Willow - Official Teaser Trailer

[Dire Bare]

Also looks good for something no one asked for.

Why did someone need to "ask" for a Willow sequel for Lucasfilm to make one? Why do you assume no one DID ask for a sequel?

I've been waiting for this for decades, and I'm excited to see how the new story plays out.

 

[Zaukrie]

I have a newer TV, and had no issue with the dark scenes.

 

[Zardnaar]

I have a newer TV, and had no issue with the dark scenes.

Older smart tv here no issues either.

Probably a combination of settings and lighting. We normally watch in the dark or light on in adjacent room.

 

[Argyle King]

I watched the first episode today. I highly enjoyed it.

In one episode, I feel that I had more of an idea about who the new characters were (and why I should care about them) than what I got from an entire season of some other fantasy shows currently on.

I also feel that the show does a very good job of catching new (to Willow) watchers up to speed on what was covered by the movie (but without giving so much away that you wouldn't watch the old movie).

I'm only one episode in, but I'm hoping the show continues to be good.

I have a few very minor gripes about some of the props being obviously plastic (or novelty lamps). But I can overlook that when the show is enjoyable.

I don't want to elaborate more because doing so would include spoilers.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Older smart tv here no issues either.

Probably a combination of settings and lighting. We normally watch in the dark or light on in adjacent room.

I didn't think the dark foggy scenes were excessively dark and foggy either. And you are right about settings. Switching between "TV" and "movie" mode on many flatscreen TVs makes huge changes to brightness and contrast levels.

 

[Hussar]

I didn't think the dark foggy scenes were excessively dark and foggy either. And you are right about settings. Switching between "TV" and "movie" mode on many flatscreen TVs makes huge changes to brightness and contrast levels.

For me, it wasn't just the fight scene. It was a lot of the indoor scenes were just really dark. Willow's village, for example. Look, I get they're underground, and you wouldn't want great big fluorescent lamps, fair enough. But, a teeny bit brighter so I can tell one character dressed in drab brown clothes from another character dressed in drab, brown clothes would be nice.

Does no one ever actually look at art from the middle ages? People did not always dress is bloody brown.

 

[Ryujin]

For me, it wasn't just the fight scene. It was a lot of the indoor scenes were just really dark. Willow's village, for example. Look, I get they're underground, and you wouldn't want great big fluorescent lamps, fair enough. But, a teeny bit brighter so I can tell one character dressed in drab brown clothes from another character dressed in drab, brown clothes would be nice.

Does no one ever actually look at art from the middle ages? People did not always dress is bloody brown.

Having people always walk around in either mud brown or biker gear is one of my pet peeves with many shows. Seeing a LARPing leather vest that's identical to one in my closet, in a TV show with a pretty large budget, really put me off it.

 

[Zaukrie]

For me, it wasn't just the fight scene. It was a lot of the indoor scenes were just really dark. Willow's village, for example. Look, I get they're underground, and you wouldn't want great big fluorescent lamps, fair enough. But, a teeny bit brighter so I can tell one character dressed in drab brown clothes from another character dressed in drab, brown clothes would be nice.

Does no one ever actually look at art from the middle ages? People did not always dress is bloody brown.

When people in WoT dressed in other colors and designs, the internet complained it didn't look "old enough".....can't win.

but, I agree with you.

 

[Ryujin]

When people in WoT dressed in other colors and designs, the internet complained it didn't look "old enough".....can't win.

but, I agree with you.

I think that complaint was a bit different and much like complaints about "The Shannara Chronicles." Perhaps it's not so much that the clothes didn't look "old enough" and more that they didn't look used. Many shows make the mistake of having clothing that looks like it was taken fresh off of the rack in Wardrobe, because in fact it was. If you look at some of the better BBC period shows, for example, you may notice that the clothing has been worn in much the way it would if it had been used for a protracted time.

 

[MNblockhead]

I didn't think the dark foggy scenes were excessively dark and foggy either. And you are right about settings. Switching between "TV" and "movie" mode on many flatscreen TVs makes huge changes to brightness and contrast levels.

Yeah, but it is highly dependent on the individual. Age can play a role as just differences in eyesight. My wife hates, hates, hates watching movies in a darkened room and that can really affects the quality of viewing dark scenes. Took a while to find a good lighting compromise.

For me, sound is always the biggest issue. I have trouble hearing dialog in many shows using the TV's speakers no matter what settings I select. Not that it is a cheap TV, I think it is just my age. I could probably invest in a good sound system, but for shows I am really into I use a good set of over-the-ear head phones. Provides the best experience for a lot less money that an expensive sound system.