The Tudors

Well, I finished the first season of the Tudors. I have to say I am pretty happy to not have been born in that time period. Although the clothes are beautiful, people didn't seem to live long enough to enjoy them. Medical science was obviously not that well developed. Couple that with the fact that, well, if you ticked off anyone important in the realm...people just had short life spans. And wow, did they have deep dark pits in their souls to be able to come up with such gruesome ways to execute people. It seems that the ones who had the most fun in that time were the noblemen. The ladies were back in their homes while the men were partying at the castle.... and of course enjoying the services of the young ladies-in-waiting. So, I got a crash course in history. I have to say I don't remember studing about that era much while I was in school. If they veered off into "artistic liberties" I would probably be unaware of it. So I got to just sit back and enjoy the series without having to compare it to history. It was quite graphic in a lot of ways. I don't know how some of those people could sleep at night #1 those who were really back in those days who plotted the demise of innocent people for their own gain and #2 the actors who had to reinact the scenes. It would seem that only Charles Brandon and King Henry got the well, we'll call them fun, scenes. I saw the intro to episode 10 (the season finale) and could not figure out what King Henry was doing. I had to shut the dvd off as I was interrupted and so ended up having to reload from scratch. There was that intro again... This time I was like... hold it, nah, can't be. So I rewind it- and rewatch. Then I burst out laughing. Yep, he must have had a fun time filming....lol And to think they get paid for that "fun". Now I have been on a few movie sets and I know it's awkward with the many worker bees on the sets, but when I see the finalized production I don't think of that and just laugh. It was not a funny movie, but well, my mind goes in those directions. I did like the movie, but a little too graphic (violence wise) for my tastes. I am very squeamish. Yes, I will be looking forward to season 2, if only to see who keeps their necks attached to their bodies.