For those of you (us) older enough to remember, it looks like we're getting a TV reboot of Monkey Magic, and I'm geeking out about it some what... ...and for you whipper snappers, not old enough to remember Travess
Interesting, I been thinking about getting a Monkey King tattoo too. Best I get it before "it's cool" To be honest, in the last couple of years, China has been throwing out as many Monkey King films as much as they can. Mostly terrible. Also I remember there was a bit of a hoo-hah in regards to casting the actors for this... basically an Asian fable with no Asian actors etc...
That could be great! I loved the old series on BBC, and then read the book some years later. Something that remained true to the playfulness of it would be great
Nothing will beat the charm of the first TV series for me. A few years ago I got the DVD box set, and actually enjoyed it even more than when I was a kid. Not all nostalgic trips fair so well! The music is particularly amazing, in a late 70's prog kind of way. The over-the-top dubbed dialogue just added to the appeal And the Japanese TV show with Japanese actors didn't produce any hoo-hah in China?
aahhh pigsy! Loved Monkey when I was a kid. Do you know what channel it will be on or will it go straight to Netflixs or Amazon? Will keep an eye out for this.
It's host channel is ABC ME which is an Australian network, but that does not mean that Netflix or the like won't eventually snap it up. Travess
OMG, I was all over this as a kid! Spending hours spinning a broom around the garden.. Anyone remember when they changed the Pigsy actor, that was some major big deal for me at the time. And the music at the end.. classic. Will look out for this, thanks!
I went through the first six episodes in one sitting with the kids. I think I was honestly expecting something a bit more grandiose from Netflix to be honest. It's not bad though, entertaining enough for me to keep watching.
