I really enjoyed the recent Percy Jackson streaming series. I especially enjoyed its depiction of the Greek Gods, which seemed closer to the source mythology than anything I've seen.
Yeah, they took it easier on Poseidon than he deserves, but otherwise, spot on IMO.
Is there a better one that I should see?
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03-10-2024, 04:18 PM #1Boisterously Confused
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What's the Best Depiction of the Greek Gods in TV/Cinema?
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03-10-2024, 04:46 PM #2Extraordinary Member
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Steve Reeves as Hercules
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03-10-2024, 05:00 PM #3Invincible Member
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Russell Crowe in Thor L&T
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The Erotic Adventures of Hercules with Troy McClure
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I would say The Clash of the Titans because they were portrayed as noble but also as jealous scheming assholes. They bickered amongst themselves and humans paid the price. Which is pretty accurate from mythology.
With Norman Fell as Zeus!
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03-10-2024, 05:20 PM #6Astonishing Member
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Xena and Adventures of Hercules was actually fairly decent.
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For the little bit that the show touched on it, Supernatural.
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Absolutely their depictions in Xena/Herc.
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03-11-2024, 10:34 AM #9Astonishing Member
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Yep. Anthony Quinn as Zeus and Kevin Smith as Ares were easily my favorite portrayals Originally Posted by Android 17
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Jason And The Argonauts (1963)
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03-12-2024, 05:17 PM #11the devil's reject
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Really......? Originally Posted by Kirby101
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I'll second that choice, classic. Originally Posted by JBatmanFan05
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Tony Robinson reading from the book he wrote with Tony Curtis, Odysseus: The Greatest Hero Of Them All, on Children’s BBC. I was ten.
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Clash of the Titans
Disney's animated film Hercules
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03-13-2024, 01:45 PM #15Boisterously Confused
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No. Originally Posted by caj
And double extra No. Originally Posted by Kirby101
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