Tony Soprano Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I just came across a trailer for a new BBC series called The Musketeers. It's based on...you guessed it, The Three Musketeers. Starring Peter Capaldi as Cardinal Richelieu, the series will debut in January. That actually looks pretty damn good. I'll definitely keep my eye on this, hopefully the trailer's quality didn't deceive me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 The trailer does look fairly promising. There have been a lot of adaptations of The Three Musketeers, but although they've often been entertaining I wouldn't say any of them that I've seen has really been a definitive adaptation. I'm doubtful this one will be the definitive adaptation either, but I think doing it is a TV series rather than a film does have potential for a a bit more depth in the story than some of the film adaptations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerol Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I always insist that the Richard Lester films are the definitive version but that trailer looks good. I feared it would be something Merlinesque but that trailer sold me. The question is, when will it air in America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Sigil Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Thanks for the heads up, good sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I always insist that the Richard Lester films are the definitive version but that trailer looks good. I feared it would be something Merlinesque but that trailer sold me. The question is, when will it air in America? It might not be something Merlinesque, but it definitely looks like something Robin Hoodesque. Which isn't better at all. Not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I hope it lives up to the promise. Not that I'll know for a long time since it won't be playing here -- or ever unless it goes to PBS or netflix. It might, might it not? Considering the line they're walking between period dirt, violence and license (for those who are licensed to fornicate without peril) and excessive depictions of same. A spokesperson I read stated that this is supposed to be adult in content, but something that can be watched en famille. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowKnight Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I'm always up for a Three Musketeers adaptation, so I hope this will be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Did anyone else watch this last night? I quite enjoyed it, especially Capaldi. However, the lack of canines is worrying ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Did anyone else watch this last night? I quite enjoyed it, especially Capaldi. However, the lack of canines is worrying ;) I liked it well enough. I'll keep with it for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I quite enjoyed it too. I thought it might be in the vein of the BBC's Merlin or Robin Hood adaptions but I was pleasantly surprised that it's a bit more mature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Apparently they've had to rewrite the planned second season due to Capaldi being unable to work on the show after signing on to play the Doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I thought it was pretty bad, to be honest. The look of it was nice but the plot was odd (they seem to be doing a story of the week very loosely based off the novel) and all the witty banter fell flat I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talleyrand 2.0 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I got a tad over-excessively angry at the court scene. At no point does Athos or the Captain just ask the question "Why the fuck would you tell your name to someone just before you murder someone and leave them as a witness" or you know the fact that he was lounging around in the fucking barracks when the murders at the Inn occured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Sigil Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Did anyone else watch this last night? I quite enjoyed it, especially Capaldi. However, the lack of canines is worrying ;) I did not.... but only because i was unaware.... things are nutty around here, so we'll probably get to this a few shows in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon AS Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I got a tad over-excessively angry at the court scene. At no point does Athos or the Captain just ask the question "Why the fuck would you tell your name to someone just before you murder someone and leave them as a witness" or you know the fact that he was lounging around in the fucking barracks when the murders at the Inn occuredYeah, that was just a stupid way to frame anybody. And why Athos specifically? Why not just have the crimes be committed by people in musketeer uniforms to discredit the whole unit (though of course historically there were two units: one for the king and one for Richelieu)?I also get needlessly annoyed by adaptations portraying Richelieu as the most sinister villain. He isn't a nice person in the novel, but he has reasons beyond being evil for what he does. The queen geuinely has an inappropriate relationship with Buckingham, afer all.And speaking of which: setting it two years after the murder of Buckingham and the siege of La Rochelle means these won't feature in this series at all, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talleyrand Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Yeah, that was just a stupid way to frame anybody. And why Athos specifically? Why not just have the crimes be committed by people in musketeer uniforms to discredit the whole unit (though of course historically there were two units: one for the king and one for Richelieu)?I also get needlessly annoyed by adaptations portraying Richelieu as the most sinister villain. He isn't a nice person in the novel, but he has reasons beyond being evil for what he does. The queen geuinely has an inappropriate relationship with Buckingham, afer all.And speaking of which: setting it two years after the murder of Buckingham and the siege of La Rochelle means these won't feature in this series at all, I guess.Agreed, they might expand on it in later episodes but all the motivation I got off the Cardinal in this episode was "mwah haha - look how fun it is to be evil". Also Red Guard guy - top tip don't tell the baddy who has all the power in the situation that if you blabbed then he'd be up shits creek. Its almost a form of assisted suicide, just profess undying loyalty and leave it at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I got a tad over-excessively angry at the court scene. At no point does Athos or the Captain just ask the question "Why the fuck would you tell your name to someone just before you murder someone and leave them as a witness" or you know the fact that he was lounging around in the fucking barracks when the murders at the Inn occured What I found odd is that nobody takes note of the fact that the bad "Musketeer" never shows his face but keeps telling everyone he's Athos... Where's the sense in that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Couldn't make head or tail of it, and didn't try very hard, but hats! And boots! And gloves! And hats again! That's all i've got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User inactive Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I enjoyed it. Especially Santiago Cabrera. It seemed in the same vein as the BBC's Saturday night programming over the last few years with Robin Hood and Merlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I thought it was OK, it was definitely an improvement on the pilot episodes of similar BBC shows like Robin Hood, Merlin or Atlantis. I think the biggest problem so far is that there have been so many Three Musketeers adaptations that it's struggling to really stand out compared to them, it's not been very distinctive so far. Hopefully future episodes will improve on that. Yeah, that was just a stupid way to frame anybody. And why Athos specifically? Why not just have the crimes be committed by people in musketeer uniforms to discredit the whole unit (though of course historically there were two units: one for the king and one for Richelieu)? I think Richelieu said that it was Milady's idea, and she has her own reasons for targeting Athos. Also Red Guard guy - top tip don't tell the baddy who has all the power in the situation that if you blabbed then he'd be up shits creek. Its almost a form of assisted suicide, just profess undying loyalty and leave it at that It was a stupid thing to say but he was probably doomed whatever he said, I doubt Richelieu was going to let him walk out of there alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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