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A segway into the fantasy realm..
This was probably the first sci fi/fantasy show I have ever seen besides Star Wars. It happened that I came across it one day as a Sunday morning rerun, and I was instanty hooked all those years ago. Since then, I always hope that reruns will be shown. They did for a while, but then were taken away. Recently Sci Fi on my DISH network showed 8 episodes in a row one Friday and I DVR'd them, and have been watching them again and again. <
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>One very big difference is that there are few big special effects. In the beginning episodes there is a badly done fire monster, but this show has much less of that than Hercules or Xena. I strongly dislike those shows, particularly Hercules, because of that. Beastmaster has more of nature theme to it, and, while I originally was drawn by the half-naked men, I have come to just love the show itself. I don't find Tao annoying at all: I find him adorable. Dar gets waay too much credit :) <
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>I was under the impression that this was shot in New Zealand like the others, but another review says no. Oh well. Daniel Goddard sounds very American to me, and I am American. But I don't care about the actors: I just have loved the show since my first viewing. <
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>I highly recommend it for the fantasy lovers. It's not too over the top, yet it is subtly fantasy/sci fi.

Hokey Rubbish and bad acting.
This series is hokey rubbish, and at the same time it takes itself WAY too seriously, like its High Art, or something. <
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>I started watching it on TV because I went to the same gym as Daniel Goddard, the muscle-bound star who plays Dar. (Cronulla Gym, then when it changed owners, Hotbods at Miranda, both in Sydney's southern suburbs.) Hey, that's right ... Daniel Goddard is Australian. Couldn't you tell from his appalling attempt at and American accent? By the way, Big Dan was a total arrogant *%$# when I used to see him at the gym (1991 - 1996), way before his 'acting' days had begun; he would strut around the place like he was a god, throwing skinny guys off machines that he wanted to use. ("Excuse me, mate, would you mind getting off that, I gotta do a Super Set"). I can imagine what he's like now. So girls, keep giving this !#@* a swollen head with your salavating comments, I'm sure he's soaking it up. <
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>Anyway, back to my review, and some more interesting trivia. This TV show was made at Movie World on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The Gold Coast is a mixture of Waikiki, Miami and Las Vegas, (but with only one casino). This tends to show through in the general look of the show. Glitzy, fake and arrogant would describe the show's look quite well. The outdoor scenes were shot in the national parks and rainforests behind the Gold Coast, and if you look carefully, you can spot the Eucalyptus trees that make up the rainforest canopy. It looks pretty silly having dark age barbarians running around the Aussie bush. <
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>Which brings me to the reason why Big Dan is the star of the show. Apparently, they needed someone who was an Aussie citizen to be the star, due to our actor's union laws etc. Dan won out due to his body, not his acting ability. Incidently, when I was seeing Dan at the gym (and he must have lived there, as he was there every night I was there, no matter what night it was) all those years ago, he was FAT FAT FAT covering the muscle. He was huge, yes lots of muscle, but mainly fat. He obviously lost a vast amount of weight to audition for this show. He actually looks too thin compared to how he used to be like. <
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>If you want a good fantasy TV series, try Heath Ledger in Roar. Now that is a good show!