Vikings
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I'm going to try to get caught up on it this week, anyone on polycount watch this new show?
If you don't know what I'm talking about here is the imdb link
It's on Sundays and since I know a lot of people are getting turned off of The Walking Dead because... well... it sucks now. I figured this might spark some interest.
If you don't know what I'm talking about here is the imdb link
It's on Sundays and since I know a lot of people are getting turned off of The Walking Dead because... well... it sucks now. I figured this might spark some interest.
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My only complaint is that stupid large white History logo they have plastered on the screen for the entire episode. The episodes are pretty dark lit shots so having a giant glowing logo in corner of the screen really draws your eye to it and breaks your concentration. What stupid fucking producer thought that was a good idea?
It's basically a History-channel documentary about vikings. Only instead of them straight-up making a dry documentary, they weaved the information that would normally be presented into a TV drama ala Game of Thrones.
I'm a big nerd of anything Viking, and it's really cool seeing how they subtly weaved all sorts of stuff into it. For instance, there's this famous writing of a man from that age that documented some hygiene practices. It seems gross by today's standards, but it was notable by the standards of a thousand years ago. They show them do exactly the stuff that was documented in the show. Only in a real subtle way without explaining it. There's a lot of that kind of stuff. The figures are more or less historical as well. At least the little that is known about them.
The scenery is all gorgeous. The show in general looks real good. There's some minor CG stuff when they describe mythological things. But that's usually kept within the scope of a dream or a vision, so it doesn't hurt the immersion.
Cool show overall.
This is essential to know, being Scandinavian I want to know if I'll be offended or not watching this :P
Yes but they have long woven, pink beards made of Candy floss :poly122:
What episode are others up to? I hear it improves after episode 1, so that's exciting.
although the story seems rather dull right now.
also i realy can´t stand this broken english accent they are using all the time.
if they speak english, they might aswell speak it properly.
those things in combination with the bad lighting might eventually break the show for me personaly.
The first 2 minutes were pretty badass, I figured it was going to be some really savage mockumentary. Was actually disappointed that it has a contemporary story ala Game of Thrones or whatever, I'm not sure if it's the contemporary writing or the archetypal characters that make this show feel less authentic to the time. Will keep watching though, the locations and costumes are amazing. I really like the lead, he's some kind of mix between Brad Pitt and Jaxx from Sons of Anarchy. Whoever directs this show is the king of close-ups, really sweet.
Whats up with MGM making this though? I read they nearly weren't able to finish Skyfall cause they had no money, now they have money for a T.V. show this expensive?