Voltron: The Third Dimension (1998–2000)

Stars:

Neil Ross, B.J. Ward, Billy West

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Neil Ross	...	Keith (26 episodes, 1998-2000)
B.J. Ward	...	Princess Allura (26 episodes, 1998-2000)
Billy West	...	Pidge (26 episodes, 1998-2000)
Michael Bell	...	Lance (25 episodes, 1998-2000)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Hunk (25 episodes, 1998-2000)
Tim Curry	...	Prince Lotor (23 episodes, 1998-2000)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

advanced technology | sequel | piloted giant robot | good versus evil | combined giant robot | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Animation | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site World Events Productions

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 1998 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mike Young Productions, World Events Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show was cancelled by Ted Koplar, President of World Events Productions, the Voltron rights owner, despite the fact that Voltron was the top syndicated show on the market for boys ages 13 to 21-years-old. The success of the new Voltron series brought CGI animation studio Netter Digital, technical accolades for their innovative production pipeline integrating motion-capture with LightWave software. This allowed for the pace of TV animation to be profitable in 3D, the first profitable 3D animated TV series made. On the heels of Voltron's success, new animation business deals came into Netter in 1999 from Sony TV Animation, Lego and the U.K. The success was short lived. Netter Digital failed to capitalize on the success of Voltron due to internal management issues over the cancellation of "Crusade," the spin-off series of "Babylon 5" for which Netter Digital had been created to support. Netter Digital closed their doors in 2001 after management could not settle their differences between focusing on animation production vs. launching more live action shows.

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Goofs

Alfor died as a middle-aged man whose brown hair was clearly visible in the original series, yet whenever his ghost appears, his hair is silver.

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Connections

Follows Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)

User Reviews

An excellent CGI series!!!

"Voltron: The Third Dimension" is the sequel series to the animated series "Voltron -- Defender Of The Universe" and it is an excellent series.

The storylines are excellent, the voice acting top notch, and the battle scenes are extremely enjoyable. But my only complaint is the facial movements -- some of it didn't look right, but the animators have improved in the second season over the first.

All in all, V3D is a great series and a highly recommended one. My favourite episode is "Dark Heart".