Vikings (no rating yet)
The show is interesting but the dialogue is painful shit, like constipation, and Travis Fimmel is just fucking woeful. He sounds like he has a speech impediment and his body language makes no sense, and these make him completely unbelievable as a viking leader (or probably any character for that matter).
Being of viking ancestry I really looked forward to this. Especially since they're using historical names and real people from history. Nope. It's a LARPing series. They couldn't be bothered to do even the most superficial research. Which is bizarre since:
1) Nobody has yet to make a historically accurate TV-series of actual viking history. The lowest hanging fruit.
2) Real viking history is interesting. These were some very colourful people indeed.
3) It'd be cheap to make since historical Vikings had very basic and equipment and led frugal lives. No fancy swords, or sophisticated armour. Just spears and chain-mail. Vendel style helmets are incredibly basic and easy to churn out. Very basic linen or wool shirts. Wool socks/boots. They had none of that fancy shit in the Viking TV-series. Especially not the complicated designer leather wear they all walk around in.
There's a reason Game of Thrones is so fun to watch. It's based on historical European dynastic conflicts. Viking historical dynastic conflicts are even more fun with bizarre twists, back stabbing and revenge killings. The Vikings TV series is bland porridge in comparison. So boring. Ragnar Lothbrok from the tv series is the lamest simplistic hero character. His most interesting feature is his washboard stomach.
I only made it to the end of series 2. Couldn't force myself to keep watching.
*end of rant*