We’re unboxing The Shannara Chronicles preview gift and they literally sent us a box of dirt.
It’s no secret that Hypable has been really excited about MTV’s up and coming fantasy series The Shannara Chronicles. We went absolutely gaga over the initial trailer release and we were lucky enough to get to speak to the cast at New York Comic Con. Each interaction and teaser has been getting us more pumped than the last.
But I can honestly say beyond a shadow of a doubt that I never expected MTV to send me a CRATE of Shannara goodies to help promote the show. And you thought we were excited before!
The Great Unboxing
First off, the exterior of the box is absolutely beautiful, with what has to be the Ellcrys tree with a demon trapped beneath it etched into the front.
And inside…
Guys, look. I’m one of the chosen! Maybe there will be gold and jewels and a royal crown inside!
OH MY GOD IT’S…
A box of dirt?! Did The Shannara Chronicles literally send me a box of dirt? What kind of game do they think this is? Or, hang on… does that make me Captain Jack Sparrow now?
Wait a second, “Unearth the world of Shannara,” you say? Ok, I see what you did there — let me go grab my shovel. BRB.
Ooooh… it’s a book of shadows? No. That was Charmed. Wrong show.
It is, however, a fancy book with lots of fiddly bits on it. Fiddle, fiddle. Let’s open it up and see what’s inside shall we?
The Age of Magic
“At the dawn of time the earth was inhabited by creatures who wielded magic. The elves used their magic to care for the earth. While others used theirs to dominate and destroy. Becoming demons. When the demons tried to eradicate the elves, the elves banished the demons into a supernatural prison upheld by a magical tree known as the Ellcrys. As long as the Ellcrys lived the demons would remain locked away.”
The Age of Man
“Thousands of years later, the elves found themselves outnumbered by the burgeoning human race and went into hiding. Millennia passed while man and science ruled. The elves and their magic remained concealed. As memories of their existence became nothing more than fairy tales. And through it all, the Ellcrys stood strong. In the middle of the 21st century human civilization self-destructed. The great wars that followed ended in nuclear and chemical annihilation.
Our story takes place thousands of years after this event.”
There’s also a page dedicated to each main character. (But we’ll have more on them later.)
And a hidden compartment!
But what’s hidden inside you ask? (I’m asking myself that too.)
Ye Olde USB Drive! Along with not one, not two, not three, but FOUR episodes of The Shannara Chronicles to preview!
Thank you so much, MTV. You really did make me feel like the elven princess I always knew I was inside!
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some episodes of The Shannara Chronicles to watch.
The Shannara Chronicles will premiere with a special two-hour episode January 5, 2016 at 10 p.m. on MTV.
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