Vassilis Tsafatinos wrote: |
This is a pretty good discussion by the people involved answering some questions.
http://www.spike.com/video/deadliest-warrior/3158069 |
I daresay we see better informed opinions right here. :)
Vassilis Tsafatinos wrote: |
This is a pretty good discussion by the people involved answering some questions.
http://www.spike.com/video/deadliest-warrior/3158069 |
Sam Gordon Campbell wrote: |
I did a quick Google search on the 'experts' in the Knight vs. Pirate one, and it seems they're either stuntmen or stage-fight trainers... In fact, I struggled to find any actual historical qualifications other than "... Such and such choreographed a fight scene in 'Troy'". :mad:
And how the heck couldn't a piece of lead going faster than a crossbow bolt penertrate plate armour, and what was up with that, they flipped between a brigadine and a curiuss?! Blarg, rage! And if the 'bullets' didn't go through the armour, the pirate would be dead, not some cheap shot (excuse the pun) to the knights face :wtf: Then again, entertainment and such. :lol: |
Gavin Kisebach wrote: | ||
I've heard the same label thrown around. We always attributed it to production costs; it's got to be a lot cheaper and easier to chop up the seemingly endless archival footage of WWII and make comentary voiceovers than to get reenactors for another period, travel to the locales, pay for props, pay an animator, etc. That said you're not the only one sick to death of WWII documentaries, so (heavily qualifier laden) props to Spike for at least producing something rather than rehashing the same stock footage for the umpteenth time. |
Randall Moffett wrote: |
The pirate must have had magic reloading pistols or 10 of them on him during that fight. He just kept shooting round after round off. I thought you had to reload guns? :confused: In the end I think they have shown once more with this series where a little bit of understanding could have gone a long way. I really think I will not waste my time with anymore of the program it is that bad. I watched two of them now and the knight verse pirate was so bad I think I will not risk further stupidity. I had high hopes but sadly this one is just not worth it for even fun... BLAH!!! |
Edward Hitchens wrote: |
I haven't seen the Knight v. Pirate episode (I'll have to hunt for it online!) but I'm assuming the pirate won :mad: . If that's the case, I wonder if it has anything to do with popular culture's sudden allure towards pirates, no thanks to the recent Disney films (BTW, did you know they're making a fourth one? I'm not even going to waste my time). |