Nice effects though.

Good concept, poorly executed.

Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

What if the Hercules & Xena TV series had been produced by the Asylum? I mean the worst acting, the worst special effects, the worst plots, and the worst characters. You'd get Conan the Adventurer, the TV series! Hercules & Xena may have been B-grade schlock, but at least they were professionally made and very, very entertaining. This series? The exact opposite. I made the mistake of buying the entire series on DVD, having never watched an episode beforehand. Oh God, was that money down the drain! I forced myself to watch every episode (and believe me, it was torturous) in hopes of finding something, anything, redeeming. Nope, nothing! The more I watched, the more I wanted to smash my head hard enough to develop amnesia, so I could forget this godawful crap. If you're a fan of Conan, don't watch this! Conan the Destroyer is an Oscar-winning masterpiece compared to this! If you're a fan of fantasy roleplaying games, don't watch this! This is the equivalent of playing in a group with an incompetent, simple-minded DM, and a bunch of idiotic, insipid players. No! NO!!

OK, where to start....My roommate made me suffer through this series on netflix and i usually don't say anything about my thoughts on things like this, but this was the worst.First: Bad acting, the characters acting is absolutely awful, the character of Conan although German, sounds like he's trying to pull off a bad Arnold impression. Bayu (aka tj storm) does this stupid... cat thing or something where he pretends like he is some animal while fighting, the entire cast just sounds like they don't know how to act, even Danny woodburn tanked in this one, and i really like him. Second: the effects, the swords are obviously fake, they are obviously flat and wooden or plastic, the hammers are clearly rubber or foam, they look like poor quality props picked up at the local costume shop. the choreography of the fights poorly done, it doesn't even look like they are trying to hit each other. the magic effects are just sad. Third: the plot: the amount of plot holes in this show is just pathetic. they have flashbacks in one episode of things that clearly hadn't happened yet, because they were shown in later episodes. the series ends making the viewer feel cheated, its like premature ejaculation, over before it even starts. the skull that talks dosen't escape, Conan never sees his daughter, he just pops out of the water, cuts the bad guys head off, and thats the end. overall the entire series was the worst 22 episodes of crap i have ever seen! the one redeeming quality of the whole series was the endless supply of big breasted barely dressed females and the occasional cameo from people from some movies, although sadly even they were only supporting actors in their other endeavors.

After watching episodes on tape, thanks to a friend who had taped them, I want to know why Conan fans found this tv series so lame? Now, granted it wasn't the novels, or as bloodly and dark as it should have been...but it had monsters, women, warriors, killing, wizards, and Rolf did a great job as Conan the Cimmerian. Plus, unlike many syndie shows, had an actual storyline going through the season. Episodes like "Lair of the Beastmen" and "Al Sohn-Bar" were nicely done fantasy stories, with a bit of everything. Some episodes were not as worthy, but it was a fun series. Face it: Conan on cable or free TV isn't going to be the Conan a hardcore Conan fan wants. Until HBO can aquire a chance to produce a Conan tv series, the 1997/1998 "Conan: Adventurer" tv series is the best you'll get. And unless Threshold produces a new tv series (which they have yet to do, after fighting hard to get the rights, etc) the Keller Conan series is all there will be.

Conan the television series was in my opinion every bit as good as the books and the two 1980 movies. Ralph Moeller portrayed a hero that was likable, smart and a natural leader with his friends. The show ended after only one season, but it ended strong with an interesting season finale that would have easily led into a second year. For those who did not get the chance to see the show, Conan was joined by his friends, the axe-weilding Vulkar, the mute staff-fighting Zzeben, the animal-spirit fighter Bayu, the thoughtful and wise dwarf Otli, and the strong and beautiful female theif Karella. Their main goal for the first year was to defeat the evil sorcerer Hissah Zul and the Skull he summoned with red rubies for advice. All of the actors and actresses deserve credit for putting genuine effort into their characters. Jeremy Kemp was good as an evil sorcerer who attacked Conan directly and at times through those who thought to gain his favor. Otli was another character that was developed well.I think the mark of any good show is if it leaves you wanting more and provides more interesting questions than answers. Conan the series delivered this. The three sorcerers who helped Conan defeat Hissah Zul clearly had their own motives for overthrowing the new king in time. There was the question of why Skull wanted to collect red rubies. A visit to the Black Kingdoms would have been interesting and it would have been interesting to see the details of Karella's army of archers. All things considered, Conan the series is a show that I will miss and would have enjoyed seeing a second season. I am glad to see Ralph Moeller's appearance in the movie Gladiator. I think he did a good job.