Tudors - The Complete First Season

Pros: Sam Neill as Wolsey, Jeremy Northam as Thomas More, Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn.
Cons: The list is too long to say it in fifteen words.

Of late, the Tudor dynasty has become big business in the entertainment industry. Books, both fiction and nonfiction, and several films and miniseries have been released this decade, and one of the biggest productions has been Showtime's sprawling ...

Pros: lush, seductive and enthralling
Cons: more style than substance, historical inaccuracies

This four disc set offers up the tension, power, and lush sensuality of England's monarchy during the 1500's like pale flesh against dark and bejeweled velvet. Showtime's series, The Tudors, delivers a lavish feast for viewers. The settings, the complex ...

Pros: Acting, costumes, and story is gripping from start to finish
Cons: There is virtually no action in terms of battles or fighting, graphic sex scenes

I think I first became interested in the old English courts back when I read The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory, and I’m pretty psyched to learn that they’re even producing a movie from it. I’ve always heard about the ...

Pros: -Great Costume Design -Great Characters
Cons: -Slow start in the show

It’s purely a guilty pleasure romance novel type show. I rather enjoyed watching it. It was a bit of a slow start with episode 1 but by episode 2 you totally get into it. King Henry played by Jonathan-Rhys Myers is the sexy young monarch with a hunger ...

Pros: Lush costuming and sets, as if good frills make a good show.
Cons: Good frills don't make a good show, and the rest is awful.

Showtime’s obviously expensive production of “The Tudors” has got its first season into circulation as a set of DVDs.  I have seen some advertising on this, and my first reaction was that any series portraying Henry VIII as a lean ...

Pros: Great acting and beautiful costumes and scenery.
Cons: Not true to history and contains extremely graphic sex scenes.

When the promotional commercials for The Tudors first began appearing on television I was one of the first to write off the series. I am a fan of classical portrayals and plays about The Tudors and Henry VIII. I was sure that the series would not live ...

Pros: Addictive and somewhat educational series
Cons: A bit too much sex

I decided to watch this series after reading Philippa Gregory's "The Other Boleyn Sister" and I have not been disappointed. Like the book, this series introduced me to the idea that there was lots of action in the Tudor era – much more than my high ...

Pros: Succinct and accurate piece of English history.
Cons: Confusing, unless you are an expert or have read the book of the series.

The sponsors (BBC Showtime etc) have really knocked themselves out on this one. I recommend reading the book of the series (confusingly issued under 2 titles it seems - see Amazon) so as to keep track of the characters and action. I'm not a historian, ...