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Nov 01, 2016lindy919 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Aside from the names Beowulf and Hrothgar, this awful single season series has exactly zero to do with the Scandinavian epic. Instead, the creators have, quite blatantly, attempted to glom off the success of Game Of Thrones; from the music, to the opening credits sequence, to the political machinations, everything here is a much, much weaker version of that seen in the near-perfect GOT. This show offers a cast completely bereft of charisma. The absolutely horrible fight sequences are far and few between in what you'd think would be an action-rich show. And then there's William Hurt, in ghostlike flashbacks, affecting a poor English accent in order to sound Danish? The only things that are at all worthwhile are the (completely anachronistic) sets and (some of) the CGI monsters. In this terrible series, not only is Grendel not a factor but Beowulf is merely an above average swordsman, not the superhero from the epic. There are many reasons this lasted only a single season. Skip it!