"Ben 10: Alien Force" (2008) TV series 2008-????

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Genre:

Animation | Action | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

15 year old Ben Tennyson must utilize the Omnitrix yet again in order to locate his missing Grandpa Max, along with his cousin Gwen and former enemy Kevin 11.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Digit In Title | Number In Title | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 13	8:30 PM	TOON
Sat. Nov. 14	8:00 AM	TOON

Cast

Yuri Lowenthal	...	Ben Tennyson / ... (33 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ashley Johnson	...	Gwen Tennyson / ... (33 episodes, 2008-2009)
Greg Cipes	...	Kevin Levin / ... (33 episodes, 2008-2009)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Swampfire / ... (33 episodes, 2008-2009)

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Series Directed by
Dan Riba		(14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Butch Lukic		(5 episodes, 2008-2009)
John Fang		(3 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Writing credits
Dwayne McDuffie		(5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Matt Wayne		(5 episodes, 2008)
Len Uhley		(4 episodes, 2008-2009)
James Krieg		(4 episodes, 2008)
Charlotte Fullerton		(3 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Produced by
Glen Murakami	....	producer / supervising producer (24 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Original Music by
Kristopher Carter		(27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michael McCuistion		(27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lolita Ritmanis		(27 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Casting by
Andrea Romano		(13 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Production Management
Brian E.S. Jones	....	executive in charge of production: Cartoon Network (1 episode, 2009)
Rossitza Likomanova	....	production manager (1 episode, 2009)
Tony Tedford	....	post-production supervisor (1 episode, 2009)
Tramm Wigzell	....	executive in charge of production: Cartoon Network (1 episode, 2009)

Series Art Department
Ben Jones	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Bob Smith	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Sound Department
Karie Gima Pham	....	recording studio manager (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Andrea Romano	....	recording director (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Robert Serda	....	sound recording engineer (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound effects editor / sound re-recording mixer / ... (13 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Visual Effects by
Bruce Jurgens	....	visual effects: Legion LLC (12 episodes, 2008)

Series Animation Department
Glenn Wai Lim Wong	....	lead character designer (23 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lesean Thomas	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 2008)
Thomas Perkins	....	character designer (2 episodes, 2008)
Derrick Wyatt	....	character designer (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Casting Department
Andrea Romano	....	casting (1 episode, 2008)

Series Editorial Department
Christopher Hooten	....	color supervisor (1 episode, 2009)
Tony Tedford	....	picture editor (1 episode, 2009)

Series Music Department
Mark Mattson	....	music mixer / music engineer (27 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mako Sujishi	....	music mixer / music engineer (27 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Other crew
Dwayne McDuffie	....	story editor (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Andrea Romano	....	voice director (12 episodes, 2008)

Production Companies

• Cartoon Network

Distributors

• Cartoon Network (2008) (USA) (TV)
• Hollydan Works (2008) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:G | Australia:PG | USA:TV-Y7 | New Zealand:PG

Company:

Cartoon Network

Trivia:

Kevin's car is a 1970 Dodge Challenger.

Movie Connections:

Follows "Ben 10" (2005)

Ben has grown up; So has the series.

Ben 10: Alien Force, in my humble opinion, is entirely superior to the original. As the characters have matured, the story has followed. The series has grown much darker, and it fits in surprisingly well, considering the general lightheartedness of the original series.

The characters have not only aged, but they've developed quite well with their surroundings. The formerly goofy and energetic Ben is much more collected (aside from the many situations where his powers take over). The villains are much more sinister, but balanced, showing signs of weakness in many situations while remaining incredibly intimidating.

While the name puns are still rather weak, it's a staple in the series, and just feel in place.

Ben 10: Alien Force is one of those rare gems that shows that great effort is put into making every episode. A must watch if you liked the original, worth looking into even if you didn't.