Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .

*cue the inclusion of Robin Hood farewell gifs* Somebody -- I can't seem to find who! -- started off one of their posts with this  at some point during the week, and I decided to steal their idea. :-P Well, Robin Hood Week has drawn to a close.  Everyone, thank you sooo much for all your enthusiasm and participation.  You guys really made this week fun -- *I* sure enjoyed it, and I'm proud of what we did here. ;)  I loved reading y'all's posts -- looking forward to reading the rest of them! -- and just had a great time overall. :) Now for the very long list of the aforementioned posts, in random order.  If I missed anybody's post, please let me know and I'll try to add it!  Also, I'm sorry if some of the titles don't match up perfectly with the post titles.  Hamlette wrote: " Robin Hood Week Giveaway " "'The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men' (1952)" "A Collection of Robin Hood Posts" ...

On this last full day of the party, I wanted to talk about some of the different Robins I've seen: basically, determining which characteristic of the Robin Hood legend I think each actor brings out the most in their role -- or which characteristic leaves the greatest impression on my mind -- and reflecting a bit on each role in general.  We'll see how it turns out. ;) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Stuart Wilson {Disney's  Princess of Thieves } ~ The shortage of pictures of this show is, as Rachel Lynde would say, perfectly amazing. I think I've always liked Stuart Wilson's Robin . . . although, to be frank, I'm sort of wondering why after re-watching the show a few days ago for the first time in several years!  (Nah, just kidding.)  This Robin is older and trying to juggle raising a daughter (or, rather, trying to have her raised safely, since he's absent most of the time), fighting in various crusades, and now having the responsibility of bringing Ki...

I am about to emotionally abuse you. Those of you have seen BBC's Robin Hood , that is.  The rest of you -- blissful, heart-whole people that you are -- may not be able to sympathize with us in our pain.  (Maybe you will.  I don't know.  I feel like it'd be pretty hard to be unaffected by the "I Dreamed a Dream" one.  But for anybody watching who hasn't seen the show or is in the midst of watching the show, these music videos do contain major spoilers , so watch at your own risk.) . . . Actually, though, I'm going to be nice.  Only like four of these (there are ten total) are really tragical and feels-y and heartbreaking.  The rest are relatively happy and/or humorous. :)  However, those four tragical ones are really tragical and have been known to seriously mess with my coping mechanisms.  So if you're just coming off of watching the show, I might stick with the happy ones for now, since the sad ones might actually be a bit too much. ...

Hello, my pretties!  I remembered that I did a presentation on Robin Hood for school back in 2015, and so I decided that I might as well turn it into a post, right?  Quick and easy, and it changes things up a bit. :) Basically, I'll just copy my final draft, which discusses some of the (very scanty) historical background for the Robin Hood legend. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The name of Robin Hood has been calling to mind dusty books, bows and arrows, ballads, greenwood trees, and suits of Lincoln green for over six centuries. The notorious “righteous robber” legend has captivated audiences through song, literature, movies, and even television series. The earliest mentions of Robin Hood are found in medieval ballads and festivals, and he rose to cultural prominence mainly as a result of Sir Walter Scott’s 1820 novel  Ivanhoe , which featured Robin of Locksley as an important secondary character, and Howard Pyle’s book,  The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood , which was pu...

~ the nostalgia of all of it  the opening sequence ~ ~ the amazingly atmospheric quality of the whole thing ~ ~ the unforgettable villains ~ "AH-ha, AH-ha!" {I  once made the mistake  of saying that "no one will ever be as Prince John-ish as Toby Stephens," and I would like to formally recant that dreadful statement.  Toby Stephens' P.J. is wonderful and all, but I cannot imagine how I finagled myself into neglecting Peter Ustinov's performance.  Let the record now state that I believe that no one will ever be as Prince John-ish as Peter Ustinov and Toby Stephens.  Okay.  Good.} ~ Maid Marian ~ ~ the animation ~ ~ the joy and fun and whimsy ~ ~ Friar Tuck ~ " GET OUTTA MY CHURCH!!!" ~ the "Not in Nottingham" sequence ~ {I have a strange infatuation with that song and that scene.} ~ Kluckie ~ ~ the quotability ~ {"His...

*grins*  Yes, it's that post. To those of you who have seen the show, I apologize for all the feelings contained in the pictures and gifs that follow.  To those of you who have not, I admit that in including this somewhat overloaded stream of visuals aids, I am partially motivated by the hope that if you see enough you will want to watch it.  (Which is kind of mean of me, given the circs.  I mean, it's a damaging show, what.) Anywho. As you all know, I'm a big fan of the BBC's Robin Hood .  But why is that?  What is it about the series that so latched onto my heart?   After all, it's not the highest-quality show (at least, so I assume).  The sets aren't the greatest, I get the feeling it's rather corny (I'm kind of a bad gauge of corniness, having a somewhat high tolerance), it could be accused of being melodramatic and even soap-operatic, and the costumes are inaccurate, to say the least. (Though I think the costuming inaccuracies ...

(FYI:   Hamlette is hosting a giveaway for the week!  Thank you so much, Hamlette!  Hop on over to  her post  and check out all the Robin Hood-themed goodies! :)) I liked this movie much more than I thought I would.  Having read some reviews, seen snippets, and watched the parody, Men in Tights , I was all set to be underwhelmed.  I had this nice, cutting review forming in my head, complete with reaction gifs, but then I actually watched it.  And liked it.  So that was a bit of a bummer. ;-P No, seriously, though, I did enjoy it.  It's a good movie, on the whole.   There are several little moments that one could nitpick, but, again, it's very good overall. Yes, Kevin Costner's English accent -- or lack thereof -- IS quite irksome  (Cary Elwes' dig about it in  Men in Tights  is well-deserved), but then again, how do any of us know that we'd do any better?   And he also brought a kind of b...