EPISODE
SEASON
The Tudors - Season 1
The Tudors focuses on the rarely dramatized, tumultuous early years of King Henry VIII of England';s nearly 40-year, omnipotent reign (1509-1547). Jonathan Rhys Meyers is all dash and panache as the star of the historical soap opera, which bursts at the seams with sex, political intrigue, sex, dangerous court liaisons and sex.
28 November 1975, Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK
1964, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
17 April 1942, York, Yorkshire, England, UK
1959, London, England, UK
19 June 1971, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
19 January 1952, USA
10 November 1982, Ireland
19 June 1982, Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
4 April 1926, Dublin, Ireland
April 01, 2007
Still, for all its ferocious ambition to be more than just another heavily corseted, respectful historical drama, "The Tudors" falls flat in more than one arena.
April 01, 2007
"The Tudors" is not the great series that it might have been, but it's certainly a watchable and diverting one.
April 01, 2007
He's [Henry VIII] played with riveting intensity and bristling sensuality by Irish-born Jonathan Rhys Meyers
April 01, 2007
For all the heavy breathing, it's dramatically dead, so that even while it offers "sympathetic" views of sometimes maligned historical figures, one never feels involved with them or their fates.
April 01, 2007
The series goes only rock-opera deep, moving full-steam ahead without much accounting for character motivation.
April 01, 2007
So far this series looks like lots of sex and flashy sets without much well-crafted dialogue or intriguing character development to back it up.
April 01, 2007
Smart casting, powerful performances and a riveting, easy-to-follow story make "The Tudors" a dashing TV treat.
April 01, 2007
Even though "The Tudors" adds another jewel to the crown Showtime has been forging of late, this particular jewel isn't all that dazzling.
April 01, 2007
It's underwritten and ... overripe.
April 01, 2007
Anglophiles will scoff at the sloppiness with historical detail. Anyone else is going to be confused at why they're not seeing someone like Oliver Platt play Henry VIII