MJJ
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Whens season three starting? With this, whitecollar,suits and blacklist all on break have got nothing to watch.
Oh ffsNot until the summer of 2015
Revan hates it because he can't read the book and then spoiler it all!Hearing the actors trying to pronounce their names is the best thing about this poor show, it's a hilarious butchering of the Norse/Icelandic language.
Otherwise I agree with Revan on most accounts.
Just finished the first three series on Prime. A really enjoyable show, even if it is historically fanciful.So is anyone still watching? This show is underrated, or should I say it doesn't have a wide audience. I think the characters in this are much stronger than the majority of the characters on GoT
I haven't watched the new season yet, I'm waiting for it to finish so I can binge watch them all online. I don't know why, but in the UK they've only just premiered the second season in the UK, we're a season behind for some reason, and I've watched that all last year. It's possibly the channel it's on too why it doesn't get much attention. Who watches the History channel? Not much publicly or advertising for a channel like that, to a channel say like Sky1/Sky Atlantic, or 5.So is anyone still watching? This show is underrated, or should I say it doesn't have a wide audience. I think the characters in this are much stronger than the majority of the characters on GoT
Most of the characters are historically accurate, it's just the chronology that's patchy.Just finished the first three series on Prime. A really enjoyable show, even if it is historically fanciful.
And everything else. Not that it really matters. It is a lot of fun without being ridiculous like Spartacus. The lead characters seem to be invincible though.Most of the characters are historically accurate, it's just the chronology that's patchy.
I guess no records existed of their fathers. Were they even actually brothers? Vikings just introduced me to these historical figures so I don't know and haven't read much about them.Ragna is the one main character that historians are uncertain as to whether he existed or not. Rollo was at the siege of Paris and later went on to rule Normandy, though he wasn't related to Ragna Lodbrok. All the 'sons' of Ragnar, including Bjorn, Ivar, Sigurd and Halfdan were legendary in there own right.
I agree.Just finished the first three series on Prime. A really enjoyable show, even if it is historically fanciful.
I love the history channel. It gets good ratings in the US especially for its specials. The 10 part miniseries 'the bible' for instance got 13M viewers for its premiere in 2013. Those numbers beat the Walking dead's ratings which average over 12M. Off course it must be totally different in the UK.I haven't watched the new season yet, I'm waiting for it to finish so I can binge watch them all online. I don't know why, but in the UK they've only just premiered the second season in the UK, we're a season behind for some reason, and I've watched that all last year. It's possibly the channel it's on too why it doesn't get much attention. Who watches the History channel? Not much publicly or advertising for a channel like that, to a channel say like Sky1/Sky Atlantic, or 5.
Anything related to Vikings is factually sketchy, as the only people keeping a written record at the time were the people they were fecking over on a regular basis. History seems to agree though that Bjorn, Ivar, Sigurd, Halfdan and another brother Ubba were related. Ragnar possibly didn't exist, as their father or not, but it's possible he's an amalgamation of a several other Viking leaders.I guess no records existed of their fathers. Were they even actually brothers? Vikings just introduced me to these historical figures so I don't know and haven't read much about them.
King Arthur of the VikingsAnything related to Vikings is factually sketchy, as the only people keeping a written record at the time were the people they were fecking over on a regular basis. History seems to agree though that Bjorn, Ivar, Sigurd, Halfdan and another brother Ubba were related. Ragnar possibly didn't exist, as their father or not, but it's possible he's an amalgamation of a several other Viking leaders.
I thought the acting was cheesy as feck. Not sure i like the way this season has been directed either.Season 4 mid season finale was epic and weird all at the same time.
It seems like the old Ragnar is back now.
That fist fight..Enjoyed the season overall but the last episode was terrible. Too many complaints to list. OK they had to advance things to move onto the exploits of Ivar and Arthur etc but it was all very rushed and I was not keen on some of the new casting choices.
Yeah, he isn't a great actor by any stretch. Floki is a bit hammy too. I still like the show though.I stoped caring about the show by the time the second season was done and it took a lot of patience to last that long. I realize The History Channel doesn't have a huge budget but surely they could have invested some money in hiring good writers? I can live with less action but the plot is shit and dialogues are worse. As for the actors, the guy playing the main character is so bad he makes Ashton Kutcher look like Al Pacino. Apparently smiling weirdly and rolling your eyes in between saying something pointless in a dumb accent is supposed to convince you he's a viking warlord.
Traitor!!!Watched all 4 seasons with the wife over the last month... I've absolutely loved it, Can't wait for the rest of Season 4 at the end of the year.
Rollo is the man.
Finally got round to watching it last night, bit of a low key start to the new series (I imagine any new viewer would probably be quite turned off by it) but then, considering how many years they skipped forward, it's a pretty neccesary episode to have to establish the current world, who his sons characters are now (as they're basically new characters) and what their motivations are.Traitor!!!
Did you watch the season premier?
No clue but the real Aella was supposed to have a pit of snakes that killed the real Ragnar.Wiki says that there is only one venomous snake in England - adder. Where did they got all those different snakes to fill the hole?
Hm, interesting.No clue but the real Aella was supposed to have a pit of snakes that killed the real Ragnar.
Yeah he was really great. All his interactions with Ragnar were class.Linus Roache killed it, his acting sold the whole thing for me.
Ragnar is not believed to be one person but the tales of many Norse kings.