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Total Drama
File:The Campers.jpg
The primary cast of Total Drama Island (the first season).
GenreComedy/Animation/Drama/Action
Created byJennifer Pertsch
Tom McGillis
Developed byFresh TV Inc. / Teletoon
Directed byTodd Kauffman
Mark Thornton
Presented byTeletoon/Fresh TV
Theme music composerVoodoo Highway
Opening themeI Wanna be Famous
Ending themeI Wanna be Famous Instrumental
Country of origin Canada
Original languagesEnglish and French
No. of episodes55 (24 unaired)
Production
Executive producersTom McGillis, Jennifer Pertsch, George Elliott, Brian Irving
Running time22 minutes (excluding commercials)
Original release
NetworkTeletoon (Canada) (Canada)
Cartoon Network (USA)
ReleaseJuly 8, 2007 - present (Canada)[1][2]
June 5, 2008 - present (USA)[3]

The Total Drama series is an animated television series that parodies reality television, with the characters consisting of the eponymous fictional reality series and the contestants therein. All of the contestants have distinct personalities that serve as a main plot point. Unless otherwise stated, all contestants are 16 years old, as stated in the first episode of the series; by the time of the third season, the contestants have all turned 17.

Plot

The series is a reality show parody and each season is set in different locations. The first season set the series in Camp Wawanakwa, a fictional island located in an unspecified area in Muskoka, Ontario. The second season is set in an abandoned movie studio lot in Toronto. The setting of the third season takes the contestants around the world in a jet, visiting countries such as France, Japan and Egypt.

The style of the series is similar to that of Survivor, Endurance and The Amazing Race, but also takes elements of other widely known series such as The Real World, Road Rules, Fear Factor, Iron Chef, The Apprentice, Project Runway, American Idol, and The Challenge.

Series reception

The first and second seasons, Total Drama Island and Total Drama Action, received positive reviews from critics. Users from TV.com gave the show an 8.6 "Great".[4], while users from IMDB gave it a 7.5 out of 10.[5] Commonsense Media gave the show 4 out of 5 stars, stating "Clever cartoon reality show spoof OK for older tweens"[6]. The best review was from Review Stream, who gave it a 10 out of 10, saying "I like the series because just recently I have found myself watching a few VH1 reality television shows, and I was also a teenager in the era of reality shows so I know how these things work and these characters are. Thus, I found the parody to be very funny despite the fact that it was a cartoon."[7]

Seasons

Total Drama Island

Total Drama Island (sometimes shortened to TDI) is a Canadian animated television series which lampoons the conventions commonly found in reality shows. It premiered on the Canadian cable television specialty channel Teletoon on July 8, 2007. Winner: Owen

Total Drama Action

Total Drama Action is the second season of the series. The show premiered on Teletoon Canada at 6:30 pm ET/PT[8] on January 11, 2009. Winner: Duncan

Total Drama World Tour

Total Drama World Tour (formerly known as Total Drama, the Musical) is the third season of the series. The series extension was commissioned by Teletoon from the producers, Fresh TV, Inc.[9] In this series, 17 contestants are taken on a trip around the world, and compete in cultural themed challenges of countries they visit. A added twist this season is that they are required to break spontaneously into song, or else be immediately eliminated. Fifteen of the original characters from Total Drama Island returned: Owen, Izzy, Duncan, Courtney, Bridgette, Gwen, Cody, Harold, Noah, Lindsay, DJ, Heather, LeShawna, Ezekiel, and Tyler. Two new characters, Alejandro and Sierra, joined the cast at the beginning of this season. Additionally, a third new character, Blaineley, was brought on to compete past the halfway point of the season. As of now, Geoff, Eva, Justin, Beth, Trent, Katie and Sadie have not returned to compete, but have appeared for TDWT: Aftermath. Winner: Heather

Total Drama Reloaded

Total Drama Reloaded is the fourth season of the series. The series' extension was commissioned by Teletoon from the producers, Fresh TV, Inc.[10] It is comfirmed that this season, New Contestants will be battling it out for the grand prize at Camp Wawanakwa (the season 1 setting).[11]

References

  1. ^ "Elliott Animation - Productions - Total Drama Island".
  2. ^ "Total Drama Island: GOPHERS vs. BASS".
  3. ^ Thorny (2008-06-03). "Howdy Neighbor!... (or is it neighbor?)". Total Drama Action. Retrieved 2008-06-11-Present. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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  8. ^ "www.teletoon.com/teletoon3/teletoon.php?language=En&func=php". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |../tv/totalDramaAction/totalDramaAction_en.xml&xVar= (help); Text "templates/show.php" ignored (help); Text "templates/show.php" ignored (help)
  9. ^ "Fresh TV:News". Fresh TV, Inc. 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  10. ^ "Fresh TV:News". Fresh TV, Inc. September 23, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  11. ^ "Cake to distribute Fresh TV's 'Total Drama Reloaded'". Indiana Television. September 4, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
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