SPOILER Willow, the TV Series

@Madmartigan

Spoiler

You have apparently abandoned Sorsha. Little brownie action on the side there? (I only watched the 1st episode)

 

I'm not loving it so far.

The young characters speak like they are in our world/modern times. It's particularly noticeable since the older cast seems to be making an attempt to speak like people from another era. I will say they are funny, aside from a few failed jokes, but feel too contemporary.

Davis feels a little off too. Not sure if he can't play the character anymore or he's written oddly.He doesn't feel like Willow. Willow seems to have lost his mind. It's implied he tried t steal her from Tis Asleen. He'd never do that, especially since they were all safe behind that barrier. He's turned into a nutty old man.

Not sure how I felt about the evil henchmen. The looked all right and were kinda cool in the first episode, but the one whispering and hissing to his boss and the guy he infected was very second rate and corny.

I don't hate it, but would be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed.

First episode was better. 2nd had some weird interactions between the characters.

 

Interesting, I will make some type to watch this show eventually.

 

It's missing Val's braggadocio IMO(still have not watched the 2nd).

 

I won't say I didn't laugh at any of their jokes. The original had banter too. They sounded too damn modern.

 

I have now watched the 2nd.

Yes, I agree that they will give us Madmartigan somehow. His quest seems like it failed though or he might be an antagonist at some point.

I also agree on the weird dynamic of jokes, it just feels awkward.

I almost feel like they are pushing Princess Kit to fill the role of both Sorsha and Madmartigan. Other than that, I find the show being an Ok watch.

 

I'm not a fan of that gimmick. I think the only time I've liked it was in Ghostbusters Afterlife.

I don't hold it against the show he's not in it.

 

Yeah, just because they can, doesn’t mean they should.

 

With any special effect, it should be handled sparingly, not frivolously, or randomly. The PT should have been a lesson for everyone. Still, I really enjoyed Tony Stark de-aged for Civil War and Micheal Douglas for Ant-Man. Hopefully Indies de-aged scenes will be suitable for the story at hand.

 

You know, I've read a number of reviews and they are all negative....in fact, this forum is the only one where anything remotely positive has been said about it.

I remember the books Chris Claremont and George Lucas wrote post the original film, and thought that they were going to do an adaptation of those...but apparently no.

Methinks Disney really do not like George Lucas!

 

Ghostbusters handled it beautifully. You didn't even see his face until the end of the movie and when you did, he didn't speak. Whereas Star Wars has been plastering the characters all over the screen whenever they do it. I think this scene is overrated for many reasons:

 

I feel it’s mostly about managed expectations. This series dropped in the midst of prestige high fantasy marquee projects. But this show is really more what you would expect to find on the CW: ‘One Trill Hill’, but with superheroes. Go into it with that in your head and you might find it fun. Don’t expect more of it than what it’s trying to be.

 

This is a copout. You are gatekeeping criticism. The show can't not be good, it's the fan's faults for not lowering their expectations.

Willow was never anything remotely resembling a CW show.

 

It’s just some friendly bit of advice, man. How you approach this show will greatly determine how you receive it. Don’t expect great. It’s not and it doesn’t appear that’s trying to be. But you can still have fun with it if you’re willing to.

Whatever your feelings about the 1988 movie, this show is what it is. You can understandably dislike that and not watch, or you can try to meet it at its own level. The choice is yours.

 

I'm very disappointed in this show. I don't hate it, but I'm not loving it either. We've all mentioned the teen actors. I've laughed. I won't say I haven't. But overall, the style of the humor is not working. The style isn't working overall. Hannah Wadding's character (and her sidekick) looked out of place. They look like people in modern times cosplaying as prospectors. Not real prospectors, but people impersonating prospectors. It's a multilayered issue.

Davis is not good either. His performance is bad and so is what they're doing with the character. It's like he forgot how to play the character and they've written him as an Peedunky.

And if I have to hear that cheeseball villain hiss “the child has revealed herself” one more time in the opening credits, I'm going to chuck my remote. He's corny an not intimidating either, which is reinforced by the fact his minions are dispatched rather easily. Everyone Ballatine's crew has fought got the upper hand on them. The kids, Hannah Waddington with an axe....come on. Villains need to be intimidating!

I'm very torn on the young cast. I find myself both liking and being annoying by Elora and Kit. Jade is supposed to be the heart, but Erin Kellyman is such a flat performer.

I'm not bailing. I will finish it. There's 5 episodes left. We could still get more good than bad, but I'm not optimistic.

The 3rd episode was too dark too. Anticlimactic action sequences you can't see are not exciting.

--- Double Post Merged, Dec 9, 2022, Original Post Date: Dec 9, 2022 ---

What a crock.