Monday, July 31, 2006

Dungeons and Dragons



I was soooo psyched to see this airing on the Disney Channel the other night! "Dungeons and Dragons" was about 4 teens and one's younger brother who were thrust into a fantasical world while riding the Dungeon and Dragons roller-coaster at a theme park. Their only guide/help was Dungeon Master (who shall be known, henceforth as DM), a short little wizard with extreme magical powers. He gave each of them a gift. To Hank, their leader, he gave a magical bow that never ran out of arrows (they were in fact made of a magical light and could do neat things like wrap around orcs). To Eric, the cowardly cavalier, he gave a shield that would deflect anything. Red-haired Diana became the thief, and was given a magical invisibility cloak. Sheila, who also happened to be a gymnast, was given a staff that could resize at will. Young Bobby, Diana's younger brother, became the "barbarian" and was given a wooden club that could shake the earth. Last, but not least, was Presto, who was given a wizards hat, but often had trouble conjuering exactly what he wanted though usually got something he needed. The DM instructed the kids that the only way to get home was to defeat the evil Venger, a demonish creature that rode a flying black steed though he himself had wings.

The gang was also accompanied on their journeys by Uni, every little girl's dream pet--a baby unicorn. Uni could teleport once a day, though most often just found herself in trouble.

The show only lasted two seasons, and while a final episode was written, entitle "Requiem", it was never filmed. Follow the link to read what would have happened.

Is it airing: For some reason, I can't find this listed on Zap2it's tv listings scheduled, but I'm fairly certain it was airing on Disney around 5:30-6 either Saturday or Sunday night (though there is a possibility it was ABC Family.

DVD Availability: It appears to be available overseas, so if your DVD player can play Region 2, you can get it at amazon.com.

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