Tuesday, June 19, 2012

A Work per Day: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

Starting the topic "A Work per Day", we will talk about one of the best experiences Sean Patrick Flanery ever had: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.

Data:

Name: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Name (Brazilian Portuguese): As Aventuras do Jovem Indiana Jones
As Known As: Young Indy
Release Date: March 4th, 1992
Format: TV Show
Creator: George Lucas
Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery (16-21-year-old Indy), Corey Carrier (9-10-year-old Indy), George Hall (93-94-year-old Indy), Ronny Coutteure (Remy Baudouin), Margaret Tyzack (Miss Seymour), Lloyd Owen (Professor Henry Jones, Sr), Ruth de Sosa (Anna Jones).
Tagline: Before the world discovered Indiana, Indiana discovered the world.
Network: ABC
Timeline: 1908-1993

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles shows the early years of adventures of the legendary Indiana Jones. Each episode is full of drama, comedy, fantasy, adventure, and so on. The TV Show worries to introduce the viewer some important people from the early 20's such as T.E. Lawrence, The Red Baron, Franz Ferdinand, Mata Hari, Pablo Picasso, Sigmund Freud; it also talks about History, Philosophy, Arts, Music, Geography, Languages.

Currently, the TV Show has three boxes of DVDs + 94 Documentaries:

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Volume One - The Early Years: Chapters 1-7 (My First Adventure, Passion for Life, The Perils of Cupid, Travels with Father, Journey of Radiance, Spring Break Adventure and Love's Sweet Song).

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Volume Two - The War Years: Chapters 8-15 (Trenches of Hell, Demons of Deception, Phantom Train of Doom, Oganga - The Giver and Taker of Life, Attack of the Hawkmen, Adventures in the Secret Service, Espionage Escapades and The Daredevils of the Desert).

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Volume Three - The Years of Change: Chapters 16-22 (Tales of Innocence, Masks of Evil, Treasure of The Peacock's Eye, The Winds of Change, Mystery of the Blues, Scandal of 1920 and Hollywood Follies).

The Lost Chapters: Here is a list of YIJ episodes that were never produced:

With Corey Carrier:
- Princeton, May 1905
- Geneva, May 1909
- Jerusalem, June 1909
- Stockholm, December 1909
- Tokyo, April 1910

With Sean Patrick Flanery:
- La Havre, June 1916
- Bombay, April 1919
- Moscow, July 1918
- Buenos Aires, June 1919
- Havana, December 1919
- Honduras, December 1920
- Alaska, June 1921
- Brazil, December 1921

The 94 Documentaries: They are packed with the three DVD boxes of YIJ. 20-30 minutes each and very good to be used in the classroom.

References:
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles on Indiana Jones Wiki
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles on IMDb
Adventures in Learning with Indiana Jones

Jessica Nunes (@_nunesjessica)

1 comment:

  1. Playing YIJ was a challenge and awesome. The James Bond of History and adventures!

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