![]() ![]() But Robin of Sherwood is certainly the most authentic feeling adaptation I've ever seen of the legend, with its small budgets enhancing, not limiting, the gritty feeling that we're really out in Sherwood Forest with a band of rag-tag rebels, fighting the Crown. As for TV, I still have a soft spot for Mel Brooks' little-seen 1975 spoof, When Things Were Rotten, starring Dick Gautier. Of course the Errol Flynn version still remains the one to beat in my book (with the hilariously ridiculous Kevin Costner version still hands down the worst - why was that a hit?). I suppose like most movie junkies I've seen numerous takes on the Robin Hood legend - both proper versions and those adapted to modern times. Acorn Media has released the last series (season) of the show, Robin of Sherwood: Set 2, featuring the final 13 episodes starring newcomer Jason Connery as the "new" Robin Hood. ![]() Back then, the whole sword and sorcery genre was still rolling along (was Excalibur the start of that revival in the 80's?), and British filmmaking had flowered once again (with big hits like Chariots of Fire, Gandhi, as well as smaller, well-received art house indies like Dance With a Stranger), making imports like Robin of Sherwood quite attractive to cable and pay-TV services. Wow - has it really been over twenty years since I watched these episodes on Showtime (and did I really use to pay money every month to get uncut movies.full frame?)? It's been a long time (1984-1986), but I remember Robin of Sherwood (or as it was known in the States: Robin Hood) quite well.
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