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In case any UK-based LAFers are interested, Season 2 of KNIGHTFALL will be premiering on History UK on Tuesday July 2nd at 9:00pm.
Darrell,Great to hear from you and to see you out and about the hobby related inter-webs!
On the other hand, it's a serious bummer for me to hear that KnightFall is in fact NOT as of yet available on Netflix.UK -- the friend who told me it was available internationally is located in India, and I wrongly assumed that Netflix brought new material out on the many and varied different markets outside the US at the same time. Stupid assumption on my part, no doubt driven by wishful thinking.
Glad to hear you enjoyed Season One, at least for the most part. As I repeat incessantly, I had nothing to do with it, so have no claim whatsoever to any credit for it. I hear you RE: your issue with "Medieval" armies dressing in perfectly uniform "uniforms." In Season 2 we tried to ride that line, with the Royal Household troops of France wearing slight variations on the same "uniform," and Templar Brothers and Sergeants doing the same. We impressed on the wardrobe and props departments that the more variation the better. I'm curious to hear what you think of Season Two when and if you get to see it, and hope it at least lives up to your "not too bad" judgement of Season One, and hopefully exceeds it -- even if just slightly!
Vikings has to be one of the worst offenders in the ‘lets give each army a specific uniform’ category. Each Saxon kingdom has a monopoly on helmet design, with the men of Wessex wearing C16th burgonets . Who knew they had gone out of fashion between 1066 and 1500? Different shield shapes per kingdom and different armour styles per kingdom as well. The Vikings are the best though with not a shirt of mail or helmet between them!
I think that Last Kingdom must be even worse in that department. And the irony is that Bernard Cornwall might not be the best book writer but he tends to present a quite accurate image of the historical timeframe that his tales are taking place in. All those hideous wardrobe and arms choices are made by the tv serial production team.