The New Legends of Monkey

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CBBC are to show a new series The New Legends Of Monkey inspired by classic novel Journey To The West, by Wu Ch’eng-En, as well as Japanese series Monkey, which was dubbed for English audiences.
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CBBC bringing back spirit of Monkey with new series - Prolific North

CBBC has acquired both seasons of live-action series The New Legends Of Monkey, which was inspired by cult eighties hit show Monkey.
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The New Legends of Monkey - CBBC - BBC

The Monkey King, Tripitaka, Pigsy, and Sandy set out in search of the sacred scrolls on this epic quest filled with challenges to overcome, puzzles to survive... And Demons to fight!
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I'm sure there are many here who remember the 70s and 80s Monkey series. I kinow I do

I'm a fan of the original book as well, it being one of the few book I've read more than once.
 
Fascinating , ive never seen or even heard of this .:unsure:
 
M. Robert Gibson said:
Do you mean this new series, or the whole Monkey/Journey to the West saga?

Here the opening to the earlier series
Class :p
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I not familiar with either .:(

I just watch the trailer . Oh my god , that looks psychotic ! I love it ! :D
 
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Vladd67 said:
It was almost required viewing in the 80's one of the Beebs best imports.
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Might have been the late 70s. This was core viewing when I was at primary school, along with Dukes of Hazzard. There really was nothing else like it on tv. Water Margin had preceded it by a year or two, and although that was unintentionally comical ( bad dubbing, ott fights, odd translation) it was essentially a serious drama. Monkey was hilarious fun.
 
Loved the original Monkey. The humor was way, way out there. I doubt that an American remake will capture the same magic. But I'll await feedback.
 
Droflet said:
Loved the original Monkey. The humor was way, way out there. I doubt that an American remake will capture the same magic. But I'll await feedback.
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Actually @Droflet it's an Australian, New Zealand production filmed in New Zealand. The first three episodes were combined into one telemovie for its Australian premiere.
 
Holy cow!!! Thanks for that Vladd. I wouldn't have guessed that. I supposed that's where the, ahh, colorful dubbing comes from.
 
I watched the antipodean series a while back on Amazon Prime. My 13 year old enjoyed it. I found the lead a bit flat.
 
Droflet said:
Holy cow!!! Thanks for that Vladd. I wouldn't have guessed that. I supposed that's where the, ahh, colorful dubbing comes from.
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I think Vladd was referring to the new series being an Australian, New Zealand production. The 70s version was Japanese
and according to this
en.wikipedia.org

Monkey (TV series) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
was 'BBC dubbed' :unsure:
 
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