I first saw
BotP when it was rerun in the early '80s; I was 7-8 years old. It was my favorite show growing up. I fell in love with Mark and I would make up stories pretending to be the sixth member of the team, dating Mark while envisioning Princess and Jason together. I was devastated when they took it off the air.

I wanted to call up Casey Kasem and ask if I could have copies on VHS. For years afterward I listened to
Casey's Top 40 just to hear Mark's voice.
In college I became active in a science fiction group and one of my friends told me that
Gatchaman was the original source material. No one had copies at the time, so I never saw it until Rhino came out with the first set, which I bought. It was interesting to note the cultural differences in the two versions. Having seen the original,
BotP is now annoying, especially 7-Zark-7. Unfortunately I don't have the money to buy the full ADV set, so I'm stuck with memories. I was shocked to find out Jason died at the end of the (first) series

; I don't remember that at all. Maybe they never aired that episode? Or maybe I thought it was part one of a two-parter? Oh, well. Also, I never knew about any of the other series or shows until I started reading these fanfics.
As for the website, I first started reading
Legend of Zelda fanfics on Zelda specific sites. Then, a couple of fanart pieces led me to the inspired story "Aceilux" on fanfiction.net. From there I browsed their catalogue and found the
Gatchaman ones. After replying to one of TransmuteJun's stories, she led me over here. Don't know why I never did a search for this specifically.
Thanks to the creators for making such a great fan site, and thanks to all the authors and artists who've posted.