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This series has me intrigued and wanting more from the start, that said, it's not perfect. Some series with a rating of 7 have me turning it off within the first 20 minutes, some of those series iv gone back and watched after the series has finished purely because of ratings, they've turned out to be solid 8's which is where I think this series will end up. Tom Holland is shaping up to be something special but he's not the only stand out here, I just hope the story doesn't go tits up like Danny's first chance at a bunk up or his first relationship with the rather mixed up Ariana that prevents it from being fruitful.

Great start not perfect but definitely in it for the ride.

Rating to follow! Edit, this series definitely belongs in the 8's Iv given a cheeky 10 to hopefully help it get there.

A lot of effort and planning has gone into making this programme to make it work logistically. It's a shame it doesn't live up to its potential. I'm a big fan of the gold rush series, I think they work because most of the characters are as interesting as watching the gold come out of the ground. This is where this series fails for me, Parker is true to himself, I don't feel like he's playing to the cameras he's pretty dry and quite moody at times but I accept him for who he is and quite like him. Tyler's an ok addition although I think she lacks a bit of presence and personality to carry of her roll. I can't workout why Wow check out the sluice Dan is almost carrying the production or seemingly so. It doesnt work for me at all, either shoot shots and shut up or get rid of him, he's incredibly irritating to watch. Could be so much better with a bit less drama and less cheese. Ok if you don't feel like using your brain too much on a Sunday afternoon.

If your someone that can watch a remade film or series without consistently thinking it should replicate the original or the book, you may just find some enjoyment out of this delightful adventure series.

Its nothing like the original by the already mentioned too many times, but....

Its an engaging story if you give it a chance with a great cast.

Admittedly, pacing is pretty poor at times and more so in episode one. I was close to switching off at this stage because it seemed the writers had originally planned an 80 episode series, changed there mind and edited the first ten episodes badly into episode 1. If you can get past this rather disappointing start, theres an exciting story to be told in the next 7 episodes and yes, they do get better and better. The characters grow and you slowly get hooked on a completely different story to what one may call original, but who the f cares.

Give it a chance, theres far worse than this getting churned out constantly on Netflix and Amazon, it was actually refreshing to see a different take on this story. Im a huge fan of phileas fogg, having seen all the films and series from the past, it takes nothing away from the latest take on a great adventure story.

Its definitely a grower.