Welcome to the eighth WATCHING TROY FALL review of TROY: FALL OF A CITY. This is my review of Episode Eight “OFFERING”. I’d love to hear your opinions, of the series, and of my reviews. You can contact me from this website. Jeff

REVIEW: EPISODE 7 “TWELVE DAYS”, TROY: FALL OF A CITY

Apr 14th, 2018 31m 58s

Welcome to the seventh WATCHING TROY FALL review of TROY: FALL OF A CITY. This is my review of Episode Seven “TWELVE DAYS”. In creating my reviews, I attempt to replicate what is likely your own “viewing experience”. So, I watch the episode o

REVIEW: EPISODE 6 “BATTLE ON THE BEACH”, TROY: FALL OF A CITY

Apr 11th, 2018 34m 59s

Welcome to the sixth WATCHING TROY FALL review of TROY: FALL OF A CITY. This is my review of Episode Six “BATTLE ON THE BEACH”. In creating my reviews, I attempt to replicate what is likely your own “viewing experience”. So, I watch the episo

REVIEW: EPISODE 5 “HUNTED”, TROY: FALL OF A CITY

Apr 9th, 2018 20m 19s

Welcome to the fifth WATCHING TROY FALL review of TROY: FALL OF A CITY. This is my review of Episode Five “Hunted”. In creating my reviews, I attempt to replicate what is likely your own “viewing experience”. So, I watch the episode only once

REVIEW: EPISODE 4 “SPOILS OF WAR”, TROY: FALL OF A CITY

Apr 8th, 2018 30m 47s

Welcome to the fourth WATCHING TROY FALL review of TROY: FALL OF A CITY. This is my review of Episode Four “Spoils of War”. In creating my reviews, I attempt to replicate what is likely your own “viewing experience”. So, I watch the episode o

REVIEW: EPISODE 3 “SIEGE”, TROY: FALL OF A CITY

Apr 7th, 2018 33m 25s

Welcome to the third WATCHING TROY FALL review of TROY: FALL OF A CITY. This is my review of Episode Three “Siege”. In creating my reviews, I attempt to replicate what is likely your own “viewing experience”. So, I watch the episode only once

REVIEW: EPISODE 2 “CONDITIONS”, TROY: FALL OF A CITY

Apr 7th, 2018 29m 21s

Welcome to the second WATCHING TROY FALL review of TROY: FALL OF A CITY. This is my review of Episode Two “Conditions”. In creating my reviews, I attempt to replicate what is likely your own “viewing experience”. So, I watch the episode onl

REVIEW: EPISODE 1 “BLACK BLOOD”, TROY: FALL OF A CITY

Apr 6th, 2018 23m 37s

Welcome to the first WATCHING TROY FALL review of TROY: FALL OF A CITY. This is my review of Episode One “Black Blood”. In creating my reviews, I attempt to replicate what is likely your own “viewing experience”. So, I watch the episode onl

EPISODE 7: THE CHALLENGE OF HELEN – HISTORY’S MOST BEAUTIFUL & “POLITICIZED” WOMAN

Feb 11th, 2018 33m 51s

I dedicate this anticipatory episode of WATCHING TROY FALL to Helen of Troy: in my view one of the most fascinating and “politicized” female characters in story. I begin by noting that the “Helen stories” that a culture chooses to tell inevit

EPISODE 6: THE CHALLENGE OF PARIS – PRINCE CHARMING or VACUOUS JERK?

Feb 4th, 2018 39m 55s

In this anticipatory episode of WATCHING TROY FALL I speculate on which character from the Trojan War epic will serve the role of “sympathetic male lead” in the Netflix/BBC production TROY: FALL OF A CITY. I first review the resumes of the maj

EPISODE 5: THE CHALLENGE OF ACHILLES – HOMER’S MOST CONFUSING CHARACTER

Jan 28th, 2018 33m 26s

This entire “anticipatory episode” of WATCHING TROY FALL is dedicated to history’s original weapon of mass destruction: the Greek warlord Achilles. Achilles is the most challenging character from the entire Trojan War Epic to “translate” to c

EPISODE 4: THE CHALLENGE OF “BRONZE AGE ATTITUDES” CONCERNING WOMEN & WAR

Jan 21st, 2018 23m 27s

In this “anticipatory episode” of WATCHING TROY FALL I explore the challenges that Netflix will face in reconciling the 3000 years old values and cultural mores of the original Trojan War Epic story, with the values and cultural mores of a 21st

EPISODE 3: THE CHALLENGE OF “TELLING THE UGLY TRUTH” ABOUT HELEN, PARIS & APHRODITE

Jan 14th, 2018

In this episode I first offer a quick primer on Aphrodite, mistakenly assumed to be the goddess of love, but actually the goddess of lust, sexual passion and the one-night stand. I explore her origin story, and then her “erotic” and “aphrodisi

EPISODE 2: THE CHALLENGE OF PORTRAYING BIG GOD(S) ON LITTLE SCREENS

Dec 2nd, 2017

In this episode I first offer a quick primer on the Olympian Gods that dominate the Trojan War Epic story. Gods that – unlike our modern monotheistic gods – were neither omnipotent, omnipresent, or, for that matter, particularly “good”, “moral

EPISODE 1: THE CHALLENGE OF TRANSFORMING BRONZE AGE EPIC INTO 21ST CENTURY TELEVISION

Sep 5th, 2016

In this inaugural episode of WATCHING TROY FALL I lay out my master plan for the podcast serial: a series of “Anticipatory Episodes” followed by eight “Viewing Episodes” (see the ABOUT PAGE for all the details). Then I dive into a quick prime

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