Viking Quest
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Viking Quest is a fictional sci-fi / fantasy series mentioned in the TV series Entourage. The show aired in 1997 on the Sci-Fi channel [1], and seems to have somewhat of a cult following. It was also released on DVD.
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[edit] Cast
The show featured Johnny "Drama" Chase as the lead character, Tarvold. Vanessa Angel appeared in 3 episodes.
[edit] Premise
Little has been revealed about the show's premise, but references made to Tarvold's birthplace in Northumbria and his arch enemy Thorfinn Skull-splitter imply that the series was set in the middle of the 10th century AD, and that at least some of the action centred on the Vikings in the Orkney Islands.
[edit] Trivia
- The show ran for 22 episodes[1].
- Episode 9 was called "The Thawing". In this episode, Tarvold is frozen for 30 years, and when he wakes up, his wife is remarried [2].
- Johnny Drama's character (Tarvold) has a signature exclamation, "VICTORY!!!"
- Vanessa Angel starred in a spin-off series called Angel Quest, which went on to run 5 times longer than Viking Quest.
- Both fictional shows are likely an allegorical parody of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys being surpassed in popularity by its spin-off, Xena: Warrior Princess in the mid-1990s.
[edit] References
- ^ In the episode The Review, Johnny mentions that Viking Quest ran for a "full 22".
- ^ In the episode Busey and the Beach, one of Johnny's "fans" mentions this.
