tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post3202577034273521030..comments2024-01-15T20:17:19.683+00:00Comments on Legatus' Wargames Armies : Beowulf, War and Peace and other TVlegatus hedliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-21851627952272861012016-01-11T10:04:37.800+00:002016-01-11T10:04:37.800+00:00Ah. Confusing. Can't stand Shakespeare, thoug...Ah. Confusing. Can't stand Shakespeare, though. Five years of studying it at school put me right off it!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-69040251873156964702016-01-11T08:16:41.876+00:002016-01-11T08:16:41.876+00:00Legatus - BBC and Northumbria... continuation of ...Legatus - BBC and Northumbria... continuation of the 2012 (BAFTA winning) series and based on the plays of Shakespeare covering the WoR period... have to say it looks quite good, and the acting talent is considerable..<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2911809/Adrian-Dunbar-continues-filming-dramatic-battle-scenes-King-Richard-III-drama-Hollow-Crown-Hollywood-star-Benedict-Cumberbatch-busy-awards-season.htmlSteve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-67341805322770196692016-01-11T00:44:10.393+00:002016-01-11T00:44:10.393+00:00Channel 5 not BBC..Channel 5 not BBC..legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-29262215106690639872016-01-11T00:43:21.646+00:002016-01-11T00:43:21.646+00:00It was a bit strange - a documentary illustrated b...It was a bit strange - a documentary illustrated by extensive reenactments. The Romanian location explains the strange armour - not what I would think of as Wars of the Roseslegatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-83524136863672146372016-01-10T22:52:15.185+00:002016-01-10T22:52:15.185+00:00and now theres this BBC ''war of the roses...and now theres this BBC ''war of the roses'' drama series made in Rumania ... It looked good ( pics in the mail on sunday magazine ''event'' ) but then I saw the words BBC - so supect it'll be shit . Rolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01782410661530430811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-81063906180604004962016-01-09T16:44:18.581+00:002016-01-09T16:44:18.581+00:00Tuppence has such a big future .... did you see he...Tuppence has such a big future .... did you see her on the one show !!!!! Hate the Last Kingdom even though my chum Ryan is the historical advisor ... Looking forward muchly to Gotham . The leftovers is still the best thing on TV IMHO !! Rolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01782410661530430811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-91262284216370416972016-01-06T22:42:04.505+00:002016-01-06T22:42:04.505+00:00I confess to never having been to Northumbria alth...I confess to never having been to Northumbria although I did visit Durham once. I am hoping to visit Hadrian's Wall this year as the scenery around the wall looks spectacular. I live in Surrey,which is the most heavily wooded county in Britain so other places that seem to lack trees do look bleak to me. Although, of course Oxford University proved that those from the North have bigger brains and bigger eyes.<br /><br />Of course I know about the contribution of Northumbria to UK history (having studied Bede at school, for one) but those from the North, like the French, always rise to the bait. I have had many enjoyable walking holidays in Cumbria and Yorkshire so look forward to adding Northumberland to the list. It is colder, though!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-77815144611012330752016-01-06T20:08:19.099+00:002016-01-06T20:08:19.099+00:00Dickensian: love it and it's got an excellent ...Dickensian: love it and it's got an excellent cast.<br /><br />War & Peace: condensed storylines are nothing new, but I admire the guts of the BBC to get this into six hours. There's a fair bit of verbiage in the book which can be lost to no great cost, but I think they've also had to sacrifice some of the good bits too. Besukhov Senior was polished off in fairly short order, but I think this was at the cost of allowing more elbow room for Gillian Anderson and Rebecca Front. Anyway, nore people will probably be interested in the war then thte peace, so there you go, but there's a lot of the military 'flavour' of the book gone. Uniforms? Probably enough to make the button counters apoplectic, but I thought they were fair enough and certainly good enough for the job in hand. Good viewing, I think, but I could cheerfully punch Paul Dano in the face.<br /><br />Beowulf: least said, the better. A a head above Atlantis, I suppose, but that was sh . . . .<br /><br />Christmas telly was about the usual standard, I thought, which is why we seemed to spend a lot of time watching DVDs/Amazon etc. and listening to the wireless. We also had to mix with people which was a bit of a bind.GaryAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963552380378929829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-87939243495225668152016-01-06T19:04:31.887+00:002016-01-06T19:04:31.887+00:00Whilst clearly sounding like a pedant. The village...Whilst clearly sounding like a pedant. The village in Beowulf was actually built in County Durham, not Northumberland. The county was actually the cradle of Christianity, and learning for over a 1000 years. As for the grim description, I sense that you have rarely if ever left the centre of civilization that is multicultural London.Amazingly we have now been granted the use of clean water and something called electricity. I look forward to the discovery of the internet, so that I can keep up with what goes on in the rest of England. <br /> Independentwargamesgrouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019172667119107650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-56642373280517847782016-01-06T14:44:02.836+00:002016-01-06T14:44:02.836+00:00I had eyed both series as possible diversions, but...I had eyed both series as possible diversions, but missed them. Not sure I shall be rushing to catch up now. Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-58155970648760486842016-01-06T14:24:25.673+00:002016-01-06T14:24:25.673+00:00I'd forgotten all about Fiona Gaunt - I seem t...I'd forgotten all about Fiona Gaunt - I seem to remember Morag Hood was a bit overdramatic as Natasha but Joanna David was rather cute as her sister. Not terribly impressed with the 2016 version (I presume the BBC doesn't think we have the attention span for more than 6 episodes) but I can watch (skinny) Tuppence Middleton in anything!Jeremy Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250118143994161913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-17469830580295222612016-01-06T13:53:43.703+00:002016-01-06T13:53:43.703+00:00I watched them both. Enjoyed them both, which surp...I watched them both. Enjoyed them both, which surprises me. I just ignore the faults if the program engages me. Definitely enjoyed watching Joanne Whalley! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-72333215001935788022016-01-06T13:00:13.444+00:002016-01-06T13:00:13.444+00:00Dickensian is monumentally good... worth the lic...Dickensian is monumentally good... worth the licence fee alone in my humble opinion... I have already asked the current Mrs Steve the Wargamer for the DVD on whichever gift giving event comes closest to it's issue... War and Peace was good too - I was in two minds as like you I remember the old BBC series with great fondness... the chap who plays Bezukov is irritating but other than that the series is good.... Beowulf I ignored - fed up with dark age gubbins - and I didn't watch Last Kingdom after about episode 2 (got bored... a travesty compared to the books)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-58967330645345461832016-01-06T09:17:05.585+00:002016-01-06T09:17:05.585+00:00I watched the first 5 minutes of Beowulf then just...I watched the first 5 minutes of Beowulf then just turned the volume down and went back to painting. I ought to give War and Peace a go, but forgot about it on Sunday - I might play catch-up and view it on iPlayer.TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26773117.post-79187397445487865162016-01-05T22:29:51.525+00:002016-01-05T22:29:51.525+00:00I caught the last 10 minutes of Beowulf...that was...I caught the last 10 minutes of Beowulf...that was enough...alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012644168758721189noreply@blogger.com