Watership Down

TV Series
1999–2001
TV-Y7
44m

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Adventure Animation Family Fantasy Thriller

The adventures of a warren of rabbits as they struggle to develop their new home and protect it from the various threats they face.The adventures of a warren of rabbits as they struggle to develop their new home and protect it from the various threats they face.The adventures of a warren of rabbits as they struggle to develop their new home and protect it from the various threats they face.

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7.6/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination

Episodes39

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Trivia
When the series premiered, the producers took pains to reassure potential audiences that unlike the theatrical movie, which is notorious for its bloody violence and weighty themes, the main characters in this version would survive their adventures unscathed.

Connections
Version of Watership Down (1978)

Soundtracks
In Fields of Sun
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Mike Batt

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7/10

Would have rated higher if not for season 3 and an abrupt ending

I generously give this series a 7. Although it was well done, season 3 and the ending was a let down. I would have rated it an 8 if season 3 reflected season 1 and 2.

It is a unique story and animation following the trials and tribulations of a rabbit warren. It is much like a regular drama except it is animated with rabbits as main characters instead of humans. I think the content is too mature for kids. Perhaps it would be okay for teens.

It was a disappointment that they veered off in season 3 and were much too focused on war and creating a warren at a man made facility (which was not in the book) was just too far fetched. Rabbits are peaceful and gentle creatures and they belong in the natural world and are not adaptable as other animals such as rats or mice.

This aside, my main criticism of the series was that they should have had one more episode to wrap things up and let us witness outcomes. Instead it felt as though it ended short if they ran out of budget.