UK Timeline Atlantis

30-09-2013, 19:19

watched this on sunday and quite frankly it's rubbish ,very disappointing especially coming from the makers of Merlin .

What do others think

denphone · 30-09-2013, 19:27

l actually quite enjoyed it Marty but each to their own.

30-09-2013, 19:33

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Originally Posted by denphone

l actually quite enjoyed it Marty but each to their own.

maybe i'm expecting too much

Risco · 01-10-2013, 00:16

I enjoyed it, felt a little bit like the canned Sinbad from Sky.

SnoopZ · 01-10-2013, 00:44

I enjoyed it too.

**Chris** · 01-10-2013, 08:41

I'm pretty sure it will bed in nicely but the first ep was a little disappointing. They wasted an opportunity to actually show us some of the "I've never felt I fitted in" stuff. They went to the trouble of casting Mark Lewis Jones as the gruff uncle figure, and sticking them both on a boat somewhere, yet that establishing sequence lasted all of about 2 minutes. We should have had a first episode that was split maybe 50/50 between the 21st century and classical Greece, then all the weighty portentious stuff with the Oracle and the Minotaur in part 2. As it was, it looked like a 2-parter that got savaged in the final edit due to a last minute decision. In one or two spots the editing was extremely crummy. On a professional TV production you shouldn't even be aware of the editor's scissors.

Besides all that ... I have no doubt it will turn into a perfectly competent piece of Saturday night telly, even if I am tempted to whisper Meeerrrrlinnn in a John Hurt voice whenever the title screen comes up.

Mick Fisher · 01-10-2013, 16:00

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Originally Posted by martyh

watched this on sunday and quite frankly it's rubbish ,very disappointing especially coming from the makers of Merlin .

What do others think

I'm with you entirely.

I watched about 20 minutes before deleting it along with the series link.

It was as bad as I expected but as always I hoped to be proved wrong. Sadly that was not the case.

**Paul** · 02-10-2013, 02:44

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Originally Posted by Risco

I enjoyed it, felt a little bit like the canned Sinbad from Sky.

I thought that as well, probably because the city and clothing both were very much like Sinbad.

I quite enjoyed most of it, and series often improve from the first few episodes, so hopefully this will become even better.

Lets face it, there isnt anything else worth watching on a Saturday evening, for the last countless weeks Ive resorted to watching films.

Mick Fisher · 02-10-2013, 14:37

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Originally Posted by Paul M

I thought that as well, probably because the city and clothing both were very much like Sinbad.

I quite enjoyed most of it, and series often improve from the first few episodes, so hopefully this will become even better.

Lets face it, there isnt anything else worth watching on a Saturday evening, for the last countless weeks Ive resorted to watching films.

Same here but, for me, that's a habit that "Atlantis" only reinforces.

Stephen · 02-10-2013, 14:38

I thought it was dreadful. May watch one more episode but am honestly not sure.

Pierre · 02-10-2013, 20:16

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Originally Posted by Chris

I'm pretty sure it will bed in nicely but the first ep was a little disappointing. They wasted an opportunity to actually show us some of the "I've never felt I fitted in" stuff. They went to the trouble of casting Mark Lewis Jones as the gruff uncle figure, and sticking them both on a boat somewhere, yet that establishing sequence lasted all of about 2 minutes. We should have had a first episode that was split maybe 50/50 between the 21st century and classical Greece, then all the weighty portentious stuff with the Oracle and the Minotaur in part 2. As it was, it looked like a 2-parter that got savaged in the final edit due to a last minute decision. In one or two spots the editing was extremely crummy. On a professional TV production you shouldn't even be aware of the editor's scissors.

Besides all that ... I have no doubt it will turn into a perfectly competent piece of Saturday night telly, even if I am tempted to whisper Meeerrrrlinnn in a John Hurt voice whenever the title screen comes up.

I agree, far too much to try and cram into 45 mins.

Should easily have been a two parter.

Perhaps some of the backstory on the ship with his uncle will reappear in flashbacks?

However, I did enjoy it, it was better than Sinbad, which I ditched after three episodes.

Also, Mark Addy makes most things watchable.

I think it will be fine.

Kabaal · 02-10-2013, 22:45

I thought it was awful. I won't even give it a chance because "there's nothing else to watch on a saturday" as that's what netflix is for.

Merlin was good, this is tripe.

**Paul** · 08-11-2013, 21:54

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Originally Posted by Pierre

However, I did enjoy it, it was better than Sinbad, which I ditched after three episodes.

I suffered Sinbad to the bitter end, in the hope it would get better. It never did.

Atlantis is growing on me slightly.
The BBC have already renewed it for a second season.

SnoopZ · 08-11-2013, 22:12

I am enjoying it.

Mick Fisher · 09-11-2013, 16:53

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Originally Posted by Paul M

I suffered Sinbad to the bitter end, in the hope it would get better. It never did.

Atlantis is growing on me slightly.
The BBC have already renewed it for a second season.

Dear Oh Dear

Is this the best they can come up with? Saturday primetime for a show that belongs on CBBC.

I want my license money back