Lovesusti
The Worst Film Ever
Majorthebys
Charming and brutal
TheLittleSongbird
Ah, nostalgia. This was a show I used to watch all the time on Channel 5 on Sunday Mornings, along with The Adventures of Sinbad and Xena:Warrior Princess, and along with those two I still love it. Sure it is campy and inaccurate and it did lose its way a tad, but it sure is a lot of fun.The scenery and effects are very good, the music is cool, the writing is entertaining and the stories are epic with enough adventure to satisfy the fussiest fan. And I love the characters, they all add to the fun, as does the acting. Kevin Sorbo is great as Hercules, handsome, charismatic, charming and likable, and I loved Bruce Campbell's recurring guest star turn too.Overall, very entertaining and fun. 9/10 Bethany Cox
dphin8313
What a great show. I grew up watching shows like this. Shows that are campy, fun and meant to just be entertaining. Kevin Sorbo is a perfect choice for Hercules and Michael Hurst does a great job as Hercules little but tough friend. And there are plenty of babes in the episodes that kept me watching all those years and still keep me watching. It's sad that shows like this (Brisco County Jr. and Jack of all Trades)don't seem to have enough of a following. I hear that they are making a new Hercules movie and I know that Kevin Sorbo might be too old for the role but I hope he gets a part to play in the movie. Again what a great show and I enjoy watching it now as much as ever.
Knight Wolf
Hercules is one of those TV-series that are no longer made. Everything on TV now is a sad depiction of reality which we see everyday in our lives, and that's not what entertainment means to me. If you truly want to have fun, relax, and escape from daily pressures of life: watch Hercules LJ. That is not to say it's completely unrealistic, the characters are very much believable, except for some of the stunts they manage to pull off of course, and they are quiet comparable. The show is not 100% true to Greek Mythology, and it really works out well since something like that can't truly make it pass one season if true to the source material.The show's heart and soul is of course Hercules himself, played by charming and all around nice guy, Kevin Sorbo. He really brings a lot of his own sweet personality to Hercules and makes him unique and believable in a sense that he is human (partly if you will). Also, this is by far the best depiction of Hercules, he is smarter and able to thoroughly assess the given situation. Than, there is Ioalus (did I spell that right?) Hercules' partner, the very human component of the show if Hercules wasn't enough for the audience. He brings to surface many issues which a normal human would face, of course they are conveyed in accordance with the theme of the series. Besides those two, there are other characters which truly illuminate the humorous side of the series such as Autolycus (King Of Thieves) and Salmoneus (A true Business man). Ares (god of war played by Kevin Smith) too would fit into that category of comedic characters but time to time there would be serious confrontations between him and Hercules.The show had a really good start but there were moments that showed the series was doing poorly, such as the third season. But things started to look better in Season 5, which re-introduced some of the darker themes that made Hercules fun. My personal theory is that it's producers fault after Xena was born. Although Xena was a success for a spin-off character who got her own series, it is partly for blame for Hercules' downfall in my opinion. The quality took a major turn soon after Xena began, possible reason: Rob and Lucy's relationship. Of course if people involved with the series get into relationships, things start to favor those people regardless of intentions. So it might be that the producer Rob Tapert might have put a lot of effort into the series featuring Lucy Lawless, while Hercules got the lesser treatment. That's just me though, because there is no other explanation. If same people are involved in both series, how can one be worse than the other? Why not put same amount of effort into both? And the answer to that is what I said before, when cast and crew get into a relationship things might take a more favorable turn.No offense to Xena fans but that's more plausible explanation than just that Hercules was a lesser show for no reason at all. But that doesn't mean I hate the character of Xena, except for her battle cry, she has always proved to be trustworthy ally for Hercules and her episodes within Hercules' series are always top-notch. And I personally think Xena is better female hero than Wonder-Woman.The music by Lo Duca is truly epic, I can never get enough of the title theme. All in all, a great series. Highly recommended.
Staymetal8390
I was 5 when this came out, and I loved it from the start. I bought all the merch, from shirts to the videos to Kull The Conquerer just because Kevin Sorbo was in it. He was my hero when I was younger, and I really miss this show with a passion. All the characters were great, it had humor, some of the stuff is quite corny now but compared to today's TV, this was absolute gold. Every time I see an actor like Ted Raimi, Bruce Campbell or Kevin Sorbo (of course) I think of this masterpiece. I love Greek mythology and I thank this show for it. Sorbo isn't the best actor, but he fit that role so well, and I will always wish it back on TV.
