After two episodes, I laughed out loud maybe two or three times (though I chuckled or smiled on a number of occasions). I saw the humor in a number of other things, but they fell into one of three categories:
- Cheesy and predictable (cheesy can be funny, but not when it's predictable...this is hard to do)
- Turning cliches and archetypes on their heads (a good way to avoid cheesy; this was usually done by applying modern humour tropes and gags to fantasy cliches)
- Witty banter and clever turnarounds (these I found well done, but not always laugh-out-loud funny; the entertainment value on this is generally good when it doesn't fit under cheesy)
This show needs to evolve or die. It needs refinement in the writing for it to work for the long term. I agree with the point that it's reminiscent of all the bad things the D&D movie had, but it can shake those off by dropping the cheese...or, at least, play it down and use it where it works. It has to downplay the predictability of the humour. Because the way the predictability is working now, it isn't very funny.
I will continue to watch it, but I hope it develops into something more rewardingly funny. It can't keep using the same cheesy gags (and survive), so I hope they drop them for that reason.
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Originally Posted by mrklixx
Something else I don't understand. Sean Mcguire (Krod) is British, but they have him doing an American type accent.
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My theory so far: Spoiler:
Since they say he's from a foreign land, I'm assuming that's why they changed his accent; also, it allows for a different type of humour, perhaps: British vs. American....which I think is a good idea...we'll see how that plays out.