Tales of Arcadia

Tales of Arcadia was a franchise of television shows that premiered on Netflix. It was created by people like Guillermo del Toro and produced by DreamWorks Animation. They're basically like Phase 1 of the Marvel movies, or perhaps more appropriately, since they were also originally on Netflix, the Marvel TV shows, where they set up all of the main characters individually in their own shows that they starred in, and then they all teamed up in a series or a movie to save the world. The date is July 28, 2021. The film that ended the franchise came out on Netflix one week ago, on July 21, 2021. Personally, I thought that it was… really disappointing, but it spurred me to basically create a retrospective sort of review for every. Single. Episode. Of. Every. Show. That's eighty eight 22 minute episodes for three shows. That's 1,936 minutes. Approximately 32.267 hours. Over 1 and 1/3rd of a day of just watching the shows, much less writing about them. Plus the movie, which is one hour and 46 minutes long, but that's with a three minute recap and credits. This franchise aired over the course of four years, six months, and 29 days. Actually, if you count the fact that the first two episodes were released in October of 2016, then it becomes four years, nine months, and 16 days. And I'm moving out and starting my final year of college in one month, because I guess I have some sort of weird complex that makes me take on big projects at the drop of a hat, regardless of the other, far more important work and responsibilities that I already have on my plate. Maybe more work actually helps me focus and relax? At the very least, I think it would be cathartic for me. And then I didn't do that because school was crazy, and now I'm struggling to balance two jobs. I'm dedicating all of this to Anton Yelchin, the original voice actor for the lead character, who tragically passed away before the first show even premiered. He was able to record a lot of his dialogue before it happened though, and Emilie Hirsch took over the role starting in episode 3 of part 3. Also, the seasons are called parts when it comes to Netflix original shows. I don't really know why. My personal rankings are that Trollhunters is the best, then Wizards, even though it has *a lot* of problems, possibly due to executive meddling and creative direction; then 3Below, and finally the movie. Or maybe they're tied for third place, since there are many parts of the movie that I enjoy, but the ending left a bad taste in basically every fan's mouth. Plus, I'm more into fantasy than sci-fi. Wizards was so short that I decided, screw it, I'll put it here! It should've been at least twenty episodes. What were they thinking? Sure, the film is even more gorgeous than the shows, but I'll take good writing, pacing, and character development over visual fidelity any day of the week, as would most people, I imagine. Rise of the Titans takes place after it. Trollhunters 3Below Wizards Rise of the Titans

## Wizards Season 1/Limited Series

Episode 1: "Spellbound" Episode 2: "History in the Making" Episode 3: "Witch Hunt" Episode 4: "Lady of the Lake" Episode 5: "Battle Royale" Episode 6: "Killahead, Part 1" Episode 7: "Killahead, Part 2" Episode 8: "Wizard Underground" Episode 9: "Dragon's Den" Episode 10: "Our Final Act"