The Outpost (TV Series)

Can you survive episode one?

Talon (Jessica Green) hunts down the people responsible for killing her tribe at Gallwood Outpost, which happens to be the central location for saving the world many times over in this four season fantasy series on a budget. While the first season has some very painful acting (especially at the start), the action bits and the story are actually pretty decent, and it just keeps getting better with each season.

Helps that the main character is easy on the eyes.

As a plus, this actually has definite end with no cliffhangers which wraps up the story nicely. I quite liked this one, and recommend it for fantasy fans who can look past/survive season one. Kinda wish there was more! Two and a half colipsums out of five.

Roman Empire (TV)

Featuring emperors starting with "C".

This show turned out to be my first docudrama experience. For those who don't know what that is, you have actors and a script and scenes like a regular TV show with random cutaways to modern historians who talk about what was happening at that point in history.

That's one way to save on the budget!

This makes it both more interesting and a little jarring. Sean Bean narrates each of the three seasons which focus on the lives of Commodus, Ceasar and Caligula. It's very obvious that the budget is tight too as many filler shots are taken from previous shows and are repeated blatantly. Yes, even if you flip the shot its the same shot, you can't fool me!

The acting is also a bit weak at times, but hey I still watched the whole thing because its a subject that interests me. So in that vein, if you are interested in this sort of thing by all means give it a try. For everyone else, stay away. I give it two stabbing betrayals out of five.