What if Amblimation was still open?/Rise of the Guardians: The Series

Rise of the Guardians: The Series is an American traditional-animated television series based on the 2012 Amblimation film of the same name. The series aired on NBC from September 19, 2013 to January 23, 2014. The first four episodes were the basis of Rise of the Guardians: The Untold Story of The Last Light and are edited for content.
The show was developed and executive produced by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konitzeko who were the creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. The show's supervising storyboard director and animation director were Johane Matte and Kristof Serrand, respectively.
Critics praised the show for it's animation, writing, vocal performances and being authentic to it's source material while also working as a stand-alone show. However on January 28, 2014, NBC announced that it was cancelled after 18 episodes.
==Episodes==
No.	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Storyboard Director(s) 	Animation Director(s) 	Original Air Date
1 	Portrait of a Child 	Hamish Grieve 	Story by: David Lindsay-Abaire and Tom Wheeler 	Alessandro Carloni, Edmund Fong, Phil Langone and Tom Owens 	Ken Duncan and Chris Sauve 	September 19, 2013
2 	Breaking Apart is Easy to Do 	Hamish Grieve 	Story by: Noah Baumbach and Nicholas Stoller 	Derek Drymon, Nora Johnson and Chris Reccardi 	Gabe Hordos 	September 19, 2013
3 	Leggo-My Child-O 	Hamish Grieve 	Story by: Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger 	Gavin Dell, Phil Langone and Catherine Yuh Rader 	James Baxter and Pierre Perifel 	September 19, 2013
4 	Jay and Jamie's Excellent Adventure 	Hamish Grieve 	Story by: Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember 	Piet Kroon, Jeff Stewart, Todd Wilderman and Perry Zombolas 	Frans Vischer 	September 19, 2013
5 	Science Adventure 	Chuck Klein and Zac Moncrief 	Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger 	Derek Drymon, Phil Langone and Robert Porter 	Chris Sauve 	September 26. 2013
6 	Stand by Mom 	Louie del Carmen and Johane Matte 	Noah Baumbach 	Kurt Dumas, Greg Lovell and Bert Ring 	Jeff Johnson 	October 3, 2013
7 	Rise of the Comas 	Seth Kearsley and Stephen Sandoval 	Tom Wheeler 	Aldin Baroza, Chris Headrick and Brett Varon 	Michel Gagne 	October 10, 2013
8 	Big Trouble in North's Little Workshop	Mark Ervin, Brandon Kruse and Erik Wiese 	David Lindsay-Abaire 	Bob Camp, Nora Johnson and John Trabbic 	Rodolphe Guenoden and Pierre Perifel 	October 17, 2013
9 	Halloween is Coming (Part 1) 	Greg Colton, John Holmquist and Peter Shin 	Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger 	Steve Fonti, Phil Langone and Bill Riling 	James Baxter, Antony Gray, Philippe le Brun, Pierre Perifel, William Salazar and Dan Wagner 	October 24, 2013
10 	Halloween is Here (Part 2) 	Greg Colton, John Holmquist and Peter Shin 	Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger 	Steve Fonti, Phil Langone and Bill Riling 	James Baxter, Antony Gray, Philippe le Brun, Pierre Perifel, William Salazar and Dan Wagner 	October 31, 2013
11 	Primal Matters 	Walt Dohrn 	Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember 	Edmond Fong, Barry Johnson and Eric Ramsey 	Ken Duncan and Chris Sauve 	November 7, 2013
12 	Better Off Alive 	Hamish Grieve 	Noah Baumbach and Nicholas Stoller 	Edmund Fong, Phil Langone and Tom Owens 	Jeff Johnson and Frans Vischer 	November 14, 2013
13 	Giving Thanks 	Louie del Carmen 	Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger 	Chris Appelhans, Piet Kroon and Todd Wilderman 	Rodolphe Guenoden and Simon Otto 	November 21, 2013
14 	The Revenge of Krampus 	Johane Matte 	David Lindsay-Abaire 	Phil Langone and Tom Owens 	Gabe Hordos 	December 12, 2013
15 	1 + 1 = Guardian 	Michel Gagne 	David Lindsay-Abaire and Nicholas Stoller 	Steve Fonti, Phil Langone and Eric Ramsey 	Michel Gagne 	January 2, 2014
16 	Bubble Trouble 	Derek Drymon and Robert Porter 	Noah Baumbach, David Lindsay-Abaire, Nicholas Stoller and Tom Wheeler 	Alessandro Carloni and Ennio Torresan 	Anthony de Rosa and John Pomeroy 	January 9, 2014
17 	ROTG Viewer Mail 	Bob Camp / Seth Kearsley / Louie del Carmen	Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember / David Lindsay-Abaire and Nicholas Stoller / Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger	Edmond Fong, Piet Kroon and Tom Owens / Kurt Dumas, Phil Langone and Bert Ring / Aldin Baroza, Chris Headrick and Brett Varon	James Baxter and Dan Wagner / Sandro Cleuzo and Chris Sauve / Jeff Johnson and Frans Vischer	January 16, 2014
18 	Rise of the Pizza Deliveries 	Walt Dohrn 	Nicholas Stoller 	Joel Crawford and Robert Porter 	Sandro Cleuzo and Chris Sauve 	January 23, 2014
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