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Quick quick sketch of the main cast-good guys from the old 80's serie "Mysterieuses Cites d'Or" (Mysterious Cities of Gold).I learned only yesterday that there is a possibility there may be a follow up to the old serie, over 20 years after it was finished.
YES!! Finally!
Got to keep a cool head though: there were many false starts in the past, the studio (Blue Spirit animation) mentionned as being part of the production seem to specialise itself in pre-school, 3D material.
Still, wait and see!
If it does happen, crossing my fingers they keep a good quality and if they update the look, that it doesn't get too weird or widely different.
IF it gets done, we can expect it back on the television screen sometime in 2011-2012.
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C'est exactement lΓ ou je trouve toutes mes infos
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C'est un très bon site. ^^
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Funny... I'd rather read a comic book in the same style as the show, than see a new version of the animated series. They pretty much ruined He-Man And The Masters of the Universe, in my opinion
Rufftoon - is it impossible to get in contact with you? I would very much like to work with you.
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The new Thundercats is good. XD
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Curse you.... People dont even have to fully understand something you make and its still totally AWESOME!!!
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Too young to remember such, am I. But it does bring to mind a Dwarfish drinking song:
Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold!
(Chorus)
Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold!
Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold!
(Chorus)
Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold!
(Chorus)
Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold!
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I think Sancho and Pedro (the two guys in the back) would gladly sing along.
(Dwarves...not too well known for their poetry, are they?)
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Good, the more the merrier! And, by the by, was the series based on the legend of El Dorado?
(No, but they are well known for their love of gold.)
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El Dorado, Cibola, The cities of Gold...yup! The serie was loosely based on that legend, and then went and added everything else on top: the lost continent of MU, ancient Astronaut, mysterious ancient technologies ahead of its time.
Makes for a lot of fun material to play with.
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It does sound fun.
It's always pretty interesting when one culture experiments with legend/myth/culture of another one vastly dissimilar. One of my favorite's is Beauty and the Beast- you have the Disney or French version and you also have the original Persian tale. Both are cautionary, and both are good, but in their own way.
Also, you seem worried that the studio working on the product specializes in 3-d Preschool entertainment. But worry not. First, just because it's for little kids doesn't make the writers/animators lazy or stupid. Watching old Sesame Street clips I find myself enjoying them- and not just out of nostalgia.
Of course, that IS Jim Henson. Few, and I mean few, can touch his level of brilliance.
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If only the new Cites D'Or movie was as good as your artwork here - then I would have no fears...
I give it (10) Olmecs! Check out my custom figures, I made a Zia & Esteban pair almost 25 years ago. America never had the toys & statues that Europe does
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Oh man, you're a fan of this series too? How awesome is that! (I almost never come across people who even remember this series). I remember always wanting to see this show when I was a kid, but never seeing it through to the end until I found the French episodes while in college, watching it despite my horrid French skills. I've been waiting so long for this to come over here as a DVD.
I hope that we get to see the new series stateside as well when (and if) they finish production. I hope it lives up to the original.
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Oh God! I was so in love with Esteban when i was young 
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I always loved the series too. If it is 3Ded hope they will know what they are doing and not make them into stiff mannequins which you can do quite easily in 3D. Better if it is in 2D after all.
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exellent drawing yesss!!!
i've heard about the new tv serie...just cant' wait to see it!!!!
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I had faint memories of this.
Feels good to be reminded.
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Oh! I never though that someone would draw them! That was one of my favorite show as a kid (with Lady Oscar)! I watched that in French (les mystΓ©rieuses citΓ©s d'or) and I still remember the opening song really well. Thanks for the news, I'll be overjoy to watch that.
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Oh my God, I remember watching this as a kid! Only . . . I don't remember much other than the opening song "Oooooooo, someday we will find, the cities of gooooooooold!"
Now I'm having a nostalgia attack that must be corrected. I wonder where I can find this again.
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Ooof! Amazing, amazing lines!
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I've heard of the show, but that is about it.
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Woah cool! I never thought that somebody will draw a picture from this!
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I'm unfamiliar with this, but it looks neat.
Also: Blue Spirit animation. I am a dork.
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This was my & my sister's absolute favorite cartoon as kids! To get us to swish around our mouthwash long enough, my mother made us gargle one verse of the theme song, lol! I hope that it actually happens!!!
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I remember that show from my early childhood. the last episodes sucked. friendship? when there's gold involved there's no such thing as friendship. I was sooo dissappointed.
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And yet, the kids stuck together in adversity, Mendoza did help in his own way (yet managing to grab some reward for himself and his two colleagues). Gold always played a big part, showing the greediness of the adults but the kids never had much interest in the thing.
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J'dois dire, Γ§a m'intrigues...
...C'était une programme seulement Française?
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I used to have the biggest crush on Mendoza... 'Cept my brother made fun of me by calling him "Bulldozer" D:
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Oh MAN I used to LOVE that show!!! I watched it in french but that's still fine. Same story and same cartoon. 
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Sorry for double posting!
But yes, the second series will come out September, 2011.
The 3D movie will late, they said it'll 2015 when it comes out.
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So they are still planning a movie?
Interesting.
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Yeah, but we have to wait until they finish all three new series first.
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Loool! Luv it! Mendoza's expression is soooo PRICELESS!!
A-W-E-S-O-M-E!
BTW, the kids are here, too
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If I listened only to me, there would only be Mendoza...but the kids were the true heros of the serie so yeah. I had to put them in there.
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Boy, I loved the show back in the days. Man, am *I* feeling old again *sigh*
Still it was a great show, right? Maybe I can get my hands on the DVDs
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I'm feeling old everyday (for a few minutes then I forget about it...must be old age forgetfulness, ha ha!)
The DVDs are available in Europe and now in North America too (french and English)
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amazing, i grew up on that show! i bloody wish i could work on it...
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Well, if you speak french, maybe try and get in contact with the studio in France developping it (Blue Spirit Animation)
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oh! one of very favourite shows when i was a kid....i can still sing along to the themesong.
great sketch, although i wished you left out that annoying bird.
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Annoying or not, it is Tao's bird and tends to stick to him...so he had to be in there (beside, he's fun to draw- all puffy!)
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I just checked the trailer out and some pics on IMDB (unfortnately, this TV show never crossed the path of my childhood).
It does look very promising. Rendering something like that in 3D would be exciting to see. I hope they pull it, in the end 
Thanks for spreading this, Johane :3!
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Neh, it had a charm in 2D that 3D couldn't achieve. There are some expressions that work too well in 2D that would look pasted on otherwise.
The classic serie is still worth a watch.
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All I can say is...
SQUEEEEE~!!! Man, I loved that show.
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Sounds vaguely familiar, but I can't say I've heard of it.
Looks cool, though.
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I remember playing this out at recess with my friends in 2nd grade.
good show. I still remember the theme.
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I don't think I ever played out anything based on that universe. Aw man, I feel like I've missed up on something!
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