The History of Visionaries: The Hologram Gimmick Didn't Sell
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- Опубликовано: 8 авг 2018
- On this episode we cover the history of the Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light.
Released by Hasbro in 1987 their play gimmick was holograms. With a comic book series from Marvel and an animated series what could go wrong? Plenty.
While Visionaries didn't sell in 1987 the property has been sitting on the edge of resurrection for a number of years, including a new comic and maybe a new movie.
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The Visionaries cartoon is actually very good. Great voice acting and great script. Worth watching even in this day and age
I came for the holograms, but I stayed for the magical poems.
I think the failure for me for visionaries was that, while the show was great, the figures never came with an animal form. I’m sure it was to keep the price down, but the lack of an animal form kept the full magic of the show from being realized during playtime.
"Whispered secrets of a shattered age, I summon you: renew this sage!"
Damn, I loved Visionaries! Can't wait to see a proper return with 6 inch articulated figures with actual holograms and huge animal translucent plastic figurine accessories for the projections. Always wanted that. Edit: Oh yeah, great vid btw!
Parents FYI; You name your kid Darkstorm, he's probably going to grow up to be a super villain. Just sayin'.
"Sheathe these feet in the driveing gale. Make swift these legs over land I sail." Sad. It's been 30 years, and I can still remember every incantation to release the totems of all Visionaries with staffs. Yet I don't remember the atomic weight of any element.. And I can't name more than 10 state capitals. It's funny the things that stick in your head. Thanks for the blast from the past. Now I'm off to find that Transformers /Visionaries comic.
I really enjoyed the Visionaries, great cartoon and good figures, and yes, I used to use them with other figure lines. The size difference didn’t matter to my imagination.
Visionaries were badass. So cool to see them featured here!
Back in the 80s, there was a toy convention in Toronto called "A Time For Children" which would showcase new toy lines. I remember Visionaries had a big display there, and my friend and I were blown away by the cool holograms (which were a relatively new thing, and while it was a gimmick for sure, we still thought it was cool). I never did have any, but i did watch the cartoon when it was out, and found, like many cartoons of the 80s, it very quickly fell into a formula of good guys getting themselves into trouble, running low on magical energy, and doing one last ditch effort to use their magical animal forms to get out of whatever ridiculous situation they got into.
Totally dug that cartoon. Can't believe it only lasted 13 episodes though. Sidenote: I love how Dan holds his hands like he's moving an invisible ostich egg from left to right.
I actually I enjoyed the Visionaries as a kid. Those rhyming summoning verses were pretty cool to memorize.
I love Visionaries. I've got a sweet Cryotech bear tattoo. :)
It's painful to hear you talk so tough about visionaries. I always thought it was such a cool concept. And I really liked Merlkynn's morally neutral stance, even as a kid. Great show, great toys, great gimmick.
Visionaries cartoons were awesome. The overall premise was a little out there, but they had remarkably solid episodes and relatable characters. This show surely deserved a longer run.
One of my all time favorite shows. The premise was so good too - post apocalyptic world ruled by magic with semi-tec knights fighting each other in a feudal society. Sounds badass. It blew my mind as a kid before I discovered D&D.
Witterquick was my jam back in the day. Red? Gray? Boomerang? Cheetah? Sweet eye-slitted helmet? Winning mix of awesome.
Dunno what you guys are on about. Visionaries were cool. Meh to each their own.
I loved these as a kid, had almost all of them. I was genuinely shocked when it didnt take off. I thought and still do think it was a really great IP. Great video thank you.
"I would shut you down for a magic monkey"