In a change to the usual procedure, you can read my review of Sky1's fantasy adventure series SINBAD, starring newcomer Elliot Knight and Lost's Naveen Andrews, over at MSN TV.
"Sky recently cornered the market in US drama with Sky Atlantic, and increased their comedy output across the board, so now they turn their attention to weekend fantasy; those teatime shows that have proven successful for the BBC (Doctor Who, Merlin) and ITV (Primeval) in recent years. The good news is this adaptation of literary classic Sinbad the Sailor feels edgier than its terrestrial kinsfolks (with a particularly shocking pre-watershed moment when a young man's throat is sliced open by a sword), and it's a visual feast thanks to location shooting in Malta and genuinely impressive CGI, although there wasn't much else to get excited about..." Continue reading...
