Author: Ahmar Wolf

I am interested in just about everything

Canadian animated series ‘The Raccoons’ sees resurgence of interest

Ahmar Wolf

The Raccoons was incredibly popular series, I originally saw it on the Disney Channel

The show, which ran in 180 countries worldwide — including on CBC in Canada and the Disney Channel in the U.S. — follows a group of animal friends who try to save the Evergreen Forest from millionaire industrialist Cyril Sneer. Animation by Atkinson Film-Arts (later renamed Crawley Films) and Hinton Animation Studios showed the Ontario roots of “The Raccoons.” “You can see Canadian landmarks like a train station or an untouched shoreline,” said Gillis, an award-winning creator, director and executive producer whose credits include “RoboCop: The Series,” “Atomic Betty,” and the “Universal Soldier” television movies, “I Was a Rat,” “The Nutcracker Prince,” “Camp Lakebottom” and “Jimmy Two-Shoes.”

So what is happening?

Although the series and the specials were released on multiple formats in the ’90s and ’00s, they are now out of print and the series is currently only available on the Run With Us YouTube channel. Until recently, the archives had been stored in a climate-controlled environment. After receiving proposals from international distributors asking to update the shows to modern platforms, Gillis and his team began restoring and remastering the series and specials from the original 35 mm to 4K and 8K last year. “We have already restored two episodes and the results are amazing. It’s like when the original artwork first went under the camera.”

Gillis estimates the first two seasons will be available on subscription, advertising-supported channels and networks such as Disney, Tubi or Prime Video by May, with all five seasons — and never-before-seen extras — released on Blu-ray and DVD before the end of 2022.

You can read the full article here

As to those who might not know what I am talking about here is a full episode and see if you become a fan

MFF 2021 Wrapup

Ahmar Wolf

In a statement released by MFF

In these unprecedented times…

No, wait.

We’re all really tired of hearing that.

Anyway, it’s been a rough two years for everyone. After going virtual in 2020, we at Midwest FurFest approached the 2021 convention with a mixture of hope and trepidation. Our goal was to provide something of a respite for all of our friends and to continue to celebrate the furry fandom in FurFest’s own unique style but in a manner that was safe and responsible as well.

It is a pleasure to say that we achieved all of this and more, as we welcomed a grand total of 9,332 (vaccinated and masked) attendees. We are grateful not only for all of our friends who journeyed to Rosemont to join us, but also for the approximately 450 staff and volunteers (working onsite and remote) who helped make the convention happen.

Our charity this year was Mission Companion Paw (MCP) Rescue + Outreach. Through the generosity of our attendees, we were able to raise $74,303. These donations will help them continue their work of finding homes for hard-to-adopt dogs, providing pet food donations to food pantries, and directing families to low-cost spay and neuter services.

We would like to recognize everyone who organized and participated in the following events which helped raise money for this charity:

  • Charity Table Jar: $7,335 
  • Credit Card/Venmo Donations: $2,758 
  • Charity and Silent Auctions: $5,344 
  • Furry Logic Escape Room: $1,000 
  • Donations from Programming Event: $2,760 
  • Hyatt Regency O’Hare – Themed Drinks at Red Bar: $1,130 
  • Cash donations at Closing Ceremonies: $7,976 (WOW!)

Thanks again to everyone who made this possible. You have all made a tremendous difference in the lives of MCP and the people and animals that they serve.

After two years in orbit, Midwest FurFest 2021: Intergalactic! has finally landed. We are already hard at work making plans for the coming year and we hope to see you December 1-4, 2022 in Rosemont, Illinois for Midwest FurFest 2022: Movie Magic!

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 4 Transformania Review

Ahmar Wolf

After being asked several times in furson asked my opinion here is my review

You seen the trailer so I don’t have to go over the plot. Okay I admit what some say is quite true. This film isn’t as good as the earlier films… BUT!!!

It does one thing right, IT’S FUN!!!

It takes every plot point and builds up to this, I admit I loved seeing Frankenstein, The Werewolf, The Mummy, and The Invisible Man in their human form was great. Even the gag about The Invisible Man being naked all this time. They just react to what we have been thinking all this time.

The ending is the ending, we knew the Hotel Transylvania series had to end at some point. But if you look at it this way. This is far better than that last Shrek film.

Have fun, give it a try

Fur Con NZ (New Zealand) Cancelled

Ahmar Wolf

In an open letter by the Con’s chair

Unfortunately with the announcement today of nationwide COVID-19 level RED, we have had to make the decision to postpone FurcoNZ.

Due to the weekend, and our venue liaison being on leave, we are not able to confirm the exact new dates today. However, we are targeting the end of April or early May.

In the event this also becomes not possible due to COVID-19, we have further plans to target the Spring.

Since we have such high attendee numbers, our early plans to reduce the number of attendees or recategorize attendees are no longer possible. It would not be fair to have our vulnerable community members miss out on this event, and the event would not be the same without them.

We will be making an announcement on our new dates by the end of this week. All tickets will carry over to the new dates. After this announcement, if you are not able to make the new dates, we will be offering refunds. Any tickets refunded will return to sale. We will not be processing refunds ahead of this announcement, unless you have extenuating circumstances which will be considered on a case by case basis.

If you have any general questions, we advise seeing our FurcoNZ Telegram Chat – however, if it is non-urgent, please wait until further information comes out later this week. We will ensure that information is given out in time for those needing to cancel or move flights can do so. We recommend looking at your airlines COVID cancellation or transfer policy, including credits, in advance of this.

Any major concerns or questions regarding media, legal, financial, or ticket issues can be sent to info@furconz.org.nz however we may have a longer than usual response time over the next week. We appreciate your patience.

Regards, MJ (Con Chair)