The Adventures Of Tintin (tv Series) Season 1

[Denisha Cerniglia]

While tidying up a bit, today, I came across the (comic) book "Tintin in Tibet" hidden in the back of the bookshelf...and I was reminded that the plot involved a DC-3 a/c in the Himalayas...so, here we go...] The Tintin character has been a favorite of mine as long as I can remember, where the fearless young reporter travels the world to deliver justice and take care of the bad guys...?.... Out of all the Tintin books, my most favorite is Tintin in Tibet. It must be noted that all the Tintin books were very well-researched by the creator, the (Belgian) artist and author, Herg. And for aviation enthusiasts, there are several of Tintin's adventures, that involve all sorts of contemporary a/c. The Douglas Classic DC-3 must have been a favorite of the author, since I read today that the DC-3 appeared in 3 of his stories (one of which is the subject of my post, here). Unfortunately, the DC-3 was also the least fortunate in his plots, having crashed twice out of the 3 appearances (though the story of "Tintin in Tibet" involves a plane crash in the Himalayas, with Tintin's friend Chang Chong-Chen on board, there is no crash in my DC-3 pictures below).

Though no Airbus is found above...to make up for it, the only (RW) a/c to carry Tintin's image on it is the Brussels Airlines, Airbus A320, OO-SNB. [Note: Tintin's last adventure, Tintin and the Picaros, was serialized in 1975-1976. The Boeing B747 that Herg featured in it, was introduced into service in 1970 by Pan Am, while the first Airbus A300 was introduced into service in 1974 by Air France....so, I guess (young) Airbus was not yet a house-hold name...?...by then...]

Anyway, in Tintin in Tibet, the (fictional) Air India Douglas DC-3 Dakota, crashes in the "Gosainthan Massif" mountain in the Himalayas of Tibet, carrying Tintin's friend, on board. Apparently, the plane was on its way from Patna airport VEPT (India) to Kathmandu VNKT (Nepal), a place I've visited once in RW. The local authorities claimed that Chang Chong-Chen died in the crash. Nonetheless, Tintin, convinced that Chang has survived the crash, sets out on one of his most fascinating adventures, accompanied by Snowy, Captain Haddock and a Sherpa guide, for the Himalayas to the plateau of Tibet and the site of the DC-3 wreckage...to rescue his friend...

My DC-3, below, in Air India colors, takes off (southward) from VNKT Rwy 20 (so, I could circle first to pick up at least 20,000 ft altitude, and then heads out north, into the thick of Himalayas, an excursion not for the faint-of-heart...?...aiming for the real-world Gosainthan Massif (otherwise known as Xixiabangma Mountain on Google Earth, with LAT/LONG 28.3524995 85.7791666, duly inserted in my FlightPlan). I now feel that Tintin was (obviously) much more courageous than I'd thought...?...as you can judge by the (extremely unforgiving) nature of the terrain I show below, as I've flown as near to this mountain, as possible... (see the VFR MAP insets, and my concluding images, again no crash, here, so, nothing to worry...as I've finally headed back home...) ...

As John F said, this is way beyond merely "well-researched", this is a doctoral thesis in the making! And well illustrated! Tintin was never part of my childhood, but my working life finished with a switch from computing to second-hand books for the last 12 years. We had a biggish s/h book shop in Ashburton, Devon, and occasionally found ourselves with various copies of TinTin books or magazines. At one point we had a complete set of rather magnificent reprints of the entire works. Huge things, folio size and beautifully reproduced in twelve volumes. I was very tempted to keep them, but they were quite valuable and we were supposed to be running a business so I let them go. Put them online and they all went inside a couple of months. Had a similar thing with the Eagle's "Dan Dare" stories, another very popular character.

John: Thank you. On first reading I thought by "well-researched", you were referring to my note above that the creations of Herg were well-researched...?...which, of course, they were...Surely, he seemed to have kept up very well with the airplanes of the day... (please see below) ...

Jan: Thank you. Leaving out a couple, here are the rest of the main Tintin installment a/c ...found on-line (didn't include these before, because the long list might detract some from getting to my screenshots....?...). The number 6 below is the one you've referenced. Yes, it would be surely nice for a Tintin enthusiast to bring it to SIM...

Andy: Thanks. Similar story here.... The Amazon (bound) collections (eventually) became too-small print for my eyes...?...I had a few big-size books, and had to search for the others in Amazon and in the (local) Half Price Book stores, for the rest...who knows I might have got one of yours ...?...the way things are being shipped by Amazon without (global) barriers...

You've nice Mods for DC-3 (in PC), pmplayer, but my Sperry Gyropilot in Xbox is not fully functional (a bit hard to fly over the Himalayas without Autopilot...? ...) ...hoping there will be a supplement in Xbox marketplace one day for the DC-3...though there are lovely liveries of it, available...Cheers.

Wonderful thread, thanks for your screen shots and all the research. One adventure not mentioned yet is Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, which also features an airplane: -monoplane-tintin-in-the-land-of-the-soviets/

Fans of the animated series The Adventures of Tintin can finally relive the series on DVD with The Adventures Of Tintin: Season One DVD, which was released November 22. We have a new contest lined up, and we're giving away copies of The Adventures Of Tintin: Season One DVD and the Herg books Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham's Treasure. These prizes will surely go fast, so enter this contest today.

Now featured in a major motion picture that intertwines elements of two episodes included here (The Secret Of The Unicorn and Red Rackham's Treasure), the complete first season of the award-winning series is now available for your enjoyment on DVD for the first time!

One of the most popular classic comic strips of all time tells stories of the heroic escapades of youthful reporter Tintin and his loyal canine companion Snowy. From a comic that first appeared in 1929 by Belgian artist Herg, these delightful adventures were spun into books, magazines, TV and radio programs and theater productions. The television series The Adventures of Tintin (1991-1993) follows Tintin and Snowy in solving mysteries closely related to the much-loved original stories. A colorful cast of characters is along for the ride, including the salty Captain Haddock, handy Professor Calculus and clumsy Thomson & Thompson.

The Adventures of Tintin is a 1991/1992 animated TV show co-produced, written and animated in France by Ellipse Animation and in Canada by Nelvana International, based on The Adventures of Tintin by Belgian comic artist Georges Prosper Remi, more commonly known by his pen name Herg ([ɛʁʒe]). Thirty-nine half-hour episodes were produced over the course of its three seasons.

The television series was directed by French director Stephen Bernasconi, with Peter Hudecki as the Canadian unit director. Hudecki was the primary director, but could not be credited as such due to co-production restrictions. It was produced by Ellipse (France) and Nelvana (Canada) on behalf of the Herg Foundation. It was the first television adaptation of Herg's books since the Belgian animation company Belvision was responsible for Herg's Adventures of Tintin twenty years earlier. Philippe Goddin, an expert on Herg and Tintin, acted as a consultant to the producers. The series' writers included: Toby Mullally, Eric Rondeaux, Martin Brossolet, Amelie Aubert, Dennise Fordham, and Alex Boon.

Artistically, the series chose a constant style, unlike in the books. In the books, the images had been drawn over the course of 47 years, during which Herg's style developed considerably. However, later televised episodes, such as the "Moon Story" and "Tintin in America", clearly demonstrated the artists' development during the course of the production of the television series. The series' original production language was English, but all visuals (road signs, posters, and settings) remained in French.

Certain aspects of the stories posed difficulties for the producers, who had to adapt features of the books for a younger audience. Nevertheless, this series was far more faithful to the books than the earlier Herg's Adventures of Tintin, which was made from 1959 to 1963.

Some examples of these changes included toning down the high amount of violence, death, and the use of firearms in many adventures. Tintin's role was slightly downplayed and he scolded his dog Snowy less often than he did in the books. Twice in the series, Tintin is portrayed as knowing various characters already (Thomson and Thompson and Allan in "Cigars of the Pharaoh" and Piotr Skut in "The Red Sea Sharks"), when it was the first time they had met in the book version. On these occasions Tintin had already interacted with these characters in the TV series, as stories were shown in a sequence different from the books.

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