Thursday, 4 February 2021

Jungle Dramas with wild men and women

A list of jungle dramas with wild men and women

Tida Wanorn aka Daughter of the Apes (both Amy Jacobs and Pin Ngeoncharoen versions) - Even though this franchise has fictional cryptid apes played (in ironic fashion) by actual orangutans (browner Bornean ones in the original, ruddier Sumatran ones in the spinoff reboot), it is a tried and true moneymaker amongst Lakorns (aka Thai language soap operas) originally aiming (primarily) at middle aged rural ladies in the northwest, north-central and northeastern parts of Thailand. The first one, lasting about three years, is 61 episodes long while the second one, a mild continuity reboot, is only 40 episodes long (which is understandably due to being based loosely upon the first two seasons, since the original show’s third season is technically the blandest of them all). Also noted is that both stories are quite different from each other, in spite of featuring different characters with all the same names attached. The original got a much more depressing ending, mostly because it was being worn down faster than anyone could imagine at that time, whereas the reboot thankfully got a happy enough, if still bittersweet, ending. 

Prince Of The Wolves - Originally aiming at middle aged housewives is a pretty funny story with a fanbase composed partly of a few recent Jungle Book anime fans, and partly of Amber An’s own countless fans. Also helping is that it’s perhaps a noble attempt (although a weakly executed one nonetheless) at making a spiritual sequel to both Mowgli: The New Adventures Of The Jungle Book and its film companion The Jungle Book: Search for The Lost Treasure. Also helping is that it’s also a decent follow up to the internationally famous Jungle Book: Shōnen Mowgli tv anime series, which aired from 1989 to 1990 in its native Japan. 

Yago: Pure Passion and Pure Passion - The original Argentine version is otherwise rather superior to its own (much blander) Mexican remake, mostly due to the fact that it’s got better developed characters and much better rounded storytelling. 

Bicho Do Mato (both original and reboot) - The original version seems to have such a cast of characters considered off limits today, so that its superior reboot replaced them with a character who lives in the Pantanal with a family of badass indigenous locals. 

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