I absolutely love fantasy -- I can enjoy the greatness of the best of the genre, and enjoy the campiness/laugh-ability the worst of the genre can offer. Legend of the Seeker is somewhere in-between, but it's good nonetheless. From what I've watched, it's not that deep, but if fantasy/adventure wasn't so risky to produce on television, I'd demand more shows like this.
First off, the acting in this is okay. There's familiar faces like Bruce Spence, who can really do his character justice (seem powerful, yet provide some comic relief). Craig Parker is okay as well, as he's hardly in much of the show so far. The lead is a great choice (name escapes me as I write this, forgive me). The female actress (forgive me again) is also quite well.
Action and Adventure actually is provided to this series. The slow-motion used is effective most of the time -- mainly in fight scenes. The special effects are modestly okay. The costumes are pretty good, and, of course, New Zealand always makes a surreal and stunning backdrop.
All in all, Legend of the Seeker is a show any fan of fantasy should watch. It's clean enough for the whole family -- which some seem to have a problem, and to them, all I can say is, even without the hardcore sex and gore, that they refer to, this show is still effective in providing action-adventure and the stuff in-between. The stories are slightly simple, yet I'm glad they are, because most of the week I'm still wrapping my head around what just happened on LOST.
So, if you're a fan of fantasy, catch Legend of the Seeker. It has the atmosphere of a fantasy like The Lord of the Rings, but simplified to a style more like Eragon, yet deeper, such as -- and this is kind of going out of this particular genre -- Star Wars.
Enjoy.
First off, the acting in this is okay. There's familiar faces like Bruce Spence, who can really do his character justice (seem powerful, yet provide some comic relief). Craig Parker is okay as well, as he's hardly in much of the show so far. The lead is a great choice (name escapes me as I write this, forgive me). The female actress (forgive me again) is also quite well.
Action and Adventure actually is provided to this series. The slow-motion used is effective most of the time -- mainly in fight scenes. The special effects are modestly okay. The costumes are pretty good, and, of course, New Zealand always makes a surreal and stunning backdrop.
All in all, Legend of the Seeker is a show any fan of fantasy should watch. It's clean enough for the whole family -- which some seem to have a problem, and to them, all I can say is, even without the hardcore sex and gore, that they refer to, this show is still effective in providing action-adventure and the stuff in-between. The stories are slightly simple, yet I'm glad they are, because most of the week I'm still wrapping my head around what just happened on LOST.
So, if you're a fan of fantasy, catch Legend of the Seeker. It has the atmosphere of a fantasy like The Lord of the Rings, but simplified to a style more like Eragon, yet deeper, such as -- and this is kind of going out of this particular genre -- Star Wars.
Enjoy.