It is a series of adventures and adventures that legend Indiana Jones gives us through his tales of his life since childhood. The series begins with this old man, who was in the 1990s and immersed in a world of novels. Now Jones tells his stories when he was 10 years old and on a world tour with his father and a teenager when he fought in World War I, in a horrific and exciting adventure throughout his 90 years.
Critics Of "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Season 1"
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 31, 2019
Young Indiana Jones is a marvelous show. The stories are engrossing, the characters well-drawn and played, and the production values are extraordinarily lush for a weekly program.
You have never seen educational value so imaginatively and colorfully packaged... There is no hard sell, either in the excitement or education, but rather a classy melding of the two: live and learn, and have some fun while you`re at it.
Every time a bit of information is slipped into the script, the sound of Mr. Lucas picking up a teacher's blackboard pointer can almost be heard in the background.
First, the good news: It's handsome, scenic and colorful, produced with a lavish flourish rare for television. Now, the bad news: It's a rompety, clompety bore.
The acting in Chronicles is solid, with Flanery particularly good... The first thing all this heavy-duty talent should concentrate on is turning young Jones into something more than a time-tripping name-dropper.
Each episode tries to shoehorn in bold a history and an ethics lesson with the period dress and picturesque ports of call. The result, though visually rich, is like a fuddy-duddy theme-park ride.
The narrative of this series is one of multiple riches. It's a boy's coming-of-age story, a hero quest, a travelogue, a class in multiculturalism, and a simple, solid action-adventure serial all rolled into one sprawling, seat-of-the-pants yarn.
What it all adds up to tonight, unfortunately, is something akin to a very slow camel or burro ride across long stretches of arid desert. There's dialogue galore, but comparatively little action and virtually no suspense.
