2/20/2023 0 Comments Trendmasters inc watch manuals![]() ![]() ![]() By the time GODZILLA: THE SERIES premiered on Fox Television`s Saturday morning "Fox Kids" block that September retailers across the nation found themselves stuck with shelves of GODZILLA merchandise that wasn`t selling. and then GODZILLA hit cinemas and was roundly trashed by film critics, general audiences, hardcore Godzilla fans, and owners of the major theater chains exhibiting the picture. Companies jumped on the bandwagon, licensing the movie for toys, books, food items, clothing, advertising campaigns, and so on. Sony`s GODZILLA film had been heavily promoted and was widely expected to be the box office hit of 1998. Unfortunately, the G:TS toy line was not to be. As both a lifelong Godzilla fan and a part of the creative team for the show I was intrigued by all the different products being considered for release, but what most caught my eye were images of GODZILLA: THE SERIES action figures developed by Trendmasters, the St Louis, MO-based company that had already produced extensive toy lines based on both the original Toho Godzilla characters and the American film. During my time on the show I saw photos and illustrations for a variety of proposed G:TS merchandise ranging from T-shirts to lunchboxes to video games. © 1998 Toho Co., Ltd.Įditor`s Note: Back in 1998, I was a storyboard artist working for Sony Pictures Family Entertainment on GODZILLA: THE SERIES, the Saturday morning animated show spun-off from the studio`s big budget GODZILLA movie released worldwide that May. Fox Kids advertisement for GODZILLA: THE SERIES. ![]()
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