In 2086, two peaceful aliens journeyed to Earth, seeking our help. In return, they gave us the plans for our first hyperdrive, opening the doors to the stars. We have assembled a team of unique individuals to protect Earth and our allies. Courageous pioneers, committed to the highest ideals of justice, and dedicated to preserving law and order across the new frontier. These are the adventures of the Galaxy Rangers.
In 1984, Robert Mandell had an idea—to create a space western, an animated series which would be a MAGNIFICENT SEVEN for the after-school set. ... This show had it all. Rock and roll, land rushes, sword and sorcery, talking dolphins (which sounds much cheesier than it actually was—mostly), the sexiest lady outlaw ever drawn (Daisy O'Mega, of the Black Hole Gang) —and plenty of fantastic space battles on a par with the original STAR WARS trilogy. Each of the characters had distinct personalities and strengths and flaws, with stories often growing out of those conflicts, rather than relying on the Aliens-of-the-Week to supply the plots.
Sometimes confused with similar space westerns (Filmation's BRAVESTARR and World Events Productions's SABER RIDER AND THE STAR SHERIFFS, which was the re-packed and re-written Japanese series SEI JUSHI BISMARK), GALAXY RANGERS has a devout cult following, with fans anxiously awaiting the upcoming DVD release in October.
Galaxy Rangers was one of those shows I caught when I could, after-school activities permitting, and never really watched regularly enough to develop a real feel for the continuity. Still, it was refreshing in that the characters were allowed to develop their own story arcs over time and - unlike in every other American cartoon of the 1980s - people actually died on the show. I wasn't even aware a DVD release was planned, but I'm happy to hear it.
The rest of the article features an interview with Mandell, who discusses the show's origins and possible plans for a future series:
Whether we do a series of DVDs, or a new series, I don't know. We'll see how it goes. I think that we certainly could pre-sell a DVD movie. I'd much rather produce a direct-to-DVD feature because you have much more control. Dealing with the studios is just a pain in the neck, the more money involved. The RANGERS as a DVD movie could be terrific. We can do a lot more, you get more bang for the buck on a DVD movie.
And of course, 20 years later, the potential for animation is tremendous. What we can do these days... I don't know what techniques we'd use, but I'm sure we could find some integration of 3-D and 2-D. You don't see a lot of the tradition 2-D animation anymore. Everybody's trying to do the latest new 3-D look and stuff.
Man, do another Scarecrow episode. That thing freaked my ass out.
On second thought, don't do another Scarecrow episode.
I just had to see how sexy this Daisy O really was, so I went a'looking and found this:
http://www.loony-archivist.com/rangers/harem.html
Apparently, there are several sexy heroines in this vehicle.