Watership Down Intro Season 1

[foefproductions]

I'm 17 and this still makes me emotional

[siepje6003]

damn... I'm getting tears in my eyes when I'm hearing this song

[Britrules10000]

@vincient66 I agree, I dislike a lot of today's shows. I miss watching Watership Down, Redwall and the others on TV. I'm 20 and I love finding these dvd's and watching them, it gives me a sense of nostalgia. Thanks for your comment.

[kirby163]

I liked this series.

Maybe it wasn't the best adaption of WD but it was a good show.

[Ipodmoeilijk]

When I was 5 I named my rabbit after Pumpkin.

Can you imagine what my rabbit would have been called when I was born a few years later? I'm so happy I was born in the '90's

[Wilddogette]

Ahhh *sigh* how I miss the Watership Down seasons I used to watch them when I was 3 I think, I can't realy remember ^^

[mrsNiina21]

wasn't there a fawn coloured rabbit too? i think it was female..

[Gokuromario]

If i ever get the chance i'll ask the makers of this cartoon why Hazel ogles Blackberry

[rootay]

I never really watched this series to the end, but I assume the conclusion of the story didn't end the same as the film...i.e a harrowing bloodbath!?

[Tozzywozzy01]

@rootay No it didn't. Season 3 saw the animation change badly and only 3 of the original voice cast stayed on. The plot went all over the place, Hazel got all the other creatures on the down to help them in the final battle, there was little bloodshed and I think again it ended not knowing if Woundwort was really dead or not.

[Iamnoguitarist]

where has the time gone when they made non 3D cartoons like these, they were just so much better then te trash they send out today =')

[Britrules10000]

@Iamnoguitarist So true I miss traditional animation, being a cartoonist myself, I love the beauty of painted backgrounds and smooth drawn lines. :)

[TheHonky12]

is there a longer version of the song? or its just the intro?

[Britrules10000]

@TheHonky12 look up Art Garfunkel 'Bright Eyes' hope that helps :)

[Britrules10000]

@TheHonky12 It's called 'Bright Eyes' I would use Youtube mp3 to get the song.

[clxxra]

omg this is like relieving my childhood ): so sad.

[AkumaExorcistxX]

OMG i used to love this show SOOO much ;D

[animefangirlxx]

LOL I WOULD SING THIS SONG ALL THE TIME BUT I NEVER FIGURED OUT WHAT TV SHOW I GOT IT FROM!

[CryoSoulzzz]

memoieres!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD awesome times

[aaron1schmidt]

I love this!

[OwlcatOwlcat]

omfg i used to watch this show in the mornings all the time!!! ahhhh i totally forgot about thiss!!! :D Nostalgia'd.

[PrinceThrons]

One of the beautiful things I watched in my entired life

[kellorkleft02]

The series isnt much like the movie, and completely ventures fro mbook limitations to make a completely different story, but dont let that discourage you from watching it. If you let yourself immerse to the story, you can find it truly is a great show. Its certainly better than most kids TV shows now adays.

I recommend starting from the escape to watership down portion of season 1, then skip to season 2 from there. Season 1 doesn't have a lot going on, but 2 picks up on the plot and characters.

[kellorkleft02]

5.Language? Really?

As for blood and violence, they took a step down due to being a kids show. Im not to keen on it either, but it isnt bad, and there isnt much they could do about it anyway. They went a darker turn in story i nthe third season, and the United Kingdom didnt even allow it to be aired.

6. Dont know what youre talking about. Holly appears in the next episode. There are only a couple missing, and a lot of characters are added.

7. I like both Wounwarts. Both have their unique traits.

[kellorkleft02]

1.Its a stray from the book, but a change isnt necessarily bad. So the series wouldnt be maleonly, Blackberry was made female.

2.I don't like Kehaar in this series much. The one in the book and movie had much more character and memorable behavior.

3.The series is basing off the book, not movie. Theres no real incorrection on not choosing his movie colors.

4.They made Pipkin childish and spirited. A little over the top, though.

[alucard624]

Best part of this intro is when the song "Bright Eyes" kicks in at 0:36. Still gets me choked up everytime for some reason.

[kellorkleft02]

Does anyone know where I can get a hold of the show's soundtrack online?

[Ruvigy]

*Sigh*

I remember watching the dutch version when I was 5 or something.=)

[mariutunio]

bright eyes burning like fire

how can the light that burned so brightly suddenly burn so pale?

bright eyes...

♥ watership down

[Saffya]

Goodnight sweet prince Stephen Gately :<

[AsherTye]

I just can't get over Fiver looking so... happy and sunny looking. :shivers: Wonder if there are any actual episodes up here.

[MusikGirl1702]

I loved this :) (when I was young) :D

[Krevokad]

LOL, I'm glad I never watched this but stuck with the movie and book instead. Really, making Blackberry a girl, what were those guys thinking?!

BTW, is Bluebell in there? I always adored his character in the book.

[Apedemak8]

it's a good a serie,it's alot more childish than the movie but it's good

[AlliKatNya]

...I used to watch this show when I was 4 years old. I only discovered the original book and film a few years ago, and am I sure glad I did. ^o^

0:36 onward gives me chills, for some reason. Must be the harmonies or something.

[Hadise2811]

yeah, after 0:36 i get goosebumps too and tears in my eyes. it's so beautiful...

[powergirl07]

The show isn't as good as the movie and usually when you watch a TV series adapted from a book you play 'spot the difference' and with the TV series Watership Down you play 'spot the similarity', but apart from that, it's awsome!

[hazelWSD]

i love the intro, too bad the show sucks

[Peluchiix]

Beautifull Intro!

Fav&Rate

[GuitarGirl2212]

Blackberry isn't supposed to be a girl.

Silly producers.

Hahaha. I bet it was a pretty good series.

[masterp1337]

ouhhh this looks cute

you can not tell from this fluffy intro to the monsterous, violent and absolut kids unqualified show

and im not saying this as an overcautious parent but as a 20 year old

damn that show sucked

[Awesomo155]

the film taught me the meaning of fear wen i was a kid, i cant believe how much i used to watch this and love it though

[PuffsDragon]

Blackberry is a girl now =P

But, this series was pretty good as far as animated series go.

This series is not the movie but it has it's charm.

[trippendale742]

its a series too?

[SidraWing]

The made a SERIES??????? O_O

[KingNice92]

this is a rabbit version of Warriors?

[jericaburgette]

NO Watership Down was written years before Warriors.

[splamchooky]

There was a series of this too eh? I suppose it wasn't as much of a gorefest as was the movie? lul

[sillygrl23]

I wish it was....the first time I saw the movie as a little girl I thought I was so special beacuse I was seeing a "scary-looking children's cartoon movie" espically during the death scenes. lol

[MXTOSAY]

THIS IS VERY GOOD SONG

[Horatio4444]

Oh my. I used to watch this series endlessly!! I miss it

[Princesschenx3]

ich fand/find manche scenen sehr brutal!!

Früher hatt ich oft angst davor weil der eine hase immer gemeint hat wir werden alle strben & so fiever hieß er glaub ich xD

& das ganze blut als kleines kind konnt ich das nie wirklich verstehn warum die sich immer umbringen...

also für kleine kinder nicht zu empfehlen!

[Skywolf17]

The memories... The memories...

[JessThePest]

They...Made...A...Series?!?!!

I hope it's less upsetting than the film. -Will now wonder if they made a series of The Plague Dogs and Felidae.-

[NavaraNoir]

Ach die Serie war so schön... *schnief*

[liedsonpl]

omg does anyone has got a problem with the tv series? nobody forces you to watch it.

[FMAPhantomWolf]

There was...a TV SERIES?

I only knew of the bloody scarring movie made after the book. Because I have the bloody scarring movie on dvd.

...I must look into this ow. o.o

[Hypalgesin]

It`s SHIT compared to the movie!

[Messer262]

This looks so cartoonish compared to the animated film

[Blakefe]

well thir is a big gap between the times they were both made

[wolvesforever450]

OMG.. bigwig dosen't have a a mane..or purple brown fur..and fiver lookslike a baby..

[FBrizman89]

Pipkin has a kids voice in the series, And both Hazel and Fiver have the darkened patch that Blackberry had from the movie. But it is still enjoyable.

[RunescapeAlchemist]

Watership Down is my favorite book ever. ^_^

I didn't know there was a TV series too...

MUST. SEE. =O

[XxXDeathZeltaXxX]

alguien sabe donde puedo conseguir la serie??

[abbalicious888]

OMG i miss this show i used to watch it :(

[Darkstripe4ever]

Messin it all up...

[SeriousDBZ]

wtf this looks like nick jr n crap i saw the movie n it was blood everywhere!!!

[Owlgirl205]

THERE'S A SERIES?!?!?

[HailAnts]

This series is an abomination! Fine, they wanted to make a little kiddie show? Then they should have changed all the names so that it bore no relation to the book/film. Cause other than that IT DOES BARE NO RELATION TO THE BOOK/FILM!!! They look like Bugs Freakin' Bunny for Christ's sake! In the film, other than being sentient and speaking, they were real rabbits. Here some wear freakin' clothes! Bleech!!

[StrawberryAppleCream]

I see you have never watched the series.

[Starraynight]

I'm watching the series clips for the first time too. Gives me the creeps. It's like a cartoony carebear version of a great work of art.

[wolvesforever450]

i agree..why did they have to ruin the masterpeice???

[liedsonpl]

well u dont have to watch it when u dont like it its simple lol ;) ive watched the movie ive read the book and i am a big fan of the tv series ;)

[wolvesforever450]

Right ok..

but seriously..don't you think its a bit...babyish?

[CycloneRula]

Well it was aimed at younger audiences, but when I watch it, I just don't care about who's it targeted for. The animation and art changed for series 3, most fans will agree with me that series 3 was darker and more serous than series 1 and 2. Also you can't complain that it looks cartoonish, if they did it in the style of the film, it would take way too long to make the series.

[wolvesforever450]

I AGREE!

[Cruul]

i think the movie is much better but i watch the series too when i was little ^^

[CycloneRula]

I love the movie and the series, their both brilliant!

[batistaaguas]

I saw this cartoon when I was 9 years old and I liked it! I saw the movie and I think the two of them are good, but, the movie is better.they made this cartoon for the children because the movie had some violent scenes...they aren't that violent but still.

I really liked this cartoon!

[naughtynaomi9000]

BigWig does not have huge bits of hair around his neck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(and i have watched those episode thingys through,they're basically enhancing every prek in the story!)

[Ria8D]

This is bad!! compared to the classic move absoloutly bad!!

[TsuchiToboe]

...what did they DO to this movie??!? The movie was awesome, violent, gory, and COOL! This is all cutesy, happy, and just... Ugh! It sickens me as to what they've done to the classic movie, and turned it into some horrible Disney-esque TV show!!

[1goodbookworm]

Dandelion and Hawkbit are obviously not considered as important as the rest.

[1goodbookworm]

Blackberry was made a girl to prevent sexism. I like this song. Blackavar was voiced by a member of Boyzone, who also sang the song.

[Spook1414]

Is ok but I never got my head round the fact they made Blackberry a girl! And the begining song was terrible!

[miajohnson11]

thats good

[Treemeadow]

say! thats just like my drawing style!

[miajohnson11]

well I guess he doesnt sound terrible...just he tried to sound too much like the real one.

RICHARD ADAMS IS A WONDERFUL STORY WRITER.

Watership Down is the best book that will ever be written.

Im waiting for the series The Sight and Fell. Fell has a wolf in it and I LOVE wolves. It also said that its a good book for those who read Watership Down or something.

Mistletoe, Morg, Mikey, Raven Thor, they are all wolves!

Its a great book too.

Youll see someday =D

[Nirewolf]

David Clement-Davies wrote The Sight and Fell. The two have similar styles, so it's easy to confuse them.

[miajohnson11]

Yeah. I actually started reading The Sight like maybe a week ago! :D It's really good so far, I'm about half way. Oh and actually Fell is just the sequel to The Sight, they are not two different stories.

[Nirewolf]

No, I meant that it sounded like you had Richard Adams and David Clement-Davies mixed up. I meant that the two authors have similar writing styles.

[miajohnson11]

Ohhh ok. Srry.

[Nirewolf]

S'all right. :)

[1goodbookworm]

What do u mean real one? They're both real!

[miajohnson11]

HOLY EFFING CRAP THEY DRAWINGS ARE SO MUCH MORE FRICKEN ENHANCED THEN THE MOVIE!!! D:

BIGWIG (or Thlayli) IS UGLY IN THIS.

But Fiver (Or Pipkin or whoever that is) is really cute.

BUT YEAH THE GUY WHO SINGS BRIGHT EYES SOUNDS TERRIBLE

Hazel-Rah looks fine I guess, but besides, I think Fiver was cuter in the movie -_-

[miajohnson11]

:O they took out Hyzenthlay???

But she was like the main doe!

Well the movies are never like the book (which was my favourite book by the way)

The movies and series are always made for kids.

I never watched the series, but you said Blackavar wasnt scarred?

thats dum!!

[TwiligthColorado]

Theyre all good. The book is the best I think. the movie is great and has wonderful music score,but its to focused on the dark in it. the series is great when it comes to kids. It also gives a more creative look on it. But they have taken away a couple of things. For instance:In the book and movie Blackavar is badly scarred and got shred ripped ears, but in the series he is not harmed at all. And for some bloody reason they have taken away Hyzenthlay and replaced her with Primrose.

[Azurewolf02]

Yeah why'd they take her out?

[TwiligthColorado]

Its some guy from the backstreet boys.

[Mangadivas]

yeah ,if they do i will kill them.i dont want them to wreack another book and film.

[Tikaany]

The ending reminded me of Easter Bunnies more than Watership Down... Imagine they try to make a series for Plague Dogs next.

[skye2308]

i love the seris and films :)

[CrimsonDivine]

Heh, ya know I almost forgot how much they enhanced the graphics since the movie ^_^;

[xoxmrpig13]

omg thank you!!i was looking for this everywhere!!but they all had the old version, i love the new one^_^THANKS SO MUCH!!do u know where i can download the new episodes from?

[Britrules10000]

I don't have any episodes unfortunatly, but maybe go to Thankustars for pics of the episodes...

[colclough06]

OMG! they look well different!

[myroosterwilleatyou]

who's the grey rabbit?! its not blackbury is it?

[zacadoj]

i thought that it was silver

[Winterpelt]

Where can we see the episodes? I can't really find any on youtube.

[BlackRose8731]

You can watch them on Veoh....When I searched, it came up with the episodes.

[idioticlisa]

Oooo... *shiver* This gave me goosebumps!

[Azurewolf02]

Look at all these moronic bunnies!

[boomaga]

What the... a show ? And the rabbits are cutesy-fied ? And they ditch those wonderful orchestral themes from the movie ?

[fatfreakface]

the music from the film wasn't really all that good now was it. Also what's wrong with the rabbit design? Makes the characters easier to tell apart also it's a child's show. Besides the overall plot makes up for it all. Never compare the series to the film. It's just not right.

[Gauldoth]

The music from the film was really that good. Not that the one from this intro isn't good also, but the film's score kicked ass in so many ways.

[fatfreakface]

Meh different people like different things. I just preferred the music from the series. Possibly because I saw the series before I saw the film. Lol let's not get caught up in an argument over a child's cartoon. :P All three good: book, film ,series in their own ways just let the kids decide about the series after all that's who it's for.

[Nucozih]

Pretty Cool; But where's Dandilion? Wasn't he a main character? =o

[zacadoj]

yes. bigwig silver dandilion clover hazel fiver the guy that found them when they made their warren keeharr(my fav) and general woundwart are the mian characters. i'm going by the book and origional movie

[zacadoj]

i forgot blackberry. and for all of you that say that i forgot elraraerah, he only shows up in the stories that i think blackberry told.

[TheVincinator]

Damn...when was the last time I watched this show? Feels like forever. Watership Down is the best book ever written man, thanks for sharing this!

[Terra151]

Do they show them climbing the hill to the watership down in the episode? I'm curious because I have never actually gotten to see one of thier episodes, only bits and pieces off of YouTube

[Terra151]

The guy should just sing by himself he sounds better

[AngelxofxSmeg]

I have seen the film and loved it but ive never seen the programmes , are they any good ?

[Arbiter567]

dude. the song was written by mike batt purposely for this movie. garfunkle sung the original, but there are many versions, including those on walmart music downloads. This one is sung by Ben Gately

[nymphetaminegirl29]

Bright Eyes, music and lyrics by Mike Batt?!?! They just ripped it off from Simon and Garfunkel. They should have given S&G THAT credit and said it was performed by Mike Batt.

Just another reason i like the original better...

[Britrules10000]

Your Welcome, me and my brother watched this years ago, so I posted it up so everyone can enjoy 'Bright Eyes'!!

[animegotenandtrunks]

is thier any chance if you culd Load up Some series please i cant seam to find any like this CAN YOU HElp

[TSRule]

I like this theme music, 'In Fields of Sun'... pity they didn't have Artie Garfunkel doing the singing, though.