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Penguin Herder
Eh, nothing wrong with a little idle worship.mhacdebhandia said:That's taking Gygax-worship too damn far.

Cheers, -- N
Eh, nothing wrong with a little idle worship.mhacdebhandia said:That's taking Gygax-worship too damn far.
Brewhammer said:Spot on. When I first heard about the 'Points of Light' I had just finished re-watching the Dungeons & Dragons DVD set that came out fairly recently and I realized that the cartoon was exactly what they were describing with that concept.
Then I shook my head sadly and rolled my eyes realizing that by this time next year the character stats that came with the DVD set would be worthless next year. :\
He certainly is. He got the D&D cartoon on the air during a time when no studio would deal with TSR (because of the Blumes).mhacdebhandia said:That's taking Gygax-worship too damn far. Whatever qualities he has as a game designer or writer, he's no legendary producer.
Gentlegamer said:The D&D cartoon had Willie Aimes (Ranger) and Donny Most (Cavalier), and Gary Gygax (Producer).
No other cartoon can even hope to compare.
While I come here to geek out on dice and monsters, every now and then something comes up to remind me that when I do this I step into a funhouse mirror where everything that is true is reversed and the nearly incomprehensible becomes the canon. Don't get me wrong, it is good that there are people who enjoy all these shows, because enjoyment is good and people should get to partake in it. But I cannot possibly begin to argue with this here because I cannot imagine where I would start.Celebrim said:Transformers, GI Joe, The Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon, Pole Position, The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, Alf-tales, Thundercats, Ducktales, Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Droids, The Real Ghostbusters, Garfield and Friends, Gummy Bears. The range and depth of after school and saturday morning animation of the mid-80's has just never been paralleled. And while Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) and the Simpsons (1989-) are more sophisticated shows, they really mark the last (now fading) legacy of the explosion in television animation in the 80's. (And actually, has the Simpsons been consistantly good sense the 3rd season or so?)
IIRC, there was also an episode where they DID get back, but were promptly followed by Venger. Seeing as though they had nothing to match Venger's might on Earth, they tricked him back through the portal to the Realm.Gentlegamer said:D&D had a series finale that was never produced. The script for it is available on the internets somewhere. It's quite good. It was intended to set up a new series of the show where the kids focused on using their own skills rather than their magical gear to succeed.
As for the one goal never fulfilled: they had a chance to go home in one episode, but it would mean leaving Venger to rule the Realm. Like true heroes, they couldn't go home and leave others to suffer, so they willingly returned to the Realm to continue to fight Venger.