i’m a great admirer of bbc programming. their “being human“, “the office” and “top gear” are among my favourite t.v. programms so it was with high hopes that i tuned in to watch their (relatively) new “robin hood” t.v. series.
only one word for it…
SHITE!
the costumes are atrocious, the merry men look like some out of work boy band, the action scenes are laughable and the lead character is a pacifist, emo wimp who apparently doesn’t know how to use a traditional english longbow…
even the kevin costner version was far more believable (despite the rubbish storyline & his american twang)
and yet there are those who sing high praises for this bbc version. can’t figure out why. perhaps those are the same people who consider the sam raimi inspired xena & hercules, high entertainment….
i’m sorry but the bbc seems to have lost the plot here. the series have been dumbed down and (dare i say it?) americanized far too much for my liking. it may gather an instant fan base but i can assure you, in another 10-15 years time, it will most probably been forgotten unlike some of the older offerings…
me? i’ll stick to “robin of sherwood“, probably the greatest re-imagining of the robinhood legend until something equal or better comes along. certainly not this bbc tripe…
