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Christian Potenza also released a line from Episode 4:
Christian Potenza also released a line from Episode 4:
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{{cquote|''When a Hero's eating time is up, they hear this ... and the Villains get this ... Last time on a very special episode of Total Drama All-Stars: ... Say hello to my metal friend! ... I sincerely doubt it, Al ... next, I'll allow it, his pain was our gain ... Which team will finish their barf-tastic breakfast first? Find out after the break on Total Drama All-Stars!''<ref name="tdas.pt1" />}}


==Characters==
==Characters==

Revision as of 23:07, 3 February 2013

This article is about the fifth season. For the entire series, see Total Drama.
Total Drama: All-Stars
File:TDASlogo.jpg
Total Drama: All-Stars poster
No. of episodes26[1]
Release
Original networkTeletoon
Original releaseFall 2013 (2013) –
Spring 2014 (2014)
Season chronology

Total Drama: All-Stars is the fifth season of the Total Drama franchise. The series' extension was ordered by Cartoon Network in 2012[2] while Christian Potenza announced the season in an interview with Tom McGillis (the creator of the series), saying that Total Drama: All-Stars would be very similar to Total Drama Island and Total Drama: Revenge of the Island, due to the high worldwide ratings of the latter.[3] That means that this season will take place in a single location once again (unlike Total Drama World Tour). Total Drama: All-Stars will bring back the traditional length of 26 episodes,[1] and is already in production for a 2013 release date. The first thirteen episodes will be an all-star season using the most popular thirteen chracters from the existing cast while the following thirteen episodes will introduce an entire new cast.[2] The theme for this season will be "Heroes vs. Villains" which means that protagonists will team up and compete against antagonists.[4]

Plot

Total Drama: All-Stars is a fictional titular reality show that follows the competition of thirteen new teens at Camp Wawanakwa, a fictional island located in an unspecified area in Muskoka, Ontario.[5] The campers participate in competitions to avoid being voted off the island by their fellow campers. At the end of the series, the winning contestant will win C$1,000,000. The competition is hosted by Chris McLean (Christian Potenza), who is assisted by the camp's chef, Chef Hatchet (Clé Bennett).

At the beginning of the season, the thirteen campers are placed into two teams, the Heroic Hamsters and the Villainous Vultures.[6] In each episode, the teams participate in a challenge, in which one or more campers can win invincibility for their team. The losing team is called to the campfire at night, where they vote one of their members off the island. The camper with the most votes is eliminated from the competition. At this campfire, McLean passes out marshmallows to the campers who have not been voted off, while the one who does not get a marshmallow is eliminated. That eliminated person must then walk to the island's dock who will let Chris take them away from the island and will "never, ever come back", according to Chris.

About halfway through the season, the teams are disbanded, after which the challenges continue; the winner of each challenge then only receives invincibility for him or herself, whereupon a camper without invincibility is voted off the island. This process of elimination continued on until two players remains on the island. These two players, are now then subject to a final contest. At the end of the season, a camper wins the competition, while the loser ends up being the runner-up. Total Drama: All-Stars, along with every other season in the series, is a parody of the reality show Survivor while the host, Chris McLean is very similar to Survivor host Jeff Probst with the evil persona of Fear Factor's Joe Rogan.[7]

Cartoon Network's official synopsis describes the new season as:

Total Drama is back, but this time the team at Fresh TV have assembled the best loved and most hated contestants from seasons past to compete - Heroes vs. Villains style![4]

Christian Potenza also released a line from Episode 4:

When a Hero's eating time is up, they hear this ... and the Villains get this ... Last time on a very special episode of Total Drama All-Stars: ... Say hello to my metal friend! ... I sincerely doubt it, Al ... next, I'll allow it, his pain was our gain ... Which team will finish their barf-tastic breakfast first? Find out after the break on Total Drama All-Stars![8]

Characters

Main article: List of Total Drama characters

Several characters from Total Drama Island (along with some of the new characters from Total Drama: Revenge of the Island) will return to compete in this new season who will compete together during several "Heroes vs. Villains" themed challenges,[9] which means that all the protagonists (heroes) will compete against all the antagonists (villains). The contestants who are confirmed to compete are Alejandro, Cameron, Courtney, Gwen, Heather, Mike and Sierra. However, Alejandro will have a new voice actor, Alex House, and will be able to speak multiple languages.[8]

Teams

All the heroes and all the villains will be separated into two teams. The first team is called the Heroic Hamsters which will consist of only heroes while the second team will be called the Villainous Vultures who will consist of only villains.[6] Only Alejandro is confirmed as a villain,[8] while the teams that Cameron, Courtney, Gwen, Heather, Mike and Sierra are going to be on are yet to be announced. There will be 7 in Team Heroes and 7 in Team Villains as seen in an official Episode 1 script.[10]

  • Heroic Hamsters: TBA
  • Villainous Vultures: Alejandro

New characters

The second half of this season will introduce an entire new cast, while the previous contestants will no longer have a main role in this part.[2]

Episodes

Main article: List of Total Drama: All-Stars episodes

The first thirteen episodes will be an all-star season using anyone from the existing cast while the following thirteen episodes will introduce an entire new cast.[2]

Season Episodes Country Network First air date Last air date
5[4] 26[1] Australia ABC3 2013 2013
Canada Teletoon Fall 2013 Spring 2014
United States Cartoon Network Fall 2013 Spring 2014

Production

On June 28, 2011, Christian Potenza mentioned an upcoming season of Total Drama. This was the first time a cast member mentioned a fifth season to the public.[11] One year later on July 19, 2012, Christian Potenza announced a fifth season of Total Drama in an interview with Tom McGillis, saying that Season 5 will be just like Seasons 1 and 4.[12] As shown in the Fresh TV official Website, it seems that Season 5 will bring back the traditional 26-episode lineup.[3] Tom McGillis later stated that Season 5 will be split into two 13-episode parts; where the first half will feature some of existing cast, while the last half will consist of only new cast which are yet to be introduced.[2] Voice actors began recording lines for Season 5 in December 2012.[13] On January 28, 2013, Cartoon Network confirmed that the new season title will be Total Drama: All-Stars.[4] One day later on January 30th, both Christian Potenza and Drew Nelson confirmed the title for Episode 4 which is "Food Fright"[14] Drew Nelson also confirmed that the two new teams for this season are the Heroic Hamsters and the Villainous Vultures.[6] Rumors started floating in early 2010 about the season being "Heroes vs. Villains" and that both the original and the new cast would compete together,[15] but it wasn't until December 19, 2012 when Tom McGillis confirmed on ABC3 Australia that the theme for this season will indeed be "Heroes vs. Villains".[9][dead link] On February 1, 2013, Christian Potenza released a new video that contains serveral new information about Total Drama: All-Stars, including season episode titles, new voice actors, and plot information.[8]

Reception

References

  1. ^ a b c Fresh TV reveals number of episodes for Season 5
  2. ^ a b c d e MIPCOM News with Tom McGillis!
  3. ^ a b Interview with Christian Potenza and Tom McGillis Cite error: The named reference "s5" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c d http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Cartoon+Network+Gets+In+Front+of+the+Upfront/8034926.html
  5. ^ http://toynewsi.com/news.php?itemid=19834
  6. ^ a b c http://instagram.com/p/VHoKWjxrF6/
  7. ^ Aaron Sagers (September 1, 2009), "Pop 20: If Facebook were a dinner party", The Monitor {{citation}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  8. ^ a b c d Total Drama: All-Stars - Part 1
  9. ^ a b Interview with series creator, Tom McGillis (Skip to 1:42) on video
  10. ^ http://images.wikia.com/totaldramaisland/images/2/21/More_Names.jpg
  11. ^ Skip to 8:55
  12. ^ "Season 5 is Coming!". Youtube.com. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  13. ^ Christian Potenza mentions in November that voice recording will start "next month" on December 2012.
  14. ^ http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152459894935338&set=a.10150434372575338.630062.834770337&type=1&relevant_count=1
  15. ^ Early talks about Season 5 in 2010
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