defender of the universe

Paul Vitello (Stereo Sound Effects - Voltron: DOTU), one of the members of the original crew for the pilot and all 124 episodes of Voltron: Defender of the Universe and Fleet of Doom, is here on the podcast to talk to Marc and Greg about his fantastic career, Voltron and a great story about what it was like to work with Peter Keefe, the Executive Producer of Voltron: Defender of the Universe.

Paul Vitello, who is credited with Stereo Sound Effects on Voltron: Defender of the Universe, also started his own company (Vitello Productions), and is credited for many other shows after Voltron.  His many roles included Post-Production Supervisor, Sound Editing, Editing, Producing, Directing and Casting. And here is a small list of some of the projects his credits include:

Voltron: Defender of the Universe

Saber Rider & The Star Sheriffs

Peanuts Holiday Specials

Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys

The Fantastic Four: The Animated Series

Mr. Bogus

Widget, The World Watcher

Wildfire

and many, many more...

Paul Vitello is also  a Volunteer Business Mentor for SCORE. SCORE is the Non-Profit Resource Partner to the United States Small Business Administration 

Contact Info: paul.vitello@scorevolunteer.org

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Our next podcast will be our 8th Anniversary Celebration!

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In this podcast, Marc and Greg are joined by Shannon Muir to review Episode 39 & 40 from Voltron: Defender of the Universe. Episode 39 is titled, "The Captive Comet" and Episode 40 is titled, "The Little Prince." 

Coming fresh off their appearances in The Voltron Store LIVE and DICEGEEKS.COM TABLETOP RPG SHOW, Marc and Greg have been busy preparing panels for VoltCon 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 24-25.

If you'd like to check out the video from a few weeks ago, when Marc and Greg appeared as guests on The Voltron Store LIVE on Facebook with Bob, Tiffany and Caitlin from World Events Productions (WEP), go to this link:

https://www.facebook.com/VoltronOfficial/videos/580255202646041

Check out new episodes of The Voltron Store LIVE on Thursdays at 5 PM ET (4 PM CT) on Facebook LIVE.

And check out the deals at The Voltron Store at https://store.voltron.com

Also, make sure you check out Marc and Greg's appearance as guests on DICEGEEKS.COM TABLETOP RPG SHOW with Matt:

https://www.dicegeeks.com/history-of-voltron-with-marc-morrell-greg-tyler/

And please, join us at VoltCon 2020 in Indianapolis on October 24-25, 2020. You can get tickets through VoltCon.org here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voltcon-2020-tickets-91469984185

We want to thank Shannon Muir for joining us here on the podcast for another exciting episode review podcast, where we talk about episodes 39 and 40 from Voltron: Defender of the Universe.

You can check out the IMDB page that Shannon references in this podcast right here:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0611395/

Remember, as Shannon says, any reference to (business and legal affairs) at Warner Bros Animation was a different Shanon Muir and our Shannon was a writer, production supervisor, production assistant and production coordinator for multiple properties like Invader Zim, Extreme Ghostbusters and Jumanji. 

Please check out our YouTube Video of this podcast, recorded on Zoom:

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With the world on pause as a global pandemic calls the shots, we thought we would catch up with some of our fellow Voltron fans and see how they are handling this new world of social distancing. We have reports from other Voltron fans that shared emails with us, as well. Thank you to Zilla, Mel, Lexi, and K-Lionheart for joining us!

We hope all of you are staying safe at home and are able to still connect with your friends and family, remotely.  We know we will all be able to get together sometime soon again, and that maybe the world we return to will be a better world, where we all look out for each other. 

Help Rebuild Han Cholo!

In the spirit of charity and coming together like Voltron, we are asking for your help for our close friends at Han Cholo. In addition to dealing with their store having to close for the pandemic, and their employees having to stay home, we learned that their LA store had been robbed recently. All of their inventory, as well as high-value collectibles and office equipment, had been stolen.  There is no insurance to recoup the losses, so they have opened up a GoFundMe page to help donate to their goal. Here is the link for the donations:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/han-cholo

Let's Voltron and help Han Cholo reach their goal! We love everyone at Han Cholo and wish you well. 

And, to all Voltron Fans around the world, thank you for listening! Please stay safe and stay home until the Earth is safe again for us all to connect! Look out for each other! We love you all! 

VoltCon 2020 Organizers visit to make an announcement and give early details for Voltron Fans that want tickets for October. Shannon Muir helps us review Raid of the Red Berets, the 38th episode of Voltron: Defender of the Universe.

VoltCon 2020 is set for October 24-25, 2020 at The Marriott East in Indianapolis, Indiana (USA).  Tickets and information  can be found at https://voltcon.org

We want to thank Kevin Clark, Patrick O'Connor and Savannah O'Connor, the organizers of VoltCon, for joining us to talk about this year's Voltron-themed convention and to make a special announcement. More details will emerge throughout the year, so go to VoltCon.org or listen to Let's Voltron Podcast for the latest.

In this podcast, we review Raid of the Red Berets, the 38th episode of Voltron: Defender of the Universe and the Beast King GoLion version, which is titled GoLion Hunting. We want to thank Shannon Muir for joining us once again for this review. Here are some of our favorite screenshots from the episode:

As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Marc and Greg are honored to have Shannon Muir back as a guest to help review the 37th Lion Force Episode of Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Lotor's New Hit Man. After a few Voltron News items, including VoltCon 2020 news, we hit the ground running.

VoltCon 2020 is officially scheduled for October 24-25, 2020 at The Marriott East in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tickets and more details are available at https://voltcon.org/! We can't wait to see more Voltron Fans there this year for the second VoltCon!

Voltron Brewing Company in Tuscon, Arizona has just recently opened at 330 S. Toole Ave., Suite 200 next to Rocks and Ropes Trampoline Park. This new brewery has formed from the combining of Sentinel Peak Brewing Company and Borderlands Brewing Company.

Their first joint creation is known as Lion Force Lager (6.9% ABV) and it has a 4.15/5 rating on Untappd. We can't wait to try it! Check them out on Instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/voltronbrewing/

Marc was recently interviewed for the Engel Jones 12-Minute Convos Podcast. This was Marc's 3rd time on this podcast, exploring the power of conversation. Check it out here: https://twelveminuteconvos.com/marc-morrell-2/

In this podcast, we are reviewing the 37th Episode of the Lion Force episodes of Voltron: Defender of the Universe – Lotor's New Hit Man. Here are some of our favorite screenshots from that episode:

As always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!

In this first podcast for 2020, Marc and Greg review Episodes 35 and 36 from Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Doom Boycotts the Space Olympics and Lotor's Clone, respectively. 

We have some of our favorite screenshots from both episodes here:

As always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Marc and Greg recap the first day of VoltCon 2019. They go over the event schedule, including 2 panels run by your Let's Voltron Podcast Hosts: Voltron 101 and History of Voltron Toys. Other hot panels included a Franklin Cofod Interview and Jeremy Corray and Bob Koplar, talking about Voltron Force.

This was the first EVER convention dedicated solely to Voltron, in honor of the 35th Anniversary of the first episode of Voltron: Defender of the Universe on TV on September 10, 1984.

Marc and Greg were happy to kick off the festivities even before the opening ceremonies with a Voltron 101 Panel. Our friend, Dani DeWald was so gracious and recorded the whole panel and posted it on YouTube! Go check it out HERE!

After the opening ceremonies, kicked off by VoltCon Organizers Kevin Clark, Patrick and Savannah O'Connor and Ryan Howe, Franklin Cofod (Showrunner/Director for Voltron: Defender of the universe) took the panel stage for an interview, moderated by Patrick.

After that, Marc and Greg took the stage again for the History of Voltron Toys panel.

Following Marc and Greg were Bob Koplar and Jeremy Corray to talk about Voltron Force. This panel answered a lot of fan questions about why Voltron Force did not get a second season, and Voltron fans were told what the future of the Voltron franchise might be.

There were many great vendors in the "Space Mall", including the Voltron Store, and many great cosplayers, wearing many original character designs from their favorite Voltron series.

Join us on our next podcast, where we cover Day 2 of VoltCon and talk to 3 other attendees to form our own VoltCon Voltron.

As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Happy 35th Anniversary, Voltron! Voltron fans around the world are sharing their memories of their first exposure to Voltron, and Marc and Greg get to hear the latest details about VoltCon from the organizers, Kevin, Patrick and Savannah. Pay attention for special surprises, and listen NOW to take advantage of timely discount codes from VoltCon and Han Cholo!

We are excited to announce the following panels that Marc and Greg will be hosting at VoltCon in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday, October 19th and Sunday, October 20th:

Saturday

Voltron 101

A primer for all things Voltron presented by Marc Morrell and Gregory Tyler of Let’s Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast. If you’re a new introduced to Voltron through Legendary Defender and curious about what came before, then this is the panel for you. If you’re a fan from days of long ago (i.e. 1984) and you’re curious what came after, this panel is for you. If you’re a friend or loved one of a Voltron fan – or if you can’t tell Voltron from Optimus Prime, then this is the panel for you!

A History of Voltron Toys

The story of Voltron toys is at least as compelling as the series itself! Marc Morrell and Gregory Tyler present an overview of the toys produced for Voltron including details on the likes of Popy/Bandai, Matchbox, Playmates, and more!

Sunday

Vehicle Voltron Fan Build

Gregory Tyler takes us behind the scenes on the process of creating his epic Vehicle Voltron/Dairuggrer fan build!

GoLion and Dairugger vs Voltron

Marc Morrell and Gregory Tyler from the Let’s Voltron Podcast examine Beast King GoLion and Armored Fleet Dairugger XI versus Voltron: Defender of the Universe. What was changed? What was taken out or added? Differences in the stories, characters and scripts will be discussed in depth.

We want to thank the organizers of VoltCon, including Kevin Clark & Patrick and Savannah O'Connor, for being on this special 35th Anniversary Podcast Celebration for Voltron. As a special treat for people that listen to this podcast in the first 24 hours of its release, the organizers of VoltCon are providing a special discount code to save $10 off the price of a VoltCon ticket when you use the code, VOLTRON35, at checkout when you order your tickets.

Go to VoltCon.org for registering for tickets and for all the details of the guests, vendors, schedule, events and more as we get closer to October 19th and 20th.

As an EXTRA SPECIAL treat for Voltron fans, our friends at Han Cholo wanted to share their love of 35 years of Voltron by providing their own discount code to get 20% OFF all Stainless Steel Voltron items on HanCholo.com Just go to HanCholo.com and select stainless steel Voltron items, go to checkout and use the discount code, VOLT35, to save 20% on your order!

Thank you, Han Cholo, for sharing your wonderful Voltron Jewelry and to Brandon Schoolhouse, CEO of Han Cholo, for sharing your own Voltron memories!

Happy 35th Anniversary, Voltron!

As Always, Thanks for Listening! Let's Voltron!!

Marc and Greg are joined by Shannon Muir to continue our reviews of Voltron: Defender of the Universe episodes. In this podcast, we review and compare the Voltron and GoLion versions of Episodes 33 and 34, Attack of the Fierce Frogs and Lotor Traps Pidge.

Here are the listings of the 2 Robeasts from this podcast, taken from the Robeast Catalog in Voltron: From Days of Long Ago, A Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration Book from Viz Media children's imprint publisher, Perfect Square, published in 2014:

Episode 33: Voltron title = Attack of the Fierce Frogs

Episode 33: Beast King GoLion title = Terror of the Space Frogs

Episode 34 Voltron title = Lotor Traps Pidge

Episode 34 Beast King GoLion title = Underground Operation

Here are some screenshots from both episodes:

Our next podcast will be our celebration of the 35th Anniversary of Voltron: Defender of the Universe, which first appeared on September 10, 1984. We will need your help and participation to make this podcast a success! Please email us at letsvoltronpodcast@gmail.com and tell us your first memory of how you were exposed to Voltron for the first time. We will share these with everyone on our next podcast recording on this Wednesday, September 4th, so please have these in by NOON ET on 9/4/2019. Our next podcast will then be released on September 10th, exactly 35 years after Voltron first appeared on television in the United States.

Dan Jolley returns as a guest host to help Marc and Greg review Voltron: Defender of the Universe and Beast King GoLion Episodes 29-32.

In this podcast, we review 4 episodes from Voltron: Defender of the Universe, where we compare them to their Beast King GoLion counterpart.

The episodes we review are:

Voltron: Defender of the Universe ep29 - Magnetic Attraction

Beast King GoLion ep29 - Comes a Fiery Sky

Voltron: Defender of the Universe ep30 - The Sleeping Princess

Beast King GoLion ep30 - The Prince Imperial's Dark Love

Voltron: Defender of the Universe ep31 - The Sincerest Form of Flattery

Beast King GoLion ep31 - The Dreaded Mecha Beastman

Voltron: Defender of the Universe ep32 - A Transplant for the Blue Lion

Beast King GoLion ep32 - Behold the 100-ton Punch

Dan Jolley's latest book, Gray Widow's Walk is available on Amazon at:

https://www.amazon.com/Gray-Widows-Walk-Widow-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B01F3ZPTAW

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We continue our episode reviews of Voltron: Defender of the Universe with Episodes 25 – 28, where Marc and Author Dan Jolley make comparisons with Beast King GoLion.

Marc starts by catching up with Dan as Dan tells us about his current comic books, novels, and video games he's writing. Dan is proud to announce some things he can actually talk about:

1. For comic books, Dan co-wrote “LARP!” from Dark Horse Comics with Shawn deLoache. The first issue is available here: https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/24-368/LARP-Volume-1-TPB
2. Dan is writing a 3-novel trilogy, all original, called The Gray Widow Trilogy. The first novel is called "Gray Widow's Walk", a grounded sci-fi horror story centering on an Atlanta-based female vigilante, which has just been accepted at Seventh Star Press and is planned as the first in a trilogy.
3. Gunfire Games have hired Dan as lead writer to create a rich narrative that chronicles one hero's lifelong quest to save his homeland from an evil force. This unique adventure will allow players to explore a compelling fantasy world in full virtual reality with an incredible level of immersion and detail in an Oculus Rift VR environment game called Chronos. (http://gunfiregames.com/chronos/)

As always, Dan Jolley's website is http://www.danjolley.com and Dan is on Twitter: @_DanJolley

Check out Let's Voltron Podcast Interviews from Episodes 37-39 as an Appendix at the end of the Robotech/Voltron Trade Paperback from Dynamite Entertainment. We have 5 pages at the end of the book, transcribed from our interviews with Tommy Yune, Elmer Damaso and Bill Spangler.

You can purchase the Robotech/Voltron Trade Paperback here:
http://store.voltron.com/collections/voltron/products/voltron-robotech-trade-paperback

Here are the Voltron: DOTU episodes we have reviewed in this podcast:

Episode 25:
Voltron: Defender of the Universe - Short Run of the Centipede Express

Episode 25:
Beast King GoLion - Destroy the Giant Cannon!

Episode 26:
Voltron: Defender of the Universe - The Invisible Robeast

Episode 26:
Beast King GoLion - Defeat the Invisible Enemy

Episode 27:
Voltron: Defender of the Universe - The Green Medusa

Episode 27:
Beast King GoLion - Giant Beastman's Lullaby

Episode 28:
Voltron: Defender of the Universe - Treasure of the Planet Tyrus

Episode 28:
Beast King GoLion - The Demon's Birthday

Thanks for listening!

In this first podcast of 2015, we are reviewing episodes from the original series, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, including the comparison to the GoLion counterpart. Returning to the podcast as guest co-host is Dan Jolley. Marc and Dan review episodes 17-20.

Here are the titles for these episodes:

Episode 17

• GoLion: Challenge from Space
• Voltron: My Brother is a Robeast

Episode 18

• GoLion: Footsteps in the Forest of Fear
• Voltron: Zarkon is Dying

Episode 19

• GoLion: The Mystery of Ghost Castle
• Voltron: The Buried Castle

Episode 20

• GoLion: Goodbye, Earth
• Voltron: Pidge's Home Planet

In these epsiodes, we meet Princess Romelle and Prince Bandor for the first time, Lotor has to go to Arus to get some medicine for a very ill Zarkon, Haggar tries to hijack the Voltron Force to Planet Doom in a castle, and Pidge's Home Planet is brutally attacked by Zarkon's forces in an effort to defeat the Voltron Force.

For those of you who have listened to the previous Let's Voltron episodes Dan Jolley has been a part of, you'll know Dan was a principal writer for the video game, Dying Light. Dying Light is an action survival game presented in first-person perspective. The game is set in a vast and dangerous open world. During the day, you roam an urban environment devastated by a mysterious epidemic, scavenging for supplies and crafting weapons to help you defeat the hordes of mindless, flesh-hungry enemies the plague has created. At night, the hunter becomes the prey as the infected grow in strength and aggression - but even more lethal are the nocturnal, inhuman predators that leave their nests to feed. You will need to make use of all your skills and any available means to survive till dawn.

Dying Light can be purchased on 3 different video game platforms:

1. PC

2. XBOX One

3. PlayStation 4

If you do buy it and enjoy the game, please let Dan know. He would love to hear your feedback. You can find Dan Jolley on Twitter @_DanJolley

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Neil Ross is our special guest for an extended interview that covers Neil's career, his experience working on Voltron, and some special stories that no one has ever heard before. Neil also answers the questions everyone sent in before the recording, but unfortunately, he was unable to do the entire interview in Keith's voice, as some of you would have preferred.

After the interview, we had some breaking news about the 15-foot Voltron Statue that has a temporary home at the St. Louis Science Center, until the end of September. If you happen to be in the St. Louis area in the next 6 weeks, go to the St. louis Science Center to check it out and get your picture taken with Voltron. You can send your picture to @Voltron on Twitter, and make sure you use #Voltron30 in the tweet.

As a reminder, we also mentioned we will be accepting the “Show Us Your Voltron” photos @LetsVoltron on Twitter or by email at letsvoltronpodcast@gmail.com. Take a picture of you in your Voltron Gear, and try to impress our judge, Chris Wofford, from Acidfree Gallery, who will be giving away a METAL Limited Edition Voltron 30th Anniversary Print to the winner, which will be announced on the podcast on September 10. Entries must be submitted by September 6.

80's Tees has 4 new Voltron T-Shirts available for sale at their website, 80stees.com.

One last thing we mentioned was the WeLoveFine.com Voltron Design Contest. They completed the submission period and are now in the rating period. Make your voice heard! Go here and press the 'Rate Designs Now' button to make ratings of 1 to 5 on any of the over 80 submitted designs. Ratings will close on August 26th!

Thanks for listening!

Marc and Mike conclude their interview with Franklin Cofod, the Director and Producer of Voltron: Defender of the Universe.

Franklin gives a full account of each of 6 voice actors that worked on the show, including:

• Lennie Weinrib
• Jack Angel
• Peter Cullen
• BJ Ward
• Michael Bell
• Neil Ross

Franklin also tells the story of where the name, Voltron, came from. Franklin also answers questions from Voltron fans submitted from all the corners of the globe.

Marc and Mike want to thank all the Voltron fans for participating in this podcast by submitting questions to Franklin Cofod. Your contributions and your fandom are what makes this podcast possible. Thank you!

Speaking of the fans, we want you to pay close attention to LetsVoltron.com within the next week. We are coming very close to 10,000 listens of this podcast since we started last December. To celebrate this milestone, we are having a contest, where we will pick 10 random entries to receive Voltron Prize Packs! The names will be announced in a podcast episode in June, once we reach 10,000 listens. In that episode, we will also be providing an interview with another special guest that the Voltron fans will love!

Also coming in June will be our exclusive interview with Original Series Associate Producer, John Teichmann.

Thanks for listening!

In the debut episode of Let's Voltron: The Official Voltron Podcast, hosts Jeremy Corray from World Events Productions and Marc Morrell discuss some great Voltron merchandise now available, and chat about some big projects coming soon from World Events Productions.

• Voltron Deluxe Hoodie
• Robotech/Voltron Crossover Comic #1 Pre-Order signed by Tommy Yune
• Voltron 30th Anniversary Collector's Set...PRE-ORDER with exclusive Signed Holiday Card by Ted Koplar
• Limited Edition Voltron Print by Tom Whalen
• Limited Edition Glow-in-the-Dark Print by Todd Slater
• Voltron Force Comics Volumes 1-6 FULL SET by Viz Media and Viz Kids