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Okay, new series of Dr Who replacing, fun for all the (male at least) members of the family (that wonderful dads and lads demographic that they all love so much!).
Robin Hood starts tomorrow.
Now, I'm not interested in for the following reasons;
1. It's a BBC production, that hired one English crew member and filmed in Hungary.
So, I liked Rome, and I'm pretty sure that the only English crew that they hired was the odd director for a few of the episodes.
2. Robin Hood's rubbish, and reminds me of Disney and grown men running around in Chislehurst Caves pretending to be elfs or something.
But what about the classic tale of good and evil, the little man vs the big bad system, and what about Time Bandits, you liked that...
4. Keith Allen doesn't interest me.
Fair enough.
So, where are your loyalties lying with this one?
Are you going to be at the sofa, post England Vs Someone for the Eurosomethings or something or other, with the kids, as the kids, bow in hand, Will Scarlett in heart? Or are you going to swerve it and do something else less boring instead?
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heres how the bbc have focus- grouped saturday eveings as far as i can see
for the lads and dads: robin hood. yeah whatevs to the power of my pants
for the girls, mums and bummers: STRICYLT COME WIZARDFUCKING* DANCING WIZAEDFUCKERS
you can tell i am excited about SCWD because ive done that 'look at my spelling and decide whether im excited or wankered' thing i used to work in 2003 when on the odd occasion that i wasnt excited i was wankered instead.
* i have been playing gauntlet on my phone again! this morning i achieved a high score in the upper 3thousands and am in love with the comedy potential of combining pretty much any swear with the word 'wizard'.
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I don't think the guy as Robin can carry it.
It suffers badly from comparison to the spooky mysticism and genuine darkness of Robin of Sherwood, and clearly lacks that series' rogues gallery of proper hards as the Merry Men -that bloke off Absolutely as John Little, hmm.
I'd prefer it if every bit of action wasn't shot in the post wire-fu Hollywood style they used on that episode of Dr Who with the Werewolf/Monks, but I know that's a redundant objection.
After the second use of that terrible, sound effect attached, arrow subtitle thing, I started shouting them out in the style of Bullseye. Shwump, "IN... Sherwood Forest".
Marion's not that fit.
Keith Allen, who I rate as an actor but is perfectly capable of crapness, was just alright.
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quote:Originally posted by dance margarita: * i have been playing gauntlet on my phone again! this morning i achieved a high score in the upper 3thousands and am in love with the comedy potential of combining pretty much any swear with the word 'wizard'.
I knew that's where your sig came from! I spent a lot of my youth playing gauntlet. Not that I was a pale, friendless virgin or anything.
quote:Originally posted by Benny the Ball: taped r-point last night so that's at the top of the list.
Watched this the other week and was pretty underwhelmed, didn't seem anything like as atmospheric as most of the other asian horrors I've seen. A Tale Of Two Sisters was on the other night, now that IS a good film, genuinely creepy, well written and really well produced.
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quote:Originally posted by Benny the Ball: taped r-point last night so that's at the top of the list.
Watched this the other week and was pretty underwhelmed, didn't seem anything like as atmospheric as most of the other asian horrors I've seen. A Tale Of Two Sisters was on the other night, now that IS a good film, genuinely creepy, well written and really well produced.
That's a shame, I taped it based largely on a couple of shots that looked amazingly atmospheric. And I ignored Two Sisters because of it...
I'm sure it'll be on again though.
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Robin Hood is big granny pants. It does, however, have him off of North and South Giving Good Gisburne Glower, whichis nice.
Marion has somewhat 'determined' jawline. Determined like Desperate Dan, that is.
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Guy doing an impression of Tim's nemesis in Spaced doing an impression of Sean Bean.
I couldn't stand it, the show. It was shoddy. And I hate zooming, hate it. It's been done to death - how about some solid, steady camera work on television for once...
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I've had a shit day and I got in just in time to watch the highlights of the England game, followed by Robin Hood on Sky Minus. I must say, watching Robinson flailing around in front of a digital billboard of a laughing Borat, the ball in the back of the net, was still better than Robin Hood. What the fuck is next? Torchwood?
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Has anyone stuck with this? I missed the first couple of episodes but my kids are right into it so I've ended up watching most the series and it's grown on me. Honest.
I love Keith Allen's sheriff. His whole script appears to be one-liners which he delivers with what can only be called relish. Guy of wossname is a wonderfully schizo character too. This week he had to have his sergeant tortured to death because he thought he'd betrayed him but actually it was Maid Marian/Henry Cooper and he looked really upset about it. I also reckon the BBC should start marketing those Robin Hood smock/hoodie/hippy tops. And some of Marian's outfits (though I think she just gets them from Top Shop a lot of the time).
Torchwood's still terrible though, you'll be glad to hear.
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