Overview
The Neverending Story is an animated television series, produced by CineVox Entertainment and animated by Ellipse Animation and Canadian Nelvana Limited. It aired for one season (1995–1996) on HBO, and ran for 26 episodes. In Canada, it also aired on Family Channel. The series is loosely based on Michael Ende's book, The Neverending Story (1979).
Plot
A young boy named Bastian helps yet again the Childlike Empress and her people of Fantasia, an imagination land that can be accessed and influenced through a magic neverending book called The Neverending Story, because the horrifying Nothing and other villains like the evil sorceress Xayide still threaten it. In the process, Bastian learns valuable lessons and gains many magical friends like the wooden Bark Troll, the luckdragon Falkor and many others.
Differences between the TV series and the film
In the animated series, the Nothing is a recurring villain. The Nothing is portrayed as a hole with evil red eyes, which belongs to that of a white wolf, and is the television version of Gmork. The evil sorceress Xayide, unlike in the first sequel film, wears green robes with an eye mask with yellow slits. In the original film, her face is created by a special magical cream. The Rockbiter, in the latter two sequel films (including the third film), actually has a wife and a son, Junior. His wife and son appear in the series as well.
Cast and characters
Janet-Laine Green as Xayide
Dominic Zamprogna as Atreyu
Chris Wiggins as Carl Conrad Coreander
Christopher Bell as Bastian Balthazar Bux
Neil Crone as Nimbly
Marilyn Lightstone as Ygramul
Benedict Campbell as Shadow Goblin
John McGrath as Blubb
Lisa Yamanaka as The Childlike Empress, Junior Rockbiter
Richard Binsley as Barktroll
James Rankin as Three Head
John Stocker as Gluckuk, Gluckuk's racing snail
Colin Fox as Large Head
Pam Hyatt as Morla
Ellen Ray Hennessy as Southern Oracle
Dan Hennessey as South Wind Giant
Gary Krawford as Graograman the fire lion
Howard Jerome as Falkor the luckdragon
Don Francks as Gmork
Wayne Robson as Engywook
Barbara Byrne as Urgl
Len Carlson as Vermin
Geoffrey Bowes as Barney Bux
Harvey Atkin as Rockbiter, Mr. Rockchewer
Jayne Eastwood as Mrs. Rockchewer
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