finished wainting now for s3 i think or s4

its a nice tv show one of my favorite just in s2 they use only1 spell per show little lame but ok

elemental can get some items from merlin the shield with the snake in it who attack enemys or the staff of death tosumon undead armry

Looks too British for me.

Yea, there was Merlin and Merlin's Aprentice.  I liked them both, but a lot of people didn't like the second one.  I liked it more I think.

I've seen most of series 1 and the beginning of series 2. I keep watching in hopes that it will somehow 'catch' or 'hit its stride' or something. The acting is adequate, but too many of the stories seemed obviously formulaic and the lack of serious long-term story arcs is very vexing for me. Sometimes I think I keep watching because Anthony Head is laughing all the way to the bank while he waits for someone to give him a better gig. Or maybe I'm waiting for Uther to progress from a tedious caricature to something as interesting as Giles eventually became on Buffy.

The show has 4 credited 'creators,' which might be the real reason it has a bit of bland, built-by-committee feel (the dragon seems like the disappointing love child of John Hurt's agent and a producer with a vested interest in upping the CGI budget). It'd probably be much more fun if Joss Whedon or Russell T Davies were the showrunner. 

I've watched them all so far. I usually check my brain at the door and just enjoy the show. It's pretty good. I recommend watching it.

interesting turn of phrase--very neutral zonish---but I'll check it out. I've been gearing up for Game of Thrones. I also have the Borgias & Camelot on DVR..though I have not seen it (How you have any time for TV is a truly staggering dagger of the mind concept); I'm at work, playing Elemental or browsing the forums. Wife cannot understand my lack of interest in American Idol & Dancing with the Stars. I, for one, thought Kirstie Ally was hot as Saavik in the Wrath of Khan but not enough to drag me in front of the TV for a freaking rhumba. Give her a lirpa and have her go head to head with the Karate Kid and I might watch.

And really? A playboy pole dancer without rhythm? Shocking! Like a Sov without Mana.

But I digress...I have watched Brit tv---MI-6, Coupling, and I think Episodes is fairly well written. Subtle & droll humor with a scathing edge like Valarian steel is appealing....

Well, the English Merlin is more a kid serie... if you wish something more adult, with real action, with plenty of blood and skin, from the same periode... StarZ have just begin a serie called "Camelot"... let say that it is the same story but filmed like the StarZ Spartacus... 

http://grizzlybomb.com/2011/03/28/camelot-pilot-the-next-spartacus/

Have record and see the two first episodes and i like it very much... English version is more for when you are with your kids... the StarZ one is not recommended for little kids...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb3_AyOplQw

Being Human - really good... so far... and free on hulu tv (so i can watch it as i don't have cable/dish.

Primeval? Gah. It's an exemplar of the bad influence US TV can have on UK TV. Even worse with the subbing CGI for real creativity problem that Merlin has with its dragon, and smothered with a generous helping of mediocre acting and crappy writing. Shame, that. The premise and general story arc really had potential, but the pablum-quality end product made it unwatchable for me--and I watch some really weak stuff in the name of an interesting story line.

The UK Being Human is not excellent, but is an amusing bit given the general morass of vampire-zombie-yada-yada going on these days. The promo scraps I've seen for the US version make me suspect it is yet another title that is better in the original but got deemed 'too British' by US media execs. 

Spartacus seemed like some sort of bloody soft-core porn to me. Not sure what that might mean for how this Camelot thing might work out, but maybe it'll be OK. Sure would be fun to see a more 'grownup' version of the stories than has been tried so far for TV. That Sam Neil version of the Merlin story was abysmal, and I kind of like Mr. Neil as an actor.

Being Human doesn't even make it on to mainstream TV channels here (shown on BBC3), but thought it might be worth a watch for the sort of people who frequent this sort of site.

Seems we get a lot of imports from the US (CSI, House, Big bang theory being the ones I watch most often) Its nice to see some of the better programmes from the UK making it over.  most of the rest of the stuff is either soaps, game shows, reality shows, which is pretty much all rubbish, or stuff that wouldn't translate well (mock the week, have I got news for you, etc)

If however you want something that would certainly rate highly on the "too british" stakes - check out the BBC Radio 4 comedy podcast.

The Short Review.  Enjoy!

Upsides, the Merlin/Arthur humor is funny and the characters are likable. 

Downsides, I have to say the first season is negative.  It makes me question how competitive TV slots really are in the UK.  The plot itself suffers at times from extremes to being borderline ridiculous.  Late season, one second Morgana loves her father the king and the next shes is the mortal enemy secretly trying to kill him over a petty shallow argument, wtf.  I understand royalty was mad in the middle ages but come on.

And now comes the personal opinion commentary.  The lead character Merlin reminds me of an older taller but somewhat dumber Harry Potter without the glasses, a little less dorky and a lot funnier.  There's no Hogwarts, no Dumbledore, well maybe if Dumbledore couldn't do magic but the badly garbled Latin is still in.  One final point I can't let slide because it's sacrilege.  We've all seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the cup of life spin off is just lame.  I thought this show was made in the UK.  How could they get it so wrong?

Please Please Brad, don't tell me this show is influencing Fallen Enchantress because if it is I'll demand a full refund, in advance. 

regarding the brit (and EU) tv versus USA TV:   It seems that i prefer Brit versions when I can get them.

Generally, (painting with a very big brush here) USA videos that go to Europe have violence reduced (censored?) - while Brit / European videos/media that come to USA have the sex reduced (censored?).  Sex or violence... umm,  seems a silly choice to me.  

But the USA choses violence over sex. 

and aside;    Hey, i hear TX is passing a law allowing people to carry pistols in high school.