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Pirates of Dark Water:Saga Begins [VHS]

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For anyone that wants the series on DVD. You can e-mail me and I'll tell you what site you can look on. I found one that is selling the whole set of 5 DVDs for 40 dollars. I loved this series and they never did show past the 7th rule. It might have been 6 but I know Bloth had one.

On the ocean-covered planet of Mer, the once glorious Kingdom of Octopon is under siege by a vile pirate-giant named Bloth and his crew of inhuman marauders. Ren, who has spent his own 17 years in a lighthouse, discovers that he is the son of King Prymus, ruler of Octopon, who journeyed for the 6 treasures of rule, since he had the first 7. Prymus was capture by Bloth but not before telling his companions to hide the first 7 treasures and their compass. When Prymus escapes he manages to reach Ren, but only to be claimed by the sea, forever.

It is now Ren's destiny to find all Thirteen treasures of rule, with the magic compass. He is not alone however. At his side is the exotic and ingenious Tula , the thief Ioz and Niddler, a monkey-bird who is always hungry for a bit of food.

But the quest for the treasures is not a smooth sea trip. Bloth is on his trail and the unexplored seas and fraught with sea monsters, dangerous `dark waters' and new lands and peoples.

Enjoyable adventure and action, with a lot of wit and jokes. Even after 5 years of having it in my possession, I still find it exciting to watch. It'll make a good gift for kids, especially boys.

are they going to release the entire series?

did the series ever actually come to a close?

...what can i say... it's been awhile.

......D......V......D...... ? ......please.

As a role playing gamer, I loved the potential for this as a game of adventure on the high seas. The very oceans could take you out! When it first came out I hoped it would be made into video for my collection. You havn't dissapointed me. REN has a noble sense of honor, TULA has a mysterious past and is beautiful. IOZ, ah IOZ ever the pirate and thief, REN may give him a sense of morals yet. Then there is ever hungey NIDLER the monkey-bird,he has saved them many a time despite his self preservation streak. All in all this is a film that can be shared witl kids too. Congratulations to the creators and to Hanna Barbara. Skeletalking

For people who haven't seen the series in years (or ever), this video is a wonderful introduction/refresher. The basic premise: Ren, a 17-year-old lighthouse keeper on the island-kingdom of Octopon on the watery planet of Mer, rescues an old man from drowning as he tries to pilot his raft towards the shore. That man is King Primus of Octopon, and Ren's long-lost father. Primus charges him with gathering the mystical Thirteen Treasures of Rule to save Octopon, and Mer, from the Dark Water, a semi-sentient oily substance that devours anything it touches. However, standing in Primus's (and Ren's) way is the evil pirate lord Bloth, who wants the Treasures for himself. This video is a shortened version of episodes 1-5, which describe Ren gathering a crew, finding a ship, and beginning his Quest for the Treasures.

What makes PoDW so unique is that it was Hanna-Barbera's first attempt at telling a serious story with continuity and substantial, evolving characters, and a lot of effort was put into the development of this fantasy world, the art and design, the story, and, well, everything else, too. ;o) The end result is a brilliant and very underrated work of animation with stunning visuals and a riveting and exciting story that's hard to match. (...)The soundtrack for PoDW is a gorgeous, moving set of music that fits this show perfectly, and the special themes used for the more mysterious and magical moments really, really helped to make them all the more poignant--but (...) the soundtrack was completely revamped, using just a portion of the tracks (the "suspenseful"/"adventurous" ones) over and over again, and totally changing the feel of quite a few major scenes. (...).

But generally, this is a condensed version of the start of the show, and if you'd like a nice introduction or a good refresher, I highly recommend this video. It's a cool collectible for other hard-core fans, too--(...). This is my favorite cartoon of all time, and I just can't say enough about how incredible this show is--it's one of the most amazing productions I've ever seen, and if you're a fan of SF/fantasy or animation and haven't had the opportunity to watch any of it...you REALLY need to. You don't know what you're missing. :o)

I thought the movie was fantastic never have i seen such a great use of magic, adventure, drama, and comedy. A great story about a young prince on a quest to collect the 13 treasures of rule accompanied by his friendss ioz the theif tuila the beautiful waitress and a food loving monkey bird needler the only flaw is that they only collect two of the treasures of rule and the movie ends and i am still looking for the other part of this great adventure so if any one knows where i can find the other part please email me at matthewz39@hotmail.com

I LOVED this show. I was SO disappointed when it just disappeared.

This adventure cartoon showed a lot of creative depth, especially when I got to the point where dark water was not just a substance, but an entity.

That was just an awesome turn and kept me wanting to see the NEXT installment.

You would think that with such hit shows as Futurama, Robot Chicken and The Family Guy (not to mention Teen Force), that the Cartoon Channel would have thought about bringing this back.

Just look at how many networks had The Family Guy? Their creators FOUGHT for it after it initially got cancelled due to what, low ratings?

Boy was that short sighted.

After it made the run on several different channels, it is now BACK on the Cartoon Networks Adult Swim...and selling robustly via DVDs.

Can the prince of octapon be resurrected too? The original development team is problably long gone. But there was a good portion of a series completed.

I want the whole series. They should just offer it all on DVD so we'd all be happy. I'd buy right now.

TESTIFY! Bring out all the original episodes on DVD! That's what I say. And all the other great cartoon art pieces like, Prince Valiant. Do the original episodes of Dark Water actually still exist? There Must be vault somewhere, somehow, with all of them, waiting for someone to release them. Anyone have contact details of the creators?

Well, I never really actually watched the movie, but I remember watching the cartoon when I was younger. I absolutely loved it. I still remember it and it's been 13 years. I have to say I'm very disappointed in the cartoon not conti. Very big disappointment. But the cartoon is great, none the less, but I still wish I had got to see the ending.

This is a really great TV show! I hope the other movies come out! I used to watch this show all of the time before Cartoon Network stopped showing it. It is about these pirates that go around trying to collect 13 treasures. However they have many adventures along the way! I am about to order it! Dark Water is a great show!