Merlin on BBC1 (SPOILERS)

captcalhoun · September 21 2008, 07:19 AM

anyone else watch it?

i tohught it was quite good, but needs a few more episodes to bed in and become truly great or not.

Tony Head was good as Uther, likewise Richard Wilson as Gaius. Dragon CG was good.

So was the 'time passing' CG with the cobwebs.

Eve Myles was quite good. nice to see her out of the Whoniverse.

ITL · September 21 2008, 08:23 AM

I missed it, so I'll check it out on iPlayer later on.

Bob The Skutter · September 21 2008, 09:07 AM

I enjoyed it. I agree it needs a couple more episodes to establish itself, but it seems to have the potential to be a very good show. I thought the Dragon looked better close up than in wide shots.
I guess it's just a shame it appears it isn't in HD.

Zion Ravescene · September 21 2008, 09:16 AM

I enjoyed it too. I intitally had my doubts about Colin Morgan in the lead role, but Wilson and Head are their usual best, and overall the show looks very promising. Another play on iPlayer might help.

Darth_Daver · September 21 2008, 09:53 AM

As I'm a Hungarian, I was quite envious that they had so better sets than they have at Robin Hood (you know, they make that here in Hungary), and actually the actors were better too... Gaius is especially good. Probably will watch, since there are no good shows in the US on saturday night

Venardhi · September 21 2008, 11:00 AM

I for one was very unimpressed.

It seems written for the pre-teen Harry Potter audience though, so I think I'm just not their target on this one.

Bob The Skutter · September 21 2008, 11:03 AM

Venardhi wrote:

I for one was very unimpressed.

It seems written for the pre-teen Harry Potter audience though, so I think I'm just not their target on this one.

It's written for a family audience, in the same vein as Doctor Who and Robin Hood.

Overnight ratings are in and apparently it pulled in an average of 6.6m, not bad going considering it was up against X-Factor.

The first episode had an average of 6.65m (30%) over 45 minutes from 7.30pm, while on ITV1, ratings juggernaut The X Factor brought in 9.26m (41.7%) over an hour. The audience for Merlin was steady throughout but grew towards the end with a peak of 6.82m (30.3%) at 8.10pm.

Zion Ravescene · September 21 2008, 11:41 AM

It was also riding on the back of the first competititve day of Strictly Come Dancing.

Mind you, I also tuned in to "Hole in the Wall" with Dale Winton, purely on the basis of the title alone, to see if it really was a reality show about a London gents public toilets. It was not that far off.

captcalhoun · September 21 2008, 12:13 PM

Hole in the Wall was worth it for Zoe Salmon in the lycra suit and those plaits

JoeZhang · September 21 2008, 01:40 PM

Bob The Skutter wrote:

Venardhi wrote:

I for one was very unimpressed.

It seems written for the pre-teen Harry Potter audience though, so I think I'm just not their target on this one.

It's written for a family audience, in the same vein as Doctor Who and Robin Hood.

It might be written that way but it comes across as a kid's show.

ITL · September 21 2008, 01:44 PM

I just watched it on iPlayer - not bad, but I'm not really the target demographic. Richard Wilson was by far the best thing in it, I thought.

The Dragon Of Portenteous Destiny Based Stuff was a bit shoe-horned in, though.

Bob The Skutter · September 21 2008, 01:57 PM

JoeZhang wrote:

Bob The Skutter wrote:

Venardhi wrote:

I for one was very unimpressed.

It seems written for the pre-teen Harry Potter audience though, so I think I'm just not their target on this one.

It's written for a family audience, in the same vein as Doctor Who and Robin Hood.

It might be written that way but it comes across as a kid's show.

I won't disagree, but I don't necessarily see that as a bad thing. I sometimes think well written kids shows can be better than shows aimed at older audiences, but end up feeling very adolescent

Lonemagpie · September 21 2008, 03:28 PM

Ah, I missed it, but, having been burned by how utterly shit Rotting Hood is, I'm really not caring.

RevdKathy · September 21 2008, 05:09 PM

I was very put off by the trailers (I could never make up my mind whether to taste the rainbow or challenge everything in that whisper) but gave it a whirl. I thought Anthony Head was excellent and Richard Wilson pretty good. Wasn't too happy with the complete crapping on the older versions of the legend, not very surprised by it. I shall keep watching for a week or two and see ow it goes.

Ethros · September 21 2008, 06:40 PM

Bob The Skutter wrote:

I sometimes think well written kids shows can be better than shows aimed at older audiences, but end up feeling very adolescent

*cough* Torchwood *cough*

September 21 2008, 07:19 AM	#1
captcalhoun Admiral Location: gone	Merlin on BBC1 (SPOILERS) anyone else watch it? i tohught it was quite good, but needs a few more episodes to bed in and become truly great or not. Tony Head was good as Uther, likewise Richard Wilson as Gaius. Dragon CG was good. So was the 'time passing' CG with the cobwebs. Eve Myles was quite good. nice to see her out of the Whoniverse.

September 21 2008, 08:23 AM	#2
ITL Vice Admiral Location: Palace Of The Brine	Re: Merlin on BBC1 (SPOILERS) I missed it, so I'll check it out on iPlayer later on.

September 21 2008, 09:07 AM	#3
Bob The Skutter Admiral Location: Bob The Skutter	Re: Merlin on BBC1 (SPOILERS) I enjoyed it. I agree it needs a couple more episodes to establish itself, but it seems to have the potential to be a very good show. I thought the Dragon looked better close up than in wide shots. I guess it's just a shame it appears it isn't in HD. __________________ It's all right, children. Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I am sure that we shall never forget Tiny Tim, or this first parting that there was among us.

September 21 2008, 09:16 AM	#4
Zion Ravescene Admirable	Re: Merlin on BBC1 (SPOILERS) I enjoyed it too. I intitally had my doubts about Colin Morgan in the lead role, but Wilson and Head are their usual best, and overall the show looks very promising. Another play on iPlayer might help. __________________ "Well, I would like to make another trip," he said, jumping to his feet; "but I really don't know when I'll have the time. There's just so much to do right here."

September 21 2008, 09:53 AM	#5
Darth_Daver Captain	Re: Merlin on BBC1 (SPOILERS) As I'm a Hungarian, I was quite envious that they had so better sets than they have at Robin Hood (you know, they make that here in Hungary), and actually the actors were better too... Gaius is especially good. Probably will watch, since there are no good shows in the US on saturday night __________________ My girlfriend makes awesome stuffs Like a bag that looks like Adama's uniform, a Loki-cake or a plush Gordon Freeman

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September 21 2008, 11:00 AM	#6
Venardhi Vice Admiral Location: Constant transit	Re: Merlin on BBC1 (SPOILERS) I for one was very unimpressed. It seems written for the pre-teen Harry Potter audience though, so I think I'm just not their target on this one. __________________ "There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Maffia." - Winston Niles Rumfoord.

September 21 2008, 11:41 AM	#8
Zion Ravescene Admirable	Re: Merlin on BBC1 (SPOILERS) It was also riding on the back of the first competititve day of Strictly Come Dancing. Mind you, I also tuned in to "Hole in the Wall" with Dale Winton, purely on the basis of the title alone, to see if it really was a reality show about a London gents public toilets. It was not that far off. __________________ "Well, I would like to make another trip," he said, jumping to his feet; "but I really don't know when I'll have the time. There's just so much to do right here."

September 21 2008, 12:13 PM	#9
captcalhoun Admiral Location: gone	Re: Merlin on BBC1 (SPOILERS) Hole in the Wall was worth it for Zoe Salmon in the lycra suit and those plaits

September 21 2008, 01:44 PM	#11
ITL Vice Admiral Location: Palace Of The Brine	Re: Merlin on BBC1 (SPOILERS) I just watched it on iPlayer - not bad, but I'm not really the target demographic. Richard Wilson was by far the best thing in it, I thought. The Dragon Of Portenteous Destiny Based Stuff was a bit shoe-horned in, though.

September 21 2008, 03:28 PM	#13
Lonemagpie Writer Location: Yorkshire	Re: Merlin on BBC1 (SPOILERS) Ah, I missed it, but, having been burned by how utterly shit Rotting Hood is, I'm really not caring. __________________ "I got two modes with people- Bite, and Avoid" Reading: Mystery Man (Colin Bateman) Blog- http://lonemagpie.livejournal.com

September 21 2008, 05:09 PM	#14
RevdKathy Kid with a limp Location: Throwing snowballs at RevdKathy	Re: Merlin on BBC1 (SPOILERS) I was very put off by the trailers (I could never make up my mind whether to taste the rainbow or challenge everything in that whisper) but gave it a whirl. I thought Anthony Head was excellent and Richard Wilson pretty good. Wasn't too happy with the complete crapping on the older versions of the legend, not very surprised by it. I shall keep watching for a week or two and see ow it goes. __________________ "God bless us, every one"