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90s American Live-Action Sailor Moon Pilot Has Finally Gone Public (Updated)
posted on by Kim Morrissy
Update (8/22): Ray Mona has also ed the full pilot to a separate video.
The full pilot for an American live-action Library of Congress.
The pilot is included near the end of a two-part documentary series about the production story behind this unaired piece of television; the footage starts at 1:43:48.
The idea for an Americanized Sailor Moon began in 1993, but Bandai ultimately scrapped it in favor of an English DiC Entertainment dub—infamous for its own content changes and script liberties.) The proposed American show would have blended live-action footage by Power Rangers producers Renaissance Atlantic and brand new animation by the North American studio Toon Makers. The team aimed to premiere the show in 1994 on FOX, potentially in the same block as Power Rangers.
The show, known colloquially online as Saban Moon after Power Rangers producer Anime Expo, but was taped by a member in the audience and then leaked online. Only now is the footage available for public viewing in its entirety.
The documentary revealed that Toon Makers producers Adrienne Barbeau as Queen Beryl and Queen Serenity. The actress who portrayed Sailor Venus (Carrie) has not been confirmed.
Based on the pilot, would you have watched the full version of the American Sailor Moon?
[Via MSN]
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