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===Season 3: Mission Breakout===
===Season 3: Mission Breakout===
A third season has been announced at the D23 Expo. In this season, the Guardians of the Galaxy go on the run when they are framed by [[Collector (comics)|Collector]] who has [[Howard the Duck]] set them up for the theft of a [[Kree]] item after they broke some items in their last encounter at his special prison.<ref name="D23 Expo"/>
A third season has been announced at the D23 Expo. In this season, the Guardians of the Galaxy go on the run when they are framed by [[Collector (comics)|Collector]] who has [[Howard the Duck]] set them up for the theft of a [[Kree]] item after they broke some items in their last encounter at his special prison which leads to them evading the Kree Accuser [[Phyla-Vell]]. After Howard the Duck admitted being threatened by Collector into double-crossing the Guardians of the Galaxy as well as Collector's ship shrinking Hala by converting the black hole generator into a molecular compression engine, Phyla-Vell works with the Guardians of the Galaxy to save Hala and defeat Collector who gets away after setting his ship to self-destruct.<ref name="D23 Expo"/>


This season will include Marvel characters [[Spider-Man]], [[Max Modell]], [[Venom (comics)|Venom]], and [[Carnage (comics)|Carnage]] in a crossover with the television series ''[[Spider-Man (2017 TV series)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]'', with [[Stan Lee]] scheduled to have a voice role to go with his cameo.<ref>https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/10/08/stan-lee-character-guardians-galaxy-ultimate-spider-man-cartoon-crossover/</ref>
This season will include Marvel characters [[Spider-Man]], [[Max Modell]], [[Venom (comics)|Venom]], and [[Carnage (comics)|Carnage]] in a crossover with the television series ''[[Spider-Man (2017 TV series)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]'', with [[Stan Lee]] scheduled to have a voice role to go with his cameo.<ref>https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/10/08/stan-lee-character-guardians-galaxy-ultimate-spider-man-cartoon-crossover/</ref>

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Guardians of the Galaxy
Promotional poster
Genre
Based onGuardians of the Galaxy
by Dan Abnett
Andy Lanning
Developed byMarty Isenberg
Starring
ComposerMichael Tavera
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes64 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time21-22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkDisney XD
ReleaseAugust 1, 2015[1] –
present
Related
Avengers Assemble
Ultimate Spider-Man
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight!

Guardians of the Galaxy is an American animated television series. It is based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is produced by Marvel Television and Marvel Animation. The series airs on Disney XD. It premiered on September 26, 2015, as a part of the Marvel Universe block.

While the series features the same main characters as the homonymous film,[2] director and writer James Gunn has stated that it is not a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe nor connected to the film.[3]

Disney XD premiered the second season of the series on March 11, 2017.[4]

A third season was confirmed on July 14, 2017. The third season is subtitled Mission: Breakout!.[5]

Plot

Season 1

The Guardians of the Galaxy team consists of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot. They have obtained an artifact called the Spartaxian CryptoCube that is tied to the Spartax race. Inside is a map leading to the Cosmic Seed. The Cosmic Seed is a powerful weapon that is capable of creating a new universe. The Guardians of the Galaxy must find and destroy the Cosmic Seed before it can wind up in the hands of Thanos, his minions Ronan the Accuser, Nebula, Korath the Pursuer, and his ally J'son (who is Star-Lord's long-lost dad), the Ravagers led by Yondu, and anyone else who would abuse its power to threaten the entire universe.

Season 2

Marvel Entertainment announced on their Twitter feed that the Avengers will team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy in Season 2 for an episode where they fight the High Evolutionary.[6]

Following Thanos's defeat, the Guardians of the Galaxy get their hands on a strange sarcophagus that was found on Thanos's asteroid base that has strange abilities and later stolen by Yondu. The Guardians of the Galaxy work to find the sarcophagus while competing against Mantis and the Universal Believers. This sarcophagus later hatches into Adam Warlock where the Guardians of the Galaxy were able to get him to follow his own destiny on the right path.

After escaping from his prison and stealing the Nova Centurion helmets with the unwitting help of Sam Alexander, J'son makes plans to use them and even plans to gain control of Adam Warlock which leads to events that turns Adam Warlock into the Magus where he attacks the planets associated with each of the Guardians of the Galaxy members. The Guardians of the Galaxy managed to break J'son out of Magus restoring him back to Adam Warlock. After J'son goes supernova with the Nova Centurian helmet that he steals from Peter, Adam Warlock takes the brunt of it and is cocooned by Groot until the day for his re-emergence occurs.

Season 3: Mission Breakout

A third season has been announced at the D23 Expo. In this season, the Guardians of the Galaxy go on the run when they are framed by Collector who has Howard the Duck set them up for the theft of a Kree item after they broke some items in their last encounter at his special prison which leads to them evading the Kree Accuser Phyla-Vell. After Howard the Duck admitted being threatened by Collector into double-crossing the Guardians of the Galaxy as well as Collector's ship shrinking Hala by converting the black hole generator into a molecular compression engine, Phyla-Vell works with the Guardians of the Galaxy to save Hala and defeat Collector who gets away after setting his ship to self-destruct.[5]

This season will include Marvel characters Spider-Man, Max Modell, Venom, and Carnage in a crossover with the television series Marvel's Spider-Man, with Stan Lee scheduled to have a voice role to go with his cameo.[7]

Episodes

Main article: List of Guardians of the Galaxy episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
Shorts5August 1, 2015 (2015-08-01)August 29, 2015 (2015-08-29)
127September 5, 2015 (2015-09-05)December 17, 2016 (2016-12-17)
Shorts6February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)March 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)
226March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)December 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)
326March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)June 9, 2019 (2019-06-09)

Cast

Additional voices

Crew

  • Leo Riley – Supervising Director[19]
  • Lisa Schaffer – Casting and Voice Director

Production

Marvel was rumored to be considering a new animated series with another Spider-Man show or a Guardians of the Galaxy show. The appearances of the Guardians of the Galaxy in Avengers Assemble and Ultimate Spider-Man were supposed to be test runs for their own show. Comicbookmovie.com indicated in January 2014 that the Guardians of the Galaxy series was selected for development.[20]

On July 26, 2014, at San Diego Comic-Con, a week before the release of the Guardians of the Galaxy film, Marvel Animation announced the Guardians of the Galaxy animated TV series with a trailer featuring Rocket Raccoon and Star-Lord.[21] With the success of the live action film, Marvel and Disney XD announced that they were moving forward with the animated series at New York Comic Con. They showed some test footage to the audience.[22] It is intended to air in 2015 as a part of the Marvel Universe block on Disney XD.[19]

Advanced previews of the show started airing on Disney XD on August 1, 2015. A full preview of the series aired on Disney XD on September 5, 2015. The official one-hour premiere aired on September 26, 2015.[23]

Each episode is named after or a reference to a popular song from the 1960s, 1970s, or 1980s.

Music

In late August, it was revealed that licensed songs from the 1970s would be used to augment the tone and soundtrack of the series.[24]

In September, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Mix Vol. 1 (Music from the Animated Television Series) was announced. It is a collection of 12 songs featured in the show's first season.[25]

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Hooked On A Feeling"Blue Swede2:53
2."Rocky Mountain Way"Joe Walsh5:16
3."Don't Stop Me Now"Queen3:30
4."Drift Away"Dobie Gray3:57
5."So You Are A Star"The Hudson Brothers3:48
6."The Boys Are Back In Town"Thin Lizzy4:28
7."Walk Away"James Gang3:34
8."Funk #49"James Gang3:56
9."Shake Your Groove Thing"Peaches & Herb5:33
10."I Will Survive"Gloria Gaynor8:01
11."Funk Funk"Cameo4:47
12."Joy To The World"Three Dog Night3:39
Total length:50:42

Comics

The animated series is adapted into a comic book series known as Marvel Universe: Guardians of the Galaxy. It uses the episode's art work with writing and letter by Joe Caramagna.[26]

Reception

Ratings

Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes Premiered Ended Viewers
(in millions)
Date Premiere viewers
(in millions) 		Date Finale viewers
(in millions)
1
Saturday 9:30 p.m.
 26
September 5, 2015
 0.39[27] 0.37 0.51

Critical response

Critical and fan reception for the series has been relatively positive. Nerdist gave the show a positive review stating "this was a pretty solid introduction to the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series".[28] ToonZone said "the premiere was pretty good, but the episodes that followed have shown real promise".[29] Screenrant wrote "Disney XD's Guardians of the Galaxy delivers an exhilarating action-packed adventure."[30] The Nerd Repository praised the series and stated "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is an absolute blast and probably the best thing Marvel Animation has done in a long while."[31]

Conversely, IGN said "the show seems too concerned with adhering to the style, tone and look of the movie and not with leaving its own mark on the characters."[32] The A.V. Club gave the premiere a "B-" ranking. They wrote that "Disney XD has a very specific demographic that they are aiming for, which leaves "Road to Knowhere/Knowhere to Run" somewhat clunky and awkward."[33] The Solute stated "There is certainly potential for interesting stories to be told within Marvel's cosmic realm, especially when told in the medium of animation, but Guardians Of The Galaxy is far from realizing that potential right now."[34]

Broadcast

Guardians of the Galaxy aired on Disney XD in the United States and Disney Channel in Canada on September 5, 2015, as a preview. It officially debuted on September 26, 2015.[35] The series premiered on Disney XD in the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 7, 2015. It also premiered on Disney XD in Australia and New Zealand on November 8, 2015.[36][37]

References

  1. ^ Goldman, Eric (July 6, 2015). "Guardians of the Galaxy Animated Series Poster Reveal". IGN. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Barnes, Brooks (October 10, 2014). "Disney Pins Hopes on 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Show". nytimes.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  3. ^ Lussier, Germain (December 9, 2014). "Interview: James Gunn Talks 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Blu-ray and Franchise Future". /Film. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ NYCC 2015: Disney XD Renews "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy"
  5. ^ a b https://news.marvel.com/tv/68527/premiere-date-voice-cast-new-animated-series-marvels-spider-man-announced-d23-expo
  6. ^ "ICYMI: The Guardians and Avengers team up for the Season 2 premiere of "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy"! Details: https://t.co/4NjitgpY6a https://t.co/sD3z0cIkqb", Feb 27, 2017, Marvel Entertainment on Twitter
  7. ^ https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/10/08/stan-lee-character-guardians-galaxy-ultimate-spider-man-cartoon-crossover/
  8. ^ a b c d e f Truitt, Brian (February 19, 2015). "Guardians of the Galaxy 'Assemble' again on TV". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "We Are Family". Guardians of the Galaxy. Season 1. Episode 9. November 21, 2015. Disney XD.
  10. ^ a b c "Crystal Blue Persuasion". Guardians of the Galaxy. Season 1. Episode 12. February 28, 2016. Disney XD.
  11. ^ "Bad Moon Rising". Guardians of the Galaxy. Season 1. Episode 10. November 28, 2015. Disney XD.
  12. ^ "Space Cowboys". Guardians of the Galaxy. Season 1. Episode 11. February 21, 2016. Disney XD.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Take the Milano and Run". Guardians of the Galaxy. Season 1. Episode 4. October 10, 2015. Disney XD.
  14. ^ http://marvel.com/news/tv/25793/star-lords_dad_comes_to_marvels_guardians_of_the_galaxy
  15. ^ Vanessa Marshall (August 24, 2015). "@IAmCreeSummer Hey Nebula, GuuuRRRRLLLLL!!!! You are amazing! xoxo". Twitter. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  16. ^ "Take the Milano and Run". Guardians of the Galaxy. Season 0. Episode 1. July 26, 2015. Disney XD.
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  18. ^ https://www.disneyabcpress.com/disneyxd/shows/marvels-guardians-of-the-galaxy/episodes/gotta-get-outta-this-place/
  19. ^ a b Ng, Philiana (October 10, 2014). "'Guardians of the Galaxy' Animated TV Series Coming in 2015". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ Shaw-Williams, H. (January 3, 2014). "Rumor Patrol: 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Animated Series in Development at Marvel". ScreenRant. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  21. ^ Rivera, Joshua (July 26, 2014). "Marvel announces new 'Guardians of the Galaxy' animated series". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  22. ^ Graser, Marc (October 10, 2014). "Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy' TV Show Heads to Disney XD". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  23. ^ Koch, Dave (August 2, 2015). "Guardians of the Galaxy Release Imminent". Big Cartoon News. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  24. ^ Guardians Of The Galaxy Cartoon Licenses Real 70s Hits, Like The Movie (UPDATE), by Rich Johnston, August 25, 2015, Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News
  25. ^ News:TV:Marvel Music Presents 'Cosmic Mix Vol. 1,' Out on October 16, Published Sep 14, 2015, Marvel.com
  26. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (November 13, 2014). "Marvel Announces New Guardians of the Galaxy Comic". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  27. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (September 9, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Saturday Cable Ratings (& Network Update): 9.5.2015". SHOWBUZZDAILY. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
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  29. ^ B-A, Gervaise. "Review: "Guardians of the Galaxy" Animated Series - Let's Blow Stuff Up!".
  30. ^ Griffin, David. "Guardians of the Galaxy Series Premiere Review: Hooked on a Feeling".
  31. ^ Wilson, Kyle. "TV Review. 'Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy' - The Nerd Repository".
  32. ^ Schedeen, Jesse. "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: "Road to Knowhere" Review - IGN".
  33. ^ Johnson, Kevin. "Guardians of the Galaxy "Road to Knowhere/Knowhere to Run"".
  34. ^ Laman, Douglas. "Guardians of the Galaxy Series Première Review".
  35. ^ "Get Ready Canada! Disney Channel Arrives on September 1!". Corus Entertainment. August 11, 2015.
  36. ^ Ellwood, Greg (October 15, 2015). "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy coming to Disney XD". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  37. ^ DisneyXDAU (October 9, 2015). "#GuardiansoftheGalaxy will premiere 8 Nov in AUNZ on @Foxtel". Twitter. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
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