Viking Quest

"Viking Quest" is a fictional sci-fi / fantasy series mentioned in the TV series " Entourage".

Within the show

In the "Entourage" universe, "Viking Quest" aired in 1997 on the Sci-Fi channel. [ [http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/resume-of-entourages-johnny-drama-chase/ Resumé of Entourage's Johnny "Drama" Chase] ] The complete series was later released on DVD. [ [http://www.vikingquestgame.com/dvd/ Viking Quest - The DVD Box Set] ] [ [http://www.vikingquestgame.com/dvd/notreal.aspx Viking Quest - The Most Incredible Show That Never Existed] ] The show seems to have developed something of a cult following, and is especially popular in France. [Mentioned in "The Cannes Kids"] In 2008, "Viking Quest" was re-released as a Special Edition DVD and promoted with a video game. [ [http://www.hbo.com/scripts/video/vidplayer.html?movie=/av/entourage/season5/entourage_viking_quest+section=entourage+num=1220391523468+title=Entourage:%20Drama%20vents%20about%20the%20new%20%27Viking%20Quest%27%20video%20game.+tunein=Sundays%20at%2010pm Entourage - Drama vents about the new 'Viking Quest' video game] ]

The show's tagline is "From the past... comes a warrior of the future." [This can be seen on a "Viking Quest" poster in the episode "I Love You Too".]

Cast

Tarvold

The show featured Johnny "Drama" Chase as the lead character, Tarvold. Tarvold has a signature exclamation, "VICTORY!!!". [Episode "I Love You Too"]

Tarvold hails from Northumbria. [Episode "I Love You Too"] His ship is called the "Gokstad" (possibly a reference to the Gokstad ship). [Johnny refers to this in the episode "I Love You Too".]

Angel

Vanessa Angel appeared in 3 episodes of "Viking Quest". Angel went on to star in a spin-off series called "Angel Quest", which ran "5 times longer" than "Viking Quest". [Eric mentions this in the episode "I Love You Too".] This may be a sly reference to the fact that in real life, Angel was originally cast as Xena in a three-episode arc for the television show '. Angel dropped out; the part of Xena went to Lucy Lawless; and the subsequent spin-off series ' went on to significantly eclipse its predecessor, both critically and commercially.

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.

Episodes

"Viking Quest" ran for 22 episodes. [In the episode "The Review", Johnny mentions that "Viking Quest" ran for a "full 22".] In episode 9, "The Thawing", Tarvold is frozen for 30 years, and when he wakes up, his wife is remarried. [In the episode "Busey and the Beach", one of Johnny's "fans" mentions this.]

In real life

Online game

In September 2008, HBO produced a "Viking Quest" game website as part of a marketing campaign for the 5th season of "Entourage". [cite web
last = Fritz
first = Ben
title = HBO launches 'Viking Quest' game
publisher = "Variety"
url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991686.html
date = 2008-09-05
accessdate = 2008-09-08] The site features a Flash game, and claims that a "Viking Quest" game is coming soon to consoles. It also claims that the show is being re-released on DVD. [ [http://www.vikingquestgame.com Viking Quest Game] ]

ee also

* List of fictional television shows

References

External links

* [http://www.vikingquestgame.com/ HBO Viking Quest game]