My go-to rant is that I hate it when historical dramas have fashionable, modern haircuts. I get it, Brother Bumbledorf of the Footsnifferian Monastery would look like shit with a tonsure, but if you want me to take your show seriously you can't have a ship full of fashion models with the same undercut the guy at the fancy burger place has landing in Northbumblia to sack the village and expect me to go "oh no vikings".
no smoking or high sugar intake, along with a low life expectancy, their teeth would generally be better than poor folks' are now. and they had various treatments and stuff for tooth care, it just wasn't very good.
It makes it especially infuriating when the only complaints around historical accuracy come about with the introduction of black people, women (outside of normative roles), or LGBTQ themes.
Even non-CHUD bait historical inquiries don't bother me all that much if they serve the plot, it's just that the clear visual anachronism pisses me off. It'd be like a biopic of Lenin with a Ford F150 in the background.
Depending on the era, outright garish clothes with big codpieces and the like would actually be historically accurate compared to grimdark quasi-medieval aesthetics.
The storming of the Winter Palace with a BattleTech Marauder in the background, an edit that accidentally got included in a textbook, was awesome at least.
My go-to rant is that I hate it when historical dramas have fashionable, modern haircuts. I get it, Brother Bumbledorf of the Footsnifferian Monastery would look like shit with a tonsure, but if you want me to take your show seriously you can't have a ship full of fashion models with the same undercut the guy at the fancy burger place has landing in Northbumblia to sack the village and expect me to go "oh no vikings".
Watch Braveheart and spend 2 hours wondering how they all had perfectly bleached white teeth.
no smoking or high sugar intake, along with a low life expectancy, their teeth would generally be better than poor folks' are now. and they had various treatments and stuff for tooth care, it just wasn't very good.
I don't doubt it, but we're talking pearly and immaculate; like a brand new toilet bowl. Lol
Imagine pulling off a tonsure though. That would be career-defining
Brother Bumbledorf - tonsured, lightly oiled, and absolutely shredded
It makes it especially infuriating when the only complaints around historical accuracy come about with the introduction of black people, women (outside of normative roles), or LGBTQ themes.
Even non-CHUD bait historical inquiries don't bother me all that much if they serve the plot, it's just that the clear visual anachronism pisses me off. It'd be like a biopic of Lenin with a Ford F150 in the background.
Good point. It's jarring seeing modern aesthetics in a historical setting. I had that with seeing bright colors or designs on clothing/armor
Depending on the era, outright garish clothes with big codpieces and the like would actually be historically accurate compared to grimdark quasi-medieval aesthetics.
The storming of the Winter Palace with a BattleTech Marauder in the background, an edit that accidentally got included in a textbook, was awesome at least.
Lenin on a Hilux would be more like it!
That P R E S T I G E T V Viking show was a non-starter for me because of those ridiculous modern haircuts and beard combos.
That was the most egregious example but The Tudors did it too.
I'm glad I skipped that one too.
they should be wearing helmets and hats! the north sea is cold and raiding is dangerous!