Review of Tarzan: The Epic Adventures

God bless Joe Lara, he was the best Tarzan for me. As a big Edgar Rice Burroughs fan in my school days, I still admire the Universe of Tarzan, John Carter, Carson Napier and David Innes. This show has good production level overall, but I'm sure, someone can improve the CGI in the pilot episodes (if it hurts your eyes). Stories are close to the books, but rearanged in Hercules/Xena manner (no campy humour and musical burlesque numbers though). All episodes have classic "two layers of meaning" or two parallel stories which serve as a metaphor to each other. Frankly speaking, I was expecting something weaker and cheaper, so I prepared all my positive vibes and states of mind before watching the show. But it turned out quite good without any strain of imagination. I would go further and say that some episodes are fantastic. It proves that nice stuff can be created with limited budget. I wouldn't mind if the crew moved to New Zeland (Hercules sets) or Canada (almost all sci-fi sets) and did a few seasons more! Of course, now it's too late. But what about Korak aka John Clayton III? He can fill the dady's shoes and give us the crossovers the world needs. With all respect to Godzilla vs Kong's Hollow Earth adventures, I find Korak of the Jungle vs John Carter of Mars far more exciting. In this day and age I give The Epic adventures of Joe Lara 10 out of 10 without doubt.