Le Saboteur
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No, not the comedian. It's Sinbad the Sailor we be after! Why he lacks a dedicated thread is baffling, but let's see if we can't rectify that omission.
Sinbad is one of those characters who, like Batman, is so entrenched in the popular consciousness that people often forget his origins and more often than not haven't read the source material. Think about it for a moment; how many Batman fans do you know who have never read a single issue of the comic? I know three. Now how many of you knew that his origins lay in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights? Yes, the Arabian Nights. Until recently, I hadn't. And I hadn't known that even that origin was contentious.
No, I had primarily introduced to the character through the efforts of John Phillip Law & Ray Harryhausen in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, & Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger. The comics, video games, and stage show would come much later. Even Brad Pitt and Lou Ferrigno took a turn in the role!
Yeah, I never thought he was Sinbad.
That's a little closer.
While we could venture further into Sinbad's many, many incarnations I thought we could stop here. Instead, while researching an unrelated topic, I learned that the UK's Sky 1 network is adapting the character to the small screen!
Trailer:
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Uk8qV7v9_Bs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Behind the Scenes:
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QiURf5voJZs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Who is Sinbad?
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gBHbi0rKaz4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Britons can see it now. I tried to check it out through Sky 1's on-line service to no avail, so North American viewers will need to wait until CBS decides to remake it; or, Syfy decides to pick it up. Whichever comes first.
Check out the series' site for more information here.
Sinbad is one of those characters who, like Batman, is so entrenched in the popular consciousness that people often forget his origins and more often than not haven't read the source material. Think about it for a moment; how many Batman fans do you know who have never read a single issue of the comic? I know three. Now how many of you knew that his origins lay in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights? Yes, the Arabian Nights. Until recently, I hadn't. And I hadn't known that even that origin was contentious.
No, I had primarily introduced to the character through the efforts of John Phillip Law & Ray Harryhausen in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, & Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger. The comics, video games, and stage show would come much later. Even Brad Pitt and Lou Ferrigno took a turn in the role!
Yeah, I never thought he was Sinbad.
That's a little closer.
While we could venture further into Sinbad's many, many incarnations I thought we could stop here. Instead, while researching an unrelated topic, I learned that the UK's Sky 1 network is adapting the character to the small screen!
Trailer:
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Uk8qV7v9_Bs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Behind the Scenes:
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QiURf5voJZs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Who is Sinbad?
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gBHbi0rKaz4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Britons can see it now. I tried to check it out through Sky 1's on-line service to no avail, so North American viewers will need to wait until CBS decides to remake it; or, Syfy decides to pick it up. Whichever comes first.
Check out the series' site for more information here.