On the Telly: The Almighty Johnsons
I ran across some pictures from this New Zealand show and decided to look it up. I found out it's modern-day mythology series, which is totally my bag, so I had to immediately find out what all this was about.The synopsis goes something like this: Four brothers are living incarnations of Norse gods, only they don't have their full powers (aka-they're kind of weak). They'll only get their full powers if they can unite Odin with his destined mate, Frigg. The tone of the show goes back and forth between dramatic real-life struggles (like having babies and so-and-so's pregnant ex showing up) and comedic shenanigans (like standing naked in the woods holding a sword so a lightning bolt can strike you).
It's compelling because you want the siblings, who are so different from each other, to get their full powers. Except maybe Anders. He's a jerk-face. So, being brothers, they can't agree on anything-especially how to find this goddess who will restore them to their former glory.We've also got a separate group of goddesses who are trying to stop the gods because they like things just the way they are. I'm not gonna lie, this show has kind of a low production value. Now, this is a thing you can look past if you can remember how good things like "Doctor Who" and The Evil Dead can be.
FAVORITE CHARACTER:
I'm truly torn between Ty (aka Hod-god of all things "cold and dark") and Olaf (aka Baldr-aka can't age). Ty is the only one of the family that kind of hates his powers and that makes you feel for the guy. He's also consistently being put in the "friend zone," which sucks because he's probably the best of the lot.
Olaf is the eccentric grandfather of the brothers and he has this whole hippie thing going. You can usually find him hopped up on something stumbling out of the bushes. He also happens to be the family oracle, so whatever he says is kind of important. QUOTE:
Axl Johnson: "But I am a God, right?"
Mike Johnson: "Yes, Axl, you are now a God!"
Anders Johnson: "Any chance you could put your pants on and be a pants on God?"
RATING:
I've only just started the second season, but so far, I'm really liking it. Aside from the sporadic soap-opera-ness, it's pretty awesome. So far, though...7 our of 10? We'll see. I would probably recommend this to people who liked the Percy Jackson series or Xena. Definitely Xena.
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