Sunday, June 28, 2009

Check it out - Merlin

I'd like to start what will hopefully be a common thing on here. Check it Out.
It will feature some of my favourite tv shows, movies, music, theatre, and anything else I find out about.
Today's is....BBC's Merlin.
CTV here in Canada just picked this up and started airing it last week.
I personally think the BBC can do no wrong in their tv shows. There isn't one I've seen that wasn't amazing. I mean come on Doctor Who, Torchwood, Robin Hood. All awesome.
Though in both Merlin and Robin Hood they take some librities with the known mythology the shows are top notch.
The basic set up for the show is:
"Merlin arrives at the city of Camelot, where the king, Uther Pendragon, has outlawed magic and imprisoned the last dragon. Merlin, who was born with extraordinary magical powers, is taken as the apprentice of Gaius. Merlin later discovers, after being informed by the last dragon, who is held as a prisoner deep under the city, that he has an important destiny in protecting Uther's arrogant son, Arthur, so that he may grow up to find a great kingdom."
taken from wikipedia

The trailer for the first series



In the UK it airs on BBC One on Saturdays
In the US, NBC on Sundays at 8:00pm
In Canada, CTV on Sundays at 8:00pm (they've been showing two episodes every week)

Check it out!

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