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07-10-2006, 12:01 AM
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Running the trailer for it in loop at the mo (0100 hours) on Freeview Channel 301. |
07-10-2006, 01:13 PM
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Jonas Armstrong, the actor playing Robin, looks too young for the part. Robin, Earl of Huntingdon, was said to be in his late 30s, after coming back from one of the crusades. Still, £8million for the series, we'll have to see if it's worth it.
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07-10-2006, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by honeybee | I remember reading them at school - I thought the last one was a bit weak but the grey king was very good, felt sorry for the doggie though 
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08-10-2006, 09:14 AM
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Hmmm... Well I watched the first episode last night. Oh dear...
Initial cringes - the immediate not so subtle attempts to link in other films to try to draw various audiences in.
1. "I shouldn't have said that" - Hagrid's classic line form Harry Potter.
2. Hiding in a hollow in the root system of a tree as the baddie hovers overhead - LOTR obviously.
3. Marion glimpsed in a firey orange dress - Prince of Theives.
4. The first woman you come across, a random female called Sarah, wearing modern pink glossy lipstick and blue eyeshadow(!) preparing food in nothing like a house or Inn but something out of the set of the Jet Li film Hero with its trailing green banners.
At that point I came very close to turning it off but decided to stick out the first episode. It improved a bit. Sean Bean sound alike Gisbourne added some character. But was he cast just becuase he sounds like Bean I wonder?
A cringeworthy introduction to the series but sometimes these things get better. I'll give it one more episode...  |
08-10-2006, 09:18 AM
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I actually thought it was ok, it started a bit slowly but got better as it got on  certainly beats watching some of the other pap on on saturday night  |
08-10-2006, 10:41 AM
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Saw the first 5mins & then gave up, looks like £8million down the drain. So that's where my licence fee goes to 
If only they got the costumes right but even if they had I don't think I'll be watching any more.
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08-10-2006, 11:42 AM
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Given it a proper chance watching 5 minutes then just take it for what it is, an entertainment show, not designed to be a factually correct documentary |
08-10-2006, 12:05 PM
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For Robin Hood fans, this afternoon on BBC1 @ 4:10 "Jonathon Woss's World of Robin Hood".
He traces the reinventions of the folklore hero, from Medieval troublemaker to noble protector of the poor. On location in Hungary he meets the cast of BBC1s new drama. Might be fun, who knows?
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08-10-2006, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Lincs Yellowbelly I actually thought it was ok, it started a bit slowly but got better as it got on certainly beats watching some of the other pap on on saturday night | So "Galapagos" & "The Culture Show", on Michael Palin are pap, I don't think so.
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08-10-2006, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Earth Hart For Robin Hood fans, this afternoon on BBC1 @ 4:10 "Jonathon Woss's World of Robin Hood".
He traces the reinventions of the folklore hero, from Medieval troublemaker to noble protector of the poor. On location in Hungary he meets the cast of BBC1s new drama. Might be fun, who knows? | I'll try and catch that one. |
08-10-2006, 01:18 PM
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Shouldn't that be Wobin Hood? Quote: |
Originally Posted by Earth Hart For Robin Hood fans, this afternoon on BBC1 @ 4:10 "Jonathon Woss's World of Robin Hood". | |
08-10-2006, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Earth Hart So "Galapagos" & "The Culture Show", on Michael Palin are pap, I don't think so. | I did say some not all  refering to the likes of X factor and And&dec |
08-10-2006, 01:21 PM
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Surely Cernunnus is the Green Man ... a good, if unlikely, place to find carvings of the Green Man is ib York Minster ... Quote: |
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As I don't feel settled in my flat, I've stiil book & papers in boxes. Give me time & I'll get some info to you. One thing I do know, is that images of him have been found in Denmark, Norway & Sweden, dating from around 8000 BC. pre Celtic arrival in Northern Europe. | |
08-10-2006, 01:23 PM
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It was very funny. And it was set in Worksop (Notts). Don't mind a bit of factual inaccuracy in a comedy - after all, everyone knows that the Merry Men came from Yorkshire! Quote: |
Originally Posted by Sheryl LaBouchardiere Teehee, I remember that - very silly. Just looked it up it was a chap called Wayne Morris as Robin of err... Kensington
Written by Tony Robinson BTW - the one of Blackadder and Time Team fame, I think. It would explain a lot. Arf! | |
08-10-2006, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Lincs Yellowbelly I did say some not all refering to the likes of X factor and And&dec | On that we can agree
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08-10-2006, 04:07 PM
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Just wish someone else had presented instead of Woss. Apart from that, I think I'll watch the next episode all the way through.
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08-10-2006, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Sheryl LaBouchardiere Hmmm... Well I watched the first episode last night. Oh dear...
Initial cringes - the immediate not so subtle attempts to link in other films to try to draw various audiences in.
1. "I shouldn't have said that" - Hagrid's classic line form Harry Potter.
2. Hiding in a hollow in the root system of a tree as the baddie hovers overhead - LOTR obviously.
3. Marion glimpsed in a firey orange dress - Prince of Theives.
4. The first woman you come across, a random female called Sarah, wearing modern pink glossy lipstick and blue eyeshadow(!) preparing food in nothing like a house or Inn but something out of the set of the Jet Li film Hero with its trailing green banners.
At that point I came very close to turning it off but decided to stick out the first episode. It improved a bit. Sean Bean sound alike Gisbourne added some character. But was he cast just becuase he sounds like Bean I wonder?
A cringeworthy introduction to the series but sometimes these things get better. I'll give it one more episode... | I totally agree ...It was totally ruined for me by the wench with dyed blonde hair, fake tan and loadsa slap....didn't know they had a superdrug in sherwood forest |
09-10-2006, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by honeybee I totally agree ...It was totally ruined for me by the wench with dyed blonde hair, fake tan and loadsa slap....didn't know they had a superdrug in sherwood forest | Hehe! My thoughts exactly!
And how was that man old enough to be her dad????
Perhaps she was twelve under all the make up?
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09-10-2006, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by May Hehe! My thoughts exactly!
And how was that man old enough to be her dad????
Perhaps she was twelve under all the make up? | Exactly
A careless start but I've noticed that with a lot of new productions and sometimes they do get better when they deepen and develop a bit. You'd think the production teams would be more aware of making a good first impression though. Worth another try or two to give it a chance, eh?. Even if its just for the laugh. |
09-10-2006, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by honeybee I totally agree ...It was totally ruined for me by the wench with dyed blonde hair, fake tan and loadsa slap....didn't know they had a superdrug in sherwood forest |
I agree too and I'm going to have to practice my European bird song because those were no nottingham birds singing in the background, where was it they filmed?
I thought the few comedy moments saved it, made up for the naff stroking of Hawthorn and several angle shots of one somersault jump etc...... |
09-10-2006, 09:21 AM
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I wasn't expecting much, so I suppose I wasn't disappointed. Seemed to me that they couldn't make their minds up whether it was a drama or a comedy, and fell badly between the two stools. No sheriff of Nottingham is ever going to live up to Alan Rickman, goes without saying, but this one seemed particularly hammy. And not only the girlies had ridiculous makeup, but the chaps had far too shiny hair. Papa Scarlett looked as if he was in a L'Oreal advert. |
09-10-2006, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Gill Catton I agree too and I'm going to have to practice my European bird song because those were no nottingham birds singing in the background, where was it they filmed?
I thought the few comedy moments saved it, made up for the naff stroking of Hawthorn and several angle shots of one somersault jump etc...... | The series was shot in Hungary. No wonder the birds sound different.
I'm off now, see you all later.
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09-10-2006, 07:14 PM
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I'll give it another week but I thought it was pretty poor.
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