“Oh
Zephyr Winds
Which Blow
On High,
Lift Me Now
So I Can
Fly!”
NAVARRE
CORPORATION’S
BCI
ANNOUNCES
THE SERIES
THAT
COMMANDS THE
ELEMENTS OF
EARTH AND
SKY
“The Secrets
of Isis –
The Complete
Series”
Soaring Onto
DVD For The
First Time
Ever
Los Angeles,
CA – On July
24th, BCI, a
Navarre
Corporation
Company, and
media
company and
underlying
rights
owner,
Entertainment
Rights Plc
(“ER”), will
release on
DVD the
fan-favorite
program that
combined
Egyptian
mythology
with
super-heroic
action: “The
Secrets Of
Isis”. The
complete
series – 22
episodes in
all – will
be available
on a
three-DVD
set for the
suggested
retail price
of $29.98.
The
announcement
was made
today by
Marvin
Gleicher,
Sr. V.P.
Acquisitions
and
Marketing,
BCI.
“We are
excited to
present the
DVD release
of one of
the defining
programs of
Saturday
morning
television:
The Secrets
of Isis.”
Gleicher
said. “She
was the type
of
super-heroine
that
inspired
kids – and
now as
adults, they
will have
the chance
to revisit
that magic.”
A spin-off
of the
popular ‘Shazam!’
series
(starring
Captain
Marvel),
“The Secrets
of Isis”
became one
of the most
popular
shows in the
all-important
block of
Saturday
morning
programming.
As a
character,
Isis herself
was
revolutionary:
she was the
first
live-action
female
super-heroine
on Saturday
mornings.
When science
teacher
Andrea
Thomas (JoAnna
Cameron)
discovers an
amulet on an
archaeological
dig, she
discovers
something
else: that
the amulet
can grant
her the
powers once
wielded by
the mighty
Egyptian
Goddess,
Isis.
Soaring as
the falcon
soars,
running with
the speed of
gazelles,
the
transformed
Andrea
fights crime
and rights
wrongs in
addition to
imparting
the wisdom
of the ages.
Her closest
friends,
fellow
teacher Rick
Mason (Brian
Cutler) and
students
Cindy Lee
(Joanna
Pang) and
Renee Carrol
(Ronalda
Douglas) are
unaware of
her secret
identity and
mystical
powers… the
only one who
knows the
truth is her
pet crow,
Tut!
Before
Wonder
Woman,
before The
Bionic
Woman,
before Xena,
there was
the
beautiful
Isis, the
descendant
from an
ancient
Queen whose
powers were
reborn after
thousands of
years. In
“The Secrets
of Isis –
The Complete
Series” a
teacher will
uncover
these mighty
powers, and
use them to
battle the
evil of a
modern
world. This
exciting DVD
set will
inspire old
as well as
new viewers
to chant
television’s
favorite
mantra: ‘Oh
Mighty
Isis!’
“The Secrets
of Isis –
The Complete
Series” is
richly
endowed with
special
features:
· Spotlight
Interviews
(two hours)
with cast
members and
crew from
“The Secrets
of Isis”:
Producers
Lou Scheimer
and Richard
M.
Rosenbloom,
stars Brian
Cutler,
Joanna Pang
and Ronalda
Douglas,
writers
David
Dworski,
Michael
Reaves and
David Wise,
designer Bob
Kline and
Assistant
Director
Henry J.
Lange Jr.
· Audio
Commentary
Track for
“Dreams of
Flight” with
Richard M.
Rosenbloom,
David
Dworski and
Henry J.
Lange, Jr.
Hosted by
Andy Mangels
· Rare
Footage:
Morals,
Commercial
Bumpers and
Alternate
Credits
· Isolated
Music And
Effects
Track for
some
episodes
· Three
Extensive
Photo
Galleries
from “The
Secrets of
Isis”:
Promotional
Photos,
Behind the
Scenes
Photos,
Memorabilia
Photos
· Bluewater
Production’s
22 page New
“Legend of
Isis” Comic
Book
· Bonus
episode of
Freedom
Force
starring
Isis: “The
Plant
Soldiers”
· DVD ROM –
22 Scripts
and more
(PC/MAC
compatible)
· Booklet
with Episode
Guide and
Trivia
· English
and Spanish
Language
Audio Tacks
· Ink &
Paint
Trailers
Producing
the special
features,
spotlight
interviews
and all of
the extra
content is
entertainment
writer Andy
Mangels, a
best-selling
novelist,
and expert
contributor
to the
encyclopedic
The
Superhero
Book.
This release
will be
supported
with a print
campaign and
internet
exposure
including
viral video
and targeted
advertising,
including
special
distribution
at Comic-Con
2007.
About
Navarre
Corporation
Navarre
Corporation
is a
publisher
and
distributor
of physical
and digital
home
entertainment
and
multimedia
products,
including PC
software, CD
audio, DVD
video, video
games and
accessories.
Since its
founding in
1983, the
Company has
established
distribution
relationships
with
customers
across a
wide
spectrum of
retail
channels
which
includes
mass
merchants,
discount,
wholesale
club, office
and music
superstores,
military and
e-tailers
nationwide.
The Company
currently
provides its
products to
over 19,000
retail and
distribution
center
locations
throughout
the United
States and
Canada.
Navarre has
expanded its
business to
include the
licensing
and
publishing
of home
entertainment
and
multimedia
content,
primarily
through the
acquisitions
of Encore,
BCI, and
FUNimation.
For more
information,
please visit
the
Company's
web site at
http://www.navarre.com.
About BCI
BCI, a
wholly owned
subsidiary
of the
Navarre
Corporation,
is a leading
independent
entertainment
DVD and
audio
publisher
and
distributor.
Working with
licensors
from around
the world,
BCI has
acquired an
extensive
library
including
animation,
action,
sports,
horror,
drama and
special
interest
programming.
The BCI
brand is
committed to
bringing the
most
original
product to
the
marketplace
with its
innovative
marketing
programs,
bonus
features and
collectible
packaging.
The
diversity of
product has
led to the
creation of
BCI’s labels
– Ink &
Paint
(animation),
International
Voyage
(international
programming),
Ronin
Entertainment
(film and
television
programming
from Japan)
and Deimos
Entertainment
(horror,
cult and
sci-fi
films). BCI
is uniquely
qualified to
represent a
vast array
of content
for North
American DVD
distribution.
For more
information,
please visit
www.bcieclipse.com.
About
Entertainment
Rights
Entertainment
Rights Plc
(“ER”) is
the UK’s
leading
global media
group
specializing
in the
ownership of
high quality
children’s
and family
programming,
characters
and brands.
ER owns or
manages the
rights to
many global
characters
including
Basil
Brush®,
Postman
Pat®, Jess
the Cat™,
Little Red
Tractor™,
Rupert
Bear®,
He-Man and
the Masters
of the
Universe®,
Fat Albert
and the
Cosby kids™,
She-Ra®, Jim
Jam &
Sunny™,
Ghostbusters,
The Lone
Ranger,
Lassie,
Rudolph the
Red-Nosed
Reindeer,
Casper the
Friendly
Ghost, Felix
the Cat and
the
award-winning
VeggieTales.
In January
2007, ER
acquired
Classic
Media, the
US-based
owner of an
extensive
portfolio of
children’s
and family
characters
and brands
including
Lassie,
Underdog,
The Lone
Ranger,
Casper the
Friendly
Ghost, and
Big Idea
Productions
Inc,
producer and
creator of
the
award-winning
VeggieTales
series of
programming
which, to
date, has
sold over 50
million home
videos.
Since 1999,
when ER
owned rights
to just 39
episodes of
programming,
ER’s library
has grown to
circa 8,700
episodes of
high quality
children’s
and family
characters
and brands.
This
includes
certain
rights to
global
brands such
as Mattel’s
Barbie™,
Scholastic’s
Clifford™
and Hasbro’s
Transformers™.
ER’s wholly
owned
subsidiary
Tell-Tale
Productions,
created and
produced The
Tweenies,
one of the
UK’s most
successful
pre-school
brands. ER
has grown
rapidly.
Annual
revenues
have
increased
from $3.5m
in 1999 to
$60.2m in
2005, the
last
reported
financial
year
Visit
www.entertainmentrights.com