Marco Polo on Netflix (1 Viewer)

[Grognard]

Just started to watch S1 of this new Netflix production and so far so good. Good acting, interesting characters, lots of action, historical accuracy, and grandiose exterior scenes (and some pretty ladies too). Netflix apparently spent $90M on this one and it shows. If the rest of S1 episodes delivers I would put this series close to Vikings or Games of Thrones in term of scenario and production quality.

 

[Grognard]

Just started to watch S1 of this new Netflix production and so far so good. Good acting, interesting characters, lots of action, historical accuracy, and grandiose exterior scenes (and some pretty ladies too). Netflix apparently spent $90M on this one and it shows. If the rest of S1 episodes delivers I would put this series close to Vikings or Games of Thrones in term of scenario and production quality.

Half way in the first season and still very good...

 

[wayne556517]

Agree mate its a great series up there with vikings easily.

 

[Toy Soldier Brigade]

I just finished binge watching the first 10 episodes of this series. I thought it was excellent. The blind monk is a great character.

 

[wayne556517]

Agree Paul a brilliant series.

 

[Grognard]

Just finished to watch Season 1 yesterday evening and what I say below is still valid: top notch production! Looking forward to watching Season 2 next year!

 

[zblang]

I'm enjoying it as well. Does anyone know the accuracy? Did polo really spend that time with kublai khan?

 

[Grognard]

I'm enjoying it as well. Does anyone know the accuracy? Did polo really spend that time with kublai khan?

His travels have been recorded in a book. More on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo. If everything shown really happened, that's another story (it's a Hollywood production after all...):wink2:

 

[Toy Soldier Brigade]

A few weeks ago on "America Unearthed" on H2 they talked about a theory that the Chinese were on the West coast pre Columbus. They thought Marco Polo was send by Kublai Khan.

 

[Grognard]

A few weeks ago on "America Unearthed" on H2 they talked about a theory that the Chinese were on the West coast pre Columbus. They thought Marco Polo was send by Kublai Khan.

Yes, there is a theory that Admiral Zheng He "discovered" the Americas nearly 100 years before Columbus although there is no concrete proof he did. It is well known however that he went West to Africa including the Arabic peninsula and South Asia. That said the Chinese of that time had the means and nautical expertise to venture in open sea. While in Beijing a few years ago I attended a very interesting exhibit on this admiral's journeys and I was indeed stunned by the technologic and health knowledge they already have (e.g. they knew how to fight scurvy by growing soy on the boats). More on this admiral at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He