Welcome back to Sherwood! This episode of Adapt or Perish concludes our two-part look at the world’s most famous outlaw, Robin Hood! If you haven’t listened to part one yet, check it out!
For this episode, we watched and discussed:
- Robin of Sherwood (ITV, 1984–1986), created by Richard Carpenter, and starring Michael Praed, Jason Connery, Ray Winstone, and Nickolas Grace.
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Warner Brothers, 1991), directed by Kevin Reynolds, written by Pen Densham and John Watson, and starring Kevin Costner, Alan Rickman, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Christian Slater.
- Robin Hood (20th Century Fox, 1991), directed by John Irvin, written by Sam Resnick and John McGrath, and starring Patrick Bergin, Uma Thurman, Jürgen Prochnow, and Jeroen Krabbé.
- Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood (Sierra On-Line, 1991), designed by Christy Marx.
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights (20th Century Fox, 1993), directed by Mel Brooks, written by Brooks, Evan Chandler, and J. David Shapiro, and starring Cary Elwes, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees, Tracey Ullman, and Dave Chappelle.
- Robin Hood (BBC, 2006–2009) "Robin Hood (2006–2009)"), created by Dominic Minghella and Foz Allan, and starring Jonas Armstrong, Lucy Griffiths, Keith Allen, and Richard Armitage.
- Robin Hood (Universal, 2010), directed by Ridley Scott, written by Brian Helgeland, and starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, Eileen Atkins, and Max von Sydow.
- Robin Hood (Lionsgate, 2018) "Robin Hood (2018)"), directed by Otto Bathurst, written by Ben Chandler and David James Kelly, and starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, and F. Murray Abraham.
Footnotes:
- Swamp Thing (USA Network, 1990–1993)
- “Robin (The Hooded Man),” theme from Robin of Sherwood by Clannad
- A Knight’s Tale (2001), written and directed by Brian Helgeland, and starring Heath Ledger.
- “All For Love,” the 1993 single for Disney’s The Three Musketeers, performed by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting.
- King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! (1990)
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess
- The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
- Alan Doyle and Great Big Sea (“When I’m Up (I Can’t Get Down),” “Captain Kidd,” “The River Driver”)
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