Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands–“Too much black leather and straps”?

The Daily Mail has reported on fans’ disappointment in ITV’s new drama, Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands. One hilarious comment maintains that there was “too much black leather and straps” in the show.

 One Twitter user wrote: “Beowulf: what a disappointment that was.” Another opined, ‘Beyowulf was a bit pants.’

Here’s the trailer–you can judge for yourself!

And here’s a link to the first episode.

My feeling is, if even a mediocre tv series might bring people to the original poem, that’s a good thing!

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3383258/What-disappointment-Fans-swarm-Twitter-blast-ITV-s-new-epic-drama-Beowulf-Return-Shieldlands.html#ixzz3wJEJ8OPf

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