FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nov. 3, 2006 - SPIRAL-ZONE.com announces the upcoming release of SPIRAL ZONE: The Complete DVD Collection. This 14 disc DVD box set will be available on December 5, 2006, exclusively through SPIRAL-ZONE.com.

This is the first time that all 65 episodes of the cult classic sci-fi animated series will be released on DVD. Previously, only six episodes were ever officially released on VHS.

"It is a great honor to be able to bring you, the dedicated fan, all 65 episodes of SPIRAL ZONE, for the first time, on DVD," said Chris Millar, Creative Director of SPIRAL-ZONE.com. "I have achieved my goal of ensuring that this incredible animated series does not fade away into obscurity. SPIRAL ZONE will now join the ranks of The Transformers, G.I. Joe and other great 80s cartoons that have been preserved digitally on DVD."

And while Millar is the creative force behind SPIRAL-ZONE.com and SPIRAL ZONE: The Complete DVD Collection, he admits to not being able to complete his dream of preserving SPIRAL ZONE without the help of one man. "Pierre De Celles, the Supervising Director of SPIRAL ZONE, is the true hero of this story," said Millar. "If he had not provided me with original tapes containing all 65 episodes, none of this would have ever come to fruition."

When Millar launched SPIRAL-ZONE.com in March 2005, he always maintained that the primary goal of the site was to get SPIRAL ZONE released on DVD. "I didn't care if another company did it or if I did it. The bottom line is that I wanted to watch and own all 65 episodes of SPIRAL ZONE on DVD."

However, it quickly became clear to Millar that he would have to be the one to do it. "I wanted to take the official route and either purchase or license the rights for SPIRAL ZONE from Tonka. However, even after hiring a trademark lawyer, Tonka would not return any of my phone calls. It was clear that they had no interest in working with me and quite frankly, I couldn't blame them. SPIRAL ZONE was a financial flop back in the 1980s and I'm sure that the idea of spending resources on a DVD collection twenty years later would be laughable at best."

And while Millar's passion for SPIRAL ZONE got things started, he credits other fans around the world for helping keep his interest level high. "The whole reason I created the site is for people who enjoyed the show back in the 80s and who wanted to see it again. I have received numerous emails from fans worldwide who are dying to see SPIRAL ZONE released on DVD. The feeling of enthusiasm from the fans is what kept me going every time that I got bummed out by the lack of response from Tonka."

In July 2006, Millar received a shocking email that changed everything. "I received an email from Pierre De Celles, the Supervising Director of the SPIRAL ZONE animated series. In addition to sharing some original animation cels with me, he said that he had all 65 episodes of SPIRAL ZONE archived on tape and that he'd be willing to send them to me. Now, thanks to his foresight and generosity, SPIRAL ZONE can now be preserved on DVD and enjoyed by fans worldwide."

Millar also says that working with someone who worked on the original animated series was a real treat. "I couldn't believe that I, a fan from a small town in Canada, was collaborating with someone who had worked on SPIRAL ZONE back in the day. I would have never imagined it possible when I was a kid. It's another example of the enormous power of the internet."

And while Millar is extremely excited about the upcoming DVD release, he reminds people that it has not, in any way, received a blessing from Tonka. "SPIRAL ZONE: The Complete DVD Collection is not manufactured or endorsed by Tonka," states Millar. "That said, I would like to state for the record that I am not doing this to make money off of someone else's intellectual property. I have done this solely to preserve SPIRAL ZONE, an incredible animated series that I, and many others, enjoyed back in the 80s. Regardless of how the show did financially, it is a great cartoon that deserved more than to fade away into obscurity."

In the end, Millar doesn't think that this fan-made DVD collection is going to get any attention from Tonka. "The fact that it took almost 20 years for a dedicated SPIRAL ZONE web site to show up on the internet shows how many people actually remember this animated series. But while the fanbase is extremely small, they are dedicated and will enjoy reliving their memories of SPIRAL ZONE just as much as I have."