Adventurers: Masters of Time: After watching the silly Altair in Starland and the mediocre but passable Shadow of the Elves, BFC delivers a cartoon series I actually want to see more of and I am disappointed that more is not available on DVD. To my knowledge the show is not on American TV but if I am wrong, I would like to know what channel and time this is on.

The show is about a few multi-cultural (token) kids who chase around a mad scientist through history thanks to a super computer made by their computer science professor who has become trapped by the villain known as "Hacker." They travel to Pompeii in 79AD and then in the other episode to Boston 1775. The show gives a quick History lesson without being too boring for kids.

The plot is familiar as it has been done several times before. The time travel aspect is always fun despite the fact that the same setup was done much better in The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd.

The animation is first rate in terms of Saturday Morning cartoon fare. The music I actually found to be above average and I found myself jamming a bit to the theme song.

My only complaint was that the history wasn't thoroughly researched. For example the computer system said that John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence in Boston. He did sign it but it was in Philadelphia not Boston. Also, Sam Adams NEVER rode a horse but then, I suppose they just wanted kids to get the gist of it all.

Labels: Cartoons, Cheap DVDs, History