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"Merlin is a thrilling fantasy drama set to enchant family audiences in a brand new 13-part series on BBC One this September.

Every Saturday night audiences are destined to experience a series of magical adventures, as they follow the unlikely friendship of a would-be wizard (Merlin) and the future King (Prince Arthur)."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressr ... rlin.shtml

Smashing stuff. The BBC are really shaping up to have a good Autumn line up this year.

Elsewhere Mandrake wrote:.....far too often it seems that folks only expect entertainment to be brought to them via TV......

Of course, there are always exceptions

lets hope its not another bone kickers, or Robin hood.

two awfull shows I.M.H.O. ( though last nights bonekickers want that bad)

I'm expecting something pretty awful along the lines of Robin Hood. The young wizard plot is never going to be great. I enjoyed the Sam Neil Merlin they did a few years back, but then they spoiled it with a sequel.

It can't be as bad as bonekickers. Can it? Holby city meets indiana jones.

Certainly won't hold a torch to their flag-ship show, Doctor Who!

gotta agree with the bonekickers slating

saw he first one - what a waste of an hour!

Shame really cos that guy was good in Hustle and i had high hopes.

Is Merlin a Saturday night thing or mid-week? always miss Sat night stuff due to commitments (getting drunk normally!)

Relish wrote:Is Merlin a Saturday night thing or mid-week? always miss Sat night stuff due to commitments (getting drunk normally!)

Yup, it's a Saturday night thing

two young boys, one with wand, one with sword...all on the BBC?

what is my hard earned tax money being spent on?!

bring back jim davidson - just so i can finally splash out on a sniper rifle and do what needs doing...

the cast sounds good. Though Merlin is being played by a 22 year old unknown.

as well as John Hurt,as the voice of Merlins dragon mentor, A number of other stars have joined the cast, including former Eastenders star and Bionic Woman Michelle Ryan who play evil sorceress Nimueh.

Santiago Cabrera, who played painter Isaac Mendez in Heroes, will play Lancelot, while Richard Wilson and Anthony Head take on the roles of Gaius and King Uther Pendragon respectively.

It does kind of smack of jobs for the boys, since Julie Gardener has cast several of her favorites from doctor who.

Im counting the days till we see John Barowman as "Sir Campalot, the pink night"..

"Fancy a night in boys?"

daleshrimpton wrote: King Uther Pendragon

Great news, distinct possibility of a sub truck routine changing him into Charlotte !

Sounds like another Robin Hood job to me (i.e. a watered-down version of a classic set of stories). Merlin was a lot older than Arthur.

But hell, the stories have only been around for a thousand years or so, screw that old school stuff. Let's have talking dragons and barely-pubescent wizards. How about a CGI goblin, and maybe the Henson workshop can supply a cute comedy muppet sidekick. It'll be great - like Harry Potter crossed with 'Labyrinth'.

I have to say that the second episode of 'Bonekickers' was a great improvement on the first (which was ridiculous, especially the ending), but I've not yet seen this week's show.

Part-Timer wrote:but I've not yet seen this week's show.

It was a cross between Time Team and Carry On Indiana Jones....

Still on about Bonekickers, did anybody actually enjoy last night's episode? I don't mean the general ancient Babylon vs Iraq plot but all that faffing about and jerky editing - one second hailing a cab and the next second being in it, the young girl's genius at chess and chortling about being good at puzzles, the animation of the symbols on the jar/brick - all very confusing!