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Fantasy television is a genre of television featuring elements of the fantastic, often including magic, supernatural forces, or exotic fantasy worlds. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Fantastic art is an art genre The parameters of fantastic art has been fairly rigourously defined in the scholarship on the subject Many Anime TV series movies and OAVs fall into the Fantasy genre Fantasy art is a genre of Art that depicts The definition of a fantasy author is somewhat diffuse and a matter of opinion – Jules Verne considered H A number of Fantasy themed Comic books exist For example Elfquest Monster allergy W A fantasy fiction magazine or fantasy magazine is a Magazine which publishes primarily Fantasy fiction. Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes usually involving magic, Supernatural events make-believe creatures or exotic Fantasy worlds Fantasy literature is Fantasy in written form Historically speaking the majority of fantasy works have been literature Though the Fantasy genre in its modern sense is less than two centuries old its antecedents have a long and distinguished history Though The Fantasy Genre has spawned many new Subgenres with no clear counterparts in the myths or Folklore upon which the tradition of fantasy storytelling is The Fantastique is a French term for a literary and cinematic genre that overlaps with Science fiction, horror and Fantasy There are many elements that show up throughout the fantasy genre in different guises This article is about the word for other meanings see Quest (disambiguation A quest is a journey towards a goal used in Mythology A magic item is any object that has magical powers inherent in it There are many elements that show up throughout the fantasy genre in different guises A fantasy world is a type of Imaginary world, part of a Fictional universe used in Fantasy novels and games A legendary creature is a mythological or folkloric creature (often known as "fabulous creatures" in historical literature Lovecraftian horror is a sub-genre of horror Fiction which emphasizes the Psychological horror of the unknown (in some cases unknowable over gore or other A magician, wizard, sorcerer or a person known under one of many other possible terms in fiction is someone who uses or practices magic Magic in Fiction is the endowing of Fictional characters or objects with magical powers. Tolkien fandom is an international informal community of fans of the works of J Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Fantastic is a literary term that describes a quality of other literary genres and in some cases is used as a genre in and of itself although in this case it is often conflated with the Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and The term supernatural or supranatural ( Latin: super, supra "above" + natura "nature" pertains to entities events A fantasy world is a type of Imaginary world, part of a Fictional universe used in Fantasy novels and games Fantasy television programs are often based on tales from mythology and folklore, or are adapted from fantasy stories in other media. The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting There is no clear definition of the underlying literary genre, however, and as such the boundaries of fantasy television are also subject to interpretation. In particular, the genre often overlaps with Science Fiction and Horror. Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience

Genre and subgenres

Similar to the difficulty faced by scholars of fantasy film, classifying a television program as fantasy can be somewhat problematic given the fluid boundaries of the genre. Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes usually involving magic, Supernatural events make-believe creatures or exotic Fantasy worlds Not all programs with fantastic elements may qualify as fantasy. Children's programs in particular often feature fantastic elements that do not qualify the program as fantasy, such as the giant talking avian Big Bird of the popular PBS series Sesame Street. Big Bird is a full-body Muppet, featured on the children's television show Sesame The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining Nevertheless, some critics classify certain children's programs that feature traditional fantasy elements such as barbarian characters, wizards, and magic swords as part of the genre. "Barbarian" is a pejorative term for an uncivilized person either in a general reference to a member of a nation or Ethnos perceived A magician, wizard, sorcerer or a person known under one of many other possible terms in fiction is someone who uses or practices magic The term magic sword refers to any kind of mythological or Fictional Sword imbued with magical power to increase its strength or grant it other See, for example, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American Animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel 's successful

Programs for general audiences may also be difficult to classify. The program The Twilight Zone presented a series of unrelated stories, some of which were works of science fiction and some of which were tales of fantasy. The Twilight Zone is an American Television series created by Rod Serling. The more generic term "speculative fiction" might be appropriate for such shows. Speculative fiction is a term used as an inclusive descriptor covering a group of Fiction Genres that speculate about worlds that are unlike the real world in Other series blend the fantasy and horror genres, such as the fan favorites Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e Angel is an American Television series, a Spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And still other programs feature dream sequences or other surreal elements, yet would not be considered fantasy shows by most fans or critics. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members Some of these programs serve as examples of the magical realism genre rather than fantasy, such as HBO's Six Feet Under, which featured a realistic setting except for occasional scenes in which living and dead characters interact. Magic realism, or magical realism, is an artistic Genre in which magical elements or illogical scenarios appear in an otherwise realistic or even "normal" Six Feet Under is an American Television Drama created by Alan Ball that was originally broadcast from 2001 to 2005 In the United Kingdom, the term "telefantasy" is used as an umbrella term to collectively describe all types of programs that feature elements of the fantastic. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Some critics consider Superhero programs to be works of fantasy ("Superhero fantasy"), but others classify them as science fiction and still others consider them to be their own genre of programming. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do See, for example Wonder Woman (TV series) and Lois & Clark. Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman (often called Lois & Clark or The New Adventures Of Superman) is a Live-action American Proper classification is similarly ambiguous for the Tokusatsu superhero programs from Japan, such as Magical Squadron Magic Ranger. is a Japanese word that literally means " Special effects " It is primarily used to refer to Live-action Japanese Film and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. translated into English as Magic Squadron Magiranger, is Toei Company 's twenty-ninth production of the Super Sentai television series

A wide variety of fantasy subgenres have been represented on television, both as original series and as television broadcasts of fantasy films. The Fantasy Genre has spawned many new Subgenres with no clear counterparts in the myths or Folklore upon which the tradition of fantasy storytelling is Typical examples of original programming in various subgenres include:

See also

Bangsian fantasy is the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife Dead Like Me is an American television Comedy-drama starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers in Comic fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy that is primarily humorous in intent and tone Bewitched is an American Situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972. I Dream of Jeannie is a 1960s American sitcom with a Fantasy premise Contemporary fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy, also known as modern-day fantasy, or indigenous fantasy. This article is about the television series For the Amusement park, see Martin's Fantasy Island or Fantasy Island UK Twin Peaks is a Television Serial drama that follows the investigation of the brutal murder of popular respected Teenager and homecoming queen High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of Fantasy fiction that is set in invented or parallel worlds. Legend of Earthsea is a miniseries (later shortened to Earthsea) adapted quite loosely from the award-winning Earthsea novels by Ursula Historical fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy, related to Historical fiction. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned The Mists of Avalon is a 2001 Miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marion Zimmer Bradley. The Lost World Literary genre is a Fantasy or Science fiction genre that involves the discovery of a new world out of time place or both Land of the Lost ( 1974 – 1976) is a children's Television series created and produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. Romantic fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy fiction that is set in a romanticised fantastical world centering on the development of the relationships social CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Sword and sorcery ( S&S) is a fantasy subgenre generally characterized by swashbuckling heroes engaged in exciting and violent conflicts Xena Warrior Princess is an American Television series that aired from September 15 1995 until June 18 2001 Wizards and Warriors is CBS Television series from 1983, starring Jeff Conaway, Julia Duffy, Walter Olkewicz, Duncan This is a list of Fantasy television programs It includes original Television movies Miniseries and television serials in the Fantasy genre Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes usually involving magic, Supernatural events make-believe creatures or exotic Fantasy worlds Fantaserye or Telefantasya is a genre of Philippine television which mixes Soap opera, fantasy myth, magic and enchantment Science fiction first appeared on Television during the Golden age of science fiction, first in Britain (UK and then in the United States
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