Robin Hood (It's no Robin of Sherwood)
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lesbiassparrowJudging by its opening moments quite a lot of this show will rely on you:
a. Not minding that Robin looks rather like a rat*
b. Believing that the average horse runs much slower than a human
ETA: c. Thinking that a 30 year old in the middle ages could have a 20 something permed daughter
*No really, what were they thinking when they cast him?
ETA 2: I have a horrible feeling that with this show I will be one of those annoying people posting about what is wrong with the show endlessly. In my defence this is because Robin Hood is one of those things I will watch in any form, because I love the story. And thus I am incapable of resisting a Robin Hood series, even if the best thing about it is not ratty Robin or the somewhat bovine Marian but the evil Gisbourne. And there is always the potential that it will all improve in the later episodes and I hold out great hope of that.
And I do have one serious question: what did they do with the budget? It looked like they had a cast of 20s there and there was little sign of the serious money being spent (though Nottingham from the outside looked rather good). But I understand this is a big budget series, so the money must be going somewhere.
a. Not minding that Robin looks rather like a rat*
b. Believing that the average horse runs much slower than a human
ETA: c. Thinking that a 30 year old in the middle ages could have a 20 something permed daughter
*No really, what were they thinking when they cast him?
ETA 2: I have a horrible feeling that with this show I will be one of those annoying people posting about what is wrong with the show endlessly. In my defence this is because Robin Hood is one of those things I will watch in any form, because I love the story. And thus I am incapable of resisting a Robin Hood series, even if the best thing about it is not ratty Robin or the somewhat bovine Marian but the evil Gisbourne. And there is always the potential that it will all improve in the later episodes and I hold out great hope of that.
And I do have one serious question: what did they do with the budget? It looked like they had a cast of 20s there and there was little sign of the serious money being spent (though Nottingham from the outside looked rather good). But I understand this is a big budget series, so the money must be going somewhere.
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Date: 2006-10-08 09:57 am (UTC)But my overriding opinion of it before it even started why bother? Just show Robin of Sherwood again.
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Date: 2006-10-08 05:30 pm (UTC)Pretty much my thought. One of the things I liked about that show was not only was it a riproaring fun show but they also had an idea about what they wanted to do with the legend. This one has no thought at all, and it's not flashy enough to just be a pretty, pretty show for the kiddies. And Robin Hood looks like a rat. Hmmphf.