[SCA-AS] Rome New Season / Release of first season Robin of Sherwood

[Heleen Greenwald]

Thank you for letting us know My Lord. Hubby and I just saw ROME the  
first season, for the first time 2 weeks ago,  Really good series...  
but yeah, adults only.
Phillipa
On Jan 7, 2007, at 10:23 PM, mmagnusol wrote:

> The new season of Rome [for adults only] begins on HBO next Sunday  
> nite.
> If you like it you probably want to see it. Filmed in Italy.
> ............................................
> Secondly - acornonline.com is advertising they have an exclusive on
> the first 13 episodes of Robin of Sherwood with Michael Praed as  
> Robin.
> 11 hours, 19minutes on 5 DVDs.  $59.95. 1-888-870-8047
> There is a full size photo of the original Merry Men on the catalog  
> cover.
> You might like to request a copy of the catalog but I'll bet they  
> ship one
> with an order.
>
> The Irish Band Clannad did the music for the series - Robin the Hooded
> Man is the theme song.   For those of you with a mid-eastern bent  
> this is
> the first entry of a Saracen into the Robin Hood legend I believe  
> and he
> is a series regular, using double scimitars and throwing knives.
>
> In America you had to be aware in the mid 1980's and able to watch  
> Showtime
> then to see it as it was a Showtime program.  In the later episodes  
> Praed
> is replaced by Jason Connery, Sean Connery's son.   The episode I most
> remember of the whole thing is Robin [Praed] pitted against the  
> Sheriff's
> men alone on a hilltop.   That one was pretty good [in my opinion].
>
> Previous to now there were 4 mini-movies released and then  
> available only
> on old VHS tapes if you could find them.  I bought a PAL version in  
> order
> to collect it two or three years ago in DVD.  PAL is what is  
> generally used
> outside the US and Canada.  Now it is available in NTSC for them.   
> It has
> been at least 20 years since they played here in North America.
> Old SCAdians probably enjoyed it.
>
> Magnus, OL
> Great Barony of Windmasters Hill, Manx, Adria, GDH, Archer-Antiquaries
>
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