Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: Robin Hood
Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen,
Robin Hood, Robin Hood ..... erm, yes, quite, that's enough of that.
What do folk think of the Beeb's new Robin Hood series now it's been running for a few weeks.
Personally, I think it's style over substance. Robin seems to be superhuman (not that I've anything against superhumans mind), with more than the combined archery skills of Green Arrow and Hawkeye. I've found Keith Allen to be disappointing as the sheriff (I suppose Alan Rickman is the definitive evil sheriff). And where's Friar Tuck (unless he's in the pie shop, stuffing his face)
I suppose that having grown up with the Michael Praed/Jason Connery show, which had an errie, mystic element to it, I was hoping something like that would have been recreated, but obviously that wasn't the direction they chose to go. Shame, would like to have seen the return of Hearne the Hunter .....
Sorry i haven't seen it so i cant comment, will let you know if and when i catch an episode, but to be honest i think that the whole Robin Hood thing is a bit dead in the water, i mean Steal from the rich and give to the poor... who does he think he is setting a bad example like that, more like steal from the poor the rich and anyone who has something you want, and keep the bloody lot. _________________
And where's Friar Tuck (unless he's in the pie shop, stuffing his face)
they scraped him! That's right they dare to make a robin hood without Friar Tuck as they did not deem him a good role model (being slightly over wieght, guzzling twenty flagons of ale and having a healthy appetite and all.) And as this was intended to a good family programe he was axed as un-PC and not good for the kids!
so with that in mind i was not particulary impressed enough to watch it. _________________ "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes." The Catcher in the Rye
I watched the first episode and then it dawned on me...
Every episode would tell the same bloody story!
Every week, Robin would pine for Marian, get in the Sherriff's face, the Sherriff would announce that he wants Robin's head, and Robin would beat them all back with his band of male friends who live in the woods together...
Sounds more like an advert for the next series of Queer as Folk!
It still does indeed still appear to be a bunch of arse, but I've just noticed that the ads that auto generate in the last post are to buy the BBC DVD's of the series! _________________
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