History Channel's THE VIKINGS

The new scripted drama premieres tonight. From the creator of "The Tudors" and starring former CK underwear model Travis Fimmel and Gabriel Byrne. I'm going to give it a shot...early reviews are encouraging, and I'm guessing many of the male characters will be hot, in an uncivilized, possibly murderous yet emotionally conflicted way. Kind of like some of the guys I've known from real life. I want to see wanton pillaging and bedroom intrigue.

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• Fimmel should lose the beard. He looks better when he looks like a girl (see link). He should also do a Henry Cavill and go shirtless often and show butt.

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• There are SOOOOO many ridiculously hot men on this show. I love it! And Travis Fimmel is simply gorgeous; mesmerizing eyes, beautiful face, hot body. If all Vikings had looked like that, I would've nominated myself their pass-around slut slave. Great series!

• I LURVE this show

• You may want to see pillaging, I just want to see some manly, hairy Viking Nordic ass.

• Interesting episode where the slave (a young English monk) is invited by his Viking master to join him and his wife in their lovemaking.

• Yes R5, was that historically accurate? Did it hint at the combination of warrior on monk? Anybody know Scandinavian pagan Penthouse-type stories?

• [quote]Did it hint at the combination of warrior on monk? No but the Viking seemed quiet eager to share his wife.

• I thought that, too, R7 -- but then I wondered if it was a test, just as the same scenario was used by the leader (Gabriel Byrne) in an earlier episode. The man who agreed to have sex with the leader's wife, at the leader's invitation, was killed. In last night's episode, the blond Viking leaves entrusts his children to the monk, saying that he was responsible and trustworthy. I wonder if refusing the offer of sex proved his trustworthiness. Or Vikings could have just been a horny bunch.

• There's very little documented about Vikings and the homosex though it seems they followed the old, "It's okay as long as you are the one penetrating" rule.

• You simply can't beat the 1958 film THE VIKINGS with Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis in their prime, with Janet Leigh and Ernest Borgnine - great story and supporting characters, its got everything. I have to watch it everytime its on despite having the dvd. Its a childhood movie I still love now. That Welsh castle, the bear pit, the ships, the great photography by Jack Cardiff.

• Ragnar and Rollo are two hot brothers in constant conflict. Our hero Ragnar is smart and sly, soft-spoken and wanting to learn English from the "priest." (Loving the English monk "priest," especially if he lets his hair grow out on top) I really like the crazy genius boatbuilder Floki, with the crazy eyes. Gabriel Byrne is very good as the bad guy monarch. His overpainted ambitious wife--wasn't she Schuster's wife on GLEE? Gorgeous location shots from Ireland. Anyway, it is good stuff... too bad that imported miniseries "The Bible" is grabbing all the attention.

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• I like the series as well. I mentioned in the Travis Fimmel thread that he looked more into the threesome than the wife. Jessylin Gilsig or whatever her name is, completely takes me out of the scenes she is in. Hated her on Glee and don't like her here either. Bitch had the man killed. Like the crazy boat-builder, too.

• The crazy boat builder is Gustaf Skarskad from the Skarskard family clan (Stellan is his father and Alexander is his brother) and he plays a gay character in the movie Patrik 1.5.

• The earl's pudgy little henchman is the creepiest character on this show. When he killed that boy, it was horrifying.

• I get a slashy vibe between Ragnar and the monk. When Raggy talks to him, he puts all his focus on him with this almost hungry look on his face. Ragnar's eyes never leave his face. The promo for next weeks episode showed Ragnar injured and Athelstan praying -- he says something like "blessed mother, don't let this man die". The monk has Stockholm syndrome or is smitten.

• Did I miss something? Why is Ragnar a criminal all of a sudden? What did he do wrong? So he killed that rapist, he was just covering up for his wife.

• OMG, he's pretty!

• THIS SHOW ROCKS. LEAD ACTOR TRAVIS IS SMOKING WHITE HOT. High quality production, 9 episodes... Awesome!

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• The show doesn't expose Travis's body. Too bad it's so boring, too. A bunch of drummed-up, nonsensical conflicts that wouldn't have to happen. The creators don't have any genuine stories to tell or real-world observations to make, nor any rich characters.

• Bwaa haaahaa heeeheee hip hip hip

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