Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff!

[Paul Farquhar]

Hitler says thanks

It goes for any politician. Abraham Lincoln had altruistic objectives, but he was able to achieve what he did because he was very good at devious scheming. Nice =/= good, devious =/= evil.

 

[Morrus]

Just as bad as any politician in any century. You can’t succeed in politics by being nice.

Hitler says thanks

It goes for any politician. Abraham Lincoln had altruistic objectives, but he was able to achieve what he did because he was very good at devious scheming. Nice =/= good, devious =/= evil.

I think this line of conversation can stop right here, don't you?

 

[Morrus]

Watching the first episode of this now. It’s better than I expected!

Very Robin of Sherwood but with a bigger budget and (unfortunately) a Robin with a modern haircut, who is the weak point and is a total wet blanket. But the rest of it makes up for him.

 

[payn]

I like this take on Robin Hood in the writing, but yeah the cast outside Sean Bean is rather B squad.

 

[Morrus]

I like this take on Robin Hood in the writing, but yeah the cast outside Sean Bean is rather B squad.

I think most of them are fine, it’s just Rob himself. He’s so unlikeable.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I’m a bit dubious about how openly Pagan these Saxons are, given that they were officially Christian for a couple of hundred years before the Norman conquest. I’m sure there were people still worshipping the Aesir, especially in the former Danelaw, but not widespread and openly.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I think most of them are fine, it’s just Rob himself. He’s so unlikeable.

How do you even start filming a Robin Hood film or TV show without a lead actor who is just riveting? There are some roles that really demand the actor come in with an 18 Charisma and this is one of them.

 

[Morrus]

How do you even start filming a Robin Hood film or TV show without a lead actor who is just riveting? There are some roles that really demand the actor come in with an 18 Charisma and this is one of them.

Maybe he’ll grow into it. Dunno!

 

[Paul Farquhar]

How do you even start filming a Robin Hood film or TV show without a lead actor who is just riveting? There are some roles that really demand the actor come in with an 18 Charisma and this is one of them.

I don’t think either Robin of Sherwood was quite that charismatic, but this is a bit of the Sheriff acts everyone else off the screen show.

Maybe they could replace Rob with Liam Hemsworth?

Did anyone else find the cgi animals a bit jarring? I know it’s kinder, but did we really need such an vividly coloured frog?

Oh, and I’m reliably informed by a keen gardener that wild marigolds don’t look like that.

 

[chuckdee]

Maybe they could replace Rob with Liam Hemsworth?

Have you seen the new Witcher trailers?