Unlimitedia
Sick Product of a Sick System
StyleSk8r
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Juana
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
elisiss-shaorin
I for one love the first season. Maeve and Sinbad were so adorable.Too bad their romantic scenes together were very few. Well, I guess thats what kept me watching just to see their love slowly grow. Their romance wasn't too mushy or draggy. It could have used at least two more kissing scenes and much more hugging ones. Not so much that they are always all over each other. I was just extremely disappointed about not being able to see Maeve and Sinbad together in the 2nd season. I was expecting more development in their character as well as their romance. :(Yes the special effects and fighting were very cheesy, but the story and cast did a great job. I watched a bit of the 2nd series and it was a dramatic change to Sinbad, and then they added Bryn. Bryn was alright, but just couldn't compare to Maeve. I just couldn't ever finish the 2nd season. I was still too hooked on Sinbad x Maeve as a couple. Yes, I'm hopeless romantic and darn proud of it.I agreed with some of the comment about there being several other seasons (least 5). They had so much they could have done to the series. They could have made it great. Some quote from the series: Sinbad: "The way I look at it, this world is growing a little too civilized for me. It's growing up. Growing serious. Growing dull. But out there who knows what worlds await." Maeve: What do you want me to do? You can't just point your finger at the thing and yell 'stop' and it stops! giant freezes Sinbad: Nice work. Maeve: Oh, well maybe you can.
Sunshineyness
Okay, so a white cast of white people play "arab" characters.Okay, so it was even cheesier than Hercules and Xena.Okay, so it was pretty damn bad.But, you know what? It was oh so good. Believe me when I say that this show was so bad it was good. This show premiered during that period when Hercules and Xena was HUGE and the rage was trying to make other syndicated action series. And you know what? As a 14 year old I watched them all. I watched Robin Hood, I watched Sinbad, and I watched Beastmaster. And, let's face it- in the eyes of a 14 year old girl the hunk who played Sinbad was REALLY hot. Basically, the show for me is built around that. So, if you, like me, want to re-live your early pubescent hot fantasy. THIS was the show for you.
Jared Prophet
First there was Action Pack. A syndicated Saturday Afternoon 2 hour block of Sci-Fi/Fantasy movies. This included 4 Hercules movies, 4 Tek War movies, a Knight Rider movie or 2, and some others. Both Tek War and Hercules got their own shows. Kung Fu The Legend Continues might of spawned out of this, I'm not sure. But there was some other Kung Fu type show that spawned out of it. Rising Son(s)? Vanishing Son(s)? Tek War went to USA, the others remained syndicated. Eventually Hercules was by itself, and then Xena was spun off. After a year or two of Xena, the Production company started 2 new series. Tarzan the Legendary Journeys and the Adventures of Sinbad. Eventually the production company went on to make the popular Lost Word.Tarzan was mostly watchable, but Sinbad was just dumb. Trying to be funny, yet all the jokes fall flat. Poor acrobatics. Poor fight scenes. In a sword fight in Still Life, Sinbad is holding his sword up waiting for the other guy to hit it. Originally I don't even think I made it 10 minutes into the first episode before I gave up. Though I'm pretty sure I kept recording them. I had no idea that the show made it to a second season.I just bought the 1st season on DVD, and though it has its bad sides, I do believe it is well worth owning. There are plenty of monsters, and some interesting, if not retread, stories.From what I have read about the Second season, I really hope Koch releases it on DVD as well, a darker vision is just what this show needed. Buy it now, I can't imagine they will be in print for long.
Heather Sayas
Sinbad was obviously canceled due to the low audience on it's second season. After the character of Maeve left, the producers made the show darker, sexier and that lead them to an unevitable cancelation.I want to remember AoS on it's first season, when Sinbad and his crew were fighting to find Dim Dim and save the world in the meantime, the wonderful chemistry between Zen Gesner and Jacqueline Collen was one of the reasons everybody fell in love with Maeve and Sinbad.I not even watched Season 2, I was very sad when I knew about Jacqeline Collen's departure, but I said to myself "Hey Sinbad is not going to change because of her lost, in fact he's going to fight harder ro find Dim-Dim and get her back" Unfortuntaley I was wrong and I stopped watching the show at the fourth episode of Season 2, when I realized that they were making a fool of me.Let's face it you can't replace a sweet independent sorceress like Maeve with a juvenile criminal like Bryn (no offence to Bryn fans, I just dont like her)Ed Nahla admitted himself that Season 1 was the best AoS season ever since he said that they used to be the best viewed new show, but their ratings fell in Season two and after losing one of their sponsors All American TV canceled "Adventures of Sinbad" for good, burning every hope of getting our S1 Sinbad back or maybe the posibility of Maeve's return.I'll never forget "Adventures of Sinbad" (Season 1) it became into a classic for me, it was my favorite show and I still watch my AoS tapes from time to time.Still all the Nomads like myself will never forget this wonderful show, cause it might had ended but the Nomad still sails around the web of the Sinbad community.See you around
