The New Adventures of Robin Hood

As there has been some interest expressed, I bring you pics for the late 90s show The New Adventures of Robin Hood, which tried the  to play Robin Hood myth like the Xena and Hercules shows...except that what worked there failed miserably.  I watched about 10 minutes, and all I recall is Robin, Marian and randoms who I assume were Will Scarlet, Alan A Dale and Little John, bursting into John's throne room with Marian dressed like a Herc/Xena walk on and striking up a pose while Robin did his thing...and that Prince John's mistress or whatever had a poodle.

( And now, I bring you pics. With comments. )

The New Adventures of Robin Hood

As there has been some interest expressed, I bring you pics for the late 90s show The New Adventures of Robin Hood, which tried the  to play Robin Hood myth like the Xena and Hercules shows...except that what worked there failed miserably.  I watched about 10 minutes, and all I recall is Robin, Marian and randoms who I assume were Will Scarlet, Alan A Dale and Little John, bursting into John's throne room with Marian dressed like a Herc/Xena walk on and striking up a pose while Robin did his thing...and that Prince John's mistress or whatever had a poodle.

( And now, I bring you pics. With comments. )

Robin of Sherwood

I've seen through "The Fool King"(or something like that...the King Richard ep) and about half of the next episode("The Prophecy"?)  Obviously, I'm doing this at work, as opposed to at home with the set beside me for referrence.

Given that everyone has new clothes and slightly more stylish hair in "Prophecy"(and I swear, Robin's hair has about 5 more feathery layers and are those highlights I see?) and that the "King" ep had a bit of a "just in case this is the end" feel to it, I assume I've started season 2.  Incidentally, I swear that that's the first time I've seen Johnathan Rhys-Davies without a full beard.  I mean, even in Gargoyles, which was animated, Macbeth had a full beard both in the past AND the present(not counting kid-Macbeth)  If it wasn't forthebeard, I wouldn't have recognized him.

crumpeteer  helped me realize yesterday why it is that, while I usually like Robin himself well enough(with the exception of Costner), it's usually just in the contect of he's a good hero, but this Robin I adore(not as much as Will, but...)  Largely, I think, because Robin is always self-assured and confident and has no doubts in his plans, abilities or leadership skills.  While Praed's Robin also has these qualities, they aren't in himself, but in his friends and his knowledge that it doesn't matter who's doing it, it just needs to be done.  He's the one doing it now, but he fully believes that all his death would affect is who's doing it...on his death, someone else will take on the job, and he expects his friends to help that person, no matter who it is.  Unlike the other Robins, there's no feeling that he gets off on being an outlaw and leading his band in the forest...it's just what he does.  He also lacks the cockiness that only Errol Flynn and Cary Elwes could really pull off...while he has his cocky moments, he has them because it's how he needs to be and there's a certain sheepishness to it.  Like when he tells King Richard he has to pay for his meal...he means it and part of him is enjoying it, but he's almost bashful about it with his little grin-like he's only doing it because it's what his friend expects.  And when we see him and Marian walking in the village after Richard pardons them(not that it lasts)  you can see that it's what he REALLY wants...to just be a normal guy again(but not in a way that he begrudges his current life) which is a feeling that I've only ever gotten from Richard Todd's Robin.

But you know, while he may not be as pretty, Will Scarlet is still my favorite.  I think he summed it up best when the rest were going to Nottingham after the pardon...everyone he trusts and everyone he'd die for was standing right in front of him.  He doesn't care about Richard or, really, even the safety of the realm...helping people is all well and good, but the only reason he's hanging around here instead of off causing soldiers trouble somewhere(well, frankly, he would have picked the wrong fight and gotten killed by now, but that's not the point) is because he wants his friends to stay alive, and together.  As much as I love my stalwart heroes, I often go for the angsting guy(and few characters have more justified angst than this one) busy keeping said hero alive, and this is no exception.

I also find myself fond of Guisborne.  Guisborne is always a bit of a bumbling fool(usually more than a bit) but usually, there'sthe feeling that he's stupid AND inherently nasty...this Guisborne comes across as someone  who MIGHT have ben nice and decent at one point, but has become very much a product of his world, and his master(Nottingham)  In the Alan A Dale ep(and how much did I love Will's mocking Alan?   I'm fond of Alan, just, you know...Will usually gets rewritten as an Alan knockoff) there's the feeling that, even though he can't and won't say or do anything, what's being done to the girl is wrong and he feels sorry for her(which is interesting, giving the earlier ep where he had a woman and her husband declared witches and devil worshippers because she refused him, but then, he's a man of his times and one's a noblewoman and the other a peasant.)

And on a completely unrelated note, I got forgottenpolishhooked on the Dresden Files books.  This is significant because I almost literally had to bully her into watching the first episode with me a few months ago(a support system was required, just in case)

Robin of Sherwood

I've seen through "The Fool King"(or something like that...the King Richard ep) and about half of the next episode("The Prophecy"?)  Obviously, I'm doing this at work, as opposed to at home with the set beside me for referrence.

Given that everyone has new clothes and slightly more stylish hair in "Prophecy"(and I swear, Robin's hair has about 5 more feathery layers and are those highlights I see?) and that the "King" ep had a bit of a "just in case this is the end" feel to it, I assume I've started season 2.  Incidentally, I swear that that's the first time I've seen Johnathan Rhys-Davies without a full beard.  I mean, even in Gargoyles, which was animated, Macbeth had a full beard both in the past AND the present(not counting kid-Macbeth)  If it wasn't forthebeard, I wouldn't have recognized him.

crumpeteer  helped me realize yesterday why it is that, while I usually like Robin himself well enough(with the exception of Costner), it's usually just in the contect of he's a good hero, but this Robin I adore(not as much as Will, but...)  Largely, I think, because Robin is always self-assured and confident and has no doubts in his plans, abilities or leadership skills.  While Praed's Robin also has these qualities, they aren't in himself, but in his friends and his knowledge that it doesn't matter who's doing it, it just needs to be done.  He's the one doing it now, but he fully believes that all his death would affect is who's doing it...on his death, someone else will take on the job, and he expects his friends to help that person, no matter who it is.  Unlike the other Robins, there's no feeling that he gets off on being an outlaw and leading his band in the forest...it's just what he does.  He also lacks the cockiness that only Errol Flynn and Cary Elwes could really pull off...while he has his cocky moments, he has them because it's how he needs to be and there's a certain sheepishness to it.  Like when he tells King Richard he has to pay for his meal...he means it and part of him is enjoying it, but he's almost bashful about it with his little grin-like he's only doing it because it's what his friend expects.  And when we see him and Marian walking in the village after Richard pardons them(not that it lasts)  you can see that it's what he REALLY wants...to just be a normal guy again(but not in a way that he begrudges his current life) which is a feeling that I've only ever gotten from Richard Todd's Robin.

But you know, while he may not be as pretty, Will Scarlet is still my favorite.  I think he summed it up best when the rest were going to Nottingham after the pardon...everyone he trusts and everyone he'd die for was standing right in front of him.  He doesn't care about Richard or, really, even the safety of the realm...helping people is all well and good, but the only reason he's hanging around here instead of off causing soldiers trouble somewhere(well, frankly, he would have picked the wrong fight and gotten killed by now, but that's not the point) is because he wants his friends to stay alive, and together.  As much as I love my stalwart heroes, I often go for the angsting guy(and few characters have more justified angst than this one) busy keeping said hero alive, and this is no exception.

I also find myself fond of Guisborne.  Guisborne is always a bit of a bumbling fool(usually more than a bit) but usually, there'sthe feeling that he's stupid AND inherently nasty...this Guisborne comes across as someone  who MIGHT have ben nice and decent at one point, but has become very much a product of his world, and his master(Nottingham)  In the Alan A Dale ep(and how much did I love Will's mocking Alan?   I'm fond of Alan, just, you know...Will usually gets rewritten as an Alan knockoff) there's the feeling that, even though he can't and won't say or do anything, what's being done to the girl is wrong and he feels sorry for her(which is interesting, giving the earlier ep where he had a woman and her husband declared witches and devil worshippers because she refused him, but then, he's a man of his times and one's a noblewoman and the other a peasant.)

And on a completely unrelated note, I got forgottenpolishhooked on the Dresden Files books.  This is significant because I almost literally had to bully her into watching the first episode with me a few months ago(a support system was required, just in case)

quick rant

Incidentally, this post is, as far as I know, not referring to anyone on my flist here...heck, as far as personal friends go, I think my rarely used(and not even currently uploaded, I don't think) Dick Grayson icon is worse than anything you guys use.

Ok, I get that everyone likes their icons and chooses icons that, as a general rule, express their either themselves or thier likes, i just wish people would occassionally use a bit of...urm...discretion...when posting to communities.  I don't mean icons of two guys(or girls) staring at each other and phrases like "can you feel the subtext?" or "and A was like *beep* and then B was like *beep.*"  I mean ones that have the f-word in twenty pixel font, or two guys writhing in you-know-what, which seem to be being used more and more in comm posts.  I mean, forget the fact that some people might be offended by them(my general reaction is to roll my eyes at worst, but usually I just ignore it if I don't like it) but I KNOW I'm not the only person who checks LJ at work...I mean, some people only HAVE internet at work, and might end up getting tagged for looking at questionable content at work just for checking their flist.  It's especially annoying when the post has a cut to the effect of "may not be worksafe"

*toddles off to find something happier to ponder*

quick rant

Incidentally, this post is, as far as I know, not referring to anyone on my flist here...heck, as far as personal friends go, I think my rarely used(and not even currently uploaded, I don't think) Dick Grayson icon is worse than anything you guys use.

Ok, I get that everyone likes their icons and chooses icons that, as a general rule, express their either themselves or thier likes, i just wish people would occassionally use a bit of...urm...discretion...when posting to communities.  I don't mean icons of two guys(or girls) staring at each other and phrases like "can you feel the subtext?" or "and A was like *beep* and then B was like *beep.*"  I mean ones that have the f-word in twenty pixel font, or two guys writhing in you-know-what, which seem to be being used more and more in comm posts.  I mean, forget the fact that some people might be offended by them(my general reaction is to roll my eyes at worst, but usually I just ignore it if I don't like it) but I KNOW I'm not the only person who checks LJ at work...I mean, some people only HAVE internet at work, and might end up getting tagged for looking at questionable content at work just for checking their flist.  It's especially annoying when the post has a cut to the effect of "may not be worksafe"

*toddles off to find something happier to ponder*