"The Tudors" TV series

[Marengo]

I just started watching this series, good grief how annoying. They had a nice subject but IMO they ruined it and made it look very unlikely. That everybody looks as if they could be participating in America's next topmodel doesn't do much for the credability, neither does the acting skills of the guy who plays Henry VIII, it seems he has only 2 expressions in his face.

[Vecchiolarry]

Hi,

In Canada now, we are getting the second season...

I too was annoyed at the historical inaccuracies, especially Margaret and the King of Portugal, but I stuck with it simply because I was greatly impressed by Catherine of Aragon. The actress who portrays her, Maria Doyle Kennedy, is very good and does Catherine justice - something she wasn't given in real life.

Also, Sam Neil is very good in his role of Cardinal Wolsey.
Both Catherine and Wolsey are now gone from the series but Peter O'Toole has come on as Pope Paul III and he's very good.

SPOILER:
He has a great line about Anne Boleyn - - "Why doesn't somebody just get rid of her??"....

Larry

[iowabelle]

I read somewhere that John McCain said he enjoyed this production. No further comment on my part.

[MAfan]

I've seen the first season...not so good, full oh historical mistakes and inaccurancies...I didn't like it

[iowabelle]

I haven't seen it, but I don't know why they felt the need to embellish it. I'm sure there was sufficient sex and intrigue in reality at the Tudor court.

[Leslie2006]

Originally Posted by MAfan

I've seen the first season...not so good, full oh historical mistakes and inaccurancies...I didn't like it

I'll second that. I wasn't very happy with Michael Hurst when I saw the first season. He's making a mockery of history with this stupid show.

[Leslie2006]

Originally Posted by Vecchiolarry

Hi,

In Canada now, we are getting the second season...

I too was annoyed at the historical inaccuracies, especially Margaret and the King of Portugal, but I stuck with it simply because I was greatly impressed by Catherine of Aragon. The actress who portrays her, Maria Doyle Kennedy, is very good and does Catherine justice - something she wasn't given in real life.

Also, Sam Neil is very good in his role of Cardinal Wolsey.
Both Catherine and Wolsey are now gone from the series but Peter O'Toole has come on as Pope Paul III and he's very good.

SPOILER:
He has a great line about Anne Boleyn - - "Why doesn't somebody just get rid of her??"....

Larry

They also made Catherine about fifteen years older than Henry when there was only a 6-year age gap between them in reality.

[cmkrcwi]

I've read that they combined Henry's two sisters into one character because they thought audiences might be confused with two different Princess Marys.

The only other shows or movies I had ever seen Sam Neill in were Jurassic Park and The Omen III so I was pleasantly surprised by how good he was as Cardinal Wolsey. I also liked Maria Doyle Kennedy a lot too.

I enjoyed Season 2 a great deal although there too they played a bit fast and loose with historical fact.

The one thing that bugs me about the show is the decision to keep Henry young handsome and fit long after he was a fat bloated old man historically. I just don't buy their reasoning that today's audiences won't accept characters that aren't handsome or beautiful.