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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (a cluster of 1990s television
films followed by a syndicated series) re-imagines and re-introduces
Hercules--son of Olympian chief Zeus and an earthbound, mortal mother--as a
laidback but focused hero of ordinary folks with extraordinary problems. Played
with casual grace and ironic wit by Kevin Sorbo, the new Hercules wanders
through an equally entertaining, revisionist view of ancient Greece as, well,
charming and accessible--not exactly Homeric. There are gods and monsters
aplenty, but if this was the cradle of civilization, well.... |
