Slovania

Slovania definitely had potential (at least when compared to other Slovakian production) and I commend the authors for trying to come up with something new in Slovakian TV.

Unfortunately, all the potential and positives are overshadowed by immensely stupid and chaotic writing, dysfunctional pacing, horrible dialogues and - mostly - bland direction. Actors are trying but there's really not much place for good acting, because most of the characters doesn't have any development throughout the season.

Cinematography is limited by TV budget, music often doesn't fit to what's shown, though some tracks are nice.

Overall Slovania is a disapointment. With better direction and writing it could be a little proud Slovakian Game of Thrones. Sadly, it isn't.

I agree with much of what is written in the User Review titled "Show with great potential, but badly executed" But I think most of the flaws come from the fact that they had a great story that could have been told in 4-6 episodes, so they just kept repeating the same situations, conversations, disagreements over and over again as filler. In a sense the show was killed in the mismatch between the story arc they wrote and the time slots they had to fill. So in a sense, it's the producer's fault.

I followed the advice of the gods from the series and tried to be patient. Almost every character seems to be just as impatient as the viewer to get on the with the story, find their destiny, identity, whatever. Do they? Not in a particularly satisfying way in the end It works, but it isn't especially satisfying. They could at least have ended with some text talking about what happened next. I think that when people stream this they are expecting a tight and exciting historical story. Had it been made that way, they could have shopped it around to streaming services. But this seems to have been a rather non-ambitious slot filler on Slovakian TV according to other reviews. Nobody is going to want to continue it now. They would need to start from scratch with a whole new pilot.

So if its so flawed why did I give it 7 stars instead of 5. As a US Citizen with an interest in History I REALLY appreciated a setting that is completely specific in time and features a part of the world that we NEVER get information about in this country. Because I grew up during the cold war, every aspect of slavic culture I have been exposed to is from a Russian or it deals with Eastern Orthodox communities in the US. I've gone out of my way to study Byzantium, Bulgaria, every part of Yugoslavia. And maybe some rough outlines of Poland. I no nothing about 6th century slovakia or really anyone in contact with the SW part of Frankia. We just don't cover the east Franks before the holy roman empire and then only with respect to the formation of Germany.

I want to see this story continue. What a great time and place. Like others have said, it could have been so much better. My point is that all it needed to be better was a shorter run time and some ruthless editing. But I guess they would have needed much more Euros to make each episode.

Being a Southern Slav myself,I looked forward to this show.

The show takes place in Pannonia,so it must be about us,Southern Slavs,namely Serbs and Croats. Or I expected and hoped it to be.. But...the language is wrong,the names are wrong,the customs are wrong,even the racial characteristics are wrong-we are known to be blond or red haired,blue or green eyed at that point of our history,but most of the people in the show are dark haired and have dark eyes.. Even the synopsis is wrong-"before the union of Slavic tribes". There was no union of Slavic tribes in the 7th century AD in our parts,we were just Serbs and Croats,with some minor "tribes" that lived among and along us.

I don't know what was the purpose of making historicaly inaccurate show,except maybe for making money.

Word to the creators-next time when you decide to make a show about our history,ask us,don't presume you know about our customs just because you are Slavic too. Sorry,but you are the wrong kind of Slavs to make a show about us.

This show aired in 2021. Now is 2023. I still can't watch it anywhere and there are no more than 2 episodes available. Making a show about slavs and their culture and mythology but making it available only in USA when it comes to other countries except the ones who made the show is weird I'm not sure what you wanted to achieve by that but I guess some people will never get the chance to see the show. I am of Slavic ethnicity and I was very hyped when I heard about the show but it is what it is I guess life is unfair. If you're gonna make a show about some ethnicity's history atleast make it available for everyone and not just USA.

The picture work, story, actors, environment, simply amazing. The only disadvantage I see, there is no English translation, which would be much deserved.