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80's Sci-Fi Spinoff PHOENIX RISING Flies High With New Artwork And A Trailer

It was last October when news broke of the new series, Phoenix Rising, aimed at spinning off the classic televsion show, Captain Power And The Soldiers Of The Future. Gary Goddard, who co-created the original show which lasted one season before abruptly cancelling after one season despite its popularity and marketing, had been after this process since 2012 and now it appears the show is, in fact, in full, active development. Deadline reports that Goddard, through his own Goddard Film Group banner is moving the show forward with folks over at the newly-formed Planet X Productions. Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Star Trek: Entertprise, Primeval: New World) wrote the pilot for the series with Goddard Film Group’s own Roger Lay Jr. and Eric Carnagey executive producing, and MastersFX remaining on board to design the visuals for the new show. via Deadline: Phoenix Rising picks up 15 years after humanity has lost […]

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Effects Studio, MastersFX, Boards CAPTAIN POWER Revival

Growing up as a sci-fi fan and watching a good load of television in the late eighties likely led you to shows like Captain Power And The Soldiers Of The Future. Created by Gary Goddard and Tony Christopher, the show starred actor Tim Dunigan in the title role as the leader of a squad of 22nd century soldiers that transformed into super-suited commandos with high-tech weaponry to defend mankind against Lord Dread and his evil machine empire. The show drew good numbers as a potential to sell toys as well as entertain fans prior to branching out from a live-action series to an animated TV show and television film. Ultimately the series only lasted one season before getting cancelled for a number of reasons, including parent groups citing the show’s violence and the need for SAG and WGA residuals to name a few, and as of 2012, Goddard is said […]

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