King & Conqueror - BBC

[anevilgiraffe]

trailer for King & Conqueror has dropped:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0024pyz/king-and-conqueror?seriesId=trailers

[Dice Roller]

For something that is aimed at a mass market appeal, it actually doesn't look too bad.
I shall turn the other cheek at the more egregious solecisms.
But for the life of me, why does everyone have to have a muddy face?

[Mammoth miniatures]

But for the life of me, why does everyone have to have a muddy face?

Everyone knows flannels weren't invented until 1789 when John f.Lannel accidentally shrunk his towels.

[Ninefingers]

The usual sort will be fewmin'.

[Rick]

Spoiler alert.


It's Danes all the way down! 

[Wilgut Spleens]

No...


Just no..

[Knight-Captain Tyr]

Thought this looked great. Nice tasty battle scenes and a lot of star power. Will get a lot of people into the history of 1066 and the end of the Viking Age and that's a great thing.

Maybe the only qualm I had was I felt like the two leads should be reversed! Wasn't Harold older than William? Felt Nikolaj Coster-Waldau would make a good Harold, and James Norton a good William.

Won't even comment on the silly criticism about one minor character in the trailer.

[nicknorthstar]

Having watched every episode of Vikings, Last Kingdom, Viking Vahalla, Norsemen ( ), the trailer doesn't look 'that' bad. At least all the soldiers have helmets, and they are the right shape!

[Rick]

The problem is that this is one of 'those' battles or periods where, even if they don't have an army for it, most wargamers have a very definite opinion or sensibility about it. I'll keep an open mind.

[Inkpaduta]

They will likely use the usual medieval movie tactics for the battles.
Everyone just runs at each other and break into individual fights.

[TheKing30]

Drat - not available in my area...

[Coenus Scaldingus]

Drat - not available in my area...

Was about to switch on the ol' VPN, but less faff to check on YouTube first, and there it was:  

Too early to say if it will be definitely good or definitely shoddy, but I think I will almost definitely be watching it. Like nicknorthstar above; I've watched enough Dark Age "inspired" schlock to add one more the list; it might even be decent. 

But for the life of me, why does everyone have to have a muddy face?

To be fair, they are taking a bath in the one scene! 

[TheKing30]

Thank you - Saw it on You Tube- does look good!!!

[peleset]

Jarring.

[Rick]

I do hope that big battle they show in the trailer isn't supposed to be Hastings as both armies are fighting on flat ground - the English were supposed to be on the crest of a ridge with at least one flank anchored against a wood that they'd cut branches for stakes to enhance their defences. None of that detail is in the trailer so I'm hoping it's another battle entirely.