Dungeons & amp; Dragons is an American animated television series based on TSR's Dungeons & amp; Dragons role-playing game. A joint production of Marvel Productions and TSR, the show originally ran from 1983 to 1985 for three seasons on CBS with a total of twenty-seven episodes. Japanese company Toei Animation performs animations for this series.
The event focuses on a group of six friends who are transported to the titular world and follow their adventures as they try to find their way home with the help of their 'Dungeon Master' guide. The last episode that is not produced will be a conclusion and also re-imagine that the series has taken for the fourth season. However, the show was canceled before the episode was made. Scripts can be found from various online sources and performed as audio drama as a special feature for the BCI Eclipse DVD edition of this series.
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Overview
The show focuses on a group of friends aged between 8 and 15 who are sucked into the "world of Dungeons & Dragons" by taking a magical dark ride on an amusement park roller coaster. Upon arriving in the world, they meet the Dungeon Master (named after the referee in a role-playing game) that gives each child a magical item.
The main purpose of children is to find their way home, but they often take a detour to help people or find that their destiny is related to others. The group finds many different enemies, but their main antagonist is Venger. Venger is a powerful wizard who wants to control the territory and believe the power of the children's weapons will help him to do so. The other recurring villain is Tiamat, the five-headed dragon and the only creature that Venger fears.
The show ran for 27 episodes divided into three seasons of thirteen, eight, and six episodes each. Most episodes are presented as 'stand-alone' stories; However, towards the end of the series, the storyline involving Venger is revealed as the son of Dungeon Master stitched into several episodes. The storyline will reach a climax at the end that is not produced "Requiem" .
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Opening credit
Do not be afraid: Ranger, Barbarian, Witch, Thief, Cavalier, and Acrobat. That's Venger, the evil power. I am Dungeon Master, your guide in the world of Dungeons and Dragons!
The opening credit serves as a series introduction and an explanation of how the children end up in nature. It started with the group riding the "Dungeons & Dragons" rides, which then transported them to nature. Dungeon Master seems to give them individual weapons to defend themselves from Tiamat and Venger.
Credit changed for second and third season. It begins in the same way as the first with the group going up to the roller coaster. Once in the realm, however, the characters can be seen in a castle and already have their weapons against various enemies before Venger shows up and says -
There is no way out of the world of Dungeons and Dragons!
Credit shows an orchestra score compiled by Johnny Douglas, who plays alongside the Dungeon Master soundtrack. However, in France it goes with the song "Le Sourire du Dragon" sung by Dorothà ©  © e. In Spain, the theme song "Dragones y Mazmorras" ("Dragons and Dungeons") sung by Dulces became very popular.
Controversy
The controversial level of violence for American children's television at the time, and one episode script, "The Dragon's Graveyard", were almost ruled out because of the characters intent on killing their arch-rivals, Venger. In 1985, the National Coalition for Television Violence demanded that the FTC exercise a warning during each broadcast stating that the Dungeons & amp; Dragon has been linked to violent deaths in real life. The series spawned more than 100 different licenses, and the show led the time slot for two years.
Merchandise
The event produced a variety of spin-off merchandise.
DVD release
In Region 1, BCI Eclipse (under license from Disney) releases Dungeons & amp; Dragons - The Complete Animated Series on DVD for the first time on December 5, 2006. The 5-disc set featured extensive special features including documentaries, comments, character profiles and more. This release is now out of print because BCI Eclipse ceased operations in December 2008.
In June 2009, Mill Creek Entertainment secured the rights to the series and then re-released the full series on August 25, 2009, in a 3-disc set with no special features but with almost all original music restored; This release contains all episodes aired on television but does not contain radio play "Requiem".
Toy
An Advanced Dungeons & amp; Dragons toy line produced by LJN in 1983, including original characters such as Warduke, Strongheart the Paladin, and wicked Kelly Wizard who would later appear in the campaign for the Basic edition of the role play. None of the main characters of the TV series are included in the toy line, but connections exist, such as Warduke, Strongheart, and Kelek each guest star in each episode of the series. Only in Spain and Portugal have PVC figures from the main cast (Hank, Sheila, etc.) produced.
Games
The PC game Baldur's Gate II features a parody of Easter Egg in portrait featuring Hank and Bobby at Mart Adventurer in Athkatla, Amn. Both portraits can be clicked and players can read jokes that imply that they are eaten by Tiamat.
Books
Some of the books in this series were released at the time of its greatest popularity.
- Choose The Road to Adventure . Six books follow the Choose Your Own Adventure format, from a child's point of view. Six separate stories were created, each focusing on a separate character (though in Eric's books replaced by his brother, who did not appear in the cartoon series). These books were released by TSR.
- The UK Annual Book . Two hardcover books were published in Britain in 1985 and 1986, by World International Publishing Limited. Includes picture stories with different qualities. The former includes eight original adventures while the second includes only three and retells the episode of 'Eye Of The Beholder' which is renamed 'Eye Of The Watchman'.
- Marvel Special Summer 1987: Walls Without Walls . Published in the United Kingdom. A simple re-explanation of the episode of 'Prison Without Wall' which includes original artwork drawn for this book.
- "Donjons et Dragons" : Published in France, a collection of six books that recount some of the most popular episodes.
- "Tour of the Realms" : Published by DC comics featuring adult characters that are still trapped in Nature, now the Forgotten Realms, with Presto seeking an internship with Elminster the Mage.
Awards
For his work in this series, Tonya Gayle Smith (as "Diana") was nominated for the Extraordinary Young Actress in Animation Sound in the 1984-1985 Youth in Film Awards.
In January 2009, IGN rated Dungeons & amp; Dragons in # 64 on the "Best 100 Animated Series" list.
References
External links
- Dungeons & amp; Dragons in IMDb
- Dungeons & amp; Dragons on TV.com
- "Storyboard for second season introduction". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
- Model sheet for characters
- The final 'Requiem' script
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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