by Rosemary Jean-Louis | Dec 22, 2014 | Blog, Downton Abbey, Outlander, Vikings
Period TV shows used to be dull snoozers that usually aired on PBS. Boy have times changed! Led by hits like “Downton Abbey” and the History Channel’s “Vikings”, period piece shows are experiencing a renaissance. Here is a short guide to four period tv shows worth watching and what histories they are based on.
by Rosemary Jean-Louis | Apr 17, 2014 | Blog, Vikings
Episode 7 of the History Channel’s “Vikings” was called Blood Eagle. But it should have been titled “All Hail Earl Lagertha.” (Spoiler alert – major episode plot point coming!) When Ragnar needed an ally to help him go against King Ecbert, a...
by Rosemary Jean-Louis | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Vikings
The History Channel’s “Vikings” is midway through season 2 and it’s already awesome so far. Why? How about the epic battles featuring accurate axe throwing? Or Ragnar taking off his shirt? Or maybe that awful crucifixion? (Sorry, I should have preceded that with...
by Rosemary Jean-Louis | Mar 12, 2014 | Blog, Vikings
Can you imagine a world where Travis Fimmel doesn’t play Ragnar Lothbrok on the “History Channel’s Vikings”? I can’t either. But creator and writer Michael Hirst almost delivered that world to us. He tells Du Jour magazine that the production had chosen...
