If you’ve never heard of it then you must have been in a coma throughout the decade because running for 39 episodes The Mysterious Cities of Gold was one of the biggest cartoon series of the 80s. The series is a mix of ancient South American history, archaeology, and science fiction. The series follows the adventures of three children. Esteban, who is know as the child of the sun. Rumour has it that he has the ability to command the sun. Zia is a young Inca girl. They both have a strange medallion, which we find later are actually keys to unlock the doors to the Cities of Gold. And then there’s Tao, a descendant of the people of Heva, who until he meets with the other two children lived on a small island by himself. It’s an absolutely fantastic cartoon series. Perfectly drawn with some quite stunning scenery and incidental music. There are people who know what I’m talking about, and if you’ve never seen it, I suggest you do. The bottom line here is that this cartoon was so credible and stuck to the facts that a motion picture should be made as an homage to its greatness and as a reminder of good times when cartoons actually had story lines. So if like me you grew up in the 80s and MCoG was a part of your staple televisual diet then please vote that it be made into a film. I think there's definitely potential for a Trilogy now that Lord of the Rings is so last year.

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