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TV Review: Robin Hood
04.13.07 (11:43 am)   [edit]
Premiered on BBC America, Saturday March 3rd.

Remember the A-Team? Knight Rider? Xena and Hercules? Add Robin Hood to the pile of cheesy crusader TV shows, with eye-roll-inducing plot devices and dramatic license up the wazoo, filled with adorable but paper-thin characters. Check your brain at the door but bring your fans, ladies - Nottingham and its surrounding areas are filled with the most handsome villians, thieves and peasants. The only character with a bit of depth is not Robin Hood, but his nemesis, Sir Guy of Gisbourne, played with steely-eyed menace by Richard Armitage. He is the only character whose motivations are explored in any detail. Everyone else is a cardboard cut-out. Robin is a smarmy arrogant imp that never met a target he couldn't hit. Much is his sycophantic side-kick. Marion is a repressed and oppressed tomboy. The Sheriff is a manipulative, woman-hating, sadistic, lazy and selfish bastard with a Napolean complex. Little John is a hot-headed brute. Will Scarlett is clever and resourceful. Alan A Dale starts every sentence with "I'm not trying to be funny but ...". DJaq is the token female with unlimited knowledge of physics, chemistry and medicine. There is something to recommend about this show. The acting is quite good, which ranks it above many other shows in the cheesy-crusader category. Jonas Armstrong's Robin has at least 15 facial expressions, which is 14 more than Kevin Sorbo and David Hasselhoff combined. The show is worth a look, but don't go crazy and start Tivoing it.

Previously published on March 1st, 2007 on my LJ.
 

posted by: JoolieWoolie (reply)
post date: 04.17.07 (2:26 am)

I adore Much, he's so cute (and strawberry blonde!) Also Joe Armstrong (Alan A Dale) looks the spitting image of his dad (Alun Armstrong) which totally freaks me out! To tell the truth I taped a few but deleted them without seeing them, ah well.... Joolie xxx

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