What did you think ?

I thought it was okay, not great and bit ropey in parts but not without a bit of charm.

Its susposed to improve in the 2nd episode so I think I'll stick with it and see if it gets better. :)

it was funny in place, not a strong first episode but it introduce the characters (the sherif and the king are very so/so, ) :shrug:, the fights were ok. let see the second episode

Some bits were very good, others were very average.

It tried to be smarter than it needed to be, and someone should have told them that Jet Li didn't get the leading role.

It's got potential though, so I'll definitely be checking out next week's episode :thumbsup:

It's never good to judge a series solely on it's first episode, they have to spend too much time setting up the premis and introducing all the principal characters.

I thought it was enjoyable fluff and will certainly watch the next one.

I thought it was pretty good but then I'm probably a bit biased having been born in Nottingham and grew up on stories of Robin Hood so I've always had a soft spot for him :lol: My only niggle is the accents, more Lancashire than Nottinghamshire :shrug:

The editing was terrible, well so was the script ... and the acting ... hated it

Was it supposed to be a comedy? :shrug: :lol:

Right there with you, and don't even get me started on he casting of Robin. He's certainly no Michael Praed :wub: :snooty: :lol: :lol:



I did notice them using the beginning of TSOM's Alice for the trails though :ph43r:

I'll say it again: Robin Hood without Judi Trott is just wrong :snooty: :lol:

I agree with both of you, but I'm prepared to give it a chance. If I'd based my opinions of other shows I like purely on the first episode I probably wouldn't have watched any of them* :lmao:




*Disclaimer: Apart from The X Files where the first episode is still one of my favourites :snooty:

It's not worthy ! :lol:

and he's no Michael Praed ! second that :snooty: :lol:

We recorded it as we were at a party that evening. Reading through this, perhaps it's not one worth bothering with? :ermm:

Nah I liked it.

It was pretty throwaway stuff but as interesting as the new Dr Who episode that I watched which was similarly entertaining (K9, schoolkids, a previous companion, aliens that eat people, chemicals) :thumbsup:

Definitely be watching the next one and Marion is lovely :wub:

I definitely agree they were trying too hard with the special effects / action scenes and its certainly no Doctor Who but I liked the Robin / Much ( ? ) relationship and I thought the Robin / Marion scene showed potential.

:blink: :rolleyes:

My Brother was telling me yesterday that he saw a documentary about Robin Hood sometime last week, and they had a piece on a bloke from Nottingham who dresses up as Robin Hood at the weekends and goes trudging through Sherwood Forest.

What a hoot....... :unsure: :rolleyes:

Probably a F*rest fan. Tw*t.

:lmao:

On his own? No Maid Marian? No merry men? The fool! :rolleyes: :lol:

Ah, staking your own claim to my 'State the Obvious' Award are you Steve?

It's widely known and accepted that anyone from Nottingham is a fool.....

Now I'm just hoping that none of the board regulars are from Nottingham..... :unsure: :lol:

Nah James, I couldn't possibly compete with you in that department :p

Not for want of trying, though :lmao:

:lol:

We should run a 'Cult TV Boards' Awards scheme. I can think of a few already! :lol:

And the award for longest wearing of Trek blinkers goes to... :lmao: :whistling:

Dave can't be here to accept his award this evening because he's busy playing Neverwinter Nights :lol:

At least he's stopped playing with his Bat'leth...... :unsure: :lol:

I've already decided not to watch this series, I can't watch everything.

I've noticed though, from the pics in the RT that Robin uses a recurve bow rather than a classic English longbow. This is not an anachronism - Robin has been away, fighting in the Holy Land, and his enemy there, the Saracens, who were at that time more technologically and culturally sophisticated than medieval Britain, used recurve bows.

If I remember correctly, their recurve bows were made of laminated wood and horn, and had a tremendous kick, with the longest firing range of any bow. It would not be suprising then, that Robin would have chosen to use one.

I have to say, I still remain unconvinced with this one. The second episode was undoubtedly better than the first but it's still got the feel of a 5pm 'Robin Hood in the style of Hercules the Legendary Journeys' about it. How many times can Robin enter Nottingham, assault the sherifF, and get away again without anyone being killed? :rolleyes: It's not a 7pm show. At the moment it's far too tame, and far too bland for my liking.

Rapidly losing interest.

Even the incidental music reminded me of the Hercules/Xena themes :lol:

And they've even given him the camp little sidekick.......:rolleyes:

the whole plan to prove to the sherif that robin can "kill" someone ... :blink: :ponder: (without killing anyone because that would upset the young audience :rolleyes: )

still i like little john :)

Ahem, I refer you to my earlier post :snooty:

I'm still liking this although I agree nobody is going to fill Michael Praed's shoes :snooty: :lol: :wub:

All the way through this week's episode I kept thinking "is it just me or is there a very homo-erotic theme to Robin and Much's relationship" and then at the end they pretty much came out and said that Much is gay :lol: Great stuff :thumbsup:

It may not be the best thing on tv but it's fun to watch :thumbsup:

I'm presuming you had the good sense to leave as soon as humanly possible.....? :shrug:

:lol:

Right after I was born actually :lol:

Did anyone else think that the outlaw that was leading the pack that attacked Robin and Much bore a striking resemblance to Robert Webb of Mitchell & Webb? :shrug: I thought it was him until I saw the credits :blush:

I missed the first episode but I did watch the second episode, I have to say it wasn't that impressive, it certainly isn't a patch on the Michael Praed version. Either that or I have forgotten how rubbish it was when I was younger.

I'm quite enjoying it, but it does not have the WOW factor. My boyfriend thinks they are trying too hard to be witty and went to bed when I watched the rerun on Beeb 3 last night.

Edited to add - I think Keith Allen is doing a great job as the Sheriff - he is my fave character so far!

Still finding this hard going. The story was slightly better but the acting is still dire.

I want to kill Mutch.

Why are they all wearing hoodies? Why was the boy that was killed wearing a modern striped t-shirt? The costume budget must be pence.

The arrow sound effect is grating even more.

:unsure:

If this gets renewed then surely Torchwood's renewal is a formality :rolleyes:

I think Torchwood would gather a better audience if it were on bbc 1. Although I am surprised Robin Hood has 6 million, everyone i have spoken to has only watched a few episodes and abandoned it.

6.6 million is the average, the last I heard, the latest numbers were down around the 5 million mark.

i was checking robin hood website and i found this on what's on

BBC HD? :unsure:

not sure if repeat or new season :ponder:

It's the BBC's Hi Def Channel on Sky and Cable

That ep's from S1 :)

:ermm: right, thank

season two from Saturday 6th October...

trailer

:rolleyes: