Hooten and the Lady

[CalNaughtonJnr]

Any one else watching this?

Along the lines of a modern day Indiana Jones - it grates in places but i'm actually quite enjoying it

[Halb]

CalNaughtonJnr said:

Any one else watching this?

Along the lines of a modern day Indiana Jones - it grates in places but i'm actually quite enjoying it

I wanted to watch this...I never really liked the Librarian...is it any good?

The fact it is on Sky One..and looks a tad 'villian of the week', made me not whazz it to the top of my list.

[haggishunter]

There's two things that have kept me watching it

[Truckosaurus]

A blatant rip-off of Indiana Jones, Romancing the Stone, Da Vinci Code, etc. but enjoyable enough to continue watching.

From watching the behind-the-scenes programmes (on Sky OnDemand) all the historical artefacts involved are based on reality. (ie. the missing explorer in episode one existed in real life).

[Halb]

Truckosaurus said:

A blatant rip-off of Indiana Jones, Romancing the Stone, Da Vinci Code, etc. but enjoyable enough to continue watching.

From watching the behind-the-scenes programmes (on Sky OnDemand) all the historical artefacts involved are based on reality. (ie. the missing explorer in episode one existed in real life).

OK, that sounds good.

[Billyray911]

haggishunter said:

There's two things that have kept me watching it

Agreed! Seems to be filmed on a decent budget too with minimal cgi and some decent actors.Cheesy but seems ok at the moment.

[Smollet]

Billyray911 said:

haggishunter said:

There's two things that have kept me watching it

Agreed! Seems to be filmed on a decent budget too with minimal cgi and some decent actors.Cheesy but seems ok at the moment.

Yup. Harmless viewing.

[ukaskew]

Enjoying it, some massive leaps of faith to get a whole story into 50 minutes of running time, but it's good if instantly forgettable entertainment.

Production values are superb (it's all filmed on location), no ropey effects, better than many movies that make it to the cinema in fact. It makes you realise how many movies reuse the same places to film stuff (i.e. Vancouver stands in for pretty much every city going in many Hollywood movies), as with this they're more than happy to show you real life places in detail.

[coopedup]

Smollet said:

Yup. Harmless viewing.

This, really quite enjoying it.

[Zigster]

It's utter cack, but strangely enjoyable - always had a thing for posh girls, as my wife would attest.

I can see why a couple of people have described it as harmless and I can see me vegging out in front of a few more episodes.

[Alex]

I've tried watching it, but it is so cheesy and the acting is so bad, that I'm not sure I'm going to continue!

[Alex]

Oh, and terrible title.

[thebraketester]

I hope the music sounds ok? I completely forgot ok had played on it until I saw the title on here.

Might have to check it out.

[Shakermaker]

If you're enjoying Ophelia Lovigood (poshest name ever?) then she has been in W1A before, in case that wasn't known to you.

Yet to watch this series, not sure the reviews on here are doing it justice for me...

[anonymous-user]

I gave it a chance and found it a really poor effort. Weak characters and story, and no energy between the two main protagonists.

Wont be watching anymore, Westworld is out soon which will at least be another (hopefully good) series to get into.

[irocfan]

it's a family friendly friday evening programme - think 'Merlin' or 'Atlantis' but mixed with Indy/Romancing the Stone. It's a perfectly harmless way of passing 40/50 minutes but it really totally insubstantial

[p1doc]

catchy theme tune good harmless fun with a slight bit of history thrown in lol

[Adam B]

It is a complete copy of Romancing the Stone / Indiana Jones and the acting is cheesy as hell

haggishunter said:

There's two things that have kept me watching it

This kept me mildly interested through episode 1 but hit the money shot when she fell in the river - decided that was going to be the peak of the series (pun intended) so my interest has dimmed

Edited by Adam B on Friday 11th November 14:36

[anonymous-user]

Reminds me of Relic Hunter.

Nice easy to watch series without it taking itself too seriously. Although I prefer Tia to Ophelia.

[Samcat]

A bit of a thread bump.
I finally got around to watching the last episode in the series last night, quite enjoyed the whole series, nothing amazing, just a good easy show to watch. Didn't take itself too seriously, and interesting enough storyline, and Ophelia of course.
It appeared to be shot on location which added to the visuals, and the stunts were acted rather an cgi'd.
I'd certainly watch another series.