TROY - BBC

[Halie Satanus]

Probably a bit early for a thread but....



The BBC has announced it has green lit possibly it's most ambitious (2m per episode) series to date. Not much info yet, but there's loads of articles on the net.

TROY - The Fall of a City.

Described as an epic tale of love, revenge, intrigue and bloodshed, it’s set against the backdrop of the war between Greece and Troy and focuses on the collapse of one family. It will go back to the saga’s origins: the judgment of Paris, his passionate elopement with Helen, and the ill-starred prophecy surrounding his birth.

When the baby Paris is born, the omens foretell that he will bring about the downfall of the city. Queen Hecuba and King Priam are forced to choose whether to abandon their newborn son to the wolves or save him, but risk the safety of their kingdom. Their choice will decide not only the fate of their child, but the very existence of Troy.

Article.

[gastovski]

Can't wait for glorious sex scenes.

[Stavroforos]

Immortality; take it, it's yours!

[Kyriakos]

Immortality; take it, it's yours!

/Meh.

Re the movie, anyway, the only good thing there was Agamemnon (and Sean Bean, but Sean Bean is always good).

[Halie Satanus]

The movie is repeated so many times it's kind grown on me. There's some great scenes, the fight between Hector and Achilles being a highlight.

I'm looking forward to this, BBC collaborations have been pretty good over the years.

[Påsan]

I like Troy, some truly great fight scenes like the duel and the beach assault and young Brad was a perfect Achilles.

Its not really following the source material that well though.

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

Skuch over a wee tad Haile, and for Goodness sakes quit hogging all me chips...

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OT: Looks promising. Please keep us in the know.

[DarthShizNit]

I honestly love Troy, I didn't see it until about five years after if came out, and had read lots of hate about it. But when I finally saw it, I have nothing really to complain about. The fight scenes are great, the acting is great, and Brad Pitt totally rocks.

" Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.”

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

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No one can mess with "Da Pitt". Although I will admit that the quite many cenematic versions of this tale are each in their own way, very well done....

[Wulfburk]

meh, coudnt they pick any better historical setting for their most ambitious series?

[Ngugi]

There's some great scenes, the fight between Hector and Achilles being a highlight.

One of my personal favourite duels/fights in all of scenematic history [while the movie itself is mostly a guilty pleasure], since even as I know the outcome (and knew when I first saw the movie) I yet get gravitated by music, acting, pacing and coreography into full tension - and ever a vain hope that Hector shall win for once haha
Oh, and I am a sucker for fine spear fighting.

[gastovski]

meh, coudnt they pick any better historical setting for their most ambitious series?

Like what? Troy seems fine to me. We had Rome and Spartacus so this would be just fine.

[TheDarkKnight]

The director's cut of Troy is even better, as it shows the full sack of Troy.

I'll watch the hell out of this, though.

[Halie Satanus]

Might as well get in the mood..

''There are no pact's between Lions and men.'' - Great line...

[Ngugi]

Watching the duel again on youtube (the same as Halie now posted I see), this comment to Paris/Orlando Bloom made me crack up

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Looking foreward to a new and resourceful take on the Iliad and Odyssey.
I do wonder on how they intend to balance mythology and gods with [historical] realism, with no opinion on what's the proper course

[Halie Satanus]

Watching the duel again on youtube (the same as Halie now posted I see), this comment to Paris/Orlando Bloom made me crack up

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Looking foreward to a new and resourceful take on the Iliad and Odyssey.
I do wonder on how they intend to balance mythology and gods with [historical] realism, with no opinion on what's the proper course

the writer 'David Farr' seems to have a decent track record (Hanna aside), Royal Shakespeare Company and writer on the fantastic 'Spooks.'

[Veteraan]

I wonder if we will see any llamas in this one.

[Ngugi]

I wonder if we will see any llamas in this one.

Only if Arnold play Priamos

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

Cinematic or Historical Review....All of them would be hard pressed to due better than this...

Achilles and Priam

"Even enemies can show......respect"

[Kyriakos]

Afaik it was argued that the movie Troy was more based on the Aeniad, but still that does not explain why virtually all the characters end up differently than in the Illiad (let alone than not many care about fan-fiction Aeniad ).

Ajax, Agamemnon, Menelaos don't die fighting Troy. Ajax becomes mad after Odysseus tricks him out of being awarded dead Achilles' weapons, and ultimately commits suicide. Agamemnon returns to his home palace and is assassinated by his wife, Klytemnistra. Iirc Menelaos gets reconciled with Helen, and they return to Sparta.