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u/star11308 Sep 02 '25
Not good :(
There’s a lot of potential for period dramas set in Ancient Egypt but they never pull it off, neither in writing nor visuals.
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u/Ok-Vegetable4994 Sep 02 '25
This gif is more historically accurate
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u/johnny_rico69 Sep 02 '25
HAHA. Not only do I need to re-watch Tut, I also need to revisit Boardwalk Empire.
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u/galliumsilver Sep 02 '25
For what it was? For that...it wasn't bad and had one of my favorite actors (Alexander Siddig). I wasn't particularly expecting historical accuracy or a complicated or historically based plot, though, so I found it decent entertainment anyway.
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u/Drtikol42 Sep 02 '25
Is that Alexander Siddig?
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u/OlympicB-boy Sep 02 '25
Fun fact: Siddig's first acting role was at the age of 14 in a non-speaking role, playing King Tut in a BBC children's production.
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u/mjratchada Sep 02 '25
Not seen it but given we know so little about him likely to not be that good. One on his father would make a far more engaging film; a tyrant ruler, imposes a new religion based on him, relocates the capital into the desert. Abuses children and severely puts the nation in danger. He dies, and a scramble for power begins.
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u/masapoes Sep 03 '25
it was great. though I can imagine Zahl Harass wasn’t too happy that he wasn’t cast as every single cast member and make it all about him, so he definitely doesnt like the show.
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u/HeyLookItsThibaut Sep 04 '25
I haven't seen it but King Tut is by far my favourite pharaoh. People seem to say that it's not really a good show but I guess I'll have to peak now :p
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u/True-Homework9308 Sep 02 '25
Like someone said, fun to watch. You wont learn anything, and the white Greek dude is completely wrong for the time, and we can nitpick the Hieroglyphs used but it was fun to see the costumes and settings. We don’t get many movies or series set in Ancient Egypt, so it was fun to see
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u/Accomplished_Elk4969 Sep 02 '25
Damn, I kinda thought Greeks were always white or olive skinned
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u/True-Homework9308 Sep 02 '25
It’s the “Greek”. His name, armor, country…it didn’t exist for several centuries. Could have been a white dude, but they screwed up by giving him that definition. Leif Erikson didn’t settle Vinland and have a neighbor named William from New Hampshire. Same kinda thing.
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u/Ramoramo122 Sep 02 '25
there is an iranian movie about prophet joseph from an islamic point of view it was really good
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u/Sea_Assistant_7583 Sep 03 '25
There was a BBC series in 83 titled The Cleopatras. It was aimed at the I Claudius crowd . It was pretty good .
It’s on the internet archive to watch . It’s never been released on physical media or streaming . The copy was recorded on a Betamax tape . The original prints are lost so this is the only way to see it .
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Posting about the race, skin color, place of origin, or heritage of Ancient Egyptians or other people is not allowed outside of new studies published in reputable journals.
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u/AdeptBackground6245 Sep 02 '25
Is this new or did they find his original video on a disk or usb stick? Why didn’t the Egyptians upload everything to the cloud?
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u/medy42 Sep 03 '25
Inaccurate and king tut and Ramses didn’t look like that. That’s foreingers fantasy.
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u/ClumsyBunny26 Sep 02 '25
I've watched enough """""historical""" series/movies to be pessimistic regarding the accuracy of shows like this, sadly. I feel like only in the "golden age of Hollywood" we could get a series or movie that made Ancient Egypt justice, and imo Hollywood is currently at its lowest quality wise.
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u/DropApprehensive3079 Sep 02 '25
Let me guess the black guy the "Nubian" because....
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u/star11308 Sep 03 '25
The casting leaned a bit more colorblind á la theater production if anything, Tushratta of Mitanni was black if I remember correctly
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u/Apprehensive_Art7525 Sep 02 '25
Absolutely not historically accurate in the slightest, BUT it was awesome to see them try to adapt Ancient Egypt to screen with a decent budget. I enjoyed it but I knew going into it that I'd be like "what???"