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3	''The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne'' is a short-lived science fiction television series belonging to the {{Steampunk}} genre that first aired in June 2000 on Creator/{{CBC}} Television in Canada and in syndication in the United States. One twenty-two episode season was made.
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5	The main premise of the series is that Creator/JulesVerne did not imagine most of his creations but based them on his real-life experiences. He was unable to refer them straight because of their clandestine and classified nature. As a young student and struggling playwright gifted with tremendous imagination, Verne (Chris Demetral) was captured by the sinister League of Darkness and subsequently rescued by Rebecca Fogg (Francesca Hunt), an agent in the employ of British Intelligence and [[Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays Phileas Fogg]] (Michael Praed), her cousin, technically also an agent but much more reluctant after being disillusioned by the government. Together with Phileas' valet Passepartout (Michel Coutremanche) they embark on various adventures. Determined to thwart any danger to the British Crown, they more often than not face the shadowy League of Darkness led by monstrous Count Gregory (Mike Overton).
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7	Definitely one of the best representatives of classical among TV Series, ''[=SAoJV=]'' are chock full of steampunkish designs and imagery. Low budget props and small sets that usually represent small, confined spaces also give the series a rather distinctive, theatrical appearance.
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9	!! ''The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne'' provides examples of:
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11	* ActionGirl: Rebecca Fogg.
12	* AlternateHistory: The whole concept of the series.
13	* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: The crew of airship commanded by Countess of Savoy.
14	* BattleCouple: Rebbeca and Phileas are not technically a couple (they are cousins) but they definitely behave like one.
15	* ButtMonkey: Passepartout.
16	* CameBackWrong: Count Gregory, once a valiant knight, after his execution by Ottoman Turks he has been resurrected by a cabal of sorcerers. Now, he is not so chivalrous anymore.
17	* CoolAirship: Phileas Fogg's 'Aurora'.
18	* DeadpanSnarker: Rebbeca almost always, Phileas Fogg pretty often. Must be a family thing.
19	* {{Determinator}}: Rebecca is a curious type, Phileas is much more dark and violent example.
20	* DrillTank: Eponymous device from "Queen Victoria and a Giant Mole".
21	* FastTunnelling: See 'Drill Tank' above. It moves so quickly and precisely that it is used as an assassination device of sorts.
22	* GaslampFantasy: There are some episodes that lean into this area, especially "The Black Glove of Melchizedek".
23	* GentlemanAdventurer: Phileas Fogg.
24	* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: Some characters use goggles or goggle-like devices with night-vision or tracking properties.
25	* GorgeousPeriodDress: Many characters are upper-class females, so this is only to be expected.
26	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Several, including Napoleon III, and Cardinal Richelieu.
27	* HistoricalPersonPunchline: The protagonists meet a young American boy named Al, deaf in one ear, who makes amazing inventions and is able to reverse-engineer a hovering machine from the future (or the past; not sure about this one). When leaving, he reveals that Al is a shortened form of his middle name - Alva. Yep, that's Thomas Alva Edison.
28	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Phileas all the way.
29	* LadyOfAdventure: Rebecca Fogg, again.
30	* MadScientist: Dr Draco from "The Eyes of Lazarus" to some degree. Count Gregory seems to attract this folk and is usually tended to by at least one.
31	* MechanicalMonster: Count Gregory is partially this.
32	* MrFixit: Passepartout is said to be this but we rarely see him doing any technical work.
33	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Count Gregory is a steampunk cyborg undead with a BrainInAJar for a good measure. Also the rocket assassin vampires from "Rockets of the Dead".
34	* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Jules is often surrounded by his heavily French-accented countrymen while he himself speaks in a Canadian accent. Passepartout, on the other hand, is also French but inexplicably speaks pidgin English.
35	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Played straight in "Rockets of the Dead". When Passepartout tries to defend from vampires, [[spoiler: he only gets mocked for 'believing in old wives' tales' concerning crosses and garlic]]. Sunlight is also very unpleasant for them but doesn't appear to be lethal.
36	* PapaWolf: Phileas may be a short-tempered, cynical bastard but God help you if you even think of harming his cousin, valet or friend.
37	* RomanticismVersusEnlightenment: It is very subtle but present theme. Personality conflict between romantic, idealistic Verne and world-weary, pragmatical Fogg also has shades of this.
38	* ShoutOut:
39	** The whole series are actually one big ShoutOut to Verne's novels.
40	** One of the episodes is named [[Literature/TheManchurianCandidate "The Victorian Candidate"]].
41	** Episode "Master of Air and Darkness", references Verne's ''Master of the Air'' from the Robur trilogy.
42	* {{Steampunk}}: Of course.
43	* SteampunkGadgeteers: Many villains are this.
44	* SkyPirate: [[spoiler: Countess of Savoy]] is a politically motivated Sky Mercenary, although their actions fit this trope perfectly.
45	* SwappedRoles: In one episode, Phileas and Passepartout change roles after [[spoiler: the latter is taken by mistake for a ruler of a kingdom the party is visiting]].
46	* TheWildWest: The gang spends several episodes in the U.S., where they encounter Quantrill's Raiders, gamble on a riverboat, and of course wind up in a showdown.
47	* ThoseMagnificentFlyingMachines: Few, but they still are magnificent. 'Aurora' certainly qualifies. "Master of Air and Darkness"/"Southern Comfort" also introduce a flying battleship.
48	* {{Uberwald}}: The realm of Count Rimini. Which gets pretty confusing, because despite the name his ancestral seat is in Estonia that is portrayed like a Balkanesque {{Ruritania}}.

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