embarassing be the only word to describe this laughingly awful production . from the blatant disregard of the source material ( sure to infuriate anyone remotely familiar with mythology ) to the predictably insufficient production value and this entire mini series be a train wreck . the cast ( which include some good actor and whom i pity ) deliver the illogical dialogue in the same generic european accent so common to bad epic . worse be the lack of originality in almost all other aspect and from costume and set design ( blur together style from across time and space ) to the score ( which seem to poorly mimic many recognizable classical tune as well a lord of the ring ) . most offensive of all be the visual effect and which single handedly prove that if you can not afford to do them well and write them out . it pain me to see yet another legendary tale bastardize by a cheap adaptation . maybe one day and someone will do it right .