I’m so excited to know that my beloved childhood joy of a show Journey to the West is getting an adaptation. For those curious about the original story, please look at the comment :D.
For anyone who is curious about the story, I think the 1986 TV series is an excellent adaptation and to me it’s always been the best one. If you can excuse the bad CGI and sometimes tacky sets and costumes (but because the series was made in 1986), and don’t expect some super complex characterisations (please do treat this as a fairy tale, sort of) there are other enjoyable elements in store. I absolutely adore the heaven realm settings and personally find it, though simple, much pleasantly looking than recent fancy wuxias or fantasy sageuks. Keep an eye out for the ladies in this series, though. They’re gorgeous and it’s a treat to the eyes to just see them on screen.
Somehow the video quality of the EngSub version is very bad, so please bear with it. Link to the series is below. Beware! There’re 118 videos so it’ll take some commitment but if you enjoy the story it won’t feel that long to get through.
For some reason I can’t post the link to the full list (DB says I posted some bad words) so if you don’t mind you can look up Journey to the West 1986 and I think the list will be among one of the top results. The video quality is very bad though, which is a shame. I’ll try to find if there are any other Eng Sub version.
I’ve just looked on Wikipedia and on their list this one looks like the oldest/ earliest TV series adapted from the novel 😀 . I’m not very familiar with adaptations done by other countries such as the variety show in Korea or other versions by Japan except for the manga Dragon Ball which I used to own and read to tatters as a kid XD.
Thanks for tuning in too. It’s always good to have someone to share the same interest, even if you might end up thinking you like the book better :D. There are other adaptations made in 1996 and 2011. I’m pretty sure there are other versions in other years too if you’d like to have a look, just in case the 1986 isn’t exactly your taste. The 1986 version is so old the ones available online sometimes have a good chunk of the original scenes missing, so that might disrupt the flow of the story.
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Hye Mi
July 4, 2017 at 4:55 AM
I’m so excited to know that my beloved childhood joy of a show Journey to the West is getting an adaptation. For those curious about the original story, please look at the comment :D.
Hye Mi
July 4, 2017 at 4:56 AM
For anyone who is curious about the story, I think the 1986 TV series is an excellent adaptation and to me it’s always been the best one. If you can excuse the bad CGI and sometimes tacky sets and costumes (but because the series was made in 1986), and don’t expect some super complex characterisations (please do treat this as a fairy tale, sort of) there are other enjoyable elements in store. I absolutely adore the heaven realm settings and personally find it, though simple, much pleasantly looking than recent fancy wuxias or fantasy sageuks. Keep an eye out for the ladies in this series, though. They’re gorgeous and it’s a treat to the eyes to just see them on screen.
Somehow the video quality of the EngSub version is very bad, so please bear with it. Link to the series is below. Beware! There’re 118 videos so it’ll take some commitment but if you enjoy the story it won’t feel that long to get through.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b3kSLuPZy8
⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐
July 4, 2017 at 5:01 AM
Wow! Thank you for this I am basically have no knwledge about this show..
Hye Mi
July 4, 2017 at 5:04 AM
For some reason I can’t post the link to the full list (DB says I posted some bad words) so if you don’t mind you can look up Journey to the West 1986 and I think the list will be among one of the top results. The video quality is very bad though, which is a shame. I’ll try to find if there are any other Eng Sub version.
vannerie
July 5, 2017 at 2:10 PM
Was there an earlier television version? I seem to remember a Japanese series.
Hye Mi
July 5, 2017 at 2:22 PM
I’ve just looked on Wikipedia and on their list this one looks like the oldest/ earliest TV series adapted from the novel 😀 . I’m not very familiar with adaptations done by other countries such as the variety show in Korea or other versions by Japan except for the manga Dragon Ball which I used to own and read to tatters as a kid XD.
vannerie
July 5, 2017 at 2:51 PM
I’ll let you know how I get on.
vannerie
July 5, 2017 at 2:31 PM
I’m sure I’ve got a book somewhere, too. It’s such a good story. I’ll have a look at the 1986 version. Thanks for the post.
Hye Mi
July 5, 2017 at 2:41 PM
Thanks for tuning in too. It’s always good to have someone to share the same interest, even if you might end up thinking you like the book better :D. There are other adaptations made in 1996 and 2011. I’m pretty sure there are other versions in other years too if you’d like to have a look, just in case the 1986 isn’t exactly your taste. The 1986 version is so old the ones available online sometimes have a good chunk of the original scenes missing, so that might disrupt the flow of the story.