Olympus

As a fan of Greek mythology I was excited to see this come on SyFy and I'm looking forward to see where the story goes. As with all first episodes of a new series there was quite a bit of time setting the scene before getting into the crux of the story. Having said that, the opening of the episode was great and really grabbed me. I'd say the graphics could be a bit better but then I'm guessing it has not necessarily had as much spent on it as Game of Thrones or 300! I thought the slow motion/spin around fight scene was a great touch though.

Looking forward to the second episode!

I rarely expect to see every unusual show with a $200M budget these days, especially TV fare, so my expectations were not high. I find the production engaging and particularly love the sets of an ancient Hellenic period with heads of giant statues half buried in the Earth and the stands of even trees. They have an otherworldly feeling that adds substance and context to this unusual production.

My experience in production design, directing and writing helps me to come to an objective view of this show. What also helps is the mere fact that someone is attempting to bring unusual fare to the screen. It is not easy and yes, it does take an ungodly amount of money to bring a show like Game of Thrones to the tube. This is not a G.O.T. production but that is fine as far as I am concerned. They all do not have to match G.O.T.

It started off a little rough but the series is more and more engaging. It feels more like a play then a TV show. Ignore the sometimes poor special affects and focus on the story. I think the acting is very good and the writing is improving. Try not to judge this with other shows that have million dollar budgets. It does as well as it can with the small budget it has. Listen to the words and concentrate on the acting. It's better then most people are saying.

I think the story will wind up being about a Jewish/Christian figure (the character of Hero) who is destined to be the beginning of a new faith (one God) that will eventually replace the pagan gods.

It's a good show and I hope it gets renewed.

The analytics on this are fascinating. This pathetic clunker of an immediately cancelled series is perhaps the most shilled up on IMDB

Hero is an interesting character in the Olympus story because he is the one who is in charge of saving the world in a sense. What I really liked about Olympus is that each character had a different motive, and the quest for immortality was great. And the fight between two kingdoms for it seemed like a fascinating plot to me. I cannot wait to watch the whole series. The only thing that is wrong with Olympus is that it places too much emphasis on the fight scenes and not enough on developing some of the characters. The characters that could have been developed more were King Aegeus. Now what is most important is the Oracle character and she served her full purpose in the story as far as I'm concerned. What I also didn't like is that a few scenes were kind of boring. But Olympus made up for all that by creating a great plot and good ideas. Don't miss this brilliant episode.