Mark Antony Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Are you talking about ? Hahah thanks yup that's it Google was not my friend on my search for that one so cheers :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenlyIsNotRight Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 There's been a shitton of new promo material recently. I have a good feeling about this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdawnb Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 It's 2 weeks away! It looks like it's going to be fun. I hope it lives up to its promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2vfktj/i_am_michael_hirst_creator_and_sole_writer_of/Michael Hirst AmA good read for all of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdawnb Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2vfktj/i_am_michael_hirst_creator_and_sole_writer_of/Michael Hirst AmA good read for all of us Yeah, I caught that. Some interesting stuff without being spoilery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I'm kind of baffled that season two was that good using his methods. No wonder that the Tudors sucked balls if he wrote them like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdawnb Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I'm kind of baffled that season two was that good using his methods. No wonder that the Tudors sucked balls if he wrote them like this. It's what makes me nervous the further we get into the show. Hopefully he can keep the quality up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2vfktj/i_am_michael_hirst_creator_and_sole_writer_of/Michael Hirst AmA good read for all of usI still can't stand this guy. I hate him so much...His AMA made me almost puke. How can a guy so despicable helm such an amazing season and show is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I still can't stand this guy. I hate him so much...His AMA made me almost puke. How can a guy so despicable helm such an amazing season and show is beyond me.Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I still can't stand this guy. I hate him so much...His AMA made me almost puke. How can a guy so despicable helm such an amazing season and show is beyond me.Yeah he came off kinda doucheyDon't know much about him, I did try to watch Tudors but couldn't get through like 3 eps it was pretty bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 How did he come off douchey? I liked the view inside his head. He obviously has a lot of research and well-learned people reviewing the work. It's not 100% accurate, but who cares? It seems that he has captured the spirit of the times, which I enjoy. Looking forward to season 3. Next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennis of the Brown Shield Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I'm kind of baffled that season two was that good using his methods. No wonder that the Tudors sucked balls if he wrote them like this. I think the source material is easier to make interesting for Vikings than it was for the Tudors. Not to say that Tudor England was boring or anything, but it takes more skill and effort to write engaging plots about court intrigues and politics than it does for bearded men hacking each other to pieces with swords and axes. Sex and violence sells and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I think the source material is easier to make interesting for Vikings than it was for the Tudors. Not to say that Tudor England was boring or anything, but it takes more skill and effort to write engaging plots about court intrigues and politics than it does for bearded men hacking each other to pieces with swords and axes. Sex and violence sells and all that. Are you saying Vikings is dumbed down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennis of the Brown Shield Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Are you saying Vikings is dumbed down? Not dumbed down. But put it like this; If you cut out almost all the battle and fighting scenes from Vikings (so that it became like the Tudors) by having them happen off screen or something, then it wouldn't be anywhere near as popular as it is today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Hanna Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Not dumbed down. But put it like this; If you cut out almost all the battle and fighting scenes from Vikings (so that it became like the Tudors) by having them happen off screen or something, then it wouldn't be anywhere near as popular as it is today. "If you cut out a major part of what the story is actually about...." Since it's vikings, i'm assuming battle/war was a big part of their real life style, or at least for those who traveled to England. It's like saying, take out the tension/murderers/betrayals from the Sopranos, and it wouldn't be as popular as it is today. That's true, but since that's a big part of mob life style, they keep it in. Me, for instance, my favorite scenes are usually the tension building scenes, not the actual fights. I'm not sure why people think liking action scenes are a bad thing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennis of the Brown Shield Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 "If you cut out a major part of what the story is actually about...." Since it's vikings, i'm assuming battle/war was a big part of their real life style, or at least for those who traveled to England. It's like saying, take out the good writing from the Sopranos, and it wouldn't be as popular as it is today. Me, for instance, my favorite scenes are usually the tension building scenes, not the actual fights. I'm not sure why people think liking action scenes are a bad thing now. Well battle/war was a big part of Henry VIII's life style too. I'm not saying liking action scenes is a bad thing, I'm saying that productions with lots of action are easier to make interesting from a writers perspective. As long as you have a high budget and competent people to handle the choreography and special effects it can turn out well. Whereas if you do such a political and relationship focused series like the Tudors was, the writing is far more important since that together with the acting is basically the entire series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Hanna Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Well battle/war was a big part of Henry VIII's life style too. I'm not saying liking action scenes is a bad thing, I'm saying that productions with lots of action are easier to make interesting from a writers perspective. As long as you have a high budget and competent people to handle the choreography and special effects it can be good. Whereas if you do such a political and relationship focused series like the Tudors was, the writing is far more important since that together with the acting is basically the entire series. Fair enough, i thought it was the whole "action is for dumb shows, writing is for smart shows" comments. But that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Well battle/war was a big part of Henry VIII's life style too. I'm not saying liking action scenes is a bad thing, I'm saying that productions with lots of action are easier to make interesting from a writers perspective. As long as you have a high budget and competent people to handle the choreography and special effects it can turn out well. Whereas if you do such a political and relationship focused series like the Tudors was, the writing is far more important since that together with the acting is basically the entire series. Yeah, except Henry VIII lost most of the battles / wars he started, unlike Our Vikings. :) However, if there weren't so many themes and plot lines that are indeed about intrigue and conflict, on the level of the personal -- and how that personal can bleed into larger conflicts and rivalries, even overseas, Vikings wouldn't be nearly as interesting. Or as good. There wouldn't have been Ragnar's soliloquey, talking to his dead daughter, for instance. This was as intense as that other intense scene of the blood eagle, all in the same season. To my mind, when it comes to good writiing for these kinds of "historical" programs, what is the most difficult to do, and do well, is the combination of violence and scenes of other activities and concerns, which is far more to life than only violence. That's the best writing and story telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alia of the knife Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I also heard that Meyers actually did not like Henry VIII from a cultural standpoint, and took great pleasure in portraying him in a negative light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Well he is extremely unlikable ^^^ I've only seen the pilot of Wolf Hall on BBC but it's already a million times better than Tudors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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