I think I could enjoy Merlin a lot if the characters all had different names and they didn't call the setting Camelot. I just can't switch off all the associations I already have for Arthurian whatnot. I tried, I really did.
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-t - Jun 30, 2009 6:21:03 am PDT #8552 of 30001
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Vortex - Jun 30, 2009 6:25:31 am PDT #8553 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I just can't switch off all the associations I already have for Arthurian whatnot. I tried, I really did.
Yep. There are things I like about it. I applaud them for color blind casting, there are beautiful costumes, etc. But, its so very wrong that it's not Camelot.
Morgana - Jun 30, 2009 10:54:28 am PDT #8554 of 30001
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I had the same problem with the Richard Gere-as-Lancelot movie "First Knight." I hated it so much that I've managed to block a lot of it from my memory, but I remember yelling that if they were going to bastardize the storyline so much why didn't they just give them different names?!?
Ginger - Jun 30, 2009 10:57:56 am PDT #8555 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I've been watching Merlin, but I don't know how long I can bear the stupid.
Vortex - Jun 30, 2009 10:59:35 am PDT #8556 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
At first, I wondered why they didn't make it Merlin as a young man in a kingdom that wasn't Camelot, then I remembered that Merlin is supposed to live backwards through time, so that wouldn't have worked either.
sj - Jun 30, 2009 11:03:06 am PDT #8557 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm not very familiar with Authurian legend, so I too am enjoying the cheesiness of Merlin. However, Gwen being poor feels wrong. Is there any precedence for this?
Vortex - Jun 30, 2009 11:07:48 am PDT #8558 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
No, she's supposed to be the daughter of a king that Arthur marries for political reasons.
-t - Jun 30, 2009 11:09:24 am PDT #8559 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Well, First Knight was a terrible, terrible movie.
Merlin is supposed to live backwards through time
I think of that as being a T. H. White thing, primarily, but I don't know if I am correct in thinking that.
However, Gwen being poor feels wrong. Is there any precedence for this?
Not that I know of. She was high enough status to help Arthur's claim to the throne, iirc.
sj - Jun 30, 2009 11:18:37 am PDT #8560 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I like how science and magic go together in the show. I also like how ASH's character does everything wrong, but he does it with all the best intentions.
Polter-Cow - Jun 30, 2009 11:21:15 am PDT #8561 of 30001
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