TV/Movies Megathread

[Syt]

This week's episode of Lower Decks was good, but IMHO not as good as the rest of the season so far. FOr half of it I was thinking, "WTF am I watching?? " and it felt very old school Saturday morning cartoon.

I admit I'm not the biggest fan of Peanut Hamper, so that probably colors my perception. Gorgeous soundtrack, though.

[Syt]

More historical than Vikings.

I've not watched Vikings, but I've very much tempered any historical expectations I'd have watching it, seeing it more in line with something like Spartacus: Tits & Dicks Blood & Sand

Esp. since I learned that in the show Hedeby/Haithabu looks something like this:





It's an hour's or so drive from where I grew up, and the site looks more like this:



Schleswig-Holstein is not known for its alpine mountains.

[The Brain]

Spartacus is nothing like Vikings. If it was Spartacus would have been fighting in the Colosseum in front of Nero.

[viper37]

More historical than Vikings.

I've not watched Vikings, but I've very much tempered any historical expectations I'd have watching it, seeing it more in line with something like Spartacus: Tits & Dicks Blood & Sand

Esp. since I learned that in the show Hedeby/Haithabu looks something like this:





It's an hour's or so drive from where I grew up, and the site looks more like this:



Schleswig-Holstein is not known for its alpine mountains.

Vikings is set in Norway, while historically, the main character, Ragnar Lothbrok, if he existed, was from Denmark.
Also, it is a compressed history of all the viking age in time and space around one family, that of Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons.

It is a very good show, characters dress and behave like they are supposed to, but that's about it.

[Syt]

So basically like Netflix's Norsemen

[Jacob]

Vikings is set in Norway, while historically, the main character, Ragnar Lothbrok, if he existed, was from Denmark.
Also, it is a compressed history of all the viking age in time and space around one family, that of Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons.

It is a very good show, characters dress and behave like they are supposed to, but that's about it.

So they moved Haithabu / Hedeby to Norway? Why didn't they just use Kaupang instead, at least it's in Norway and has a few more hills.

[The Brain]

Vikings is the kind of show that has a guy travelling east along the Silk Road for months end up in Kiev. I don't know what more needs to be said.

[Jacob]

Vikings is the kind of show that has a guy travelling east along the Silk Road for months end up in Kiev. I don't know what more needs to be said.

Oh 

[Josquius]

I zoned out in the first series when they discovered the mystical never seen before isle of England via the cutting edge new compass tech.

[viper37]

So they moved Haithabu / Hedeby to Norway? Why didn't they just use Kaupang instead, at least it's in Norway and has a few more hills.

I have no idea why.  I know they mostly shot in Ireland, so that explains why they set their fictional "Kattegat" in Norway, but as for the rest, maybe because they were more well know cities.  I don't really know.

@Brain:
He fled Norway and travelled through commerce ways, by sea and land.  We only saw the last part of his trip.

[grumbler]

I zoned out in the first series when they discovered the mystical never seen before idle of England via the cutting edge new compass tech.

That's the point I said "pass" as well.  There's being silly, and then there's insulting the viewers' intelligence.

[Jacob]

I zoned out in the first series when they discovered the mystical never seen before isle of England via the cutting edge new compass tech.

[Josephus]

I zoned out in the first series when they discovered the mystical never seen before isle of England via the cutting edge new compass tech.

Yeah, that got me, but I still continued to watch it. It's pretty good (for a few more seasons anyway). I never expect anything close to historical accuracy in these things. These shows primarily are written with the lowest common denominator audience in mind, who likely wouldn't have a clue where vikings even came from. It was entertaining stuff. The Last Kingdom is better though.

[The Larch]

[Darth Wagtaros]

I want to see that.  It looks fucked up in the right ways.  Not the wrong ways.