Robin Hood BBC series - Blu-ray Forum

Riverside666 · 03-02-2008, 06:58 AM

Can anyone tell me if this is any good? I'm in states and I've never heard of this and just saw an ad for it. I was wondering if the series is any good.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Robin-Hood-C.../dp/B000VA3J84

ulri4651 · 03-02-2008, 07:52 AM

yeah its pretty good, as are most of the bbc shows. you can import it from amazon.uk

Sylin · 03-02-2008, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Riverside666

Can anyone tell me if this is any good? I'm in states and I've never heard of this and just saw an ad for it. I was wondering if the series is any good.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Robin-Hood-C.../dp/B000VA3J84

I enjoyed the first two seasons on BBC America. So much so, that I recently ordered the Blu-ray from SendIt. Hoping to get it soon.

Now, if only they'd release them on Blu in the US... along with Doctor Who and Torchwood, I'd be set!

katharsis · 03-02-2008, 08:40 AM

IMO this is total junk! Watched like half of the first season hoping it would get better... wish they'd bring out the old tv show on BD at some point!

simon1976uk · 03-02-2008, 08:52 AM

Torchwood season 1 is listed as being released in June on amazon.co.uk

Dr Who wasn't recorded in High Definition, well the first 3 seasons weren't anyway so it may be a wait for those, before they are remastered.

Hope this helps

OokieSpookie · 03-02-2008, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by katharsis

IMO this is total junk! Watched like half of the first season hoping it would get better... wish they'd bring out the old tv show on BD at some point!

I very much agree with the last part of this.
I do not think that this show was total junk, it was just that they are trying to go the Xena/Hercules route and are not very good at .

Alan Gordon · 03-02-2008, 05:57 PM

I really enjoyed this series... and if it was released here in the US, I'd snap it up in a second... but I'm not real big on importing...

~Alan

cdooley · 03-02-2008, 08:37 PM

I watched the first season last year and enjoyed it. It isn't the best Robin Hood ever made, but it is one of the more fun versions. Sit back, turn your mind off and enjoy. :-)

The second season starts on BBC America some time in April, so hopefully they will rerun the first season so you can catch an episode or two. Having never seen it, I can't comment on the Blu version of this series.

Striker · 03-02-2008, 11:55 AM

I just finished watching season one and enjoyed it. I rented the season from Netflix and I am looking forward to season two being released but this is not a "must buy" for me. They were really close to making this a great show but went a little overboard on the Sheriff and some other characters trying to add humor to the show. Worth watching but I would not buy. The standard DVD season one is like $70 bucks in the states - to high for this show.

Salinger · 03-02-2008, 01:10 PM

I watched this on BBC Canada. Quite liked it. I actually felt the Robin and his men characters were more realistically portrayed than in most other versions I've seen.

As to whether it's worth buying, I'd suggest renting a disc first. I'm on the bubble as to whether this is a buy or not. Perhaps not. Then again, unlike most on this site, I wouldn't take Transformers if they were giving it away, so like all releases, it's a personal call.

03-02-2008, 06:58 AM	#1
Riverside666 Active Member Member since:Sep 2007	Robin Hood BBC series Can anyone tell me if this is any good? I'm in states and I've never heard of this and just saw an ad for it. I was wondering if the series is any good. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Robin-Hood-C.../dp/B000VA3J84 Last edited by Riverside666; 03-02-2008 at 07:03 AM.

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03-02-2008, 07:52 AM	#2
ulri4651 Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray collection:162 Trading Score:36	yeah its pretty good, as are most of the bbc shows. you can import it from amazon.uk

03-02-2008, 08:40 AM	#4
katharsis Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:SoCal Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:379 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	IMO this is total junk! Watched like half of the first season hoping it would get better... wish they'd bring out the old tv show on BD at some point!

03-02-2008, 08:52 AM	#5
simon1976uk Member Member since:Nov 2006 Location:Belton , North Lincolnshire	Torchwood season 1 is listed as being released in June on amazon.co.uk Dr Who wasn't recorded in High Definition, well the first 3 seasons weren't anyway so it may be a wait for those, before they are remastered. Hope this helps

03-02-2008, 05:57 PM	#7
Alan Gordon Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Dawson, GA 4K collection:867 Blu-ray collection:2455 DVD collection:437 MA collection:1874 Digital collection:2065 iTunes collection:4091 Prime collection:1896 Trading Score:44	I really enjoyed this series... and if it was released here in the US, I'd snap it up in a second... but I'm not real big on importing... ~Alan

03-02-2008, 08:37 PM	#8
cdooley Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Rome, Georgia, USA Trading Score:14	I watched the first season last year and enjoyed it. It isn't the best Robin Hood ever made, but it is one of the more fun versions. Sit back, turn your mind off and enjoy. :-) The second season starts on BBC America some time in April, so hopefully they will rerun the first season so you can catch an episode or two. Having never seen it, I can't comment on the Blu version of this series.

03-02-2008, 11:55 AM	#9
Striker Member Member since:Oct 2007	I just finished watching season one and enjoyed it. I rented the season from Netflix and I am looking forward to season two being released but this is not a "must buy" for me. They were really close to making this a great show but went a little overboard on the Sheriff and some other characters trying to add humor to the show. Worth watching but I would not buy. The standard DVD season one is like $70 bucks in the states - to high for this show.

03-02-2008, 01:10 PM	#10
Salinger Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Toronto, ON	I watched this on BBC Canada. Quite liked it. I actually felt the Robin and his men characters were more realistically portrayed than in most other versions I've seen. As to whether it's worth buying, I'd suggest renting a disc first. I'm on the bubble as to whether this is a buy or not. Perhaps not. Then again, unlike most on this site, I wouldn't take Transformers if they were giving it away, so like all releases, it's a personal call.

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