So, Hasbro owns half a Cable Channel.

[Silverblade The Ench]

Well, animation power/capability expands each year...but, inflation plus what folk WANT done in the 3D realm tends to keep prices up.

Was reading about the Nvidia "Tesla" supercomputer desktops, ye gods, if they could run render packages, single machine = uber render farm *drool*!!!!!

 

[Rechan]

2 or 3 years ago I pitched a new D&D cartoon to WotC and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. It would have had a tone sort of similar to Firefly. Scott Rouse and I talked briefly at Gen Con, and a friend of mine who's a producer at Adult Swim said they were willing to give a look to any sample episode, but I couldn't raise the funds to get a sample episode animated, so the conversations never got very far.

If someone happens to have a few thousand bucks to hire an animator or two for a 10 minute vignette, I've got a script and scribbled storyboards. I'd love to see D&D on TV. Heck, I'm surprised Blizzard hasn't done something similar, though I guess they've already got enough customers.

About a year ago, there was a pilot floating around called "Korgoth of barbaria". It was the same tone of Venture Brothers (tongue in cheek dark humor) in a Conan packaging.

 

[Rechan]

M:TG and other games that WotC makes get WotC far, far more cash than D&D. I imagine that Hasbro would go with "The next cartoon that emphasizes the next CCG".

 

[RangerWickett]

About a year ago, there was a pilot floating around called "Korgoth of barbaria". It was the same tone of Venture Brothers (tongue in cheek dark humor) in a Conan packaging.

My friend at [as] told me about Korgoth as soon as he saw the storyboards for the first episode. They green-lit a pilot, and then afterward they got the storyboards for the second episode. It basically had no new jokes, because Korgoth was a boring character. So they didn't pick up the show.

And yeah, a Magic show might fare better, since that's the WotC money maker, supposedly. I'm still a little amazed they never have tried any sort of crossover between D&D and Magic.

 

[Klaus]

D&D Cartoon is absolutely loved here in Brazil, even for people who has zero clue what D&D is.

Its reprised from time to time.

With all those Harry Potter, Spiderwick and so on fans around I don't know what's Wotc waiting for.

Indeed. It is regarded here as one of the best cartoons ever aired.

I don't know why the DVD hasn't been released yet...

 

[darjr]

That the D&D cartoon has current fans and it's aired a new because of them warms the cackles of my evil little tentacled heart.

 

[avin]

Indeed. It is regarded here as one of the best cartoons ever aired.

I don't know why the DVD hasn't been released yet...

Not in portuguese, but I got mine from Amazon

 

[Lord Xtheth]

I'd watch a new cartoon! I'd even volunteer my voice!

 

[Rechan]

And yeah, a Magic show might fare better, since that's the WotC money maker, supposedly. I'm still a little amazed they never have tried any sort of crossover between D&D and Magic.

You're online. You should know that would cause an instant flashflood of rage.

I mean, 4e has been accused of being Magic Lite, what with using "decks" of power "Cards".

 

[Wombat]

Hmm, I wonder what the viewership for such a show would be? Could it expand D&D sales ... or would it fall by the wayside because (demographically) so few play D&D? I have no idea...