ROCKS 10B: Dungeons & Dragons

WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE SECOND DISCUSSION IN THE TENTH STRAND OF THE NEW CLUB "R.O.C.K.S." - REWATCHING OLD CLASSIC KIDS SHOWS!
A big thanks to everyone that are joining us through all of this. It’s going to be an enjoyable ride!

Threads 10A&B will focus on "Dungeons & Dragons".

This week, we're discussing the following episodes:

- The Traitor
- The Dragons Graveyard
- The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow

Just a friendly reminder to everyone that, whilst fans are obviously welcome to passionately discuss and give their views on these episodes, please remember to keep things on a friendly footing and respect your fellow posters.
Also, please do not post where or how to find the full episode online. And do not post asking others to PM it to you. You are however allowed to watch the show in whatever manner you want.

Another batch of very enjoyable episodes.

The Traitor.
I really liked how Hank had to do Venger's bidding to protect Bobby.

The Dragon's Graveyard.
In my opinion the best episode of the series. It was awesome how the heroes formed and alliance with Tiamat to destroy Venger yet when they had him defeated they did not go through with destroying him. They showed they could beat him but were better than him.
The reveal of Dungeon Master calling Venger his son was awesome.
This really should have bene the finale episode and with a little tweak to the ending this could have bene the perfect end of the series.

The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow.
A really good episode although maybe not the most amazing.
I selected this episode purely because it at least shows that the heroes do finally get home and there is a proper ending to the series.

I said last week that the premise of the show was a little iffy, what I forgot to add was that once you accept the premise, the show itself is OK, and these were good episodes you picked for us Mark.

I remembered all three of them. The Traitor especially, for the way Hank and Bobby were captured and Sheila snuck into the Orks' camp to find out what was going on. This concept of one of the heroes being forced to do the villain's bidding is one that has surfaced in many shows over the years, most notably here, and also the Defenders Of The Earth episode "Suspended Sabotage", where LJ is forced to do Ming's bidding when he takes Rick prisoner. The difference here is that we don't know what the story is with Hank at first, which makes it a much more interesting episode, we actually wonder whether he really could be a traitor.

The Dragon's Graveyard, as you say - and as indeed I said to you the other day, would have made an amazing series finale with a little tweak to the ending. A great episode. Everyone was involved. And it was nice to see them taking a stand against Dungeon Master, and actually demanding something more specific than his usual riddles. I'm not quite sure I buy the idea that Venger is Dungeon Master's son though, as the way Dungeon Master addressed him as "my son" was more like a priest than a parent. Unless the familial connection is confirmed in any other episodes?

The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow is another episode I remember, although I don't think I remembered all the bits as belonging to the same episode. I recognised the taunting sequences, and the dream showing them back home - although why Dungeon Master was in that dream I'll never know!

Enjoyable series, yes. I think I'll watch the rest of it over the next few weeks.

One other little detail - does anyone else think Peter Cullen's voice for Venger is an attempt at a Darth Vader impression? Hmm, Darth Venger . . . doesn't sound like a bad name for an actual Sith come to think of it!

"LiamABC, post: 121960, member: 25438" said:

I said last week that the premise of the show was a little iffy, what I forgot to add was that once you accept the premise, the show itself is OK, and these were good episodes you picked for us Mark.

I remembered all three of them. The Traitor especially, for the way Hank and Bobby were captured and Sheila snuck into the Orks' camp to find out what was going on. This concept of one of the heroes being forced to do the villain's bidding is one that has surfaced in many shows over the years, most notably here, and also the Defenders Of The Earth episode "Suspended Sabotage", where LJ is forced to do Ming's bidding when he takes Rick prisoner. The difference here is that we don't know what the story is with Hank at first, which makes it a much more interesting episode, we actually wonder whether he really could be a traitor.

The Dragon's Graveyard, as you say - and as indeed I said to you the other day, would have made an amazing series finale with a little tweak to the ending. A great episode. Everyone was involved. And it was nice to see them taking a stand against Dungeon Master, and actually demanding something more specific than his usual riddles. I'm not quite sure I buy the idea that Venger is Dungeon Master's son though, as the way Dungeon Master addressed him as "my son" was more like a priest than a parent. Unless the familial connection is confirmed in any other episodes?

The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow is another episode I remember, although I don't think I remembered all the bits as belonging to the same episode. I recognised the taunting sequences, and the dream showing them back home - although why Dungeon Master was in that dream I'll never know!

Enjoyable series, yes. I think I'll watch the rest of it over the next few weeks.

One other little detail - does anyone else think Peter Cullen's voice for Venger is an attempt at a Darth Vader impression? Hmm, Darth Venger . . . doesn't sound like a bad name for an actual Sith come to think of it!

The premise of the show is a bit iffy. Dungeon Master selected people from our world to defeat Venger. I think that was done to make the characters more relatabile but it would have worked just as well with people from the realm. Glad you enjoyed the episodes Liam. It was tough to just pick six episodes. I am glad you are going to watch the ful series as it is very enjoyable. It is also really worth while getting on DVD.