We LOVE Jane! ...and the Dragon!
We checked these out from the library before knowing anything about the shows at all. We don't watch network tv so we're a bit out of the tv loop. As soon as we watched the first episode my 6 and 4 year old and I were all hooked. We hadn't even finished the first dvd and I was on Amazon ordering both dvd's, Dragon Tales and Dragon rules. They are superb in language and storytelling. The art is modern but manages to transport the viewer back to ancient times with a magical "old" feel. The stories are sweet and the characters are all lovable. The angst in each episode is short-lived and always works out in the end. 4 year olds, 6 year olds and apparently even 41 years old like that! Wonderful dvds. We've watched them over and over again.
Excellent at any age
The quality of any television series, regardless of target audience, comes down to the stories and the writing used to tell them. This series is one of the best aimed at children I've ever seen. They are very well written and performed, and they are never condescending. What can I say? My wife and I are over 50, and we watch Jane whenever we catch her on the DVR.
Green-scaled fun for all ages!
Jane and the Dragon is one of the most charming children's television shows I have ever seen. The series focuses on a medieval girl named Jane and her best friend Dragon. Unlike most girls of the time, Jane chooses to take her destiny into her own hands and seeks to become a knight, rather than settling to become a lady-in-waiting. The stories focus on (as one might expect from the title) Jane and Dragon's various adventures and stories. These two make for great lead characters, and audiences are easily drawn to them. But like most good shows, there is an outstanding supporting cast of characters, from the gardener Rake to the clever and witty Jester to rival squire Gunther. Indeed, it seems as though every character has been very well thought out, and there is a great amount of depth to each and every one of them, whether they appear in every episode or merely a few. The endearing cast of characters contributes much to the overall success of the show.
But this attention to...
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