1 post tagged “the tudors”

So who's looking forward to The Tudors on Showtime in April? I sure am, and so is my daughter. I don't watch a whole lot of television, but when I see something that interests me I tend to obsess on it.

I was like that with Twin Peaks, Lost and Desperate Housewives (I even tried to make Wisteria Lane on The Sims 2 until I realized how much time I was wasting).

Well, perhaps my new obsession will be The Tudors. I've always been a bit of a closet Anglophile and the whole Henry VIII thing has fascinated me since my early teens. Imagine being so powerful you could change the whole religion in a country, let alone divorce or "legally" murder two-thirds of your wives. (did I do the math right?)

This program seems to focus on a young, handsome Henry - something I never really thought about. I've never seen early paintings of him, only the ones where he looks like a well-dressed refrigerator. It will be interesting to see him as a young man, and to perhaps develop some sympathy for a historical figure I've always disliked.

While Clare is looking forward to watching the actor that plays Henry, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, I'm partial to Sam Neill, who plays Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. I've liked Sam Neill in most everything in which I've seen him. And who is that hot guy in black sitting next to him? Looks a little like Neil Gaiman, actually.

A kind soul sent me a link to a pretty interesting video about the Showtime program. I'd embed it here, but the still that shows on the YouTube screen is not family friendly, I'll post the link instead:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w0aNWHLUOU

So, if you have Showtime, check it out. It starts April 1st.