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Author Topic: Musketeers Series 2 and nostalgia  (Read 5873 times)

Offline georgec

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Re: Musketeers Series 2 and nostalgia
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2015, 09:41:13 AM »
You had to mention 'The Singing, Ringing Tree' and now I have to book therapy.  Definitely some deep GRU plot with the East German film producers to scar future generations of NATO manpower for exploitation when the tanks came over the Inner German Border.... ! 

Offline Captain Blood

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Re: Musketeers Series 2 and nostalgia
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2015, 09:45:02 AM »
Ah yes, was that one of those weird tea-time East European fairytale thingys..? Bloody freakish they were. They used to give me the right collywobbles.

Let's go back to the happy memories of 'The Flashing Blade' please...  :)

(And Robinson Crusoe, of course... There, you can hear that crackly old gramophone music now, can't you?  :D)

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Re: Musketeers Series 2 and nostalgia
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2015, 09:47:42 AM »
Ah yes, was that one of those weird tea-time East European fairytale thingys..? Bloody freakish they were. They used to give me the right collywobbles.

Let's go back to the happy memories of 'The Flashing Blade' please...  :)

(And Robinson Crusoe, of course... There, you can hear that crackly old gramophone music now, can't you?  :D)

I was watching some of the Robinson Crusoe episodes on You Tube over Christmas. Happy days! :)
"These creatures do not die like the bee after the first sting, but go on age after age, feeding on the blood of the living"  - Abraham Van Helsing

Offline Harry von Fleischmann

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Re: Musketeers Series 2 and nostalgia
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2015, 12:47:34 PM »
Yes, THAT was a very disturbing programme; there was a lot of euro tv nonsense about though - I have vague memories of Zeppos and something involving partisans and a train. The one that really annoys me is a series about two postage stamp sized countries who are going to be united by a roysl wedding but end up at war because their two spies don't want to be out of a job. Saw it once and remember it still.

The missing episode of Flashing Blade lacks the swashbuckling action of the rest of the series.

It's quite clear that the Spanish marksmanship hasnt improved over the years and that the Musketeers have inherited de Ricci and Guyots ability to hit anyone with anything at any range. At least there is a nod to reloading - unlike in Flashing Blade when simply cocking the hammer back did the job. Still - does it matter? It's a great riot of fun and you don't get much floppy hatted swashbuckling mayhem on TV so roll on Friday night, d'accord?


Offline Skrapwelder

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Re: Musketeers Series 2 and nostalgia
« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2015, 03:00:42 PM »
I just had a very enjoyable weekend going through Season 1 via Itunes. A lot of fun and much better than I expected.

Offline Aaron

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Re: Musketeers Series 2 and nostalgia
« Reply #20 on: January 08, 2015, 12:18:20 PM »
Thanks for the mention of the Robinson Crusoe episodes on Youtube. As a yank I have never seen these, but I expect my boy and I will enjoy them very much.

Offline James Morris

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Re: Musketeers Series 2 and nostalgia
« Reply #21 on: January 08, 2015, 08:06:26 PM »
The wife and I thoroughly enjoyed Musketeers #1 and #2 has been much the same, albeit sadly missing the Cardinal.  Trying not to worry too much about the musket ranges and accuracy... :)

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Re: Musketeers Series 2 and nostalgia
« Reply #22 on: January 08, 2015, 08:06:36 PM »
Even here at the very end of Europe we see, or better, seen those tv series.
And the musketeers s01 was very nice indeed.
I wil certainly enjoy seing series 2.

By the way, the 2 or 3 films of the 3 musketeers with Michael York where very nice too.

Offline Gallahad

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Re: Musketeers Series 2 and nostalgia
« Reply #23 on: January 09, 2015, 06:12:09 AM »
I'm currently working my way through season 1 and thoroughly enjoying it.  Bought the whole season for $12 on Amazon here in the states.

 

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