BBCA: Robin Hood

[TheStinger]

I actually thought Roibn Hood got better as it went along.

And by the end was half decent

[Starchild]

Robin and his men were dressed by H&M clearly. We spent an evening pointing out all the highstreet stores they raided to get the costumes. That said, its bad enough to be funny if you don't take it seriously and the trousers are tight enough to so that Robin didn't convert away from Christianity when he was off in the Holy Land. I rarely ask for much more in my saturday night TV.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Dauphin
I watched the first 10 minutes of the first episode of Robin Hood. It was awful, it was the British equivalent to the Hercules travesty.

I particularly liked the way that Robin and his Merrie Men had access to what I suspect were Hungarian or Bundeswehr combat trousers in Mediaeval England.

Oh, and Maid Marian appears to enjoy wearing M & S cardigans. So that's where Lord Cardigan found the idea all those centuries later...


Truly, this was verily ye olde crappe heape of dross.


Jonas Armstrong was quite amusing on 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' tho'....


Still, unlike Kevin Costner, Jonas Armstrong appears to have a separate neck and chin.

Twang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Havak]

My point with Lost was actually that I think the writers never had that over reaching story concept nailed at the outset - the third season has given me the impression that the writers really don't know where they are taking the story.

LoMars is an example of how sometimes less can be more.

That said there are plenty of shows with long season runs that I rate very highly because the quality is maintained brilliantly - Battlestar Galacatica, Scrubs and Bones for example.

The penultimate and final episodes of Robin Hood are rather fun.

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Hood briefly forgets he is supposed to be a pacifist and finally manages to look like the veteran of the crusades (and Royal bodyguard) that he is supposed to be.

[Maquiladora]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

BBC America is awesome - Eddie Izzard

BBC America is all antique shows and boring period dramas. Why can't they show Alan Partridge reruns?

Wow, i didnt think any USians would get Alan Partridge, let alone like it.

[Joe Kick Ass]

Apparently that series had some success, but I never thought that guy looked like a good Robin Hood...


Alan Partridge, though

[BeBMan]

[Joe Kick Ass]

[Drake Tungsten]

Wow, i didnt think any USians would get Alan Partridge, let alone like it.

I'll assume that "get" in this case means "have access to", rather than the horribly condescending alternative...

[-Jrabbit]

I bet you're assuming wrongly...

[Drake Tungsten]

Oh, I'm almost certain of it.

[Dinner]

I saw this was on BBC America's on demand channal but I haven't actually taken the time to watch it yet.

[Lonestar]

Originally posted by LordShiva
BBC America is awesome - Eddie Izzard

Non-HD TV series, though

QFT


Also, Doctor Who.

I like Billie Piper.

[Maquiladora]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

Wow, i didnt think any USians would get Alan Partridge, let alone like it.

I'll assume that "get" in this case means "have access to", rather than the horribly condescending alternative...

Considering 'I'm Alan Partridge' includes a lot of jokes with references to obscure British celebrities or places (Bill Oddie, Yeovil Aerodrome etc), its understandable for you lot not to get it in parts.

[Drake Tungsten]

You didn't say that you didn't think we would get it "in parts"...