Guardians Evolution

Guardians Evolution (sometimes stylized Guardians: Evolution or abbreviated as GuardiansEvo[1] or Guardians[2][3]) is a stop-motion animated TV series that broadcasts as part of APTN Kids on Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. It is broadcast in both Cree and English. It is directed by Dennis Jackson[4] and co-created with Melanie Jackson. They and Eric Jackson wrote the first six episodes, two each, which composed season 1, whose 6 episodes ran in 2014.

A second season of six episodes ran in 2015, bringing the total to 12. The show went on hiatus from 2016-2017. In February 2018 the Shaw Rocket Fund announced that the 3rd season would be premiering in the spring.[5] In May leading up to the premiere, there was a promotion where fans could design avatars as either a human, Eerimar or robot.[1]

Broadcast and Streaming

In the USA, it airs on FNX, the First Nations Experience Network in English.

In USA and Canada, it streams on Ameba TV in English.

Concept

In 2078 A.D., there is a Great Extinction Event. Five teenagers are cryogenically frozen as part of Project Guardian. They awake in 41,740,659 A.D. (expressed as "41 million years later") to a wildly different Earth. With the help of a robot they must resettle the planet, opposed by another preserved human with an army of robots. They were supposed to be frozen for 50 million years but an earthquake contaminated their cryogenic pods and caused an early emergency-release. Their parents are still trapped in contaminated cryo-pods and cannot be released safely so the teens must rebuild civilization alone.

They are tasked with finding a replacement accelerator ring (protected by a cloaking field) so that their base can regain enough power to facilitate repairs. They wear crystal-driven power suits which enhance their strength and speed and protect them from the elements as they venture out into a mutant wilderness. They also carry energy guns with a stun setting. Their suits have buttons which summon a hovercycle or put on a protective helmet (another button removes it, collapsing into a back storage compartment) or shoot a grappling hook with retractable cord to pull them up instead of climbing.

There are giant Herbivores who resemble Sauropods except they are mammals.

Characters

Guardians:

Eerimar:

Antagonists

  • Ambrona - evil scientist[15]
  • Danton - evil henchbot[16]
  • sentry guards - evil followers of Ambrona[17]

Episodes

Season 1 (2014)

The debut date was announced in January 2014[18][19]

It began airing 1 February 2014[20]

  1. Episode 1 – Awakenings[21] debuted 1 February 2014, replaying 30 January 2016
    • Arimus, Kaultor, Valta, Chema and Erin awaken after 41 million years in stasis.
  2. Episode 2 – Flight of the Benuix[22] reran 7 November 2015 and 6 February 2016
  3. Episode 3 – Seeds Of Hope[23]
  4. Episode 4 – A Friend In Need[24]
  5. Episode 5 – Into the Grid[25]
  6. Episode 6 – The Eerimar[26]

Season 2 (2015)

It began airing 12 September 2015 in English and HD.[27]

  1. Episode 07 - Blackout - debuted 14 September 2015, reran 19 September 2015
  2. Episode 08 - Someone Watches Over Me - debuted 21 September 2015
  3. Episode 09 - Saurilians - debuted 28 September 2015, reran 3 October 2015
  4. Episode 10 - The Wild Card - debuted 5 October 2015, reran 9 January 2016
  5. Episode 11 - Dark Thunder - debuted 12 October 2015, reran 17 October 2015
  6. Episode 12 - The Hidden Guardians - debuted 19 October 2015, reran 24 October 2015

Season 2 was not translated into Cree until 2016.[28]

Season 3 (2018)

these episodes play weekend mornings only on APTN's SD version, its HD version no longer broadcasts them and instead plays feature films. APTN E plays the English episodes while APTN N plays the Cree episodes. The Cree episodes debut earlier, Thursdays at 5PM, while the English ones follow on weekends.
  • Episode 13 - Welcome to the Jungle - debuted 10 May 2018 per TV guide, official Twitter specifies this was the Cree premiere[29] and this is confirmed on the guide.[30]
    • English premiere was 13 May 2018 per Guardians Evo Twitter[31] and APTN site, it reruns 19 May 2018[32]
  • Episode 14 - Cat Scratch Fever - debuted 17 May 2018 per TV guide, confirmed on APTN's schedule.[33]
    • English premiere 20 May 2018[34] and 26 May 2018[35]
  • Episode 15 - Dark Side of the Moon - debuted 24 May 2018[36]
    • English premiere 27 May 2018[37]
  • Episode 16 - Mr. Roboto - debuted 31 May 2018[38]
    • English premiere 3 June 2018
  • Episode 17 - The Final Countdown - debuted 7 June 2018[39]
    • English debut 10 June 2018

Games

There is an iTunes game developed by Wapos Bay Interactive Inc. released 15 January 2014.[40]

Another game based on season 2 called Into the Abyss is upcoming.[41]

References

  1. ^ a b @GuardiansEvo (10 May 2018). "The new season of Guardians Evolution is on its way! And we have got a surprise just for you! Create your own #Guardians AVATARS! http://ow.ly/93GR30jWdLD" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 May 2018 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Guardians". APTN.ca. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Guardians Full Episodes". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Credits - TV".
  5. ^ @RocketFund (13 February 2018). ".@GuardiansEvo season 3 will premiere on @APTN this spring! Family feature film Brotherhood will be released in the fall. The Truth About Monsters, a family animated feature, is in development! 🇨🇦 #SRFShowcase #KSS18 #CreativeCanada #KarmaFilm" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 May 2018 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "DR. ERIC AFRON – Guardians Project Leader".
  7. ^ "CHUM – Support Robot/Mentor".
  8. ^ "ARIMUS AFRON – Guardians Team Leader".
  9. ^ "KAULTOR JANDIS – Security and Vehicle Specialist".
  10. ^ "VALTA GIORI – the Hacker".
  11. ^ "CHEMA WANDOT – the Medic".
  12. ^ "ERIN TZAREE – the Scientist".
  13. ^ "RAJIAK – Eerimar boy".
  14. ^ "ALUSHAN – Eerimar Leader".
  15. ^ "AMBRONA – Evil Scientist".
  16. ^ "DANTON – Evil Henchbot".
  17. ^ "SENTRY GUARDS – Ambrona's Evil Followers".
  18. ^ "Guardians Evolution Premieres in February (APTN)". SciFiAndTvTalk. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018.
  19. ^ @GuardiansEvo (31 January 2014). "It's just around the corner. The moment we've all been waiting for. The premiere of Guardians on @APTN Saturday Feb 1 right after @WaposBay!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "APTN season 1 air dates".
  21. ^ "Episode 1 Awakenings".
  22. ^ "Episode 2 Flight of the Benuix".
  23. ^ "Episode 3 Seeds of Hope".
  24. ^ "Episode 4 a Friend in Need".
  25. ^ "Episode 5 into the Grid".
  26. ^ "Episode 6 the Eerimar".
  27. ^ "APTN season 2 air dates".
  28. ^ @GuardiansEvo (5 January 2016). "Watch the upcoming premiere of Season 2 of Guardians Evolution in Cree on @APTN! Friday January 8th at 4:30pm CST" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 May 2018 – via Twitter.
  29. ^ @GuardiansEvo (7 May 2018). "Want to catch the Season 3 premiere of #GuardiansEvolution in #Cree? Don't miss it May 10 at 4:00 CT on @APTN!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 May 2018 – via Twitter.
  30. ^ 10 May 2018 schedule
  31. ^ @GuardiansEvo (13 May 2018). "TODAY! Don't miss the premiere of #GuardiansEvolution on @APTN !" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  32. ^ "aptn e". APTN Schedule. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. 11:00am Saturday May 19 Guardians Evolution With Kaulter in a coma, the Guardians question their mission; Valta leaves the base in frustration and has a vision; the Guardians face the largest forest fire the Earth has ever seen. DVS
  33. ^ 17 May 2018 schedule
  34. ^ "aptn e". APTN Schedule. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. 10:03am Sunday May 20 Guardians Evolution The Guardians find an island of talking cats; Ambrona and Danton take over a powerful new base on the Moon and use it to begin tracking down the heroic Guardians. DVS
  35. ^ "OSS - Public - View Item: Day". dntconsultinginc.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  36. ^ 24 May 2018 schedule
  37. ^ "aptn e". APTN Schedule. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. 10:03am Sunday May 27 Guardians Evolution Kaulter and Cherish crash while mapping the frozen north of New Earth; the power in the Guardian base is knocked out. DVS
  38. ^ "May 31". Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. 5:01pm Thursday May 31 Guardians Evolution A ship containing three friendly robots crashes in the forest and the Guardians believe they have found new allies.
  39. ^ "June 7". Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. 5:01 pm Thursday Jun 7 Guardians Evolution The Guardians go on vacation with their upgraded security in place, but Ambrona and Danton seize the base and plan to turn the Guardian's parents into zombies.
  40. ^ "Guardians Evolution on the App Store". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  41. ^ http://18jtpg3zi3ur4ajkq14euhnt.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Guardians-Game-S2-TitleScreen-300x225.jpg Archived 2016-01-20 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL image file]