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Rob (yawn) Hood
We really wanted to like this series because we are researching Robin Hood right now and looking at hundreds of different versions of the story. Actually, the first 4 or 5 episodes were really quite good (except for the distracting and repetitive Clannad score). Then the black magic kicked in with the arrival of Hearn the Hunter and it was a slippery slope to dullsville from then on. Realistic? Hardly. Now, I am not a purist who is completely opposed to the Deus ex machina, but the writers of this version of Robin Hood Deus ex machina-d this thing to death. F'rinstance: in one episode, Marian gets an arrow in the back, so they take her to this rock circle that looks like a mini-Stonehenge. Hearn the Hunter shows up with his deer horns on top of his head, a brilliant light streams from the clouds as they pull the arrow out of Marian's back, and then POOF! fade to a resurrected Marian...in a new outfit, to boot! There's nothing like a little of that old black magic to make things all right again and catapult us into the next episode unscathed. Honestly, I really liked a lot of the characters. Will's angry eyes got a little tiresome after a while, but the cast had good chemistry overall. Hats off to the director, too. I thought it was a stellar directing job. But cast chemistry and good direction do not a good story make. In this legend, I want Robin Hood and his merry men to be the heroes. Not some deer-headed mystic casting spells and calling on the black pagan arts to save the day. I'm sad to say I finally gave up watching this first season after one episode in which we had to endure not one, not two, not three, but at least four pagan fairy dances around a campfire at the base of a sacred tree. Ugh. Give me an old-fashioned arrows-flying peasant-saving Robin Hood over a lost, tormented tree hugger any day.

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robin of sherwood
When i was a younger i fell in love with robin of sherwood. To me this is one of the most realistic shows about the tale of Robin Hood. I love the fact that there was no fact accents, no blatant rip offs. The cast worked very well together. I loved the music it made the show more alive. I still wish this was on tv.

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Anti-Christian aspect is not good.
This series used to be my favorite of all time. I already loved Robin Hood stories and the "real" feel to this series, along with the added English mythology, made this one stand out above all others. Watching it again, however, after all these years, I am somewhat appalled by the portrayal of every member of the Church being evil. The only exception is Tuck, who not once speaks of his Christian belief and instead embraces the pagan practices of his friend's whole heartedly. I, personally, am more than a little tired of this portrayal of Christianity. (It's been shoved down our throats recently in such "historical" movies as "King Arthur" and "Kingdom of Heaven" as well.) <
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>Had this portion of the series handled the portrayal of Christianity more realistically as the Jason Connery portion did (ie, some members of the Church might be bad, such as the Abbot, but most are not and were willing to help Robin and his men, plus Tuck started acting more like a Christian himself), than I'd have given this a 4 star rating (one lower than the 5 star I give the second half of the series).