3- 1. “Phantom Force”
2. “Little Girl Lost” with Francine York
3. “Mim’s Secret” with Francine York
4. “Battle For Freedom”
Extras
Disc 1: Audio Commentary on the episode-“Attack Of The Dragonship” and “The Disappearing Man”
Disc 2: Audio Commentary on the episode-“Beyond The Stars”
Disc 3: Adventures Of Jason Of Star Command Documentary (31:04)
Special Effects Demo Reel (06:33)
Promotional Gallery (24 Pictures)
Behind the scenes photos (20 pictures)
Cast reunion photos (5 pictures)
Spaceship Photos (25 pictures)
Style Guide (10 pictures)
Easter Eggs
DVD-Rom Feature- 27 scripts Complete in pdf format.
Verdict
If you’re a fan of the show or remember it back when, go and buy this set! The picture and audio quality are superb. The extras are more than enough for you to enjoy and not to disappoint!
Rating; *****!
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