ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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.

Ocean Girl This show is very creative and entertaining. I don't know anything about Shakespeare to comment on historical accuracy, but haven't all the naysayers heard of poetic license? After all, Shakespeare didn't listen to "London Calling" by the Clash back then - even I know that!

aawells-202-188009 The story line of Kit Marlowe interested me most. His search for meaning and willingness to try anything just to feel was captivating. His delve into religious and supernatural means to seek it was compelling. Bower was completely seductive. I would like to pluck all of his story and make it into one movie. I don't know if I would have stuck with it if there wasn't that juxtaposition of Will with his faith and Kit with his search for it. Nonetheless, I began to care about all the characters in this bizarre show and I looked forward to seeing it every week. Who would have thunk it? And as a writer, the last line wrung true especially as it was delivered by Marlowe.

robbarlow-54198 It saddens me that people are complaining that London is too colourful, that the characters are too simple and clownish, when that was exactly what Shakespeare himself did. He was bright, sexual, crude and clever and so was this. Maybe it's a little messy but it has so much spirit, so much fire. Every moment is interesting, and that was exactly how the man himself wrote.

Amethyst Jetaime I love this series. You have to understand this is entertainment and not a history lesson and never claims to be. It is in a sense theater.I have to laugh about those claiming it's not 'historically accurate' Were all the Bards plays? NO. First little to nothing is known about the bards personal life, and practically nothing about his early life as a play write other than his plays. So what TV/Movie or Play would be 'accurate'?The depiction of London of the times is admittedly not historically accurate but the show does a good job of translating the atmosphere of the early London theater, it's environs, politics and prejudices of the time via the mash up of more modern music and costumes and themes of the episodes to appeal to modern sensibilities.All in all I think the Bard would approve of the theatrical license this show takes with his life and times to entertain. That's what he did in his plays and that's what most theater does (including presentations on TV and movies).