Willow: TV Series

PlacidCasual · 1 Dec 2022 at 16:52

I remember reading the George Lucas storied Shadow War trilogy that is a direct sequel to the Willow film. It was a pretty decent fantasy trilogy. This series didn't involve Lucas but I wonder if they'll use any plot devices from those novels. I'm assuming not but that would be a shame.

something daft already!! · 1 Dec 2022 at 18:33

Just watching Doomcock's review. Seems like more woke nonsense then. I'll pass.

Craterloads · 1 Dec 2022 at 19:02

So not worth watching then?

FlamBango · 2 Dec 2022 at 10:33

got through 20 minutes of it then turned it off. Might give it another try to see if it improves when Warwick turns up but its pretty bad.

KIA · 2 Dec 2022 at 11:00

The movie is worth watching, but not the TV series.

smokedog · 2 Dec 2022 at 11:16

FlamBango said:
got through 20 minutes of it then turned it off. Might give it another try to see if it improves when Warwick turns up but its pretty bad.

When Warwick appeared I knew this wasn't for me, his acting felt very cringe. But the alarm bell was already ringing when a series starts off with a same-sex teen romance

uvarvu · 2 Dec 2022 at 12:00

GaryTheSnail said:
Why is nobody talking about this?

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@Feek any chance of a thread merge?

Deleted member 77746 · 2 Dec 2022 at 12:04

uvarvu said:
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@Feek any chance of a thread merge?

Yes please

or just delete this one.

Feek · 2 Dec 2022 at 12:32

uvarvu said:
@Feek any chance of a thread merge?

Seems sensible. Donedidit.

n111ck · 2 Dec 2022 at 12:42

FlamBango said:
got through 20 minutes of it then turned it off. Might give it another try to see if it improves when Warwick turns up but its pretty bad.

Maybe not bother lol..

Willow review – Warwick Davis’s fantasy reboot is lots of fun … until he appears

The Disney+ revamp of the 80s movie is a sassy, brisk coming-of-age caper. Then the lead actor appears, fantasy gubbins bogs the action down – and the comedy goes awry

www.theguardian.com

Terminal_Boy · 2 Dec 2022 at 13:15

Rings of Power with extra LGBTQ+ nonsense? I can see this going down well with fans of the movie.

PlacidCasual · 2 Dec 2022 at 14:09

Terminal_Boy said:
Rings of Power with extra LGBTQ+ nonsense? I can see this going down well with fans of the movie.

I think most people can live with the LGBTQ+ nonsense as long as the writing and story are good. All we want is good entertainment, no one batted an eye at the lesbians in Andor. If however all you've got is diversity talking points with a TV show tacked on, then ready yourself to feel the wrath of the disappointed.

Tony Edwards · 2 Dec 2022 at 15:54

smokedog said:
When Warwick appeared I knew this wasn't for me, his acting felt very cringe. But the alarm bell was already ringing when a series starts off with a same-sex teen romance

The Warwick bit I agree with but the 'But the alarm bell was already ringing when a series starts off with a same-sex teen romance' is just laughable.

Terminal_Boy said:
Rings of Power with extra LGBTQ+ nonsense? I can see this going down well with fans of the movie.

Are the fans a bunch of bigots then?

n111ck · 2 Dec 2022 at 20:06

Tony Edwards said:
The Warwick bit I agree with but the 'But the alarm bell was already ringing when a series starts off with a same-sex teen romance' is just laughable.

Are the fans a bunch of bigots then?

We know that LGBTQ+ rights are very important to you because of your personal experiences - it's just that every sci fi / horror / action TV series seems to have to include the same closet /coming out relationship trope and its just boring now - we dont watch these shows for what would have previously been restricted to the chick flicks of old.

Tony Edwards · 2 Dec 2022 at 20:29

n111ck said:
We know that LGBTQ+ rights are very important to you because of your personal experiences - it's just that every sci fi / horror / action TV series seems to have to include the same closet /coming out relationship trope and its just boring now - we dont watch these shows for what would have previously been restricted to the chick flicks of old.

Its not that they are important to me its just it doesnt put me off watching a TV show or a film.

Do you only watch the shows for their masculinity then?

Begbie · 2 Dec 2022 at 20:32

Tony Edwards said:
Its not that they are important to me its just it doesnt put me off watching a TV show or a film.

Do you only watch the shows for their masculinity then?

Is there an issue with that?

n111ck · 2 Dec 2022 at 20:56

Tony Edwards said:
Its not that they are important to me its just it doesnt put me off watching a TV show or a film.

Do you only watch the shows for their masculinity then?

Yes, the more toxic the better lol.

I don't wach action / sci fi / horror for tedious relationship scenes - preachy wokery is boring but seems to get shoe-horned into everything now.

Bigpig · 3 Dec 2022 at 04:52

As you can tell I'm a huge Willow fan but I'm struggling. Seriously struggling.

Watch episode two last night and this morning I can barely remember anything that happened.

Filling in the time line with flash backs willow daughter all grown-up.

No wonder Disney+ is in trouble. These shows aren't cheap to make.

Like Rings of power it's pretty but the dialogue is hideous and the writing is gutter trash.

This has zero charm of the original. How did that happen?

Rroff · 3 Dec 2022 at 05:40

Whelp - maybe I'm not properly judging it but I skimmed through a bit and it was laughably poor and cringe worthy.

mcast123 · 3 Dec 2022 at 08:51

This has nothing to do with woke or not, this series is just absolute garbage. I rate TV shows based on the time I'm not actually browsing the web while watching. I turned this crap off when I found picking my dads Christmas slippers was infinitely more interesting.