Dreamworks Dragons TV Series: Commercials and Confirmed Release Date

Well, it looks like Februrary is ending on a good note for us Dragons fans. Two new commercials for the Dragons TV series have been released just a day apart, the first in the Puss in Boots DVD on the 24th, and the second on Cartoon Network's Hall of Game Awards on the 25th. Sadly, there are no new scenes, but some advertisement means that more advertisement will come! Click "read more" for the videos and more info.

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Backstage Footage: Arena Show

I was stalkerishly browsing the Twitter page of Sarah McCreanor (Astrid) when I found something awesome. It's backstage footage from the arena show. Jump to the end for Forbidden Friendship!

Also check out this site from the person who posted the video, which has more info on the show. The show has finished its last rehearsals in Sydney and is heading over to Melbourne. You Australians are so lucky!

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TV Series getting a Summer Release?

An interesting interview with Elaine Bogan was discovered today. Not only is she working on the show, but she added a little tidbit on when the show is due to air:

"I'm in the storyboarding department. I've been working on a How To Train Your Dragon TV series for just under a year. It is due this summer, I think. Currently, I am co-directing on the final episode of the first season."

Of course, it's not a complete "official notice of an airdate" but people who work on the show usually know what's what, so I think a summer release is a strong possibilty right about now. If so, promotions and press releases should be just around the corner!

The interview can be found here, but also check out Elaine Bogan's blog it's filled with all of her "zany" artwork.


EDIT: Since about a week after this was posted, the commercial was released, confirming that the show would be out in the fall, please disregard this obviously wrong piece of information. 

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Tom Owens' Blog

Have you checked out Tom Owens' blog recently? No? Well, you should.

Tom Owens, for those of you who don't know, was the director for the wonderful holiday short "Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury", but he's also done storyboarding for the movie and the short as well. His blog contains a lot of amazing artwork and storyboards from the short, and some new sketches that may or may not be for the sequel and/or upcoming TV series.

It's a great blog and is updated frequently, so check it out:

http://tomowensstuff.blogspot.com/

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"HTTYD: Arena Spectacular" Sneak Peek Video

Earlier this week, a TV special aired in Australia promoting the "How to Train Your Dragon: Areana Specutacular" show which is to make its world premier next month.

For those of you who didn't catch it or don't live in Australia, you can watch the special here:

Sneak Peek Video

And, for more on the Arena Spectacular check out our video page for the arena show for interviews, trailers, and more behind the scenes exculsives.

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Two New Logos

Well after the "incident" with things being taken down off the site we're back on track and we come with good news!

This week was pretty active promotional wise for the TV show because a new official logo was just released:

On the other hand, another mysterious logo has popped up as well, though we don't know if it's official or not, but we'll keep you posted:

Excitement? I think so.

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TV Show Leaked Storyboard

About a month ago, several members of the Night Fury's Den stumbled upon a 93-page storyboard for an episode of the new Dragons TV show. For Season 1 Episode 10, to be exact. Dreamworks won't let us post it here, but it shouldn't be too hard to find "HTTYD leaked storyboards" online. Alternatively, you can check out the website of Dreamworks storyboard artist Dan Chris Kubat.

But, just for a description, the storyboard mostly shows a flight scene with Hiccup and Toothless competing with Astrid and Stormfly (Astrid's Nadder). At the end, Hiccup notices a young (Viking?) girl lying unconscious on an island and swoops down to investigate.

In the storyboard notes, the girl's name is Heather. But other than that, she is just as mysterious to us as she is to Hiccup. There aren't any Heathers in the books other than the plant. Could she be the Camicazi character that we've all been waiting for? It also seems that the theory that Hiccup will narrarate at the beginning of every episode is true as well.

EDIT: We now have a site exclusive interview with Dan Kubat!!!

6/6 EDIT: Sorry to report but Dan's storyboards are no longer available. Hope you got an eyeful while you could.

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