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  The Adventures of Tintin (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The series was directed by Stéphane Bernasconi, and produced by Ellipse (France), and Nelvana (Canada), on behalf of La Foundation Hergé.
A limited edition of Ellipse-Nelvana's The Adventures of Tintin TV cartoon series is scheduled for release on DVD in the United States by Universal Studios Home Video around 2006, containing 21 full-length episodes in 7 volumes.
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
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 The Adventures of Tintin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is evidenced most notably in Tintin in the Land of the Soviets where the text states that Tintin arrives in Brussels as he returns home after his adventure, and in Tintin in Tibet, where the letter sent to Tintin by his friend Chang is addressed to Brussels.
Tintin is a young Belgian reporter (as well as an accomplished fighter and pilot) who becomes involved in dangerous cases in which he takes heroic action to save the day.
This was the first in a series of stamps with the images of Belgian comic heroes to be issued in later years, and was the first stamp in the world to feature a comic hero.
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 Hergé - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
His best-known and most substantial work is The Adventures of Tintin, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, which left the twenty-fourth Tintin adventure, Tintin and Alph-art, unfinished.
Tintin's adventures were interrupted toward the end of The Seven Crystal Balls when the Allied authorities shut down Le Soir.
The last three complete Tintin adventures, were produced at a much reduced pace: The Castafiore Emerald in 1961, Flight 714 in 1966, and Tintin and the Picaros only in 1975.
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 Amazon.com: The Black Island (The Adventures of Tintin): Books: Herge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Castafiore Emerald (The Adventures of Tintin) by Herge
Fundamental to the pleasure of the Tintin adventures is Herge's intimate knowledge of the way dogs behave - their loyalty diverted by appetite; their happiness; their need for reassurance and sleep; the bad-temper when faced with giants and terror of creepy crawlies.
TinTin races or maybe rushes from one mini-adventure into the next at a breathtaking pace that does not always allow for the characters motivations to be explained and so some stereotyping does occur.
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 Destination Tintin -- For All Ages 7 To 77
Tintin did not return to the TV medium until 1988, when Ellipse (Paris) and Nelvana (Toronto) produced a TV cartoon series.
The first Tintin memorabilia was a series of color prints drawn by Herge in the 1950s at the demand of Raymond Leblanc, successful entrepreneur, and Herge's boss.
Tintin leaves India after the theft onboard the steamship SS Ranpura, and the play concludes in its third act, which is set in a Syldavian castle.
www.freewebs.com /sntintin/afterherge.htm   (2197 words)

  
 The Tribune - Magazine section - Saturday Extra
The arrival of 14 of the choicest Adventures of Tintin titles, including Red Rackham’s Treasure and The Red Sea Sharks, on Indian television and video screens is particularly significant because this is one of the few shows from Europe to be concertedly marketed in India in recent years.
The Tintin VCD and DVD titles now available in India constitute a large chunk of the commercially successful French-language Nelvana-Ellipse TV series that was carved out of 20 of the Tintin stories.
Tintin’s global reach can be best gauged from the fact that Hollywood has had its eyes on Herge’s hero for several decades.
www.tribuneindia.com /2005/20050820/saturday/main1.htm   (1746 words)

  
 Articles - The Adventures of Tintin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Calculus first appeared in Red Rackham's Treasure, and was the end result of Hergé's long quest to find the archetypal mad scientist or absent-minded professor: for instance, Dr. Sarcophagus in Cigars of the Pharaoh, and Prof.
A limited edition of Ellipse-Nelvana's The Adventures of Tintin TV cartoon series is scheduled for release on DVD in the United States by Universal Studios Home Video around 2006, containing 39 half-hour episodes in 7 volumes.
Indian film actress Tabu has said in an interview that as a child she wanted to marry Tintin.
www.kimia-sains.com /articles/Tintin   (2189 words)

  
 CNN.com - Fans celebrate 75 years of Tintin - Jan. 9, 2004
Belgium increased its daily dose of Tintin to saturation point Friday on the eve of the 75th birthday of the cartoon character, perhaps the country's most famous icon.
In fact, Tintin hasn't chased a new adventure in a quarter century and 20 years after the death of his creator Herge, it looks like he never will.
There are plans for a Tintin museum to be created in Brussels by the time of the centennial of Herge's birth in 2007.
edition.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/europe/01/09/belgium.tintin.ap   (774 words)

  
 Target : Entertainment : Books : Children's Books : Series : Humorous : TinTin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Adventures of Tintin: Land of Black Gold / Destination Moon / Explorers on the Moon (3 Complete Adventures in 1 Volume, Vol.
The Adventures of Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Adventures of Tintin)
Cigars of the Pharoah (The Adventures of Tintin)
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 Tintin BBC Radio Series
It is possibly also worth drawing comparison to the Nelvana TV adaptations of the same era.
The first two series are widely available on cassette ('Six Adventures of Tintin' and 'Four Further Adventures of Tintin' respectively) but there is no release of the final episode at present.
The second series was better than the first, and when I got it, I thought series one was brilliant.
www.tintinologist.org /guides/radio   (521 words)

  
 Tintin - DarkMark.Com Message Board
The first series was "TinTin in the Land of the Soviets".
For that reason this particular adventure strikes me as something of a curtain call for Tintin and his friends, even though this is the penultimate tale and the Thom(p)sons are no place to be seen.
TinTIn is awesome! I used to watch the TV show, then forgot about it for years, then my French Exchange Student guy introduced me to the comics like 5 or 6 years ago.
www.darkmark.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=43958   (958 words)

  
 The New Adventures of Tintin TV Show - The New Adventures of Tintin Television Show - TV.com
This animated series is based on the Belgium comic of Georges Remi, better known as Hergé.
A mysterious label from an empty crab tin leads Tintin and Snowy to a dangerous encounter with a gang of ruthless smugglers.
Tintin is covering a story about the gangster in 1930's Chicago.
www.tv.com /the-new-adventures-of-tintin/show/19627/summary.html   (188 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Tintin and the Picaros (The Adventures of Tintin S.): Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This is the last of the Tintin books, and Herge seems to have become bored with his characters, especially Tintin himself.
Tintin, Haddock and Calculus reluctantly go to the fictional Republic of San Theodoros in South America, but only to save their friends from the death penalty.
Tintin is the ideal roll model, he is peaceful while still retaining a very adventurous spirit.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1405206357   (684 words)

  
 Tintin TV series: music soundtrack - Tintinologist.org Forums
There have been at least two editions of it, one in a dark cover with the “Tintin and Snowy running in the spot-light” image, and one in a light cover with a stripe top and bottom.
The short version of the signature tune, as used on TV, actually doesn’t appear on the disc, as it is worked up into a longer version; however, it is to be found on the “Tintin au Cinema” collection (which may be harder to track down).
I think the TV sountrack has been deleted, but the collection Tintin au cinéma is still available (try fnac.com, for example), and that has a few of the TV tracks on it.
www.tintinologist.org /forums/index.php?action=vthread&forum=9&topic=289   (723 words)

  
 Read Comment - MouthShut.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Tintin in Tibet: Tintin’s quest to find his friend Chang who is believed to have died in a plane crash in Tibet.
Tintin and the Picaros: Binaca Castafiore is accused of conspiracy and arrested.
I was never a fan of TinTin but my daughter loves watching his VCD’s.Its throu her that i have got acquainted with the characters.
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 Jedi's Paradise - Childrens TV - The Adventures of Tintin
You follow Tintin and his dog Snowy on their adventures around the world.
One of Tintin's closest friends is Captain Haddock who reluctantly follows Tintin on his adventures.
They are supposed to be in the intelligence service, but they bungle their way through life and would be spotted straight away by an enemy agent.
www.jedisparadise.co.uk /childrenstv/Tintin/Tintin.htm   (358 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - The ... (TV series)
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 CBC Arts: Tintin's adventures celebrated at Brussels fest
The event opened with the unveiling of a large mural of Tintin, his dog Snowy and their partner Captain Haddock from a scene in the 1956 book, The Calculus Affair, at the city's medieval Grand Place.
Georges Remi, working under the name Herge, created Tintin 76 years ago, writing a string of 23 Tintin adventures of the boy reporter.
Organizers say Tintin has "become the best ambassador for his home town," despite most of his adventures taking place outside of Belgium.
www.cbc.ca /story/arts/national/2005/07/20/Arts/TintinFest_050720.html   (447 words)

  
 DVD.net : The Adventures Of Tintin - 75th Anniversary Collection - DVD Review
This 1992 television series brings us 21 episodes of Tintin's adventures, drawn faithfully from Herge's original comic-strip books dating from 1932 to 1976.
Those viewers unfamiliar with Tintin might find them a tad archaic, even stilted or slightly boring as Tintin fights pirates, confronts Red Indians, penetrates the secret monasteries and faces the Yeti of Tibet, and even travels to the Moon.
But anyone with even a passing knowledge of the phenomenon of Tintin will find much to admire here, in the faithful transference from comic-strip page to video, with all the original period flavour and style intact.
www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=4479   (637 words)

  
 Edgar Governo, Historian of Things That Never Were
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension This timeline for the seminal cult film, compiled by Sean Murphy and Chris Wike, is part of their Buckaroo Banzai FAQ.
The Domination Of The Draka, maintained by John B. Geis, is an "Historical Timeline of the Domination" described in S.M. Stirling's Drakon series of alternate history novels.
Fans of comic book series derived from video games will be glad to learn of the Atari Force Timeline by Lee K. Seitz, which includes a discussion of continuity problems in the short-lived series.
www.mts.net /~arphaxad/history.html   (10422 words)

  
 DVD Times - Herge’s Adventures of Tintin in March
Tintin And The Calculus Affair & The Prisoners Of The Sun are both in the Anchor Bay 10-Disc Box set.
The films on this new set are entirely different to the ones in the 10-disc box set, which were made in the early 1990s as a television series.
In this set, 'The Calculus Affair' was made by a Belgian studios in 1964 for TV; 'The Temple of the Sun' and 'The Lake of Sharks' were made in 1969 and 1972 for cinema release by the same company.
www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=60210   (635 words)

  
 "The Adventures of Tintin" (1990)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Plot Outline: In this series, we witness the adventures of Tintin, a young reporter and his faithful dog, Snowy, as they travel around the world on adventures based on the classic comics by Hergé;.
Far better than "Tintin and the Lake of Sharks," and one of Nelvana's best.
You may add a new episode for this TV series by clicking the button on the left.
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 The Ancient Egypt Film Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
After promising to assist a befuddled archaeologist locate the missing tombs of an ancient pharaoh, Tintin and Snowy make a dangerous discovery and end up following a secret society of desperate diamond smugglers from Egypt to India.
Two-part animated adaptation of Hergé's classic comic book adventures of Tintin.
"The Cigars of the Pharaoh" are the 6th and 7th of a total of 39 episodes in the series named "The Adventures of Tintin".
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 Amazon.ca: DVD: Save up to 30% on bestselling DVDs. Free shipping within Canada available on orders over $39   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Prepared with great care, this DVD introduces the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga with on screen alternatives for students of all levels of strength and flexibility.
The Adventures of Tintin adapts one of the world's best-loved characters into a extremely faithful and entertaining animated television series.
Following volume 1, The Adventures of Tintin returns for another 10 adventures on five discs.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/14105891   (308 words)

  
 DVD Times - TinTin 75th Anniversary Boxed Set in May   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The highly acclaimed TINTIN animated series was produced in 1992 under the careful control of the Herge Foundation (the artist himself passed away in March 1983) to ensure faithful adaptations of the original books were made, particularly with regard to storyline, graphic quality and accuracy, and the overall spirit of the characters.
Starring the eponymous hero, his dog and a support cast including the likes of Captain Haddock, The Thomson Twins and Professor Calculus amongst others, the animated TINTIN is guaranteed to delight longtime Tintin fans at the same time introducing this remarkable character to a whole new audience.
The animated series THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, comprising 10 DVDs will be released as a special commemorative Box Set on 24th May 2004.
www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=10932   (617 words)

  
 Rotten Tomatoes Forums - which tv series do you have on dvd and tell me also why
The drama series I got in lieu of watching them on TV, or I watched a some and missed some.
I dont' watch any of these drama shows on TV anymore since the DVD is just a better way of catching them.
Hehe, tintin is named kuifje over here (Belgium), and this cartoon was every day on tv last year.
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 ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: Sanity.com.au
Reporter by trade, adventurer and detective by circumstance, Hergé's Tintin is one of the world's most popular and best-loved comic book characters.
ADVENTURES OF TINTIN - VOLUME 1: MYSTERY AT SHARK LAKE
Meanwhile, TinTin, Snowy, Captain Haddock and Thompson and Thompson board a flight to Syldavia on...
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