Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox television Silver Surfer, also known as Silver Surfer: The Animated Series, is a 13-episode animated television series based on the Marvel Comics superhero Silver Surfer, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The series aired for one season on the Fox Kids Network in 1998.[1]
Overview
Blending cel-shaded and computer animation, the series is rendered in the style of Silver Surfer creator Jack Kirby.[2]
Inspired by various Silver Surfer comic book stories, the series alters the original mythos in some key ways. It removes the Fantastic Four from The Galactus Trilogy, the foundation for the first three episodes. In this version, the Silver Surfer, who has had the memories of Norrin Radd partially restored to him by Thanos, protects Earth from the hunger of Galactus because it reminds him of Zenn-La.
Many other characters from Marvel's cosmic stable appear in the series, including The Watcher, Ego the Living Planet, Pip the Troll, Drax the Destroyer, and Adam Warlock. Most of the characters featured in the series differ from their printed-page incarnations. For instance, Adam Warlock is an alien supersoldier designed to fight the Kree and, due to Fox broadcast standards, Thanos serves Lady Chaos rather than Death.[3]
The series utilizes a serialized storytelling approach. As with many Silver Surfer comic book stories, episodes tackle a range of social and political issues, including imperialism, slavery, non-violence, and environmental degradation. The series frequently alludes to the Golden Age of Science Fiction, with two episode titles from novels by Isaac Asimov (Second Foundation and The End of Eternity), one from Joe Haldeman (The Forever War), and character names from Asimov (First Speaker) and Doc Smith (Mentor). The story for one episode was by Harlan Ellison.
The series was canceled after one season. Eight episodes were written for the second season before production was shut down. According to series creator Larry Brody, the cancellation was the result of a legal dispute between Marvel and Saban Entertainment.[4]
Voice cast
| Voice actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul Essiembre | Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer |
| Voice actor | Character |
|---|---|
| James Blendick | Galactus |
| Colin Fox | Uatu |
| Gary Krawford | Thanos |
| Camilla Scott | Shalla-Bal |
| Voice actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Denis Akiyama | Watcher Prime |
| Lawrence Bayne | Zedaro |
| Oliver Becker | Adam Warlock, Magus |
| Bernard Behrens | Nietr |
| Rick Bennent | Votrick |
| Robert Bockstael | Pip the Troll |
| Christopher Britton | Zarek |
| Valerie Buhagiar | Shellaine |
| Lally Cadeau | Lady Chaos |
| David Calderisi | Kiar |
| Michael Copeman | MacLag |
| Alyson Court | Amber |
| Jennifer Dale | Nebula |
| Len Doncheff | Raze |
| Shirley Douglas | The Universal Sourge |
| Don Francks | Kalek |
| Elizabeth Hanna | Kili the Troll |
| David Hemblen | Supreme Intelligence, Husseri |
| Howard Jerome | Geatar |
| Lorne Kennedy | Planetary Essence |
| Roy Lewis | Ego the Living Planet |
| Mary Long | Gamora (first time) |
| Tracey Moore | Tor-Kay |
| John Neville | Eternity |
| Nicole Oliver | Gamma Jen Beth |
| Karl Pruner | Beta Ray Bill |
| Tara Rosling | Frankie Raye / Nova |
| Elizabeth Sheperd | Infinity |
| Alison Sealy-Smith | Gamora (second time) |
| Cedric Smith | Mentor |
| Norm Spencer | Drax the Destroyer |
| John Stocker | Ivar |
| Marc Strange | Lord Glenn |
| Aron Tager | The Master of Zenn-La |
| Robert Tinkler | Borad |
Episodes
Home media
In the UK the complete series on two discs were to be released by Liberation Entertainment on July 28, 2008;[5] however, because of the closure of the UK division of Liberation Entertainment, the release was cancelled. The rights were then acquired by Clear Vision LTD who released the set on May 11, 2009.[6]
As with most of the Marvel Films Animation and New World Animation libraries, the rights to this show are currently owned by Disney Enterprises, through BVS Entertainment and Jetix who acquired the Fox Kids Worldwide franchise and the kids’ entertainment programming properties of Saban Entertainment and Fox Children's Productions in 2001 and also, Marvel Animation, which Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment in 2009. However, there are no plans to release the series on Region 1 DVD in its entirety.
In September 2019, it was announced that the complete series would be streaming on Disney+.
Intro theme
The intro theme was produced and credited by Saban Entertainment and Shuki Levy. The music and Lyrics were made by Deddy Tzur and cowritten by Phil Steele. The Lyrics were made in Latin adding to the depth portrayed by the characters in his original presentation in comics.
References
External links
- Original Airdates and Episode Order
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- Silver Surfer Episode and Scripts Template:Webarchive - Contains scripts for all 13 aired episodes and 8 unproduced episodes.
- DRG4's Silver Surfer: The Animated Series page
- International Catalogue of Superheroes
- Silver Surfer Cartoon Central
- Episode Guide
- Marvel Animation Age Presents: The Silver Surfer
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