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"History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« on: 2013-02-17, 20:13:02 »
What do y'all think of the fighting shown here? Personally I like the flow, the fight tells a good story and I think the series has good potential for a good, fun show.

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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #1 on: 2013-02-17, 20:28:28 »
Quote from: Thorsteinn on 2013-02-17, 20:13:02
What do y'all think of the fighting shown here? Personally I like the flow, the fight tells a good story and I think the series has good potential for a good, fun show.

io9- "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as Game of Thrones".

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I think it will be a good show. :) Promos caught my eye & I love Game of Thrones.
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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #2 on: 2013-02-17, 20:48:51 »
I must say I'm pleasantly surprised by that sequence.  Pretty badass!
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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #3 on: 2013-02-18, 01:28:34 »
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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #4 on: 2013-02-18, 07:46:20 »
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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #5 on: 2013-02-19, 00:32:56 »
Cool fight scene. A solid 500 years too early for me to watch though. :)
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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #6 on: 2013-02-19, 15:23:14 »
I'd say it's a good visceral choreographed fight. The swordsman in me still wants to say they're using too many large, over-committed swings. :)  But the flow is good, and feels very brutal.
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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #7 on: 2013-02-20, 17:47:31 »
Finally, something that will entertain me instead of bore me to death!  lol  So is this like a remake of that old Tony Curtis/Kirk Douglas/Ernest Borgnine flick, The Vikings?
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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #8 on: 2013-03-04, 19:40:28 »
Did anyone see it yesterday?
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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #9 on: 2013-03-04, 20:57:22 »
A friend of mine texted me about it, she was watching it and from what I gathered, it is a show I'd definitely like.  So here's me hoping to play catchup via OnDemand.
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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #10 on: 2013-03-04, 22:04:55 »
Quote from: Thorsteinn on 2013-03-04, 19:40:28
Did anyone see it yesterday?

Watched it!  We can nit-pick it to death about historical inaccuracies and all that garbage, but as a piece of entertainment I thoroughly enjoyed it and will continue to watch it.
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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #11 on: 2013-03-05, 01:15:18 »
It can be caught here for the first 2 episodes:

http://www.history.com/shows/vikings
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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #12 on: 2013-03-05, 01:33:04 »
dvr'd it. i dunno the commercials make my butt pucker
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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #13 on: 2013-03-05, 18:05:47 »
Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2013-03-05, 01:33:04
dvr'd it. i dunno the commercials make my butt pucker

Did they forget to put the horns on the helms? :)
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Re: "History Channel’s Vikings is just as brutal as GoT"
« Reply #14 on: 2013-03-05, 20:09:31 »
Quote from: Sir Edward on 2013-03-05, 18:05:47
Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2013-03-05, 01:33:04
dvr'd it. i dunno the commercials make my butt pucker

Did they forget to put the horns on the helms? :)

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