Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

This show is a perfect blend of musicals and comedy. In my opinion, it didn't have a long enough run.

While billed as a comedic music series, at its core, Galavant (Season 1 & Season 2) has a compelling story which drives the show. Of course, with music being a key part of the series, it's a good thing the musical numbers are spot on hilarious. The story and the music are written in such a way that little ones won't get the adult references (and there are many) but they'll laugh and hum along. Whereas adults can laugh out loud at the innuendo and double entendres sprinkled throughout the series like sugar as wells as some flat out blanket statements that will go over the heads of little ones like a 747.A musical is only as good as the vocals are strong. And the vocals in Galavant are unexpectedly well-done. Joshua Sasse (Galavant), Timothy Omundson (King Richard), Mallory Jansen (Queen Madalena), Karen David (Princess Isabella) and Luke Youngblood (Sid) are all quite talented. Perhaps we'll see more of them in not-quite-so-silly musicals considering the current trend of producing live musicals for television.Of course, not every actor has golden pipes. In fact, the gravelly voice of Gareth, played by former footballer Vinnie Jones, isn't quite as ear-appealing as his co-stars but he gives it his all which makes it worth having a listen. The list of guest stars, some of whom have brief cameos while others have decidedly longer roles, is impressive. And the way they embraced the utter madness of the story and the songs reminds us that actors like to let their hair down and just be silly.Galavant was so screwball in Season 1 not even the cast or crew thought they'd get a Season 2 which is why the series closes with a grandiose song contemplating the fate of characters if there is no Season 2. So when Season 2 did make its way to the small screen, there was a hilarious opening song called 'A New Season'... and then the madness started anew. And damn if the main refrain of the series doesn't get stuck in your head for hours!

What an incredible show! A very witty, cheesy comedy. If you're a fan of Alan Menken's music (Little Shop of Horrors, Sister Act, Little Mermaid, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Newsies, Hercules, Enchanted), then you'll love the clever score. The cast is all fantastically funny. A very feel-good comedy where you root for everyone, even the villains. Self-referential and 4th wall-breaking, if that's your thing. Short enough to finish in two weeks or so, but you'll wish there was more! Just a 20-minute shot of lightness and happiness. Hoping for another network to pick it up for a third season, but if it doesn't happen, they wrapped it up satisfactorily enough that you feel like you've watched a complete story and won't be left wanting more when you finish.

I've watched a lot of TV shows in my life, and I've yet to see something as creative, witty and beautiful as this one. The characters are all larger than life, yet so utterly human. All their arcs are wonderful. I love every single one of them.Even Galavant, who I've seen described here as a bit of an idiot. Which, on the face of it is true, but if you look deeper you see an arrogant, vain guy with an alcohol problem who slowly, in the course of the show, gets over those issues, revealing a heart of gold, see: being "behind bars" and thinking only of his friends in the Enchanted Forest after his mess-up at the end of s1. It's a redemption arc, which is part of a hero's journey. It's a glorious example of subtle story-telling, and only one of many.The Evil King Richard tries to man up for his wife, whom he'd kidnapped and forced into marriage. Our Damsel in Distress Madalena could be better described as a scheming, evil, money-grubbing b*tch. Well, at least until you consider that she's scheming against her abductor, whom she'd only agreed to marry because her Hero had been so very, very bad at trying to rescue her from the wedding.We get all the character tropes of a medieval story, and every single one of them gets parodied and then subverted at least once. The heros are extremely flawed, the villains are socially awkward and adorable even when doing bad things.