Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1

Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/topic/551/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:43:59 GMT Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:43:42 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/topic/551/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1544/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1544
It fascinating me how much has stayed in the legend right from the earliest days. The Gest continues to be a template for Robin Hood. But while the incidents are the same, what's driving them has changed. For example, Robin's pardoning by the king. It's still a feature of the films but it's different.

Now Robin is the outlawed earl of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Allen W Wright) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1544 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:43:42 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1543/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1543
In fact, they took away the arrow split from the archery competition and had what looked like a weird, modern Plexiglas... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Grammar Hammer) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1543 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:09:55 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1542/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1542 feeds@yuku.com (WoodsyLadyM) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1542 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:07:28 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1541/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1541
When I was interviewed for that documentary promoting the series,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Allen W Wright) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1541 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:06:52 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1540/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1540 Robin Hood, and I don't know how I missed it the first hundred times, but I spotted another plot point the new series stole from The Adventures. To wit: Robin's first time going against the law involves him rescuing a poacher whose hand is about to be cut... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Grammar Hammer) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1540 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:34:30 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1539/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1539 "I'd like to be a pessimist, but that is a luxury I cannot afford."
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Queen of the Grammar Hammers ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Grammar Hammer) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1539 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:47:50 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1538/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1538
Is it the exact same tune? I guess played differently on the Greene series, but I can "hear" the similarities in my head.

Allen ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Allen W Wright) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1538 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:41:44 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1537/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1537

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I did like the short Alan-a-Dale song snippets that introduced each of the 1950's Richard Greene episodes, although I believe they were all sung to the pretty but eventually tedious tune of "Greensleeves".

The tune of the opening quatrains was "Early One Morning," a traditional folksong, but from a later period than Robin Hood.

The original words... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Unregistered(d)) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1537 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:35:01 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1536/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1536
The 1950s "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (the Richard Greene series) used a lot of traditional music, although most of it was later than the period depicted. Each episode opened with a quatrain set to the tune of "Early One Morning," and "Greensleeves," "Sumer is Icumen In," "Man Is for the Woman Made," and numerous other pieces made their way... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Unregistered(d)) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1536 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:29:07 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1535/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1535
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The music sounds like it belongs in Star Wars
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Well, yes, it is sort of generic orchestral swashbuckling dreck.

However, listening to the Robin of Sherwood soundtrack now, Clannad sounds awfully twee (yet that "Celtic" New Age sound of the 80s did fit with some of the mystic/"magical realism" aspects of the show, even if both seem dated now).

I'd like to see an RH film or TV series that actually uses traditional folk... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (HesterNic) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1535 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:45:22 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1534/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1534
Aside from Claude Rains -- who has a tendency to be the best thing in films like Casablanca which have a lot of good things besides --, Dixon is my favourite Prince John. I also like the exchange in the first episode about his failures in Ireland.

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Paul Darrow was a model of restraint as the sheriff (compared to his work in 'Blake's Seven'), David Dixon as Prince John was the stand out performance for... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Dave Evans) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1533 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 05:13:32 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1532/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1532
Actually, much of the cast was pretty good in that. Darrow's Sheriff was a good camp baddie, and I particularly liked their Richard and John.

The major nit I have with Potter's RH is how inactive Marian was. I mean, I know that in press releases for the new series, there's this kind of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Allen W Wright) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1532 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 04:15:21 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1531/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1531
The user comments on the programme's IMDb page are pretty damning (unfairly in my opinion) but I seem to remember a similar critical reaction when Robin of Sherwood first aired and the pace of RoS is positively glacial compared to this version and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Dave Evans) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1531 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 02:12:42 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1530/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1530
If I have any criticisms it is that they have played safe with the basic well worn story of Robin returning from the Crusades, at the time of Richard the Lionheart to find his estate mismanaged with cruelty. It would have been refreshing to perhaps try a different angle.

The costumes, hmm! Robin in some scenes looks like hes wearing a 1960s Pac-A-Mac. Lucy Griffiths is gorgeous as Marian but Im not sure about her Crouching Tiger Hidden... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Clement of the Glen) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1530 Sun, 08 Oct 2006 10:44:58 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1529/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1529
I think I must have been watching a different programme.

However, ignoring any thoughts as to whether Sherwood Forest is in Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire or Wales, for entertainment value I thought it was terrific stuff, with action, good acting and humour. Well done the BBC certainly on this showing better than Robin of Sherwood only time will tell if it betters The Adventures of Robin Hood (with Richard Greene).

Can't wait for next week, in the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (mikehenfron) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1529 Sun, 08 Oct 2006 04:25:32 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1528/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1528 feeds@yuku.com (Graham P Kirkby) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1528 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 13:34:42 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1527/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1527
I figured it would probably be a made-up Nottinghamshire "Locksley" like most movies and TV shows.

Allen ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Allen W Wright) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1527 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 11:23:33 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/reply/1526/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html#reply-1526
Regards

Graham. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Graham P Kirkby) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/sreply/1526 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 11:11:11 GMT <![CDATA[ Non-Spoiler Impressions of Episode 1 ]]> http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/topic/551/t/Non-Spoiler-Impressions-of-Episode-1.html
Allen ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Allen W Wright) http://theblueboarinnrobinhooddiscussions.yuku.com/topic/551 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:43:59 GMT