Just a reminder that Robin Hood starts this Saturday, 03.03.2007 at 9PM eastern.
REMINDER: Robin Hood on BBC America Saturday 03.03
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Matchstick
Adventurer
I watched it, and liked it quite a bit.
I thought it was well cast right down the line. His manservant added a little funny in there, Marion was more than just a damsel, and Robin himself looked right.
I kept thinking the end was a dream, and was surprised when it turned out not to be. And other than the thrown sword, I didn't think they went too far out on any heroic limbs.
I'll definitely be there next week.
I thought it was well cast right down the line. His manservant added a little funny in there, Marion was more than just a damsel, and Robin himself looked right.
I kept thinking the end was a dream, and was surprised when it turned out not to be. And other than the thrown sword, I didn't think they went too far out on any heroic limbs.
I'll definitely be there next week.
JohnSnow
Hero
I caught this show last night. Very fun.
I didn't even mind the sword throw. It was a little bit much, but not too bad. He basically tossed it in a way that it clubbed them. The only thing that's a little over the top (perhaps) is how far he threw it.
That's like a feat that allows you to throw your sword in exchange for it doing nonlethal damage. That's not so bad.
I didn't even mind the sword throw. It was a little bit much, but not too bad. He basically tossed it in a way that it clubbed them. The only thing that's a little over the top (perhaps) is how far he threw it.
That's like a feat that allows you to throw your sword in exchange for it doing nonlethal damage. That's not so bad.
Goodsport
Explorer
It's a pretty good series so far, with all the action one would expect of a Robin Hood series. 
However, while it doesn't ruin the series by any means, some of the "modernization" of the series stretches the historical suspension of disbelief a bit more than necessary. Among other things, the Sherriff of Nottingham continuously uses the term "War on Terror", and there was an episode in which an African-British (not an African-American
) abbess (later revealed to be a con artist) walks around in such a globally-isolated place as Medieval England without any of the locals even batting an eyelash.
Even some bits of clothing worn in the series stretch historical credulity, such as the Guy of Gisborne's modern black leather jacket only slightly modified to seem somewhat "cloakish", and Marian's wearing of pants a few times in public and one episode so far in which she wore a woman's shrug, a clothing item that only started becoming popular a few years into the 21st century.
I guess that isn't unique to this series as there've been cases like this in the past, such as some Westerns aired in the 1960's that had women characters wearing beehives and some historically-based series' that aired in the 1970's in which the characters' pants were somewhat bell-bottomish with those characters occasionally using contemporary slang and sayings. So in that sense, I guess this show is following television, if not always historical, tradition.
-G
However, while it doesn't ruin the series by any means, some of the "modernization" of the series stretches the historical suspension of disbelief a bit more than necessary. Among other things, the Sherriff of Nottingham continuously uses the term "War on Terror", and there was an episode in which an African-British (not an African-American
) abbess (later revealed to be a con artist) walks around in such a globally-isolated place as Medieval England without any of the locals even batting an eyelash.Even some bits of clothing worn in the series stretch historical credulity, such as the Guy of Gisborne's modern black leather jacket only slightly modified to seem somewhat "cloakish", and Marian's wearing of pants a few times in public and one episode so far in which she wore a woman's shrug, a clothing item that only started becoming popular a few years into the 21st century.
I guess that isn't unique to this series as there've been cases like this in the past, such as some Westerns aired in the 1960's that had women characters wearing beehives and some historically-based series' that aired in the 1970's in which the characters' pants were somewhat bell-bottomish with those characters occasionally using contemporary slang and sayings. So in that sense, I guess this show is following television, if not always historical, tradition.
-G
Goodsport
Explorer
Speaking of which:
1) In today's episode "Brothers in Arms" on BBC America, Lucky George (the traveling peddler) was wearing a 19th Century American frontier jacket and a fedora.
2) Like Gisborne's modified modern black leather jacket, Djaq's vest is also modified modern.
-G
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