Robin Hood - Season One (2006)

There has been one excellent TV show of Robin Hood--This isn't it

Here are my biases. To do Robin Hood, you face two specters of the past. Either you will film a movie and it has to be different and better (or at least as good as) Robin Hood with Errol Flynn; or you will make a television show and have to compete with the visionary Robin of Sherwood (and compete with both Michael Praed and then Jason Connery's Robins). Having gone the TV show route, the question is, what can you say about this show compare to its predecessor?

This show is bad. I have no other word for it. The creators may be looking to make a hip, relevant and "updated" Robin Hood show, but, they created a mess. A post traumatic stress disordered Robin who can't stand to kill anyone after his time on the Crusades returns to merry old England with a predictable sidekick and finds out that the Sheriff of Nottingham is using the Global War on Terror, I mean the Crusades, as just one excuse of many to oppress the peasants.

If there was on fire creativity available in the writing, characterization and acting, they might just pull it off. However, it is a dull dud. It is a pity, because there is some obvious talent in the production, but it is just not utilized. I cringed at every episode I was able to get through, and then wished I had the time back.

This show is bad. Get the Robin of Sherwood series or watch Errol Flynn and hope that someday someone else will have an original take on the tale that won't be as poorly thought out and ham handedly executed as the really bad original ideas in this show. July 15, 2008

Gotta love the baddies...

This series is fantastic! It's well developed and the filming style is fun and engaging. I have to admit that even though Robin Hood is obviously the character the series revolves around (gee, go figure!) I fell completely in love with Sir Guy of Gisborne. He's the second bad guy of the series, with only The Sheriff in front of him, but I think he really adds that little extra omph! that the series needs to make it a hit. Not to mention Richard Armitage is beautiful, but still. The series gets just a tid bit campy at times but I think it only adds to the feel of the show. I recommend it highly and the second season is even better! July 14, 2008

Good family fun!

We first saw this last year on BBC America and enjoyed them as a family (I have five boys!). The characters were developed well and though Maid Marion is more modernistic and feministic than the period of the 12th century would ever allow,(she looks more and dresses like a modern Brit than a 12th century lady) its all in good fun if they dont get carried away into political correctness. Can't wait to get the second season!! July 8, 2008

Exceptional!

Love this series! Clean, Fun, and engaging! Love the characters good and bad; and the stories too! Even my older boys enjoy them! June 26, 2008

Robin Hood: Fun in the Forest

This Season 1 set is a really good buy. There are plenty of extras profiling the actors, characters, sets, costumes, stunts and series production. This Robin Hood is a treat--recommended for Hood fans with a wry sense of humor and an enjoyment of twisted history. Not for children under 12. June 24, 2008

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