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- #41040
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- George Lucas halts Indy IV production due to disagreements with the script
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Originally posted by: BosskQuote
Originally posted by: jimbo
I never saw Young Indiana Jones but does it say what year it is when the old Indiana Jones is naratting. The old man could have been narrating it from 2010 or something unless it says otherwise if not I will put my theroy down.
In one of the episodes, they actually show Harrison Ford and he looks like he's aged about 20-30 years so I'm assuming the 50s or 60s are the time period from which he's narrating.
Because the series strived for 'historical accuracy,' what with gumping their way into famous historical figures every episode, all the characters had specific ages and dates for the storylines.
Corey Carrier played Jones age 10
Sean Patrick Flanery age 16
George Hall (the narrator Jones) age 93
In the episode about the blues (loved the music in that one) that Flanery and Harrison Ford appeared together, Ford was Jones age 50 and Flanery was age 16 in 1920, Chicago.
So that means Indiana Jones was born in 1904.
The bit with Ford and his Indian partner was in 1954
And the series was being narrated from 1997 with a 93 year old Jones.
So when I was watching the show around '92 it actually took place in the future, sorta. Make of it what you will.
It wasn't a great a series, and not very Indiana-Jones-like IMO, but I enjoyed it for what it was, and some of the episodes were pretty good. For all I know, this is where Darabont got his big break so later he could direct Shawshank.
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(you jealous Bossk?) 
), but just like the OT, for me the show still hits way more than it misses so I still look forward to it whenever its on. But yeah, if it ever got to the point where I didn't think a whole season was worth owning on DVD, I'd probably feel the same way as you do. I just hope that either that never happens or that it's further down the line. 