o2tvseries legend of the seeker season 1

I would love to see an 'out-takes' (blooper) package at some point - because at many points in production someone MUST have fluffed a line or started laughing! This fantasy series has left many happy memories. Having discovered this series in 2018, some eight years after the original broadcast (the two seasons ran between 2008-2010), I enjoyed the time which I set aside in March 2018 to enjoy the pair of boxed DVD sets, covering Season 1 (when the cast were finding their feet) and Season Two (when they stormed through the material and left an enjoyable legacy). The costume designers did an excellent job, delivering an object lesson in developing fighting corsets.

Similarly, a full-blooded slash with a sword inflicts little apparent damage (although the 'victim' falls down dead) whilst the Mord-Sith characters bounce back from an Agiel to the face.

The cartoon-like fantasy level of violence is manifested in many actors being smacked, hard, in the face yet without apparent injury. Whether fighting on grass or sand, the hairstyles remain neat! Whoever sponsored the dental work on this series did very well - everyone amongst the leading cast seems to have perfect teeth! Well-acted, straight-faced, earnest dialogue without being cheesy the entire team behind this series can be proud of the legacy of material which they have left behind. Once more, the New Zealand scenery adds great value to the sweeping lines of the story. This is a good TV legacy from the Noughties. The special effects remain impressive, not over-blown and appropriate to the atmosphere of this series the designers, of sets, costumes and production, all worked well and have given of their best. In my opinion, 42 minutes of television is more digestible than multiple 500-plus-page books (although the books allow you to use your imagination in terms of how the protagonists look). The cut and thrust of the storyline showed that the writers cared about their material, which was inspired by the original two or three books in the 'Seeker' series. The excellent, well-matched, ensemble cast act their little socks off. Good, but the second (and final) season from 2009-10 was even better.

O2tvseries legend of the seeker season 1