Updated Dungeons & Dragons animated series

[Ranger REG]

Logically, they would probably base it on Eberron or the Realms.

And as much as a Realms fan that I am, I'd rather they do a Greyhawk movie. I cannot let this brand that helped D&D during the early years slipped into obscurity. Without Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms would not exist.

Eberron is nothing more than a product of a reality show (not-seen-on-TV) called "So you want to be a game designer?"

 

[Nightfall]

Well how about a Dragonlance show?

And what the heck is wrong with Samurai Jack?! *loved that show*

Avatar style is fine.

*also thought that the TT show was good, bad music or no.*

 

[Ranger REG]

Well how about a Dragonlance show?

Because there will be a Dragonlance animated film, duh.

 

[Ranger REG]

And what the heck is wrong with Samurai Jack?! *loved that show*

Samurai Jack is fine, art-wise, but that's not how I envision it for a new D&D TV series. Besides, too many animated series these days are of that animation style, or one of them "face fault" anime art. I'm visually bored with them.

 

[horacethegrey]

Samurai Jack is fine, art-wise, but that's not how I envision it for a new D&D TV series. Besides, too many animated series these days are of that animation style, or one of them "face fault" anime art. I'm visually bored with them.

Agreed. While I hold nothing against Samurai Jack or it's creator Genndy Tatarkovsky, I find that show and it's art syle placing an emphasis on cool rather than any real substance. The same can be said of Star Wars: Clone Wars, which was also directed by Tatarkovsky(to his credit though, what he did was miles better than whatever George Lucas did with the prequels ).

What DnD needs is a animated series that has a more realistic art style than what were used to seeing in normal animated fantasy fare. That way it can send a message to viewers that this is a serious show and not one to snicker at. I mentioned Berserk before being an example, and that's what I'd like to see for this series.

 

[Mr. Beef]

And what the heck is wrong with Samurai Jack?! *loved that show*

I tried watching Samurai Jack and found it totally unwatchable. It hurt my brain, but that just my opinion.

I just did not like the style of the animation. It just rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe I'm suffering from the Disney Effect. Animation that is produced by a large company looks a lot better than the ones from small companies. Mostly because they have more money to put into their films and television shows.

I did not like the Star Wars Clone Wars cartoons mostly because of the animation style. If it had been done in CGI or a more traditional style then I might have liked it. I also did not like the fact that they only gave us 3 minutes at a time for the first series, and incresed the time allowed in the second series.

Avatar style is fine.

I actually like the Avatar: The Last Airbender style as well. The writing is rather good for a kids show on Nick. I have a feeling that if Avatar gets syndicated, then Cartoon Network will more than likely pick it up. It's American Animation and I thought at first it was Anime, but after Googling the show I found I was wrong.

Just my 1/4 pound.

Mr. Beef

 

[WayneLigon]

I am surprised we haven't had a european-fantasy-themed animated show yet, save for the short run of a Conan series I never got to see. You'd think there would be enough appeal and demand for it, given the apparent popularity of midieval themes for toys. Legos, Heroscape, several fantasy-themed boardgames... all would seem to point to enough interest that a TV show of some type would make sense.

I think a realistic thin-line anime style would be good, something like you saw in Witch Hunter Robin. I could live with the Clone Wars style, depending on the character designs; it's not my favorite but I've seen far worse. Hey, it could be in Rugrats style.

I think it would be great to re-do part of the original series but in a realistic style with modern sensibilities. Needless to say, it would be in Adult Swim territory. Do away with some of the corny names (Presto, I'm looking at you), make Uni a parasitic shapeshifter sent by Venger, and give the mage some awesome freaking magical abilities. (That was my main beef with the show, was that the mage had to be such a wimp because God forbid we show kids that magic could have really powerful effects).

But the best bet would be to make a clean break with the past and have a core adventuring party. Not the iconics, either. Fighter, cleric, mage, rogue, then maybe a ranger or monk.

 

[Umbran]

Eberron is nothing more than a product of a reality show (not-seen-on-TV) called "So you want to be a game designer?"

While I'm not a fan of the TV genre as a whole, I think that dissing the setting for its origins, instead of for it's actual content, is a weak argument, at best.

Back on topic - I would not mind an animated series. Unless you're planning to target it for kids, it would probably be best to avoid the original series.

I think there's weaknesses to Greyhawk as a setting for a series. It simply isn't as well developed, for one. And, I expect the current batch of players are far more familiar with the Realms, so they'd be a better hook.

 

[Ranger REG]

Agreed. While I hold nothing against Samurai Jack or it's creator Genndy Tatarkovsky, I find that show and it's art syle placing an emphasis on cool rather than any real substance.

More like "kiddie" cool to me, which is a big concern for children born after 1990.