Roar: The Complete Series (1997)

Netflix Synopsis: Heath Ledger stars in this short-lived dramatic series (created by former teen idol Shaun Cassidy) chronicling the epic adventures of a Celtic prince (Ledger) who rallies his kinsmen to fend off the Romans. Eventually, the land will become known as Ireland, but in A.D. 400, it’s merely a place where tribes fight for their survival — and heroes are more important than ever. The cast also includes John Saint Ryan, Vera Farmiga and Lisa Zane.

Review: Sweet Brigit, how did I ever miss this series? It is so “me”, I LOVE all things medieval. Right up my alley and I never heard of it until 2007, 10 years later? I am amazed this series didn’t last longer but I feel like this might have been because the target audience was much too specific. I can see how people who aren’t into medieval times, Celtic lore or ancient tales might think there isn’t much in this series for them but Xena and Hercules fans should have been all over this TV show. Roar does get cheesy at times, especially with the special effects aspects. However, Roar has much better acting than both Hercules and Xena. I love Kevin Sorbo but it’s obvious why Heath went on to become the blockbuster movie star and many of the other cast member shave gone on to do much bigger projects. Heath did a fantastic job for such a young actor. The best actor in the cast though? Without a doubt, Sebastian Roche. I look forward to seeing him in the upcoming film “Beowulf” and I will be looking for more projects done by him. He was brilliant as Longinus, he brought to life a character that you want to hate but you just can’t. The main plot and subplots of Roar are outstanding, the character development from episode to episode was very well done and the story kept me enthralled from the second episode of Disc One (episode one wasn’t that great in comparison to the rest of the series) to the last episode on Disc Three. It’s definitely not historically accurate (did I REALLY see an underwire bra on one of the female characters, under her leather top?) but with a story this entertaining it’s not about historical accuracy anyway. It’s really a shame this show ended so soon, I want MORE of Conor’s story! I do think that the series should have ended with the second to last episode “The Cage” as it provided more conclusion to the story and it was one of the best episodes of the entire series. The final episode “Sweet Brigit” just couldn’t compete and left the viewer hanging, wanting more closure.

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Submitted by: Brandy 2/23/07