Season 1 – The Famous Five

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Tobias K This modern take on the Famous Five novels seem to cause unease because of drastic changes of the original IP. All I can see is a pretty well done, family appropriate show with a good cast (plus interesting choices regarding the adult co-stars) and some adventures on the way. Not all main characters receive equal and deserved treatment (Julien feels only attached to the group, not being truly part of the Five at times) and the different episodes tap into very contrasting moods, resulting in a slightly uneven tone. Overall it's still pretty fun and enjoyable. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/28/24 Full Review Alice A Not for true Famous Five fans! Butchering the book! First and foremost, I created an account just to write about this. Famous five was my childhood, it shaped me into the way I am now, love adventure, curious.. I collected all the books (English and in my native language). I've been reading it over and over again, especially when I feel down. I am now 29 years old. Growing up in a tropical country, all the details Enid wrote in the books mesmerised me - the scenery, the food, the characters. They're not something common at where I live. The only reason I watched the series adaptation was I thought it would be good to see those details especially with modern filming quality. And that's the only good thing about this series - sceneries. The rest isn't Famous Five at all. Anne is very whiny she complained over trivial things and prefer staying at home. Anne is feminine in the books, loves cooking and tidying, but not a spoiled baby. George is the center of all and that makes Julian basically invincible - mind you Julian said,"are you supposed to do that?" MULTIPLE TIMES! How is that Julian? Julian is the dependable one, the one dealing with adults in the books! Not a chicken. Moreover, how is that Famous Five mentality? Dick is some kind of nerd - all about the books, big bag full of prepared stuff, that's so unnatural compared to the books - he's playful! And besides George they were shown to have weak physical ability - eg. Struggling with a bit of hiking. Omg, in the books they cycled from home to Billycock for hourssss, they often wake up in the middle of the night to investigate. Timmy? He is on leash most of the time. Timmy always has his own roles in the books! And the story? So different from the books and rather too far fetched for children to do - eg. In the books the location is usually only one, where they go for holiday, not traveling far like adults. Also corpses. Disclaimer. I only watched ep 1. I hate it so much. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Darrie S Overall, its a good show, and is very entertaining, but as a long fan of Enid Blyton's original book series, this is just a bit too far off in my opinion. I think it has strayed too far from her original thoughts and views when she was writing the books and the new twists of going to London and magical water is just a bit far off. I'm not saying it's bad in any way, I actually rather enjoy it and the difference, and the cast is great, but when I watch it and think about the books it is just a bit too different. I do recommend giving it a watch if you don't care about sticking to the original story line because as a stand alone series it is quite engaging. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/02/24 Full Review Chad J I grew up on Bobbsey Twins, Encyclopedia Brown and the other children detective/adventure classic series and have fallen in love with the story of the Famous Five through this adaptation. The acting and cinematography are excellent and the adventures are engaging. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/07/24 Full Review Madeleine F All that's great about Blyton's Five, and then some! We are utterly spoiled with this. Best thing on TV. The humour, the casting(!), the settings. What a great crew, they have working on this. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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