it was alright, watchable enough - i'll carry on watching the series. thought robin seemed a bit too smug for my liking at times, though. and considering the amount of time he seemed to take whilst shooting arrows through the ropes to cut the hangees down whilst doing his speech i'm quite surprised that no-one seemed to try and stop him until afterwards.
Robin Hood new series
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I missed the very start, but I think it could turn out to be good enough. I'm a Robin Hood general enthusiast like some other posters, and the refreshing aspect of the whole legend is the fact that it was an amalgamation of other stories and folk-beliefs in the first place. Each re-telling of the story tells you as much about the prevaling social milieu of that particular time as anything else.
As I was telling my young niece after watching it last night, most ordinary people can relate to a story about someone standing up to a bully.
I don't like to immediately compare it to previous Robin Hoods', like Robin of Sherwood, ( and I have the DVDs' too, and it certainly stands up when watching it now!)
The Mel Brooks "When things were rotten" is really good fun,
but don't think its' out on DVD.
I think the title song had the line " He robbed the rich, to give to the poor, except what he kept for expenses!"
As I was telling my young niece after watching it last night, most ordinary people can relate to a story about someone standing up to a bully.
I don't like to immediately compare it to previous Robin Hoods', like Robin of Sherwood, ( and I have the DVDs' too, and it certainly stands up when watching it now!)
The Mel Brooks "When things were rotten" is really good fun,
but don't think its' out on DVD.
I think the title song had the line " He robbed the rich, to give to the poor, except what he kept for expenses!"
onenameshelley
is Major Morgan's bitch
Well i liked it, as others have said good family style programme, Robin can show me his bow any day
, its got Keith Allen which means panto laughs a go go. Its nice easy to watch before you go out to the pub telly and it doesnt have Ant, Dec or Graham Norton in it. PERFECT 
, its got Keith Allen which means panto laughs a go go. Its nice easy to watch before you go out to the pub telly and it doesnt have Ant, Dec or Graham Norton in it. PERFECT lighterthief
Well-Known Member
Did anyone else think that Marian bears a striking resemblance to Wayne Rooney? 
lostexpectation
New Member
arn'ty they any other great english myths then robinhood they can make TV series' about
Yeah I still think there hasn't been a really cracking version of teh Arthur myth. Excalibur was... so-so, merlin OK. King Arthur utterly dire.
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
I saw some of this Robin Hood thing last night. It was absolutely bloody atrocious.
The acting was dire, the actions shots were dire, the costumes were iffy and the chainmail was f*cking KNITTED!!!
The acting was dire, the actions shots were dire, the costumes were iffy and the chainmail was f*cking KNITTED!!!
I think it will be a bit of a slow burner, despite not having that immendiate appeal. Yes, it has its' flaws, like every version before it. The good thing is that it is has its' own particular identity as a story. However, shame about the title music.
And if Friar Tuck realy has been excluded because of his weight, then that is inexcusable fattism. Shame!
And if Friar Tuck realy has been excluded because of his weight, then that is inexcusable fattism. Shame!
It's just not very good. Keith Allen is a very good Sheriff, Marion is ok but Robin is weedy and unconvincing, and the plots are lightweight.
Even the little snippets of anti-war politics - Keith Allen's amusing speech about the rule of law, the state, and training camps in the middle east for fermenting extremists to teach them to undermine the values of order - isn't enough to get me watching avidly.
Even the little snippets of anti-war politics - Keith Allen's amusing speech about the rule of law, the state, and training camps in the middle east for fermenting extremists to teach them to undermine the values of order - isn't enough to get me watching avidly.
That and his ability to NOT ACT!llantwit said:That is definitely the most interesting thing about it - but I couldn't bring myself to watch Robin's smug permagrin for the rest of the show to tune in just for that.
I don't watch Robin Hood for political rhetoric; there's already enough in the basic story. I don't need thinly veiled iraq war commentary when i sit down for my 7pm saturaday night's entertainment.
greenfield
Former lurker
Mr Hood has got the most slapable face on TV....
Slappable and fuckable
Slappable and fuckable
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
After two episodes my conclusion is - piss poor.
A decent adventure drama needs pithy dialouge, gripping plot lines, exhilirating action, dramatic tension, engaging characters and convincing performances.
This has none of them. as well as the absence of these essentials it hsas extr bad points - the half baked philosophical musings, Robins pomposity, Keith Allen's pantomine performance, lack of any convincing historical detail and the complete absence of the depiciton of any actual violence - leaving us to 'thrill' to bloodless fight scenes that look like playground wrestling.
Also its way to clean looking - no boils or pustules and a marked absence grusome dertimitological afflictions generally.
And I really wanted to like it too.
A decent adventure drama needs pithy dialouge, gripping plot lines, exhilirating action, dramatic tension, engaging characters and convincing performances.
This has none of them. as well as the absence of these essentials it hsas extr bad points - the half baked philosophical musings, Robins pomposity, Keith Allen's pantomine performance, lack of any convincing historical detail and the complete absence of the depiciton of any actual violence - leaving us to 'thrill' to bloodless fight scenes that look like playground wrestling.
Also its way to clean looking - no boils or pustules and a marked absence grusome dertimitological afflictions generally.
And I really wanted to like it too.
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