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'''''Re\Visioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series''''' is a ten part animated series based on the ''Tomb Raider Series''. It began airing on the online video game service GameTap on July 10, [[2007]]. The series is comprised of various animation and comic book talent's renditions of [[Lara Croft]], presented in the form of animated short films.  The series was originally intended to conclude on August 23, 2007, but date for the final episode has been changed to 23 November 2007.
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'''Tomb Raider: Re\visioned''' is a ten part animated series based on the universe created in the [[Tomb Raider Games]].  
  
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Even though the styles of the episodes vary, the voice actress for Lara Croft, [[Minnie Driver]], remains constant throughout the series. The main criticism that the series has received are that the varying animation styles are somewhat confusing, and that the storylines of the episodes tend to be rather thin.
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It began airing on the online video game service GameTap on July 10, [[2007]]. The series consists of various animation and comic book talent's renditions of [[Lara Croft]], presented in the form of animated short films. The series was originally intended to conclude on August 23, 2007, but final episode aired on November 13, 2007.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revisioned:_Tomb_Raider_Animated_Series Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series on Wikipedia] Retrieved on Aug 14th 2013.</ref>
  
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''Re\Visioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series'' is the first season of the GameTap TV original animated series, ''Re\Visioned'', which explores and re-imagines well known video game franchises. <ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13995</ref>
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The animation style of the episodes vary from one episode to another, but the voice actress for Lara Croft, [[Minnie Driver]], is the same in every episode. The series has received criticism concerning the varying animation styles that are seen as somewhat confusing. Also the storylines of the episodes have been considered being rather thin.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revisioned:_Tomb_Raider_Animated_Series Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series on Wikipedia] Retrieved on Aug 14th 2013.</ref>
  
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Tomb Raider: Re\visioned is the first season of the GameTap TV's original animated series, ''Re\Visioned'', which explores and re-imagines well known video game franchises. <ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13995 Retrieved on Sep 9th 2007</ref><ref>http://www.ign.com/tv/revisioned Retrieved on Aug 14th 2013.</ref>
  
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== Episodes list ==
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==Episodes==
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* Episode 01 [[Keys to the Kingdom (Part 1)]]
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: Airdate: July 10, 2007
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! Episode Number || Title || Airdate || Director || Writer
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: Director: [[Peter Chung]]
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: Writer: [[Peter Chung]] {{Quote|Episode summary|Lara Croft in drawn into a web of religious intrigue and assassins when an archaeologist is murdered just as he claims to have discovered a way to bring the dead back to life using an ancient [[Ankh]]. Lara soon finds herself in the middle of a war between various religious extremist factions. This arc was classfied NC-17 for violence and religious themes.}}
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| 01 || '''"Keys to the Kingdom (Part 1)"''' || July 10, [[2007]] || [[Peter Chung]] || [[Peter Chung]]
 
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| colspan="5" align="left"| Lara Croft in drawn into a web of religious intrigue and assassins when an archaeologist is murdered just as he claims to have discovered a way to bring the dead back to life using an ancient Ankh. Lara soon finds herself in the middle of a war between various religious extremist factions. This arc was classfied NC-17 for violence and religious themes.
 
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| 02 || '''"Keys to the Kingdom (Part 2)"''' || July 11, [[2007]] || [[Peter Chung]] || [[Peter Chung]]
 
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| colspan="5" align="left"| Same as part 1.
 
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| 03 || '''"Keys to the Kingdom (Part 3)"''' || July 12, [[2007]] || [[Peter Chung]] || [[Peter Chung]]
 
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| colspan="5" align="left"| Same as part 1.
 
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| 04 || '''"Revenge of the Aztec Mummy"''' || July 19, [[2007]] || [[David Álvarez]] || [[Brian Pulido]]
 
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| colspan="5" align="left"| Hijinks ensue when Lara Croft stumbles upon the resurrection of Moctuzema, an [[Aztec]] mummy.
 
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| 05 || '''"Angel Spit (Part 1)"''' || July 26, [[2007]] || [[Cully Hamner]] || [[Warren Ellis]]
 
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| colspan="5" align="left"| Lara Croft ventures to [[Antarctica]] in search of a mysterious substance which has the capability to cure any disease. However, records show that the explorers who discovered this substance went insane one by one. Lara eventually discovers that the substance is acutally the amniotic liquid of a menacing species of insectoid creatures.
 
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| 06 || '''"Angel Spit (Part 2)"''' || July 26, [[2007]] || [[Cully Hamner]] || [[Warren Ellis]]
 
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| colspan="5" align="left"| Same as part 1.
 
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| 07 || '''"Lara Croft: Legacy"''' || August 2, [[2007]] || [[Ivan Reis]] || [[Brian Pulido]]
 
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| colspan="5" align="left"| Lara Croft's search of an ancient scepter leads her to a Tibetian monastery where she, accompanied by a teenage girl who aspires to be like Lara, must survive an army of half-man/half-beast creatures.
 
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| 08 || '''"Pre-Teen Raider"''' || August 9, [[2007]] || [[Six Point Harness]] || [[Gail Simone]]
 
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| colspan="5" align="left"| This episode tells of how a twelve-year-old Lara Croft honed her craft by recovering an artifact stored in the vault of Croft Academy as a child.
 
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| 09 || '''"Raising Thaumopolis"''' || August 16, [[2007]] || [[Louie Del Carmen]] || [[Michael A. Stackpole]]
 
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| colspan="5" align="left"| Lara Croft must solve three ancient challenges in order to claim the ultimate prize when she discovers the lost underwater city of Thaumopolis.
 
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| 10 || '''"A Complicated Woman"''' || "Soon" || [[Jim Lee]] || [[Jim Lee]], [[Christos N. Gage]]
 
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| colspan="5" align="left"| While recovering the ancient Treasure of Perseus, three fortune hunters tell the tale of how each of them killed Lara Croft... or did they?
 
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{{ref}}
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* Episode 02 [[Keys to the Kingdom (Part 2)]]
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: Airdate: July 11, 2007
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: Director: [[Peter Chung]]
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: Writer: [[Peter Chung]]
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: The episode continues the storyline of [[Keys to the Kingdom (Part 1)]]
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* Episode 03 [[Keys to the Kingdom (Part 3)]]
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: Airdate: July 12, 2007
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: Director: [[Peter Chung]]
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: Writer: [[Peter Chung]]
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: The episode continues the storyline of [[Keys to the Kingdom (Part 1)]]
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* Episode 04 [[Revenge of the Aztec Mummy]]
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: Airdate: July 19, 2007
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: Director: [[David Álvarez]]
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: Writer: [[Brian Pulido]] {{Quote|Episode summary<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revisioned:_Tomb_Raider_Animated_Series Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series on Wikipedia] Retrieved on Aug 14th 2013.</ref>|Hijinks ensue when Lara Croft stumbles upon the resurrection of Moctuzema, an Aztec mummy.}}
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* Episode 05 [[Angel Spit (Part 1)]]
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: Airdate: July 26, 2007
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: Director: [[Cully Hamner]]
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: Writer: [[Warren Ellis]] {{Quote|Episode summary|Lara Croft ventures to [[Antarctica]] in search of a mysterious substance which has the capability to cure any disease. However, records show that the explorers who discovered this substance went insane one by one. Lara eventually discovers that the substance is acutally the amniotic liquid of a menacing species of insectoid creatures.}}
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* Episode 06 [[Angel Spit (Part 2)]]
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: Airdate: July 26, 2007
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: Director: [[Cully Hamner]]
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: Writer: [[Warren Ellis]]
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: The episode continues the storyline of [[Angel Spit (Part 1)]]
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* Episode 07 [[Lara Croft: Legacy]]
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: Airdate: August 2, 2007
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: Director: [[Ivan Reis]]
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: Writer: [[Brian Pulido]] {{Quote|Episode summary|Lara Croft's search of an ancient scepter leads her to a Tibetian monastery where she, accompanied by a teenage girl who aspires to be like Lara, must survive an army of half-man/half-beast creatures.}}
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* Episode 08 [[Pre-Teen Raider]]
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: Airdate: August 9, 2007
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: Director: [[Six Point Harness]]
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: Writer: [[Gail Simone]] {{Quote|Episode summary|This episode tells of how a twelve-year-old Lara Croft honed her craft by recovering an artifact stored in the vault of Croft Academy as a child.}}
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* Episode 09 [[Raising Thaumopolis]]
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: Airdate: August 16, 2007
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: Director: [[Louie Del Carmen]]
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: Writer: [[Michael A. Stackpole]] {{Quote|Episode summary<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revisioned:_Tomb_Raider_Animated_Series Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series on Wikipedia] Retrieved on Aug 14th 2013.</ref>|Lara Croft must solve three ancient challenges in order to claim the ultimate prize when she discovers the lost underwater city of Thaumopolis.}}
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* Episode 10 [[A Complicated Woman]]
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: Airdate: November 13, 2007
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: Director: [[Jim Lee]]
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: Writer: [[Christos N. Gage]] {{Quote|Episode summary<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revisioned:_Tomb_Raider_Animated_Series Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series on Wikipedia] Retrieved on Aug 14th 2013.</ref>|While recovering the ancient Treasure of Perseus, three fortune hunters tell the tale of how each of them killed Lara Croft... or did they?}}
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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* [http://tombraider.gametap.com/ Official section on GameTap]
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* [http://tv.ign.com/objects/948/948513.html IGN news articles]
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* [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14383 Q&A: GameTap's Sanchez Talks Tomb Raider Re\Visioned]
  
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*[http://tombraider.gametap.com/ Official section on GameTap]
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*[http://tv.ign.com/objects/948/948513.html IGN news articles]
 
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*[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14383 Q&A: GameTap's Sanchez Talks Tomb Raider Re\Visioned]
 
  
 
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[[Category:Tomb Raider: Re/visioned| ]]

Revision as of 19:53, 14 August 2013

Tomb Raider: Re\visioned is a ten part animated series based on the universe created in the Tomb Raider Games.

It began airing on the online video game service GameTap on July 10, 2007. The series consists of various animation and comic book talent's renditions of Lara Croft, presented in the form of animated short films. The series was originally intended to conclude on August 23, 2007, but final episode aired on November 13, 2007.[1]

The animation style of the episodes vary from one episode to another, but the voice actress for Lara Croft, Minnie Driver, is the same in every episode. The series has received criticism concerning the varying animation styles that are seen as somewhat confusing. Also the storylines of the episodes have been considered being rather thin.[2]

Tomb Raider: Re\visioned is the first season of the GameTap TV's original animated series, Re\Visioned, which explores and re-imagines well known video game franchises. [3][4]

Episodes

Airdate: July 10, 2007
Director: Peter Chung
Writer: Peter Chung
Lara Croft in drawn into a web of religious intrigue and assassins when an archaeologist is murdered just as he claims to have discovered a way to bring the dead back to life using an ancient Ankh. Lara soon finds herself in the middle of a war between various religious extremist factions. This arc was classfied NC-17 for violence and religious themes.
Episode summary
Airdate: July 11, 2007
Director: Peter Chung
Writer: Peter Chung
The episode continues the storyline of Keys to the Kingdom (Part 1)
Airdate: July 12, 2007
Director: Peter Chung
Writer: Peter Chung
The episode continues the storyline of Keys to the Kingdom (Part 1)
Airdate: July 19, 2007
Director: David Álvarez
Writer: Brian Pulido
Hijinks ensue when Lara Croft stumbles upon the resurrection of Moctuzema, an Aztec mummy.
Episode summary[5]
Airdate: July 26, 2007
Director: Cully Hamner
Writer: Warren Ellis
Lara Croft ventures to Antarctica in search of a mysterious substance which has the capability to cure any disease. However, records show that the explorers who discovered this substance went insane one by one. Lara eventually discovers that the substance is acutally the amniotic liquid of a menacing species of insectoid creatures.
Episode summary

Airdate: July 26, 2007
Director: Cully Hamner
Writer: Warren Ellis
The episode continues the storyline of Angel Spit (Part 1)
Airdate: August 2, 2007
Director: Ivan Reis
Writer: Brian Pulido
Lara Croft's search of an ancient scepter leads her to a Tibetian monastery where she, accompanied by a teenage girl who aspires to be like Lara, must survive an army of half-man/half-beast creatures.
Episode summary
Airdate: August 9, 2007
Director: Six Point Harness
Writer: Gail Simone
This episode tells of how a twelve-year-old Lara Croft honed her craft by recovering an artifact stored in the vault of Croft Academy as a child.
Episode summary
Airdate: August 16, 2007
Director: Louie Del Carmen
Writer: Michael A. Stackpole
Lara Croft must solve three ancient challenges in order to claim the ultimate prize when she discovers the lost underwater city of Thaumopolis.
Episode summary[6]
Airdate: November 13, 2007
Director: Jim Lee
Writer: Christos N. Gage
While recovering the ancient Treasure of Perseus, three fortune hunters tell the tale of how each of them killed Lara Croft... or did they?
Episode summary[7]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series on Wikipedia Retrieved on Aug 14th 2013.
  2. ↑ Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series on Wikipedia Retrieved on Aug 14th 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13995 Retrieved on Sep 9th 2007
  4. ↑ http://www.ign.com/tv/revisioned Retrieved on Aug 14th 2013.
  5. ↑ Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series on Wikipedia Retrieved on Aug 14th 2013.
  6. ↑ Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series on Wikipedia Retrieved on Aug 14th 2013.
  7. ↑ Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series on Wikipedia Retrieved on Aug 14th 2013.

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