Airs Next: Showtime at Sunday 10:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: New Series
Premiered: April 1, 2007
Show Categories: Drama, Movie/Mini-Series
The Tudors focuses on the life and romances of the young King Henry VIII. The ten one-hour episodes take a look at the often overlooked early political relationships as well as Henry's trysts with such notable women as Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. The series is shot on location in Ireland. Michael Hirst ( Elizabeth ) is the series creator, writer, and executive producer.
Problem is some people will think "this" show is the real history and take it for truth without bothering to look up the real truth....that's very sad and a disservice to the people.
Why embellish when the actual story is dramatic enough? I mean, com'on...embellish some, but stick to the basic facts at least! There are movies that embellished on Henry VIII...like HBO's HenryVIII, but, they stuck to the basic facts and the actors were cast brilliantly.
At this point, for those of us who know our history, it's like watching a train wreck, you just can't help it...as horrible as it is, you can't turn away.
I watch more now to see just how badly they can keep on screwing up. I do know if I can make it through the first season, I won't be watching the second.
Most of us "haters" were excited about the show coming out because that was a very dramatic time in history...to be more accurate we are now "dissapointed" by the show and feel let down. It's not so much as we "hate" the show for it's obvious slaughter of history, it's just a huge disappointment. After all, it is called the The Tudors...one would expect it to be a fairly accurate account of The Tudors...*all* of them.
If they wanted to make a series about a King and his court, then do it...but don't call it by a name that is part of history then rape the real stories of the real people.
That's just my 2 cents...
