Corvinus85 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Hilarious review on IMDB from a.... well, you'll see: Ok, but I do agree with this sentence if taken in a different context. There is no "great lesson" here. It's release of tension.Like everyone has said, this is bad enough to be fun to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unborn Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I liked the first two episodes. The show certainly is beautiful, the story is okay and the acting is, I guess, average (for a MTV show) ? John Rhys-Davies is good and Manu "Crixus" Bennett is the best thing along the visuals. Really, he could be the only character of the show and I wouldn't mind watching it. The acting from most of the young actors is mediocre but at least the characters are somewhat likeable so it's not as bad as say Lori from The Walking Dead.Didn't know episodes 3-4 were out there so probably gonna watch it tonight or tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 It's target audience is Young Adult - very Young Adult... actually, sod that, it's out-and-out adolescent. As such, it's not for me, but the Mrs, my nieces and the rest of the twilight crowd will absolutely adore this.The visuals were pretty stunning, though the budget obviously doesn't stretch to towns and cities, but hey.Everyone looks un-realistically perfect, the girls are both princesses and the boy's a hidden prince. There is no subtlety, there is only good, and evil. This is firmly aimed at those who haven't quite outgrown Disney yet - it's for the Sansa.s of this world, not those on this forum looking for shades of grey. As such, I think it does a great job; whilst not being as offensive as something like Twilight became, or Mortal Instruments started. I'm happy to be in the room whilst this is on. In tone, that sounds pretty faithful to the book IIRC - loved them when I was 10-16, had grown out of them around 18-19, wouldn't dream of reading one now and killing those childhood memories. ETA: Oh yes, and god to see Littlefinger's magic horse landing a new role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Ok these comments have me interested. About to check this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I still can't believe how amazing Manu Bennett is in this...By Jupiter's cock, a Spartacus rewatch is much needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 I have to ask, since I haven't read the books, but did Terry Brooks really right the elves like this? Slap some pointy ears on a bunch of guys, and they're elves. Besides John Rhys-Davies, the rest are just below sparkly vampires. Or is this just MTV doing it?150%. Elves in Shannara are essentially a mutated race of humans (as are the dwarves and all the other nonhuman races, basically). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkash Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Well, four episodes in, the quality is rising. The actors are good actually but I'm still having a hard time getting past all their "Apollons and Aphrodites" looks and vibes... too much is too much sometimes, which is sad, cause although way too "basically handsome and sexy", the actors are really not bad. I'm really starting to appreciate the acting of the lead one (Wil). Anyway, I had the same problem with The 100 at first and get beyond it, so hopefully the same effect will happen here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 150%. Elves in Shannara are essentially a mutated race of humans (as are the dwarves and all the other nonhuman races, basically).Are they? I was under the impression that the Elves somehow came out of hiding when the Apes took over? And that only dwarves, trolls and gnomes mutated out of common human stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelticgar Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Are they? I was under the impression that the Elves somehow came out of hiding when the Apes took over? And that only dwarves, trolls and gnomes mutated out of common human stock? Could be that they are a mutated race in the TV show but in the book series I believe the Elves had always been there since the time of Fairie and they were essentially hiding in the woods of Oregon. The other races were mutations due to nuclear fall out. Its been a while but the backstory is covered in The Genesis of Shannara series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Could be that they are a mutated race in the TV show but in the book series I believe the Elves had always been there since the time of Fairie and they were essentially hiding in the woods of Oregon. The other races were mutations due to nuclear fall out. Its been a while but the backstory is covered in The Genesis of Shannara series. Ah yes, now I know why I remembered this little tidbit. It just seems like the most (pardon my language) retarded origin story for the elves anyone could come up with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Human Abstract Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 They had to leave Oregon, however, because they ran out of snacks. These were the days before social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Sigil Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 .... and from the east in the land of Jersey, lies Carmine, warlord of the Guido clan..... who sends an envoy to collect a debt of gold ingots from the Elf King compounding at 30% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crixus Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Spartacus is one of the most underrated series out there imo. And he was the best thing about it. Shannara might make him more famous, seeing how from the start it is clear that he's the best character they have. And you know more people are going to see this, because it doesn't have nudity or gore in it I think you'll really like the ending of episode two and the beginning of episode three This. One of my pet peeves is people dismissing it as 'blood and boobs'. What rubbish. It's so much more than that.I'm going to watch this tonight and shall report back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Finally got around to episode four. I'm hooked. Really bummed out that I have to wait until the 26th for a new episode It's already working better for me than what little I read of Brooks' output. The only character that I don't particularly care for right now is Ethiopia I was also pretty surprised about how open MTV is playing this ménage-à-trois in the making. I assumed this was going the old Twilight route with excruciatingly long stairs and overdrawn monologues about how everyone loved each other, but couldn't be together and bla bla, but boy I was wrong. Episode four and Will already scored One of the girls will probably end up dead by the end of the series, if Will really walks away with the two of them I'd have to give mad to respect MTV I'm getting a big sense of wishfullfilment in the Will character. I don't know if it differs much from Brooks work in that regard, but in the series it's almost reaching Rand al-thor levels. I can dig it though, the actor is likeable and the dialogue is always bad enough to divert my attention.In fact the only thing I missed in episode four was Uncle Incest. I want mandatory creepy vibes from that guy in every episode. He was barely in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelticgar Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I just finished the first episode. I like it so far. Lots of references to book material so I feel like an insider because I know what they are talking about Looking forward to watching the next 3 eps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Oh, I just figured out the obvious. Since they haven't cast a Stee Jans character, they must be giving all the bad-assery to Allanon. Now Manu Bennett makes sense as the only possible casting choice for the Undefeated Druid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceluby Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Watched the first two episodes and enjoyed it. It's not great, but not awful either. It's at least better than Sparticus, which I went in hoping for greatness and was sorely disappointed. With my expectations fully lowered though, it's definitely watchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Oh, I just figured out the obvious. Since they haven't cast a Stee Jans character, they must be giving all the bad-assery to Allanon. Now Manu Bennett makes sense as the only possible casting choice for the Undefeated Druid.It's been so long since I read the books, I forgot all about Jans.According to the wiki entry, there are "rumors" that he changed his identity to Garret Jax? Is this really a theory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 It's been so long since I read the books, I forgot all about Jans.According to the wiki entry, there are "rumors" that he changed his identity to Garret Jax? Is this really a theory?I haven't read many of the other books or follow its fan theories, but as far as I know it's just fan-wankery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 It'e been a long time since I red any of these, but wouldn't that make him something like 300 years old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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