I never watched The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles when it began airing on television back in 1992. Now, having watched the series, repackaged as a series of films for the DVD release, I regret I didn't watch the show much earlier. Based on the early life of Indiana Jones as he was growing up and experiencing his earliest adventures, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones represents one of the most ambitious television series I have ever seen produced. With George Lucas overseeing the project as the series' executive producer, I suppose nothing but the best would do.

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones was filmed on location all over the world. Locations included England, Russia, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Kenya, France, India, China, Austria, Egypt, the United States, Morocco, Ireland, Italy, Africa, Turkey, Greece and Thailand. The scenery alone make the Young Indy series a worthwhile viewing experience for Indiana Jones fans.

While many argue that the second DVD release, The War Years is the series' strongest, I found myself really enjoying the seven installments included on this final set. While this set does have less action then the first two, nonetheless, I found it interesting to see Indy take a step back from his adventures a little bit and interact with some of the greatest artists of the 20th century. In the first installment "Tales of Innocence," Indy (Sean Patrick Flannery) is a nineteen-year-old spy on assignment in Italy. He finds himself competing with Ernest Hemingway for the affection of a beautiful Italian girl. After getting injured during his time in Italy, Indy is sent to Africa under the guise of being a French Intelligence agent. Since young Indy has command of 28 languages, he can always morph into whatever persona the situation calls for.

The second installment "Masks of Evil," is a rather strange one. The first half of the story starts out as a fairly typical adventure, with Indy posing as an intelligence agent. However during the second half, Indy comes in contact with Vlad the Impaler, aka Dracula. The whole thing is a bit odd, but I guess it fits in with Steven Spielberg's taste for the slightly off-beat and macabre that he has shown in previous films and his television anthology series, Amazing Stories.

"Treasure of the Peacock's Eye" is the most traditional Indiana Jones adventure on this DVD set. Indy finds a map and goes off on an adventure in search of treasure. Indy also finds himself back in the company of his friend Remy (Ronny Coutteure), who reappears to help him find Alexander the Great's diamond. This episode has the feel of the kind of story audiences saw in the first three Indiana Jones films and also marks the end of Indy's time in war.