First off most of these reviews clearly did not make it past the first episode for various reasons.
The gay angle being put forth in the first 15 min or so seems to have upset people. This has been a debate for a long time with Alexander. Did you really expect it to not be included, especially coming from Netflix? I'm on episode 6 now and it is barely mentioned again. So if they needed to put that forth in the first few moments and get it out of the way to hit the Netflix absurd quota, fine. It is not a big deal.
The accuracy. Again it is Netflix. I am shocked it actually was entertaining and covered SOME aspects correctly. It is still a drama and meant for entertainment. There is no way to cover all Alexander accomplished in this type of show. This focused on Darius and the battle with each other. Simplistic, absolutely. Missing a lot, definitely. Still worth watching, I think so.
The casting. Again with Netflix the fact they did not cast Alexander as black is surprising in and of itself. I had no issue with the casting at all. In fact the guy that plays Alexander I think fit perfectly and if they ever do a proper Alexander story, I would like to see him play the role again.
Heavily flawed no doubt. Maybe I have been starved for something about Alexander for a while and was just happy with getting something.
The gay angle being put forth in the first 15 min or so seems to have upset people. This has been a debate for a long time with Alexander. Did you really expect it to not be included, especially coming from Netflix? I'm on episode 6 now and it is barely mentioned again. So if they needed to put that forth in the first few moments and get it out of the way to hit the Netflix absurd quota, fine. It is not a big deal.
The accuracy. Again it is Netflix. I am shocked it actually was entertaining and covered SOME aspects correctly. It is still a drama and meant for entertainment. There is no way to cover all Alexander accomplished in this type of show. This focused on Darius and the battle with each other. Simplistic, absolutely. Missing a lot, definitely. Still worth watching, I think so.
The casting. Again with Netflix the fact they did not cast Alexander as black is surprising in and of itself. I had no issue with the casting at all. In fact the guy that plays Alexander I think fit perfectly and if they ever do a proper Alexander story, I would like to see him play the role again.
Heavily flawed no doubt. Maybe I have been starved for something about Alexander for a while and was just happy with getting something.