Well, you're
first question
is probably,
what does FUS
stand for? And
if you read the
top of the main
page, it stands
for Fans United
for SatAM
(Sonic). If
you're not
familiar with
the SatAM
version of
Sonic, what are
you doing here?
Oh well, I'll
fill you in.
This Sonic
series aired on
ABC Saturday
mornings from
1993-1995.
(dubbed SatAM
Sonic by most
Sonic fans). It
all began when
Adventures of
Sonic the
Hedgehog (AoStH)
was orginally
going to air on
ABC, but when
ABC saw the
horrible
animation, plots
and catch
phrases of AoStH,
they told DiC
they either had
to make a new
cartoon, or
Sonic would not
air on ABC. DiC
quickly came up
with some new
characters,
better plots,
and better
animation and
created the
series Sonic the
Hedgehog
To this day,
it is considered
the best of all
Sonic series
that have aired.
It captured the
hearts of many
and created a
cast of Sonic
characters that
reign superior
among the Sonic
universe.
Fanficion,
fanart and even
a few fan made
games revolve
around this
universe and in
it's best days,
the Archie
comics based
itself off this
universe. So, if
it was so great,
what happened to
it? It's end
came on a
cliffhanger
ending due to
rating shifts
(thank the Power
Rangers) and a
new President at
ABC. The show
aired on USA for
a few years, but
USA chopped up
the show so bad
for their
advertisements,
a few of the
scenes didn't
even make sence
and many fans
lost interest in
it. Sadly, it
was canceled
once again on
USA sometime in
1997 (I THINK).
This was the end
of the SatAM
series. A few
webpages have
the episodes up
for downloading,
but several out
there have yet
to see the
series air in
it's full
version on a TV.
For many
years, fans
sulked around,
wrote fanfiction
on what they
believe the
third season
would have held,
complained and
started
petitions and
still nothing.
Then FUS
became....
The name FUS
was actually
created by Rob
Showalter when
we were trying
to come up with
a name for our
team for SAGE. I
suggusted SatAM
United but then
the acronyms
would be SU,
which also means
Sonic
Underground, and
we didn't want
that. Rob then
suggested Fans
United for
SatAM, we put up
quite a FUS, and
VOILA! FUS was
born!
Now the part
where I get to
gloat. So many
people said it
was futile, so
many people said
it wouldn't
succeed. But in
early 2001,
things started
turning in our
favor. DiC had
announced that
they had freed
themselves from
Disney's
control, they
were once again
an independent
company. Why was
this good? This
way they didn't
have to listen
to Disney who
seemed to like
AoStH and the
occasional
showing of
SU.... MORE GOOD
NEWS came
around. Soon
afterward DiC
announced that
they would be
releasing videos
and DVDs of some
of the old
series and some
of the new
including
Sonic the
Hedgehog. No
one knew,
however, which
series they were
releasing, so we
wrote and wrote
and wrote
pratically
begging for it
to be SatAM. I
don't know
exactly how it
happened, but
sometime at the
end of 2001, I
got an email
from Ronald
Mears titled
"Sonic DVD
Information." At
first I groaned
thinking it was
someone asking
what the DVD
would be of, but
was I in for a
surprise. He had
contacted
someone from DiC
and they had
informed him
that in fact
they were
releasing from
SatAM! And a
large cheer rose
up from the
SatAM
community...
okay sorry got
carried away.
Later on, we
found out the
episodes would
be ones all
ready released,
but if sales
were good
enough, they'd
release more.
On February
26th, 2002, the
DVD was released
online and in
some stores, and
there was...
well more
rejoicing. And
news from DiC is
that another DVD
will be released
sometime in the
future. Now
let's all bug
them to show
Ultra Sonic on
the DVD ;) Their
address is:
DiC Home
Entertainment
4100 West
Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA
91505
They listened on
the first one so
I'm thinking
they will on the
second. Let's do
it to it and get
the whole
series, and
let's ask for
new episodes too
;)
.... and on
March 27,
2007 FUS
helped
accomplish
perhaps it's
biggest goal to
date ... Somone
Listened ...
The Entire
Series was on
DVD boxed set,
thanks to The
Shout Factory.
You can go ahead
and order it
directly from
them here:
http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=2735545
, or Likely
Search
Amazon.Com for
it!
MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED
However, things
do not end
there. FUS was
then turnt over
by Sonique...
now named
'Quexinos' on
the forums, to
Rocky James
Raccoon, aka-
Daniel McMann,
since Quexinos
decided that she
did no longer
wish to run FUS,
and deal with
the trouble.
(Though she
remains a member
in good
standing!)
Rocky has since
proceeded to
update the site
with a newer,
cleaner look,
and go about
resurrecting the
Sea3on three
comic, along as
adding the likes
of a 'FUS Wiki'
in which
everyday people
can contribute
with their
knowledge of
SatAM!
And the Story
still goes on...
TO BE CONTINUED?
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