In a series where the "shoes are made" ...

Only saw 1 episode, but the best laugh I ever had!

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)

Joe Lara in Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996)

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Christopher Lambert and Andie MacDowell in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan and His Mate (1934)

I happen to know that Albert Schweitzer listened to loud music.

Albert Schweitzer never listened to music that loud.

That... is the most logical thing I've ever heard.

Lydie Denier and Wolf Larson in Tarzán (1991)

Wolf Larson

Lydie Denier

Sean Roberge

The legendary &quot;Ape Man&quot; and his scientist friends protect the jungle from environmental threats, in this updated version of the classic story.

Tarzán

Not as bad as it&apos;s made out to be ...

I&apos;ve been a Tarzan fan since I was 11 and leaped out of bed on Sunday mornings to watch Johnny Weissmuller movies on TV.  Granted, beefy Wolf Larson is not nearly the Tarzan that Weissmuller was, but let&apos;s face it--he&apos;s a blonde, 6&apos;5&quot; hunk of muscle with a part that doesn&apos;t require a tremendous amount of acting skill.  Actually, Larson handled the role pretty well.  Strangest to me is why they chose to give the character Jane (Lydie Denier!) such a heavy French accent (I&apos;ve never heard of a frenchman named &quot;Porter&quot; ...)  However, Larson and Denier look great together.

Malick Bowens playing Simon Govier is an excellent actor who is given almost nothing interesting to do (Simon reads from his journal at the opening of every episode, giving the viewer a brief plot summary).  Bowens merely exists to put an African in Africa ... there don&apos;t seem to be any others around.  Roger Taft, the comic relief played by Sean Roberge, is a sweet character with some truly terrible dialogue.  Cheta the chimp is amusing, as is to be expected.  Ron Ely&apos;s cameo, as villain Gordon Shaw, is probably one of the most interesting entries in this series.

Overall, the show was entertaining, even if it won&apos;t be consider a masterpiece by die-hard Tarzan fans, or anyone, for that matter.  My biggest flaw with it was the lack of an obvious romance between Tarzan and Jane, although I never got to see the 2nd or 3rd seasons, because my local station stopped carrying it.  Perhaps things heated up in the following seasons.

I've been a Tarzan fan since I was 11 and leaped out of bed on Sunday mornings to watch Johnny Weissmuller movies on TV.  Granted, beefy Wolf Larson is not nearly the Tarzan that Weissmuller was, but let's face it--he's a blonde, 6'5" hunk of muscle with a part that doesn't require a tremendous amount of acting skill.  Actually, Larson handled the role pretty well.  Strangest to me is why they chose to give the character Jane (Lydie Denier!) such a heavy French accent (I've never heard of a frenchman named "Porter" ...)  However, Larson and Denier look great together.

Malick Bowens playing Simon Govier is an excellent actor who is given almost nothing interesting to do (Simon reads from his journal at the opening of every episode, giving the viewer a brief plot summary).  Bowens merely exists to put an African in Africa ... there don't seem to be any others around.  Roger Taft, the comic relief played by Sean Roberge, is a sweet character with some truly terrible dialogue.  Cheta the chimp is amusing, as is to be expected.  Ron Ely's cameo, as villain Gordon Shaw, is probably one of the most interesting entries in this series.

Overall, the show was entertaining, even if it won't be consider a masterpiece by die-hard Tarzan fans, or anyone, for that matter.  My biggest flaw with it was the lack of an obvious romance between Tarzan and Jane, although I never got to see the 2nd or 3rd seasons, because my local station stopped carrying it.  Perhaps things heated up in the following seasons.

The legendary "Ape Man" and his scientist friends protect the jungle from environmental threats, in this updated version of the classic story.

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