This animated series was a Franco-Canadian project, which brought together all the Tintin ‘albums’ in a consistent animated form, intended to remain as close to the books as possible. Read more about it here.
For this alone I adore this series. Unlike the original albums, these aren’t perfect. But as far as animated versions go, they’re the best I’ve seen so far. For some of us the nostalgia associated with the theme tune will in itself be worth the price of admission.
I have to confess that I really hated the Spielberg/Jackson Tintin. It did to Hergé’s creation what Jackson et al did to the LOTR, and even more so, The Hobbit, eschewing the ‘homely’ aspects, and totally overdoing (egregiously introducing) Hollywood style blockbuster adrenaline action.