I've been keeping up with Camelot! I also think I've been missing quite a few scenes per ep thanks to censorship here. -_-
I was very intrigued by the first two episodes, a little meh on the third, but still interested enough to keep up. It's not as family friendly as BBC's Merlin - nor is it as radical a re-interpretation as that show. That said, a lot of the concepts on Camelot remind me of the book Here Lies Arthur, so IDK. I guess all in all, what with that and missing out on scenes, I've not beem blown away by it, though I'm certainly making an effort to watch each episode as it comes. Joseph Fiennes surprised me as Merlin, actually, and I liked Eva Green's Morgan.
I downloaded the first episode, which I guess is half of the 2hr premiere probably? It seemed to stop really abruptly. Anyway, I feel much like you (although I haven't read Here Lies Arthur). I appreciate the direction they're trying to take it in, with creepy Merlin and ambitious Morgan. But it's pretty over the top, and the writing makes me cringe a lot. Which is too bad, because I looove Eva Green and I think she is a little bit wasted on this show. I'll keep watching though.
It's funny, I was JUST complaining how the show is obviously set in Fantasy England rather than Roman Britain when suddenly a bunch of Romanesque soldiers pop out of the woodwork in the ruins of Camelot. Oh... hi. A little weird but I'll take it.
Have you read Mary Stewart's Merlin books? So good, I wish they had made a show out of them instead.
Yep, they actually showed the first two episodes continuously here, without any break - I didn't even realise it was two different episodes till later, so I can imagine just how abrupt!
Here Lies Arthur was actually really interesting - and also pretty radical, because it sort of depicts a historical look at the Arthurian legends. (Does that even make sense? XD)
But it's pretty over the top, and the writing makes me cringe a lot. Yes!!! I felt this, but I thought it was because I'd just finished watching the entire series of Friday Night Lights, which blew me utterly away. I figured maybe the excellent writing & characterisations on that show spoiled me for other things, but... nope. I think it's just Camelot. *g*
It's funny, I was JUST complaining how the show is obviously set in Fantasy England rather than Roman Britain when suddenly a bunch of Romanesque soldiers pop out of the woodwork in the ruins of Camelot.It's really weird because that was my impression, too. Just from the fact that magic plays such a significant role to
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I'll watch the other episodes for sure, it's too soon to give up hope. I also like Bernard Cornwell's Arthur trilogy, the synopsis of Here Lies Arthur actually reminded me of them a bit. He also does the realistic setting and plausible events spin on the legend, but also randomly includes some later medieval additions like Lancelot and Galahad... unnecessary if you ask me, but he didn't.
But Viserys few seconds of screen time were still the highlight of the entire episode for me. OMG <3 I can't believe he's going to die. He's everything a Targaryen should be.
I've watched the first episode and have the second recorded for consumption tonight. I liked the first ep well enough, though like you, I didn't think they hit those important points hard enough, but I discounted that as part of the whole time constraints thing. It's so fun to know other folks are fanning this thing, too. :)
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I was very intrigued by the first two episodes, a little meh on the third, but still interested enough to keep up. It's not as family friendly as BBC's Merlin - nor is it as radical a re-interpretation as that show. That said, a lot of the concepts on Camelot remind me of the book Here Lies Arthur, so IDK. I guess all in all, what with that and missing out on scenes, I've not beem blown away by it, though I'm certainly making an effort to watch each episode as it comes. Joseph Fiennes surprised me as Merlin, actually, and I liked Eva Green's Morgan.
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It's funny, I was JUST complaining how the show is obviously set in Fantasy England rather than Roman Britain when suddenly a bunch of Romanesque soldiers pop out of the woodwork in the ruins of Camelot. Oh... hi. A little weird but I'll take it.
Have you read Mary Stewart's Merlin books? So good, I wish they had made a show out of them instead.
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Here Lies Arthur was actually really interesting - and also pretty radical, because it sort of depicts a historical look at the Arthurian legends. (Does that even make sense? XD)
But it's pretty over the top, and the writing makes me cringe a lot.
Yes!!! I felt this, but I thought it was because I'd just finished watching the entire series of Friday Night Lights, which blew me utterly away. I figured maybe the excellent writing & characterisations on that show spoiled me for other things, but... nope. I think it's just Camelot. *g*
It's funny, I was JUST complaining how the show is obviously set in Fantasy England rather than Roman Britain when suddenly a bunch of Romanesque soldiers pop out of the woodwork in the ruins of Camelot.It's really weird because that was my impression, too. Just from the fact that magic plays such a significant role to ( ... )
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How true!
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