Robin Hood new series

[Groucho]

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.

I agree with much of that - especially about violence, boils, pustules. But I like Keith Allen's pantomine performance (see your point though) and also the obvious and somewhat laboured political paralels. It needs some sex as well. You see it can't be another Dr Who - unique for it's cross generational appeal. It has to be at least as adult as the recent Casonova series, or at least as kiddy stuff as er I dunno some successful kiddies thing.

Overall it is poor. It is neither funny nor exciting, it's not even remarkably awful, it is just dull.

 

[Kaka Tim]

I agree with much of that - especially about violence, boils, pustules. But I like Keith Allen's pantomine performance (see your point though) and also the obvious and somewhat laboured political paralels. It needs some sex as well. You see it can't be another Dr Who - unique for it's cross generational appeal. It has to be at least as adult as the recent Casonova series, or at least as kiddy stuff as er I dunno some successful kiddies thing.

Overall it is poor. It is neither funny nor exciting, it's not even remarkably awful, it is just dull.

Yes! Sex and boils! Now your talking!

 

[Idaho]

Resurrecting this thread just to say - rubbish.

 

[Jografer]

Resurrecting this thread just to say - rubbish.

Yup, watched it for the first time and it was DIRE........

 

[J77]

Yep - still crap.

I think I know what the problem is...

That new Robin Hood looks like he'd have a bloody iPod stuck under his tunic

 

[El Sueno]

I watched it with my six year old nephew and didn't think it was that bad. Sure it's not gonna win any Baftas, nor the hearts of any urbanites but as family entertainment it seems like harmless fun.

 

[aqua]

aren't we just going to only like the one that was on the tele when we were younger though?

I'll always like robin of sherwood, this is just too new for me (aside from the dire mistakes like knitted chainmail, makeup/mascara etc etc)

but maybe younger kids will prefer this to the one we like

my Dad alwys prefers the one from the 50/60's which I can't remember the name of now etc

 

[MullahNasrudin]

When I heard there was no Friar Tuck, I knew instantly it would be a load of old toss.

 

[Idaho]

The bit I watched seem to have no Norman/Saxon thing going on - which is the interesting tension of the story.

 

[Spion]

for some reason (I suppose because they are) the cast look like a bunch of 20-somethings in 2006 dressed in medieval outfits

 

[Idaho]

I think the direction and music is very MTV hence why it seems so modern. Also the inclusion of modern fiesty females, whilst all very noble, is a bit crap. Women of that time could have had power and influence, they would just have had to be that much more clever and subtle about using it.