Blackstar (1981–1982)An astronaut, stranded on a primitive planet in a distant universe, fights against the tyranny of the Overlord. |
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Blackstar (1981–1982)An astronaut, stranded on a primitive planet in a distant universe, fights against the tyranny of the Overlord. |
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| George DiCenzo | ... |
John Blackstar
(13 episodes, 1981)
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| Linda Gary | ... |
Mara
(13 episodes, 1981)
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Patrick Pinney | ... |
Balkar
(13 episodes, 1981)
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| Alan Oppenheimer | ... |
Carpo
(13 episodes, 1981)
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| Frank Welker | ... |
Burble
(13 episodes, 1981)
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Astronaut John Blackstar's shuttle passes through a black hole and crashes on the planet Sagar. He is rescued by the gentle Trobbits, who live under the tyranny of the Overlord, possessor of one half of an all-powerful sword. Armed with the other half, Blackstar aids the resistance with his dragon Warlock; the shapeshifter Klone; and the sorceress Mara. Written by Derek C.
Blackstar was an animated fantasy series done by Filmation, who went on to create He-man and the Masters of the Universe and She-ra, Princess of Power. In fact Blackstar seems very much like a warm-up for He-man; the combined science fiction/fantasy atmosphere of Sagar would be reborn in a new form in He-man's Eternia, which would end up getting developed a lot more deeply because He-man ran for something like 130 episodes and Blackstar ran only 13. I last saw this series in the early 80's, and I still vividly recall it with wonder. It was a true epic fantasy. I highly recommend it if you can find it on video somewhere.