From the makers of Xena, I present....

Legends of the Seeker

I just downloaded the first 3 episodes of this show last night. Its broadcasting in America atm so im gonna try and keep up with it.

So basically this show is a fantasy series based on Terry Goodkinds novels- Tales of the Sword. At least the first series is based off the first book- Wizards First rule.

Its made by the people who did Xena and Hercules.

Basic storyline is pretty standard, Boy is child of Prophecy, tasked with defeating evil lord... helped by random chick from an ancient order of women sworn to seek out the truth and protect the prophesised boy... who likes to fight in a white dress with long sleves and must surely get in the way... also it is uber clevage showing... anyways and by knowledgable wizard, Zul Zurakal-something or other who likes to be naked....

He has a magical sword that once he picks up knows how to use without any prior training, and a book of knowledge that cant fall into the evil lords hands as he'll use the power to control the world... blah blah blah....

Has to battle through hordes of soldeirs, wizards and random dark creatures...

You get the gist of it.

SO

First impressions-

The first episode- which was actually episode one and two combined... so it went for like an hour and a half.... it wasnt too bad... not fantastic.. but not horrible either... you could tell that it was directed by the same guys as Xena. Its not quite as humourous in that the acting is terrible and the jokes are stupid and badly written... its a bit more serious. The main character is actually pretty hot... he's randomyl introduced building a small bridge over a river... shirtless obviously... nice bod though, very well defined.. *drools*
*ahem*

Anyways... so far the other actors are alright, the chick.. who will more than likely turn out to be the love interest is pretty, but not overly pretty... and as pretty as her dress is she shouldnt wear it as it really would just get in the way of all her fighting. Her acitng is ok, there are times when its a little flat, but at least she doesnt have an annoying voice like a certain blonde pseudo lesbian storyteller sidekick.... *cough cough*

And wizard... who is introduced standing naked in the moonlight and possibly violating a chicken is not too bad either... i've seen the actor in something before.... but not sure what...

The evil lord looks a greasy wog... and considering he's supposed to have been around for awhile he looks just a bit too young to really be an effective evil dude... im sure they cast him becuase he's meant to be the good guys evil counterpart... but it didnt work for me... and he just doesnt look evil enough... more slightly emo... im sure if they have a musical episode he will head bangong to some random emo band (I can't actually think of any band names right now... i don't listen to the stuff.. not my thing)

So yeah... its not fantasticly mind blowing... but its worth a wath if you think you might enjoy it....