Vikings this is NOT !


I understand this to be a foreign show so right there all the British will stick their nose up and say this is better than Vikings. Truth is that this is no different than people saying " shameless " was better than the current one on Showtime. Vikings has 4 seasons under its belt and is a hit show. The Last Kingdom is nothing but a decent rip-off of it. It starts off much the same as Vikings.
I know people will give me shyt and I honestly don't care. How could you say this is better than a show with a 5th season to come , and is a huge hit. I don't know anybody that has even heard of this show if not for Netflix.
I will say that there are great shows and films that come from Britain/Whales/Scotland etc.. I actually think that The Last Kingdom is actually pretty good, but how can one say at this point that it's better than Vikings ??
The writing, choreographed fighting, and overall acting is definitely better.
Lastly I hear people saying Vikings is not correct in its history time line. Most of what is known about the Viking life is not exactly known. Of course adding more Fantasy makes it more fun to watch. I don't see where The Last Kingdom is really going so much off course than Vikings. The sacking of North Umbria and the Alliance with King Eckbert. It's exactly the same lol.
I respect everybody's decision and view on the show, but let's call it correctly. It's a watered down version of Vikings in almost every sense. Still pretty well done and I dig it , but I don't think you can say that 11 episodes is better than 4 seasons of what has been a highly thought of show which is available around the world. Just MHO on the matter. I'm not trying to cause a battle from people, but am open for a serious reason to why I am wrong.?

THERES NO ROOM IN MY CIRCUS TENT FOR YOU !!!!

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I see words like 'hit show' and '5 seasons under the belt' and I think: what does that have to do with quality? Absolutely nothing. Then we have a bunch of non-arguments like 'The writing, choreographed fighting, and overall acting is definitely better.' Better how? I can say chocolate ice cream is better than pistache, but measured how by whom what why?

Just... don't make these kinds of posts with no substance. The fact that zero people have replied for 3 days until now should tell you enough.

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Caribbean_Smurf ,I was just about to say all the things you have. Great post.The only thing I would add is that the O.P. is quite wrong, a great deal is known about the Vikings and their Culture. I like both shows but I do think TLK is better.

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The Vikings is excellent no doubt & this is excellent, as is the Kirk Douglas Vikings film, but all go down different paths. Same subject for sure but all tell a different story. Last kingdom one season in has certainly impressed me, excellent characters.

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Oh will you guys stop it with Kirk and his mediocre movies regarding historical figures. First that boring melosapppy babyboomer porn Spartacus. And did you say the Viking movie was good? I'm hoping there is sarcasm hidden. If so my apologies

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If this is based on a book series that predates Vikings, how can it be a rip off?

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I actually think that Michael Hirst read The Last Kingdom, and the rest of the novels that were published at that time, before he wrote Vikings.

I had more than one déjà vu while watching that show.



"Now, who has the key?"

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Hirst was commissioned to write a movie screenplay about Alfred the great, and he became intrested in the vikings

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TLK was written years before Vikings came on the air lol

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So... would you like to delete this post to save face from looking so dumb? The last kingdom books came out well before Vikings...now what?

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