Robin Hood

[wiseheart]

A couple of DVDs from Series One were on extreme sale in our local supermarket, so I bought them, because of Clive Standen who apparently plays a part in the series. Of course, I didn't realize that he only plays in 3 episodes around the end of Series Three. Stupid me. Nonetheless, I liked what I've seen so far. Sure, it's not a historical drama, but I never expected it to be. It's nice entertainment, nothing less, nothing more - but sometimes that's all you need.

And I like Much very much. Pardon the pun.

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[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

Wikipedia had a long list of confirmed cast, some of whom look very promising. They're rumouring David Tennant for Thranduil but I don't know how reliable that is.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear! Tennant as Thranduil sounds absolutely dreadful. Poor Elvenking not only is he going to be the baddie, he's apparently going to be a bouncing idiot, too.
*retires to a hidden corner to experience mental breakdown*

Thanks for the link, though. I'm going to take a look.

[espresso-addict.livejournal.com]

I have seen Tennant doing something other than the gurning Doctor, but he does need strong reining in, I think, and I don't know whether Jackson's capable of that. Jackson tended to get quite one-note performances from the less-experienced actors.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yeah, even some of the more experienced one delivered rubbish. I hated Weaving's performance as Elrond. I'm willing to cut him some slack, considering how badly the part was written, but he could have done a much better job, IMO. Look what Sean Bean or Ian Holm have done!

The idea of Tennant haunting Mirkwood like a pointy-eyed clown makes me shiver with fear.