Blackstar (TV series)
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Blackstar promotional poster
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| Voices of |
George DiCenzo Linda Gary Alan Oppenheimer Patrick Pinney Frank Welker |
| Composer(s) | Yvette Blais Jeff Michael |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Producer(s) |
Norm Prescott Lou Scheimer |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company(s) | Filmation |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 12 – December 5, 1981 |
Blackstar is an American animated television series, a science fantasy story sometimes reported as being inspired by Thundarr the Barbarian. It was produced in 1981 by Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott for Filmation. The series was Filmation's second fantasy epic, the first being The Freedom Force, a segment of Tarzan and the Super 7. Blackstar has many notable similarities to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, which was produced shortly afterwards.
John Blackstar, astronaut, is swept through a black hole, into an ancient alien universe. Trapped on the planet Sagar, Blackstar is rescued by the tiny Trobbit people. In turn, he joins their fight for freedom against the cruel Overlord, who rules by the might of the PowerStar. The PowerStar is split into the Power Sword and the Star Sword. And so, with Star Sword in hand, Blackstar, together with his allies, sets out to save the planet Sagar. This is his destiny. "I am John Blackstar."
Protagonist John Blackstar is an astronaut stranded on the planet Sagar where, with the help of the native Trobbits (an obvious portmanteau of trolls and hobbits), the shape-changing Klone, the dragon Warlock, and Mara the Enchantress, Blackstar opposes the Overlord, a Ming-like oppressor.
Very little is known about Blackstar's Earth. The technology is far advanced, as evidenced by Blackstar's "photon-based" ship and Katana's "fusion-drive" timeship capable of multidimensional travel. Neither Blackstar nor Katana bear any insignia related to any agencies in the real world. Blackstar's insignia appears on his golden collar.
Sagar is a planet that John Blackstar ends up stranded on. It is under the attacks of the evil Overlord who seeks to conquer the planet.
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