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Not everyone wants post-dinner reality television six nights a week. The portrayal of the characters is a fun twist on the original story. It reminded me a lot of Power Rangers, kinda campy with some good dialogue and action.
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That it is a mid-afternoon series dump, rather than the first series’ prime-time Friday night slot is rather disappointing and troubling, sadly reminiscent of how the state broadcaster has treated many beloved family shows of the past. It pops up as a PG rated show at the start (on US Netflix). If there’s a disappointment, it’s only that while many parts of the rest of the world have been enjoying this second series for the past six weeks on Netflix, we’ve had to wait for local distributors TVNZ to find a slot. While The Project’s Thomson is the undoubted scene-stealer, look out for other great cameos from the likes of Rachel House, Joel Tobeck and Michelle Ang. It was originally distributed by ABC Me in Australia on January 28, 2018, and TVNZ 2 in New Zealand, then Netflix premiered this show worldwide on April 28, 2018.
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Yes, it relies heavily on copious amounts of swordplay, scarred villains and a synth-heavy soundtrack, but the central quartet are all well-realised characters, performed with aplomb. The New Legends of Monkey is an Australian-New Zealand fantasy TV series directed by Gerard Johnstone and starring Chai Hansen, Luciane Buchanan, and Josh Thomson. While perhaps lacking the compelling surrealness and sheer nuttiness of the late 1970s Japanese take on the 16th Century Chinese tale, there’s a lightness of touch and likeable swagger that makes for fabulous family viewing. It’s the injection of this kind of banter that lifts this trans-Tasman co-production. Based on the novel by the same name witten by Jia Yu Bu Shi Gui.
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Unwilling to accept his fate, he enbarks on a journey that brings him to face gods and demons. Josh Thomson’s Pigsy is The New Legends Of Monkey’s undoubted scene-stealer. A mortal man accidentally time-travels to the past and becomes the Monkey King.