Oh well if it's in the book I'll be ok with that, athough It'd be a shame, maybe that's why they scrapped it, because they already destroyed it in filming.

I'm glad they follow the books, but the BBC versions to me lacked the magic, they weren't realistic enough to be Narnia, I can understand the effects, but the acting wasn't realistic to me either. The only one who screamed during the sea serpent attack was Lucy, come on people, this thing is trying to eat you, there should be more chaos!!! However I can appreciate why people like it.

LOL, yes, I know what you mean. I think both versions have good and not-so-good things about them.

In this case, I guess I don't know what to think of the Sea Serpent except that it looks quite scary!

I'm not sure if I can see any similarities between the two versions...maybe the teeth stick out?

That was mentioned on the front page of the site... Poor noseless Dawn Treader.

Oh wow... I had never even heard of the BBC version before I started looking on Narnia forums... They are a lot truer to the books... Oh wow... Umm I might have watched that when I was younger. No offense, but I think young age or nostalgia is necessary in order to view a whole episode and enjoy it. I will not say anything else about it except that I prefer the Walden monster. They look kinda similar but they are worlds different. Walden may have gotten some ideas from the BBC version as to how it should look, but I think if they did their version is a lot better.

It doesn't look the way I'd expect it to, and I think that fact makes it a little more mysterious and frightening in a way. It's supposed to be scary and I think they've achieved that.

Having just watched the BBC clip excuse me while I go throw up
The Walden Media version is better in every way but the eyes(I can't even find any).

I also can't remember seeing the sea serpent from the BBC version, but I assure you, even though this serpent looks really strange, it's probably a lot better than BBC's serpent. I kinda wished this serpent looked more like how C.S. Lewis described it. I kind of just want to stare in confusion and shock at it. If that's what they're trying to make us do, they're doing a pretty good jod at it!

The BBC Sea Serpent clip is on the previous page.

Yeah, I'd watch it, but anything from Narnia that was done by BBC isn't what I'm going to dare to do at the moment. Thanks, though!

Oh wow! Thanks Lady Galadriel, I'm glad they didn't I'd be to heartbroken, that's probably why I don't remember that part from the book. I'm glad that they reference the book though

Meh, I never liked the gaudy dragon prow, so I'm not that bothered over it getting smashed up.

^That's funny and sort of strange because when I first read VDT years ago I dreamt about the sea serpent doing exactly that to the Dawn Treader. Weird

No offense, but I think young age or nostalgia is necessary in order to view a whole episode and enjoy it.

Agreed. Yeah, BBC was true to the book, but the really awful SFX (if you can even call it that...) was always so bad to me that they distracted from the story. I never saw any of the BBC Narnia movies other than LWW before I became a fan (which was when LWW Walden came out). I was always a fan of the storyline, but hated that adaptation.

As for the sea serpent, I absolutely love the Walden version. It looks a little different from what I imagined, but I had always envisioned something more "fish-like" than reptilian, like an eel or something (sorry, really bad comparison there). I'm really excited about it.

Wow, that BBC serpent is... wow. Now I remember why I forgot what it looks like. But honestly, guys, don't knock the BBC versions so much... I mean, sure the effects and acting are terrible; but when I was 7, I didn't notice that stuff. To me, when I watched them, I was actually visiting Narnia, and I'll never forget that magic. That may seem strange to some of you, and honestly it seems kind of strange to me when I rewatch them now, but back then, I really enjoyed them, and I'll always be thankful for that part of my childhood. The Focus on the Family Radio Theater adaptions were also very special to me but that's a different topic...

Anyway, it goes without saying that the Walden version is one hundred times better; I don't think they look alike at all, really. As for the damaged prow, I did notice that, the first time I viewed the trailer. It doesn't bother me; I think it would be really weird if they battled that thing and the ship didn't get damaged at all.

They both have serpent-like bodies but this one has a face more akin to a deep-sea angler/catfish hybrid than anything else. It even has the shellfish clinging to it, as described in the book. I think I remember the BBC version having a horse-head, also, as described.

It says in the book that it has a horse like head?! That's interesting because most real life reports of sea serpents describe a horse like head. Lewis must have done his research

Also for all of those who said it doesn't look very reptilian, there are varios theories on the origines of sea serpents, whether they be plesiosaur-like, serpentine, fish-like, eel-like, whale-like, squid-like. Basically it doesn't have to look like a snake, but now we're getting into cryptozoology, which in and of itself is another story

I think the Walden dragon looksa lot like the BBC dragon. They both have that "big fat head" look.

I loved the BBC versions as a kid. Watching them now is a bit more problematic, but I still admire the effort. They did it all with a shoe-string budget. They didn't skimp on length, either. If you gave the budget of Walden's "Prince Caspian" to the BBC's "Caspian," we might not all be complaining so much about the special effects.

Watching the BBC versions after the new ones is like watching Ralph Bakshi's version of The Lord of the Rings after seeing Peter Jackson's. You revolt in horror of what you see on the screen sometimes, but you can't help but admire how closely they managed to stay true to their sources. And yes, I am one of those people that thinks what is in the book would be cinematically pleasing on film.

The BBC one looks more like those deep-sea fish -- what are they called? Angler fish? With those long teeth...

The Walden Media one I kind of like, though I always pictured the serpent as more dinosaur-ish.

There seems to be a trend in movies lately of sea-serpents not looking like dinosaurs. First Pirates of the Caribbean makes their Kraken look like a squid or octopus, and now Walden has made our Serpent look like some kind of nasty, oversized mutant worm...

~Riella