BeastMaster

1999

BeastMaster

6.2 | TV-PG | en | Drama

BeastMaster is a Canadian television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely based on a 1982 MGM film The Beastmaster. The series aired for three complete seasons. It is produced by Coote/Hayes Productions. The series was nominated for the Open Craft Award in the category of cinematography by the Australian Film Institute in 2000, and for the Saturn Award for Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, USA, in 2001. BeastMaster is currently running in syndication on Sci-Fi Channel in the USA, but not in any prime-time slots.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP22 A New Dawn

May. 13,2002

Dar must search for the key to release his family from the crystal ark. While Balcifer commands King Zad to find the key first to open the crystal ark. While Dar, Tao amd Dartanus search for the key, King Zad's men burn down and destroy the village but luckily did not find the crystal ark. Balcifer is angry over King Zad not finding the crystal ark and King Zad promises he can find the key. Dar's search for the key leads him to his father's crypt only to find that the crypt is guarded by people loyal to Eldar. They lead Dar to his father's true resting place with King Zad hot on his trail. The guardians also give Dar the Crown of Eldar, His father's sword sheath and a Crystal Ring which turns out to be the key to the Crystal Ark. Within moments King Zad attacks and steals the key. Dar persues King Zad and is cut off by Balcifer on the battle field where he killed Dar's father. Balcifer brags about how he used King Zad in his plan to defeat Dar and then Balcifer kills King Zad.

EP21 End Game

May. 06,2002

Dar receives three hidden signals, indicating that the final challenge of his quest is about to begin.

EP20 Rites of Passage

Apr. 29,2002

Dar faces his biggest test yet in his struggle to defeat the Lord of Darkness.

EP19 Double Edged

Apr. 22,2002

King Zad learns the identity of the sword maker who forged the Sword of Eldar, and orders him to make a Sword of Balcifer.

EP18 The Devil You Know

Apr. 15,2002

Callista vows to win the favor of Balcifer by convincing Dar's brother, Sendar, to stake his claim on Eldar's throne.

EP17 The Trial

Apr. 08,2002

Accused of evading his promise to protect the animals, Dar is brought to trial by Curupira's sister, the powerful nature demon, Manaka.

EP16 The Alliance

Feb. 25,2002

Dar faces an arranged marriage according to an alliance forged by his father, King Eldar.

EP15 Sisters

Feb. 18,2002

Dar discovers that the key to his quest lies hidden away in the archives of the legendary Order of Vella.

EP14 The Choice

Feb. 11,2002

The Sorceress, yearning for her love, Sharak, to be returned to his human form, makes a deal with the devil which threatens Dar's quest.

EP13 Turned To Stone

Feb. 04,2002

Determined to rescue his brother, Dar risks death to fulfill three daunting tasks for the spiteful demon Yamira.

EP12 The Hunter

Jan. 28,2002

Zad needs Dar's help to stop the evil spirit of a ruthless ruler who is murdering the citizens of Xinca.

EP11 Turning Point

Jan. 21,2002

Dar loses heart and considers giving up his quest after leading Arina into a deadly trap.

EP10 Dispossessed

Jan. 14,2002

Dar helps the Orlas reclaim their decimated land, sacrificing his own chance to find his mother.

EP9 Serpent's Kiss

Nov. 26,2001

King Zad finds an ally in Nadeea, a beautiful succubus who will stop at nothing to destroy the BeastMaster.

EP8 Destiny

Nov. 19,2001

Dar sneaks into Xinca to rescue an extraordinary horse, despite a fortune-teller's warning that this will lead to Dar's own death.

EP7 Slayer's Return

Nov. 12,2001

Dar embarks on a mission to save a wolf named Slayer and destroy King Rolan, a grotesque ancient monster who seeks rebirth through Zuraya's child.

EP6 Tiger Tiger

Nov. 05,2001

Dar must race to rescue Ruh before he is sacrificed in a grisly ritual meant to earn the favor of Balcifer.

EP5 Prize

Oct. 29,2001

The Sorceress and the Apparition vie for the evil Balcifer's favor by trying to corrupt Dar.

EP4 Veil of Death

Oct. 22,2001

Dar protects a white tiger, which embodies his long lost sister, Lycia.

EP3 Chosen One

Oct. 15,2001

Dar sets out on a quest to find his family and defeat Balcifer, the Lord of Darkness.

EP2 Crystal Ark

Oct. 08,2001

Dar embarks on a journey to discover his true heritage.

EP1 Legend Reborn

Oct. 01,2001

Guided by his spirit warrior, Dartanus, Dar sets out on a journey to discover his true destiny.

6.2 | TV-PG | en | Drama , Mystery , Action & Adventure | More Info

Released: 1999-10-09 | Released Producted By: Alliance Atlantis , Tribune Entertainment Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

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Cast

Daniel Goddard , Jackson Raine , Monika Schnarre

Director

Sylvio Tabet

Producted By

Alliance Atlantis , Tribune Entertainment

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Trailers

Cast

Daniel Goddard

as Dar

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Jackson Raine

as Tao

The Diamond of Jeru BeastMaster

Monika Schnarre

as The Sorceress #1

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Reviews

Kirpianuscus like many other series about sorcery and generosity, it is a seductive fairy tale. not original but using a generous idea. and proposing the autonomy of the each episode, fight scenes and the idea of love for the nature and the links with the animals. Daniel Goddart does a good job. but in few episodes it is not enough for save a story who becomes only sketch of the battle between the past of a young hero and the dark universe of evil looking to dominate entire world. so, a nice series who could be better with a little effort. this is all. important is the flavor of freedom, dedication and protect of the nature. the communion with the entire creation. and the portrait of hope for the contemporary world. all in the images of a parable about power and noble purposes.

RogerBorg I've been dipping in and out of this as a guilty pleasure. It's more guilt than pleasure though, especially the later series.The pleasures mostly come from ogling the collection of beach bunnies (both genders) jiggling around in various states of undress. As far as I can determine, this world operates an exclusive access policy: no fuglies, no kids, no geezers. Fine with me.Series one makes a very brave attempt to stick to the stone age - or rather, bone age - idiom, with a few fairly understandable lapses in costume and set dressing (say: what are they shaving with?). It's a fresh and interesting divergence from the usual generic "Early Olden Days" Swords and Sandals setting, which makes the later seasons all the more disappointing when they apparently just forget what sort of milieu they're supposed to be portraying, and loot the Xena props department.There's an attempt to weave some backstory exposition into the weekly "Run, jump, rescue boy/girl hostage from the Growling Menace" plots, but the uniformly bland and un-nuanced delivery of all of the actors - including and especially the leads - robs it of any lasting appeal. Season 3 plots devolve into a tiresome grind of "Seek this / fetch that" - perhaps the writers had been playing a lot of Ultima? Whether Beastmaster holds any deep appeal for you probably largely depends on whether you buy into the hippy premise that animals are, like our friends, and so, like, totally full of ancient wisdom and stuff. Hmm. No. Nature is struggle, not co-operation. I'm not sure why being able to talk to a carnivore would make any difference to it devouring you or not. Presumably Dar sells them on the health benefits of eating leaves and bark.

Haflinger I watch this show most of the time. It's erratic, but I like it a lot anyway. The producers seem to have relatively little idea of what kind of show they want to do. It's now in its third season, and it appears to have gone to heroic fantasy. (Any episodes you see Dar having a sword, they're all third season. And he puts up quite a protest around it, but you'd have to actually watch the show to see it.) Last season would be better characterized as a sort of low-level high fantasy, where most of the emphasis was on complex relationships between all the different characters. And a lot of the first season was a (tragic) love story. The acting is great, but it's very much in a particular style. It's an understated style that shows up a lot in Canadian productions (it's a Canada-Australia joint production). But the best part is: They kill characters. Major characters. Not many of them, but people actually die. The storyline moves on. I get really tired of watching adventure shows with no threat of death. It's pretty much a given that Dar won't die (or they'd have to rename the show) but everybody else, except for gods (none of which have made appearances, unlike in a show like Xena) and some of the demigod-level characters (I'm thinking of The Ancient One) has been fair game. It helps make the show exciting, which is the whole point of adventure, right?The acting style's not for everyone, but if you like it, watch the show. The stories are generally pretty well-written, and the show's got guts.

pvburnett My son, Simon Burnett, is the stunt double for Daniel, so we have been watching every episode. It comes across as at least two shows in one. The out of doors, walking in the woods and fighting. And the other, the mystical- fairy one, with special effects and clothing. It would work better if the mystical world was only at night, a dream scape for the characters and story line.