D&D Cartoon-Inspired Car Commercial

You might recall that recently it was revealed that there was a Renault car commercial in the works utilizing live-action representations of the characters from the 1980s D&D cartoon.

Well, now the Brazilian Live-Action D&D Cartoon-based car commercial has dropped, so ENJOY!

Throwback Thursday - Film Quirks

Over on atlasobscura.com, they tell us "How the 1985 Fantasy Film 'Legend' Ended Up With Two Soundtracks" here.

Also, on mentalfloss.com, they explain "How Chuck Jones Animated the Mongoose in 'Rikki-Tikki-Tavi'" here.

Finally, on bristolbadfilmclub.co.uk, they describe "War Eagles: The greatest Ray Harryhausen film never made" here.

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RPG Media Monday - Animated Conan

A recent online discussion of memorable villains reminded me about Conan: The Adventurer [Animated Series] (1992-1993).  While I was never a huge animation buff growing up, I did love the films of Bakshi and a handful of cartoons in my youngest days.  I can also recall catching some of this version of Conan from time to time back in the early 90s, despite having just turned thirty by the time this first aired.  I certainly recall enjoying it for what it was and thinking some of the stories might be good fodder for D&D adventures.  While it only aired for two years, and the first season was but thirteen episodes, the second season was fifty-two episodes bringing the count to sixty-five half hour animations.  Naturally, Dungeons & Dragons had been around for nearly two decades by this time and one can imagine the influences that must have had one the show.  Conan has many other adventurers who join him on his wanderings in the series, most often in diverse groups.  While Conan is clearly the main character, often other characters are highlighted as bringing their skills to the table to help him win the day.

For younger readers, the early 1990s for all its bad haircuts and funky-fresh clothing was a time when putting a pile of skulls behind the hero didn't seem inappropriate for a kids show.  That's quite the pile back there and it must have been accomplished one enemy at a time!  Along the same lines and although it is barely started, some effort has been made to catalog the details of the animated series here on its own wiki.  There's merely a bit of villain work there, which is why I stumbled across it while surfing after the aforementioned discussion, but if you have an interest in furthering it, join in.  Wiki projects are only ever as good as the collective enthusiasm but, like a pile of your enemy's skulls, every little bit helps build them and it doesn't take long before the efforts start to show.

Finally, on the Hasbro Studios Shorts YouTube channel, they have a ton of one to four minute clips from the show, 143 from what I can tell based on a playlist I found.  A quick trip to Amazon shows that three DVDs, one with season one here, and season two part one here plus season two part two here, are all fairly inexpensive and available.  The three of them retail for about $60 but can be had collectively for about half off.  Even if you don't want them in your gamer DVD collection, enjoy the clips below where I linked to the playlist on YouTube!

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Throwback Thursday - D&D Park, Games, & Cartoon

Over on roadsideamerica.com, check out "Dungeons and Dragons Park" here.  I'm sure I've mentioned it before but with Spring upon us and road trips in the offing, it's worth a mention again.

Also, on ebay.com, have a look at the "Massive Computer Game Lot And More. At Least 53 Disks Dungeons And Dragons" here.

Finally, on laughingsquid.com, they shared an old YouTube video from the Grant Smith YouTube channel that takes clips from the D&D Cartoon and does voice over work to make them feel like a D&D adventure around the table.  Enjoy but some language is not safe for work and could be considered offensive.

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Sunday Funnies - Haunted Humor

Over on you-can-be-funny.com, check out the animals in costume here.

Also, on bluemilkspecial.com, some favorite Star Wars characters give out the treats we are not looking for here.

Finally, on the Animation Mentor YouTube channel, have a look at Daphne's New Broom.  Enjoy!

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Sunday Funnies - Dwarf On A Pig, Hobbit Office, & the Most Useful Item

Over on the Christopher Winchester (The Esgaroth Three) YouTube channel, there is a recently uploaded music video titled "Dwarf On A Pig (Rather Have A Warg) - Hobbit spoof comedy song - BOFA funny."  Enjoy.

Also, in case you missed it last weekend, when Martin Freeman was doing SNL they had a digital short on a mashup of The Hobbit and The Office.  Enjoy.

Finally, over on Cracked, there is an animated feature somewhat erroneously titled "The Most Underappreciated Weapon in Video Games."  Enjoy that here.

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850 Meters for Famous Knight!

Everyone should check out the fun video up on Vimeo.  Enjoy!

Disney Animation Advances

Over on io9.com, there is a recent article discussing advances in animation techniques, particularly at Disney Studios.  See more here!

Bakshi LotR Orc Animation Cel

A Ralph Bakshi animation cel featuring orcs is up on eBay and perhaps worth a gander for the collector.  See more here!

The Tale of the Three Brothers

I stumbled across a YouTube video on The Illustration Art channel telling "The Tale of the Three Brothers," a J. K. Rowling piece from her "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" which was published just over five years ago. Enjoy!

An Elfquest Film in the Works

Apparenlty an Elfquest movie (see the comic online here!) is in the works based on the comic that began back in 1978.  Read more here and enjoy this "Fan Imagining" from last year.

Merrie Melodies - Daffy Duck the Wizard (in HD)

From YouTube, enjoy Merrie Melodies - Daffy Duck the Wizard in HD.

Valhalla (1986 Animated Feature)

If you don't mind subtitles, I'm sure you'll enjoy this 76 minute animated feature simply entitled Valhalla from 1986 (in eight parts on YouTube.