Once Upon a Time...Planet Earth

Once Upon a Time...Planet Earth (Il etait une fois...notre Terre in French) is a 2009 French animated television series as part of the Once Upon a Time...franchise. It was created by the late Albert Barille and developed by Procidis. It is notable for being the seventh and last series in the franchise.

Plot
Showing concern for the state of the world, a group of middle schoolers and environmentalists form a club in an effort to combat the problems that are happening to it, and within it. Each episode finds the phenomena being explained to them by their science teacher known as Maestro and, traveling by a globe-like, flying vehicle, they go on field trips around the world to see for themselves of just how dire the situations are for the planet and its inhabitants, such as global warming, deforestation, and poverty, among others.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The art in this particular Once Upon a Time...series is at its finest and the animation flows well throughout most of it.
 * 2) It is an exceptional reboot and fine addition/edition to the franchise. It is one of those reboots that may have possibly outdone previous, somewhat related shows, especially in terms of art and character designs. The older series are fine in their own right.
 * 3) The episodes' plots are superbly written in such great details and they provide well thought out explanations in every aspect there is about what's happening to the world, and why.
 * 4) The characters are great in likability, memorability, individuality, and distinction, even though they all share the same goal in mind: Making the planet a better place to live.
 * 5) Many of the pre-existing characters from past series are brilliantly reimagined and redesigned in this, they may outdo the previous versions of themselves. The characters who are new to this are just as well-designed and they all have such a truly modern feel to them without trying too hard.
 * 6) It does well in elaborating on why more of us should take the threats to Earth more seriously without coming across as being too preachy and mentions what can be done to prevent a catastrophe.
 * 7) It is a commentary on eco awareness and provides cautionary tales of what can happen when we don't pay more attention to what our carelessness is doing to the environment or ecosystem. Very interesting and informative.
 * 8) The background music is composed and played well in just the right places.
 * 9) Fine voice acting in the English dub.
 * 10) At a time when the world is endangered of declining more and more, and this show reflects it, it is very much needed, useful, and remains relevant in its purpose.
 * 11) It ended the franchise on a high note.

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