Vikings. History channel

i made it maybe 10 min into the 1st ep. b4 I gave up on it. I normally will give a show atleast 2-3 eps. but I just couldn't do it with this show.

I've watched it but it doesn't capture the attention well.

If you want to see a bunch of sex and some bloody fighting, then you'd probably like it.

So far, I think it's been hodge-podge, with the Vikings being pretty generic. They occasionally get some details right but it makes it jarring because it doesn't fit so well with the rest. They throw in gratuitous scenes like a random rape of a slave for no reason other than "Look! We have a rape scene! Hard core!". The fighting scenes are... well.. I don't like to say lousy, because they aren't lousy, but they definitely look like a TV show budgeted fight scene.

Then there's massive inaccuracies that seriously bug me. I can't address them, because it'd be spoilers, but there's certain actions taken by high ranked characters that would never happen. Every person in the show has the "dirty face" syndrome used by every cheap filmmaker for any scene set before modern times. Clothing and armor and etc could use some help.

The scenery is grand. Some of the sets and set dressing is really cool. There's action. There's a main character to identify with and support. The side characters seem to have some personality. Personally I'd like to see some more female characters, as Viking women were as hard core as the men, and the show has ONE, with all other females playing the typical weak females or evil conniving females. But the one is awesome. There's also a pretty steady plotline to follow and wonder if this will succeed, if that guy will do this thing, where will they end up, will this work, things to keep you interested in a plot.

If you want some Viking info and to participate in Viking stuff, check out your local SCA branch. We have information on every aspect of Viking life and plenty of members that choose Viking personas. The only thing we don't do is fight with live steel, because that'd be stupid. Generally the live steel fighting is still not "really" fighting with swords and axes, because the purpose of fighting with swords and axes is to injure and kill your opponent. So you're pulling blows and choreographing things to some extent because no one wants to die while playing a game. The SCA fighting uses rattan weapons so full body blows can be exchanged without killing anyone. And our arrows hurt, even if they don't have points to pierce and bleed the victim.

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Originally Posted by 771subliminal

i made it maybe 10 min into the 1st ep. b4 I gave up on it. I normally will give a show atleast 2-3 eps. but I just couldn't do it with this show.

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Why?
The entire cast so far is amazing. You have to understand that it's more of a fictional depiction rather than a documentary.

Ragnar Lothbrok is an amazing character. I had a couple issues with it, but at the end of episode three they speak in the native language with subtitles while talking to people of a different language. So, that redeemed the show for me.

Episode five tonight on line, I can't wait. All the episodes are avaliable on history.com. Episode four is supposed to air tonight, but the fifth one should be available tonight online only a week early.

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