And lo on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:51:05 +0100, Bill Pragnell  
<bil### [at] hotmailcom> did spake, saying:

> Phil Cook wrote:
>> And lo on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:41:34 +0100, Bill Pragnell  
>> <bil### [at] hotmailcom> did spake, saying:
>>
>>> Orchid XP v3 wrote:
>>>> What did you watch when you were a kid?
>>>  >
>>>> Mysterious Cities of Gold
>>>
>>> Superb. They really must release this on DVD (it is available as  
>>> bootlegs at present), it has a very enthusiastic fan-base and I for  
>>> one would buy it because I missed the last two episodes!
>>  and there I was just mentioning that I don't recall it finishing  
>> properly. Hmm two of us, did they pull the plug on the broadcast?
>
> I don't know. I think I lost track because it went on so long (20+  
> episodes, difficult for a 10-year-old - or whatever I was), and then  
> everyone at school was saying how it had finally ended and I realised  
> I'd missed it. The last bit I remember was the battle with the Olmecs  
> and their mask-shaped laser-ship. Quite a high body count, as I recall...

Too long ago, if I recall one of the problems I had was it tended to start  
just before I got home.

>>> Don't let's forget (I'm surprised nobody's mentioned it):
>>>
>>> Ulysses 31 !
>>>
>>> I obtained this recently on DVD and it hasn't dated too much at all.

>> Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors too.
>
> I don't understand how I missed this. Everyone I know remembers it, I've  
> seen the opening titles on YouTube, but I have absolutely no memory of  
> it. It looks really good; I feel robbed!

If it's any consolation Ulysses 31 was/is better, but I think JatWW was  
more action oriented and kind of wierdly gross when you watched the  
organic vehicles being grown.

-- 
Phil Cook

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