7/1/01 :: Entertainment Weekly Feature

The Big O was recently highlighted as an "Editor's Choice" for Video and DVD in the June 22, 2001 issue of Entertainment Weekly. There is apparently a great deal of buzz surrounding the DVD release, which could be great news for existing fans who are questing for new episodes! Check out what the magazine had to say about the series:

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THE NOTORIOUS 'BIG'

THE BIG O: VOLUME 1 - Animated (2001, Bandai, 100 mins., unrated, only on DVD) There have been plenty of tales that have counted the locale among their cast of characters: Gotham City, Oz (both the fantastical city and the grim prison), and the Overlook Hotel are as crucial to their respective worlds as the people who walk through them. Now we're introduced to Paradigm City, a mystery metropolis in which 40 years ago everyone inexplicably lost their memory, leaving the populace with no anchor to the past and an almost paralyzing fear of the subway system. With more than passing nods to the Batman animated series, James Bond, and Blade Runner--especially when it comes to the dapper hero, wealthy freelance negotiator Roger Smith--The Big O exudes savoir faire at every turn. The deco design, the Nagel color palette, the languorous film noir pace: You almost wouldn't know this is Japanese animation if there weren't also battling giant robots. In an age in which Pokemon and its hyper, attention-span-defying ilk dominate episodic animation (The Big O currently airs on the Cartoon Network, the first four installments are included here), the existence of a 'toon so classically entertaining is refreshing indeed. B+ --Marc Bernardin

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The preceding excerpt is © 2001 Marc Bernardin and Entertainment Weekly magazine. Please don't sue me, cos I'm not making money from quoting y'all. Thanks.