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Galavant anyone?

madzonie — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 20:38:28 GMT

Watched the first episode (or I guess it was 2 half hour episodes??) last night.

Wasn't sure what to expect. I have mixed feelings. Love the costumes and scenery. Love Timothy Omundson's King Richard!! I don't know Vinnie Jones, but love his character of Gareth. The rest of the cast is interesting, too.

I didn't realize there would be singing, but it's kind of cute. I noticed most the ABC ads for upcoming shows were also being sung...kind of quirky but fun.

Anyone else catch it?

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MaggieToo — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:05:57 GMT

I missed it. Only caught the last 4 or 5 minutes.

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traveler — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:20:59 GMT

I knew it would be a musical, hopefully on the same lines as Spamalot. I found it amusing and am waiting for next show. Only 4 weeks?

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WSfan — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:36:54 GMT

I thought it was awful. Watched about 45 minutes of it, then had to turn it off. Knew it was going to be a musical, but didn't find it at all funny.

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hsawaknow — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:00:12 GMT

Parts of it were funny. Not sure if I will watch all the episodes.

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deepwaterdotter — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:32:29 GMT

I tried to like it, but just didn't tickle my funny bone.

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NoelSeven — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:33:10 GMT

Cute, colorful, nice cast. It's OK.

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RainCityGirl — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:56:31 GMT

Oh, I didn't realize it began last night. I've been watching the trailers. Guess I'll have to see it On Demand to catch up.

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grandma_2_2 — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 03:31:16 GMT

I didn't realize it was a musical but I normally like musicals so that wasn't an issue. I watched about 10 - 15 minutes and changed the channel. Just didn't think it was that funny.

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Moonchilde — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 03:46:55 GMT

I too have mixed feelings. I enjoyed it, but wonder if I'll get bored after a couple more eps. Very Python and Spamalot-esque, so people who don't like either probably wouldn't like this. Loved Richard. Love Sid. Gal has an incredibly gorgeous body. Whew! (Fans self) some very funny bits, some not so funny. Some great lyrics (loved the Not the Worst song), some meh. I'll watch next week.

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Blahblahvampemer — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 05:12:43 GMT

We lasted about 45 seconds and then changed the channel.

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madzonie — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 07:35:56 GMT

I'll watch again next week as well. The show is more lighthearted than so much of the programming these days. I'm always looking for stuff without murder and mayhem, and NO MORE reality shows, so thought I'd tune in. I don't know how I missed the part about it being a musical, but that made it something different.

It's only 4 weeks in duration, so I think I'll stick with it for now! :-) The cast is great, too!

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Shorty2U — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 08:46:52 GMT

I love musicals but I did not watch because I thought this one looked dumb. So I came here to read the comments :-)

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RainCityGirl — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 08:35:55 GMT

I finally caught up on the two episodes tonight. I liked it a lot. It's humorous, anachronistic, and musical. What's not to like?

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vicki is ok — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:55:26 GMT

We watched it last night on Demand and really liked it. Of course if you are not into musicals or Black Adderish type of shows you would think it's awful. So nice that there are so many choices for all of us to watch.

I was surprised to see it's only on for four weeks. Will be interesting to see how this all ends.

Vicki

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RainCityGirl — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 21:35:58 GMT

The actor who plays Galavant was on The View this morning. Lord, without the armor, he IS a good looking guy, and at only 27, he has had a lot of musical theater and acting experience. He said if it is popular, it may be picked up for something more than the few episodes they are now doing. It's filmed in England, but he lives in the U.S.

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irishmama5 — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:08:38 GMT

I lasted less than 10 minutes

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Baylie — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:52:54 GMT

My husband and I both enjoyed it. We thought if was funny and clever.