Tennant’s Around the World in 80 Days - The Best and Worst Adaptations | Retrospective Postmortem
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Fans of the BBC's Doctor Who were excited when David Tennant returned to the show, but as it tuned out, there was no reason to be. Anyone who saw Tennant's 2021 adaptation of Jules Verne's 'Around the World in 80 Days' would have known that, seeing as he knowingly and willingly gave Phileas Fogg the Jake Skywalker reatement form Star Wars The Last Jedi.
In this postmortem of that miniseries, @AndreEinherjar will not only go through the subversion of that particurlar adaptation, but also provide a brief retrospective on the earlier adaptations featuring the likes of David Niven, Cantinflas, Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan and even Peter Ustinov of Agatha Christie's Poirot fame as well, counting down to the definitive version!
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This video has actually inspired me to go and read the original novel. I've read and enjoyed many of Verne's works, but I never got around to reading "World". Now it seems I will. Thanks, Andre.
Awesome, glad to hear it!
After that, check out THE OTHER LOG OF PHILIAS FOGG by Philip Jose Farmer. Same story, but with a few twists that make it kind of weird.
I quite enjoyed the (surprisingly faithful) miniseries with Pierce Brosnan, if you can track it down in a decent quality.
SAME! I was listening to the video while washing dishes and the way the premise was explained caused me to seek it out immediately.
Changes sound sad
@@thomasdr08 Glad to be of service. See what you've started, Andre?! 😉
The are a (rapidly growing) number of shows that I'm never, ever going to watch, not even for free. This is one of them.
Jules Verne has left a fascinating legacy of fictional works, but modern interpretations regularly use just the title and the names of a few characters in an altogether new story.
Part of it I suspect is that later producers taking on those legacy works either update it for an audience that will never watch it, or worse take the Alan Moore bizarre take where it tries to bananna slam several other works from the same author into the same film at the same time.
@@Plxlinixy You are certainly right about those examples. I sometimes think there is an overriding compulsion in many cases just to do something different, since you know, doing it better is more work.
Check out the game "80 Days"
Brilliant man, I’m proud to have him as my arch-enemy in curious expedition 2.
it is pity only a handful of his works get multiple chances of adaptation.
It disappoints me they are doing 80 days again, I really wanted to see Robur’s Albatross with modern effects.
@@changvasejarik62 An updated Albatross would be amazing, truly. And maybe Robur's _Terror_ will also be featured in some new production.
I thoroughly expected you would gloss over the 80s’ animated series, so you literally took my breath away when I saw the stills. I’ve got so many fond memories of watching that series, as well as of Miyazaki’s Sherlock Holmes.
Around the world with Willy Fog is my childhood. It still stands up as an adult!
With the animals? I loved it so much!
In many ways, it's better as an adult - now you catch nuances that went straight over your head as a kid!
Heh, I can still remember the melody and some lyrics of Finnish version of the opening theme.
Mx husband bought the DVDs so our children (9yo) can watch it.
They really love it!
Awesome, I still remember the theme song. I used to watch it when I was a kid with my Grampa, who enjoyed it just as much as I did!
You're a hero for including the Spanish Version in the second place. Truly a masterpiece.
One of my favorite "loose" adaptations is Looney Tunes' "Tweety's High Flying Adventure", where Granny makes a bet against Col. Rimfire, that Tweety can collect the pawprints of 80 cats from around the world, within 80 days, to save her favorite children's park from being closed down due to unpaid debts.
I loved that Adaptation as a kid..... I still do
One of my favorite versions is "The Three Stooges Go Around The World In A Daze". It is set in the present and features the grandson of Fogg who is just a exacting as his grandfather. As part of a scam on the part of some thieves (they claimed that his grandfather cheated to win the bet) he is convinced to make a bet that he can go around the world in 80 Days. However, this time he must do it without spending any of his own money. It is with the assistance of The Three Stooges (who are his servants) that he is able to succeed in winning the bet.
Another version I liked was "Around The World In 80 Days", an animated Saturday Morning series. They made one significant change to the story: Instead of bet, he challenges Lord Mays for the hand of his daughter. If he can travel around the world in 80 days, he can marry his daughter Belinda Mays. To prevent Fogg from winning, he dispatches Mr. Fixx to stop Fogg. Each episode started with Fogg collecting a number of items for that day's travels. Over the course of the episode it turns out that every item he collected was exactly what he needed to overcome any obstacles that he encounters.
@@Solitaire001 interesting.
Around the World in 80 Days had to be updated for modern audiences.
You know, that thing you can take a modern plane and do in 24 hours.
With some private planes, even less
I do not need why would there be need to update it for "modern audiences" unless they think modern audience is morons. As a kid I was reading adventure books by e.g. Daniel Defoe, Mark Twain and such writers written e.g. in 1600's, 1700's, 1800's and I had no problems figuring out around 10 years old kid that various sensibilities were different back in the age books were placed, usually few hundreds years back when talking about various classics (back then I did not pay that much attention when it was written, that was not especially interesting detail to me).
I did not have any expectations that stories should have been written around my contemporary personal life and values which would have missed the point of reading about mysterious strange worlds and characters, the main point of escapism. One has to be quite self-absorbed to even think, or expect that. So glad I was not born in this era of degradation.
You've got "update for modern audiences" the wrong way around.
It's not what modern audiences are asking (at least none that I've met IRL) but it's actually what media thinks modern audiences need to see.
Even the one that Jackie Chan did with Owen Wilson is a masterpiece compared to this one from modern BBC
@@Kiyoone you're thinking of Shanghai Noon, which was awesome but not an adaptation of ATWI80D
So the BBC Luke Skywalkered Phileas Fogg.
Quick correction Aouda was played by JULIA Nickson (Babylon 5), not Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City). Easy mistake, but being a B5 fanatic I knew EXACTLY who Julia was, she played Catherine Sakai who was Cmdr. Sinclair's love interest in Season 1.
Excuse the nitpick, but that's *Nickson*, not Nixon. As a fellow B5 fan, I picked out Andre's mistake instantly as well! 👍
@@NightHawke Well done, I missed my spelling error. I'll correct it for clarity but keep your comment up so I'm not hiding my booboo.
@@Pelamore and tried looking up who she played on the Star Trek wiki and got confused... this probably explains why. :D Hunh... interesting while she only did minor roles, she auditioned for the role of Tasha Yar.
If she'd gotten it she might have stayed on the show instead of leaving like Crosby did. Then Michael Dorn's career wouldn't been less Star Trek...
Animated series was one of my favorites as kid. Great series. Could easily watch again. I was expecting it to be mentioned due it's quality.
I have only ever watched the Jackie Chan adaptation, and I love it shamelessly only because I love Jackie Chan. That said, I have plans to read Jules Verne's book at some point in the future. I also plan on watching Cantinflas' version because I absolutely LOVE his movies.
What is funny is that Disney made a "modern" version in 2004 with Jackie Chan as Passpartout and it still managed to keep Vernes' vision admist the jokes and pop culture references.
But Jackie Chan is a white male, how does that fit into a "modern" version ;-)
Im pretty sure american Hollywood does not consider chinese as white
@@davidecolucci6260 When it suits them Asians count as white or white adjacent. Bizarre, but true.
When you have a story that's been adapted so many times, you have to do something different to justify another one. So I can forgive the 2004 version's changes because they weren't subversive.
@@Atanalcar That's because Asians refuse to be victims and instead work hard and become successful. Woke victim culture has no hold on them and can't bind them as they have a hold on black people. Unless they went to College and got indoctrinated, those are usually the only Asian members of the woke cult. So as they are too successful they are often considered white adjacent.
I have a lot of affection for DT, as I grew up watching his Doctor and he was my favorite. It’s just so much more satisfying when you don’t know the politics of the people who make your favorite things.
Sadly the modern actor only wants to be known for their ideologies
I'll never watch it... now that David Niven movie (1956), that's a keeper ;-)
I still have the music theme stuck in my head ❤
Heck Yes! Finally watched it for the first time a couple months ago! Gotta rewatch it now, one of the best adaptations!
Sure. Too much effort making up your own mind. Let others do it for you. Some adaptation can be worthy. Take the premise of something and may actually improve upon it. But you just skip what people tell you to. Keeps the World dumbed down. Just like your "Masters" want it.
@@donny1960 Joe, darling, are you a bot? Blink twice if you are.
@@nalublackwater9729 Are you an Asshole..... You do not have to do anything to prove it. You already have.
One other thing the cartoon version of ‘Around the World in 80 Days with Willie Fog’ had that none of the other versions did - a infectious catchy kick-ass theme tune (at least the English version did)!
It was the same tune everywhere - originally Spanish, and then dubbed from there.
Case in point, here is a newer cover of the original Spanish Tico/Passepartout track: th-cam.com/video/QEWCELKzx8Q/w-d-xo.html
i was thinking the cartoon one i watched as a kid is my favorite but there is no way it get mentioned in the video.
But it is in the top 3 i was happy to see it again childhood memories
great video loved it
I actually saw the Jackie Chan version in theatre. I enjoyed it for what it was back then, but I didn't take it too seriously. I'll have to find and watch the Pierce Brosnan version if Andre feels it is #1.
Haven't seen this, but I bet a modern version of Around the World in 80 Days would play out something like this:
- Some person travels around the world, educating each and every country on DEI
- It takes him/her (or whatever pronoun) around 160 days (explaining DEI to natives is hard)
- He/She concludes the trip by identifying as having travelled 80 days
- Applause
- The End
100% on the top three, I'm surprised I missed the David Tennant one but now I'm kinda glad I did.
Willy Fog was event viewing on Children's BBC in the 80's, the tv presenter went all out for the last episode and I believe they sent out the words to the theme tune on request so that we could sing along.
I'm glad you missed it too. Makes me feel better that I saw it and did not share the airwaves with closed minded lemmings. You do know that some stranger's opinion is just that....their opinion. You will miss out on so much if you do not at least try to put in the effort to use your own brain.
Try not to be so judgemental about a couple of sentences in a chat comment, you know nothing about me and it just makes you look bad@@donny1960
It was truly terrible. No single episode in the series appeared in the book, and vice versa. The only common thread was when the characters thought they were a day late when they were not. Fogg was the opposite of his actual character, and the others were race/ gender swops with completely different woke stories. An earlier adaptation of War of the Worlds was equally bad. Defund the BBC.
Oh god don't get started on War of the Worlds. Now that was woke trash, the worst by far was the Christmas Carol in turning Ebenezer Scrooge into a grapist (who was m0lested by his teacher for his little sister to save him) because they wanted a Trump stand in
And even worse the end of it threatens an adaptation of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Funny how the BBC literally made a good LOOSE adaptation of A Chrismas Carol in the 2010 Doctor Who Christmas Special with the crazy flying shark. @@ChildOfTheFlower
Around the World in 80 Ways was more faithful.
That War of the Worlds adaptation couldn’t even get the basic physics of the Martians right, having them leaping around like jumping spiders even though they should weigh more than twice as much as what they’re used to on Earth.
"not in a heavy handed way" my asterisk...
I can’t believe I missed the 1989 version when it aired. I’ll try to find it. Thanks, Andre!!
I recorded all the episodes of the BBC version. I deleted them all after watching half of the first episode.
Thanks Andre. I'm gonna go check out the 89 version now. I never knew it even existed.
"So we're making this for modern audiences--"
"And I no longer care."
As soon as I hear that phrase, I check out.
@@hothotheat3000 Yep.
Give them some credit; we know what to avoid because of it.
I found the 89 miniseries on here. Thanks Andre!
Thanks for reminding me of the Brosnan version! I watched the comic as a kid, too! ;)
I believe I have seen both numbers 3 and 2 in this list, and I did get very keen on seeing the no. 1 show with Brosnan.
It just goes to show once again that old doesn’t have to mean outdated. And the Japanese have been excellent at animation for a very long time.
On the contrary, I only watched number 1.
This creation feels like David Tennant's apology trip for being born male. Tells you a lot about his character. Funny how after Doctor Who, he shoots up, plays Killgrave, and then, something just breaks and he ends up... this... Meanwhile Matt Smith: Plays Prince Philip and then gets the main role in a GoT prequel.
He was brilliant in Good Omens. Then season 2 came and wrecked it.
Well Smith isn't flawless either. He was in Morbius.
@@muigokublack6487 Better being in a shit movie than a hyperwoke movie.
His earliest TV break (that I'm aware of) was paying a Trans character (Davina) in Rab C Nesbitt back in the 1990s. It was a comedic act back then, but its interesting/
You haven't watched Des, I gather, a recent film where he brilliantly plays a real life serial killer, or Litvinenko, the Soviet defector murdered by Putin's thugs in Great Britain who courageously stayed alive long enough to denounce and name his killers. I could go on. You can't cherry pick roles as fuel for an ad hominem attack on someone you don't really know and whose position may well be much more nuanced than you are will to give him credit for.
This was a great video. Thank you for the recommendations for the top three renditions
This is a dissenting opinion that will not change your business model; however, I very much prefer longer analytical videos like this one.
Look at the views this will be getting, and imagine how much time went into researching, writing, and of course, editing this - and then compare that the views of Iger or Kathleen Kennedy or someone being humiliated.
Videos like these are passion projects, but we can only afford to make so many of them.
@@MidnightsEdge As I said: mine is a dissenting opinion. However, in my opinion, those long videos are the staple of your channel. So having them only once per quarter is like playing a Monster Hunter game where you can hone your sword every day, but hunting a monster is possible only once per 3 months.
You guys can do the same thing with the Rings of Power. You might need the Men of the West to help you go through the many things that show go wrong at best.
This is the type of content I expect from this channel. Flawless. And you masterfully fulfill your objective, as it has compelled me to look for Pierce Brosnan's mini series. Bravo!
It was when Brosnan was in limbo because "Remington Steele" producer sabotaged his bid to be James Bond and when they finally let him go, the role had already taken by Timothy Dalton.
Andre, you made my day, I love animated Around The world in 80 days.. and thank you for warning me about David Tennant's version. I love miniseries that you put as first with PB
Now this is the kind of Midnight's Edge video I love! Andre, it's wonderful when you're passionate about something and you make a video to tell us about it. The modern version of the story sounds pretty dreadful, but it's really cool how you ended the video by telling us about your favorite adaptations of the novel.
Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle and Peter Ustinov do sound like an ideal cast for the 1989 version. It's interesting and rather sad that it was possible to do a faithful adaptation of the novel in 1989, but in 2021 this is no longer the case. Even a classic author like Verne has to be rewritten and re contextualized, as if exposure to the original story is somehow harmful.
Watched the animated version from 1984 as a kid and still love it.
I am in the UK and never heard of Tennant's version until today, says it all really...
Same.
I liked the Jackie Chan version too!
The animated series was the definitive rendition for me and probably still is even after all those years. I grew up watching it and remember finding the style of it peculiar but very enjoyable.
Ahhhhhh yes, I remember the Willy Fog adaptation well! I always loved that version so much when I was younger!
Aaah, Andre, I can't agree more. Around the World with Willy Fog is indeed an excellent series, especially with the kick-ass title song which generates oh so many nice childhood memories and I have been stating for years that the Brosnan version is the superior version. It's so good to see my own opinion confirmed on Midnight's Edge. Thanks a bunch.
It was the first film/series I ever watched with Pierce Brosnan. So when I read the novel later, I always envisioned him as Fogg.
The animated version was my introduction to Around the world in 80 days
I wasn’t even aware of the version with Pierce Brosnan. I’m definitely going to watch that, thanks for pointing it out.
It's so good!
Just finished the video! Thank you for not spoiling the original!
My pleasure!
I love these long form editorials. Midnight’s Edge was the first channel I subscribed to when I joined TH-cam.
Wait, his ex still sends him post-cards to mock him? What an unbelievable $@&#! Could you imagine the outcry is a male character did something like that? ...Also, if you're trying to appeal to Zoomers, wouldn't it be the easiest thing in the world to frame the story as a buddy-adventure between a guy who risks his entire future to live a glorified version the 'van life' and a guy who would rather do nothing more than stay at home and play (card) games?
On a final note, I love the little pen-and-ink illustrations Andre used to illustrate his plot synopsis. Can we get a hint on where that art came from?
Aww I liked the Jackie Chan version
Great video . Very informative .
Glad it was helpful!
i hope you do a retrospective of dc's failed film universe from man of steel to aquaman 2.
Thanks, Midnight's Edge.
The promotional material didn't look so bad for the series, but I knew it would be awful just based on when it was made (i.e. now).
Interested in seeing the autopsy of this stinker, though.
Just the explanation of the David Tennant around the world is enough to make my blood boil! and cringe as never before!!
I read the book as a child, I have seen lots of adaptations, all have been more or less good adaptations, but did not ofend me, the new trash just make me glad there is good old options.
The Jackie Chan adapatation was really bad (until the Tennant).
The Cantinflas I see it as a child, it was really good.
Have not seen the animation, will search for it.
The one with Pierce Brosnan I also think is one of the best.
Your search is over:
th-cam.com/video/OwUOpjvha8M/w-d-xo.html
I really like this video, Andre, and I thank you for it. You made one mistake, though. The acress in the Brosnan version is named Julia Nixon, not Cynthia.
Japanese animators have managed to adapt many classic novels faithfully. That's the good thing
Look what they did to Heidi
Dog of Flanders. Many of them are too dramatic for me tho.
In this case though, the Japenese were only able to do that because the spanish had written incredible scripts.
I don't care who did the script. We got them as good as it is before modern day crap got in. They don't do them anymore tho. An animated Wheel of time and other fantasy could use some of that.
There was a version with Mickey Mouse that introduced me to the story and encouraged me to read the book when I was a kid!
I believe that was a House of Mouse 🐭 episode, or a Mickey Mouse Works.
Man, you just remind me of that animated series. I did not remember that at all, but when I saw the pictures, I KNEW I saw those before, even thought I didnt understand them back then.
I haven't seen any of the five adaptations you mentioned, but I have read the book as a child. The twist at the end did blow my mind, as it should have, especially at a young age. Perhaps I should reread the book, it has been quite a few decades since I read it.
30:00 You will laugh, I seen that show back in the 80s in German Television, and I loved it.
The David Nivan Around the World was the one I saw 👀 1st and love ❤️ . I saw it on ABC old move of the week but they showed it over two night so the viewer saw the whole movie👍I will definitely be on the look out for the animation and Peirce Bronson versions
The only adaptation I've ever experienced was the game "80 days". I played it so many times because i just kept barely missing the 80 day mark, so i played all the various routes. In the end i was actually kind of bummed that i made it.
Nimoy might have kept clear of Generations, but he was more than happy to ruin his characters legacy, and the entire Vulcan homeworld for Jar Jar Abrams/Kurtzman Trek, which enabled them to completely rewrite the character for Discovery and claim they had Nimoys full support for doing it.
And thus allowing Kurtzman to turn Spock into Sheldon Cooper. Which is one of the many reasons why I don’t watch Kurtzman Trek.
I loved this novel and the quest for adventure it told . . .
I *_HATE_* the "Updated for Modern Audiences" propaganda
Hey, those page illustrations are from the _Great Illustrated Classics_ collection of books, I loved those books and it inspired my passion for reading and writing as a kid, man, those were the good ol' days.
Loved the animated version
Great breakdown as usual
Great video. I didn't know David Tennant made this movie. I'm glad I saw your video first because I'm a big fan of Tennant and might have wasted my time and money on this stinker.
Oh man, I forgot about the Brosnan mini series. I need to see if that is streamable or if one of my libraries has it.
I LOVED the 89 version, watched it live on TV and was still surprised by the twist ending, but now I have to watch the 50's version!!
The intro music to this IS the superior intro.
you could bring a retrospective about the interview with the vampire tv-show too ;-)
I’m so happy you included the cartoon, I’ve always loved it
I watched that Tennant 80 Days. I had expunged it from my memory before you dredged it up. Thanks a lot.
I live on the border. Mexican stations show Cantinflas movies all of the time. He's still their biggest movie star.
The Around the world in 80 days cartoon from the 70's that I watched as a kid is up on TH-cam.
The real joke is if they wanted a modern slant on the story they could have just used the true life events of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland race to perform the task, Hell Ms Bly even met Mr Verne perfect for what they want.
Then again they'd probably mess that up so badly with woke inserts so nobody would want to watch it either.
I watched the animated version in the 80s and early 90s, there were so many episodes and i watched them all!
I switched off after 2 episodes of the new one.
Great retrospective!! I too think the Brosnan miniseries is the best adaptation! Thanx!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent video
Great review! I miss Peter Ustinov
If I'm not mistaken, don't some of those images from the initial story's description come from the "great illustrated classics" version of the book? I loved reading those growing up.
Good catch;p
I just came to that in the video, and they are!! I grew up with that version, so I know it well!
I watched the 2004 movie as a kid and was too young at the time to fully realize how bad it was, I remember mostly just laughing at whatever dumb thing happened on the screen. I watched it again as an adult and saw that it was far worse than I remembered. What I will say for it is that movie did inspire me to read the book, which I enjoyed so much that I started reading every other Jules Verne book I could find. To this day, it is still one of my favorite reads.
Thank you for not only calling out what an abomination the David Tennant version is, but also for providing outstanding alternatives that respect Verne and the source material.
I remember seeing an "updated" Shakespeare 'Julius Caesar' in a theater.The updates were putting the actors in modern dress and adding televisions. Occasionally you'd get a 'news report' on the politics of Rome. That was it. Still the beautiful language, and no additions/subtractions/swaps.
That was a good update. Most other modern remakes, not so much.
Great video I have seen the 2 old ones and when Tennant's version got on cable, I thought lets see. But I got confused with my childhood brosnan version and when I saw the original one.
I had no idea this actually came out
I say the animated show dubbed in Arabic when I was a child, I remember it being fun to watch.
I really like that you listed better adaptations. And now I really want to read the book.
That you cited Around the world with Willy Fog made my heart soar. I loved the series when it aired.
Credit the Japanese for injecting a whole lot of kawaii appeal while keeping the recognisable stuff from the original work.
Case in point, Heidi: Girl of the Alps
Also, credit the Spanish for the incredible script!
I liked the Jackie Chan version of Around the World in 80 days with Steve Coogan. The cameo's were great too.
Schwarzenegger also declined to appear in Predator 2, reportedly not happy with how much was he offered - Gary Busey's character was originally supposed to be Dutch.
That anime'd one, I saw that one on the Children's Channel in early 90s. I found it good and am glad it hold up after all these years😊
Watched both the David Niven and the cartoon which glad you mentioned as I followed that as a child.
The 1956 movie is epic with an incredible music score! I do remember the 1989 version and it was great! I am now curious about the animated version.
You are in for treat then. I saw it first time in the early 90's as a kid and then saw it later decade later and the story and the characters in where still impressive.
“We need to update this for modern audiences!”
Everyone else: “But its a piece of fiction set in another century?”
“MODERN AUDIENCES”
Everyone: “Bitch what about the 1800s is modern?!”
Concepts never really change. They adapt to the current times. It is natural. Some of you can't cope with this fact. A newer version that reflects some of the changes from the original time can be good. Not always. But the original book is always there to read for the diehards.
Very based of you, Norwegian Man, to bring up Willy Fog. I will add one thing: the best version is the UK DVD release. The version for digital download is slightly more compressed version of that same release. All the voices are perfectly cast, everyone foreign speaks with appropriate accents, while everyone BRI'ISH sounds like it. Perhaps the spanish DVD is just as great, but all the perfectly cast actors for the brits will be spanish actors speaking with a BRI'ISH accent. The only bad thing with the UK dub is that some of the musical numbers recycle the 1 song (others do not).
Bought the UK DVD when it first came out. Alas, the Norwegian dub I first saw will likely forever be confined to VHS, and is most likley partially lost to time.
Saw parts of the Tennant version- I wouldn’t have known that it was an adaptation of the Verne novel if not for the very specific (unique) character names.
The original novel is fantastic, and it’s fun. The David Niven version also captures the entertaining adventure aspect, and the one with Jackie Chan embraces the comedic side more than the others- but there’s simply no good reason to stray from the original story unless you are looking to turn it inside out.
Just a small correction
Julia Nickson not Cynthia Nixon played the Princess in Pierce Brosnan's ATWI80D
I wish you guys would include more information about the awful second season of Good Omens as well.
Does anybody remember a show called The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne? I think it was Canadian, but I remember it on the Sci-Fi channel in the US around early 2000s.
Yup, good steampunk show with good-looking actors.
A noteworthy adaptation is the game adaptation "80 Days" by Inkle. There are a few "wokeries" in the game, and the setting has been changed to that of a steampunk aesthetic, but the ability to choose your route and plot out different adventures as you make your away around the world makes for engaging, albeit simple, gameplay. The easter eggs of other Jules Verne stories and the sheer amount of ways to traverse the globe gives it a lot of replayability as well. I can totally recommend it.
*Yes, Willy Fogg!!!!* I watched almost half of it in 2015 to early 2016 (There was no binge watching, however some rewatching took place.)
#RIPDoctorWho.