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Voltron: The Third Dimension
- The first full-CGI TV series done by an American studio (Netter Digital).
- The show was cancelled by Ted Koplar, President of World Events Productions, the Voltron rights owner, despite the fact that Voltron was the top syndicated show on the market for boys ages 13 to 21-years-old. The success of the new Voltron series brought CGI animation studio Netter Digital, technical accolades for their innovative production pipeline integrating motion-capture with LightWave software. This allowed for the pace of TV animation to be profitable in 3D, the first profitable 3D animated TV series made. On the heels of Voltron's success, new animation business deals came into Netter in 1999 from Sony TV Animation, Lego and the U.K. The success was short lived. Netter Digital failed to capitalize on the success of Voltron due to internal management issues over the cancellation of "Crusade," the spin-off series of "Babylon 5" for which Netter Digital had been created to support. Netter Digital closed their doors in 2001 after management could not settle their differences between focusing on animation production vs. launching more live action shows.
- In the original series, Keith wore red and piloted the Black Lion, Sven wore black and piloted the Blue Lion, Lance wore blue and piloted the Red Lion, Pidge wore green and piloted the Green Lion, and Hunk wore orange and piloted the Yellow Lion. In this series, the uniforms of the Voltron Force match the colors of their respective Lions (Keith-Black, Allura (who wore pink after taking over for Sven)-Blue, Lance-Red, Pidge-Green, and Hunk-Yellow).
- The only time in either series when the command "Form Blazing Sword" was modified (Keith was forced to say "Flip, and form Blazing Sword").
- The only time in either series where a formation of Voltron was attempted with the actions controlling the Lions set up, but unfinished.
- One of two episodes in either series (involving the Lion Voltron Force) to exclude Haggar as well as Zarkon and Lotor (the last two had sometimes been absent from the original series, but never all three).
- Created to unleash a new line of toys based on the show.
- One of two episodes in either series (involving the Lion Voltron Force) to exclude Haggar as well as Zarkon and Lotor (the last two had sometimes been absent from the original series, but never all three).
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