The unredeemed quality of almost all the aristos got very wearing. There were far too few prole baddies - Hakeswill is the only one I remember. It turned into overt left-wing propaganda.
Sharpe
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The unredeemed quality of almost all the aristos got very wearing. There were far too few prole baddies - Hakeswill is the only one I remember. It turned into overt left-wing propaganda.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
In the books there was this very puritan, decent scottish toff officer. A vegitarian as I recall.
Of course, sharpe frequently had to save him from peril.
Azrael
circling Airstrip One
Yep, Colonel McCandless (East India Company).
Sadly he was gunned down by salt of the earth Obadiah.
I've never seen any episodes cos we don't have the History channel but I loved the trailer they were showing loads on Dave a while ago.
The voiceover goes 'cometh the hour, cometh the man' and then Sean Bean shouts 'BARGH!' which must actually mean 'FIRE!' but how the fuck do you try and shout 'fire' and come out with 'bargh'?
Me and my sister still lol about this.
The voiceover goes 'cometh the hour, cometh the man' and then Sean Bean shouts 'BARGH!' which must actually mean 'FIRE!' but how the fuck do you try and shout 'fire' and come out with 'bargh'?
Me and my sister still lol about this.
Azrael
circling Airstrip One
Maybe Major Shape's been taking lessons from an ancestor of this fine example of martial rigour.
kittyP
Pluviophile
no that was okay(ish) it was one of the later ones, which was banging on about his wifey(one after she ran away, with the dude from buffy/angel maybe???) and had very little shooting in it.
twas bollocks
possibly sharpes justice.
fuck didnt know about those two new ones!
dave
I really want to know who was in Sharpe that was also in Buffy or Angel now?
We love Sharpe in this house.
Have the whole lot on box set
kained&able
Here for the football.
the bloke who ends up with sharpes wife and then dies in warterloo. Fairly sure he's wesley windom price(the other giles) in buffy/angel.
Liz hurley is also in it for an episode which made me laugh. she looks well young.
dave
Liz hurley is also in it for an episode which made me laugh. she looks well young.
dave
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
Alexis Denisof is his name. He played the unconscionably vile, cowardly and pathetic Lord John Rossendale and is currently married to fellow Buffy star Alyson Hannigan. They've just had their first child together, so I've heard.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
All of a sudden I hate the lucky, lucky bastard
Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
I feel your pain.
kittyP
Pluviophile
I accidentally caught this one saturday morning at my mate's house and we came over all fucking stupid and giggly. I LOVED it. I came home and tried to find Lady Chatterley's Lover to read while I had Sean Bean in my head and couldn't and was furious. THEN I started looking into Sharpe box sets on Amazon. It was like I went crazy on historical drama drugs. I needed a fucking slap
kittyP
Pluviophile
We are watching it again for the xth time.
I have to disagree with you DC. I dont see the French as depicted as the baddies. They are depcited as fighting the same futile war. And thats what I love about it.
The only real baddies are some of the English officers are of course Obadiah Hakeswill, played by the late great Pete Postlethwaite.
For me that was one of his best roles and (just imho) better than him in The Usual Suspects, which is a big claim.
barney_pig
Po-cha-na-quar-hip
the best ive seen bean in was Ronin; a film that is one of my all time favourites- sharpe always was let down when it tried to fight full scale battles with twenty four extras frantically swapping hats off camera.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Love a bit of Sharpe. Seen it properly two (or three) times through since I got the box-set (£9.99 I think) a while back.
Was I a bit wealthier then I might spend some money here but £595.00 is a bit much
95th Rifles Officers Tunic
Made from Rifle Green Hainsworth wool with black velvet collar and cuffs,
All the lace is black russia wool lace as per original.
Was I a bit wealthier then I might spend some money here but £595.00 is a bit much
95th Rifles Officers Tunic
Made from Rifle Green Hainsworth wool with black velvet collar and cuffs,
All the lace is black russia wool lace as per original.
Mungy
i haz boobz
I still find that one difficult to watch, probably the best acted baddie on the small screen ever. so good was his acting that i didn't like anything he was in because of the taint of hakeswill. a damn fine actor that i was too late to the show to appreciate his talent.
likesfish
You can't park here sir
My only problem is the battles seem rather short of actual people.
You'd need good cgi or serious cash to get the amount of bodies to make it realistic.
The Waterloo movie was filmed using the soviet military.
Not sure how many conscripts ended up in Siberia from squaures breaking as the Calvary charged towards them
You'd need good cgi or serious cash to get the amount of bodies to make it realistic.
The Waterloo movie was filmed using the soviet military.
Not sure how many conscripts ended up in Siberia from squaures breaking as the Calvary charged towards them
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wobbly
Was I a bit wealthier then I might spend some money here but £595.00 is a bit much
if you keep checking through reinactors forums and stuff, you can eventually find them a LOT cheaper. foaf was selling one a few years back. 150 or so rings a bell.
just to add, i don't think bakunin owns any of the books anymore. my son stole them all
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
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