BBC Troy

[Raider4]

Zeus was black - no problem with that, but Helen his daughter was absolutely Caucasian!!!!!.  She should have been at least mixed race.

Well, he could have been a white swan . . .

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

I really enjoyed it.

[Steve J]

We watched the film version with Brad Pitt last night, just for something to watch. Visually impressive but obviously misses loads of stuff out. Also ordered the Robert Fagle translation as recommended by d-Guy

[fsn]

I shall stick to my much battered EV Rieu.

[d_Guy]

I figured you for an Alexander Pope guy. 

[toxicpixie]

I do enjoy the film. Release the giant flaming balls of twine!

Saw 1st episode of the Beeb one. Couldn't careless about the actors races. Was let down by pretty stolid and very worthy but dull acting & pacingdirectoon. Shame, as the look of it is very nicely done and the story should crackle and pop. Orlando Bloom might have been as wooden as his bow, but Eric Bananarama could carry the film. Sadly no ones stepped up like that in the series. Ms. Toxic is very unimpressed, but I'll give episode 2 a chance if I I can bag the tv privileges and see if it gets better

I do like that they made the stirrups look ropey and rather ad hoc. Suspect someone got narked about having to have them

[fsn]

I figured you for an Alexander Pope guy.  :-

Once you've read CS Forrester, there's no going back.

[urbancohort]

 

Troy: An Everyday Story Of Everyday Fighting Folk

Priam Archer discovers his barn is infested with Myrmidons and Jason and Oedipus Grundii offer to deal with them for a very reasonable fee ... WCGW?

Helen Archer elopes to Paris with her lover and her husband races to Dover to cross the wine dark Channel in pursuit.

Rhadamanthus Tichener returns from The Underworld to raise an army .. and the show's ratings.

As you can see, after "Atlantis" and "Merlin", I have high hopes for this series

[d_Guy]

Once you've read CS Forrester, there's no going back. 

True that. I read "The Ship" every five years and, like you, want to wargame the Med in 1940. Same with "The General" and I want to buy a Sedan chair and continue to climb the rank ladder at Pendraken Forum.

[FierceKitty]

FWIW, I like Robert Fagles's translation. If you get the audio version, Derek Jacobi is the reader and does quite a good job (uses multiple voices) - brings it to life.

Jacobi could read out a telephone directory and make it sound good!

[toxicpixie]

It's all gone a bit Black Books!

[DanJ]

It's all gone a bit Black Books!

Now that was the last truly original and funny comedy series on TV! I actually cried laughing when....  actually I robably shouldn't say when, but it did involve Bill Bailey and a piano

[toxicpixie]

Green Wing is also very good - I missed it first time round, but we watched the lot in a couple of weeks recently and it's been very funny!

We may now return to discussing the rather dull Troy

[Leman]

One of my favourite Black Books moments was when the two JWs knocked at the door and were confronted by Bill Bailey in a long white gown.

[paulr]

Now that was the last truly original and funny comedy series on TV! I actually cried laughing when.... 

Seconded, cried laughing more than once