Merlin

[blamebrampton]

Oh, look ... at least I didn't download it.

I've spent the weekend recovering and working on an enjoyable but intense beta, so I thought I deserved an hour off, and it was starting on free-to-air TV here, so I succumbed.

All of you Merlin people were completely right, it is absolutely pre-slashed. Was it written by one of Russell T Davies' ex-boyfriends?

On the whole, amusing and diverting and extremely slash friendly, but I will have to turn off my critical brain if I plan to watch any more. Pretty lads aside, it was a case of 'wrong clothes, wrong saddle, wrong architecture, wrong fruit, wrong …'

I should have just focussed on that Bradley fellow. Though he is a wee bairn, is it all right given that I have the same birthday as Germaine Greer?

Comments

[shu-shu-sleeps.livejournal.com]

Germaine Greer's birthday aside - I'm sure it is all right given that it is perfectly acceptable to admire nice bone structure of any age :)
Um, so who is this Bradley person of whom you speak? I didn't watch it....
And isn't Anthony Stewart Head supposed to be in this - you can laos concentrate on him - he's much older but still quite nice to look at.

[old-enough.livejournal.com]

lol Yes, no analytical/critical brain allowed--but it does set up all sorts of fun situations for author-ly types to play with. If there is anything in the story that is correct from an academic point of view, it is a complete accident and in spite of the writers' best efforts.

[shocolate.livejournal.com]

I can't turn off... I hate it with a passion.

It's like slashing Harry/Dumbledore, and why is James alive and...

They should have made it some generic wizard.

[meredyth-13.livejournal.com]

I reminded myself and C about 10 times this week to set up the recorder for this, just so I could see what all the fuss was about. Did we? Bugger off! I caught the last 8 minutes or so. Enough to go 'wrong clothes, wrong music, OMG EARS, nice hall, EARS ...'

Guess I'll have to download it after all *sigh*

[symetric.livejournal.com]

The Bradley fellow looks too much like a pixie (and is blond! Not anything against blondes, just not my type of bloke). Now if you're talking about Morgan...

All things aside, I'm very fond of the show. It is amusing, granted, quite cringe worthy but overall nicely done (disregarding Arthurian legend, of course!). Didn't particularly enjoy Robin Hood but am finding myself loving Merlin. :D

[sherryillk.livejournal.com]

My chief complaint about Merlin was that it really wasn't about Merlin but after a while, I just stopped thinking it had anything to do with Arthurian legend and thought of it as a separate entity. It's probably the only way I can watch the show without getting upset at it...

[deensey.livejournal.com]

My mother in law brought it up for me, if you want to borrow it.

[arobynsung]

And Merlin takes another one!!!
No one watches if for the historical accuracy, at least I don't. I've just never seen anything slash itself so obviously!

[drgaellon]

Yes. Throw out everything you ever knew about Arthurian legend. This is... not that. It's pre-slash fanfic AU from Arthurian legend. I don't quite know how they managed to convince Auntie Beeb to film it, but it's not bad for all of that. Some of it is quite nice hurt/comfort, and some is totally crackified. It really and truly is fanfic... just professionally produced.

[tsosh.livejournal.com]

Like Ravenclawbest said above - No one watches if for the historical accuracy. Just like you don't watch Doctor Who for the scientific accuracy.
Besides, those boys are insanely adorable, and Bradley is gorgeous. How can you resist?
And you can see it as AU!Harry/Draco - the brunette brave boy and the spoiled blond with the evil dad, that fall in love against the odds. So it doesn't even feel like cheating on your OTP...

[suonguyen.livejournal.com]

I love Merlin! (Tv Show I mean). I'm no expert on the whole legend/history thing so it's inaccuracy doesn't bother me. I love the leads and every scene with them together is a slash scene in my mind, lol.

[flamewarrior.livejournal.com]

It's produced from Cardiff - same team as NewWho and Torchwood, so either RTD's rubbed off on them (>_< *scrubs brain*), or they were all pervs to start with.

I thought it was pants (but pretty pants) until ep. 5 when they start playing with the actual Arthur mythology in interesting ways.

[melusinahp.livejournal.com]

Yes! Turn off everything critical, it's a hotbed of anachronisms. But so what? It's fun and pretty, the boys are lovely, and underneath all the bad dialogue, lack of historical authenticity, and iffy acting on some actresses parts, there's a truly moving relationship between Arthur and Merlin and some really interesting playing around with the Arthurian legend.

And the fanfic is hot.

[adores-draco.livejournal.com]

Wrong fruit? What did they have? Canned pineapples? (I haven't watched tv for over a year.)

So you were born 1939? Who cares! ;)

I fancy our eighteen year old temp who looks like Draco. It's actually shameful...

[sorrelchestnut.livejournal.com]

Man, I love that show. I don't really have enough knowledge of the time period for some of the stuff to really bother me... and my suspension of disbelief has been honed to a fine point from years of practice at sometimes incredibly silly shows.

[faynia.livejournal.com]

*Gives you a brain OFF switch and dangles pretty, shiny, giggly Bradley in your face*

Excellent. The dark side still has cookies you know. Cookies and historical inaccuracies and damn shiny AU fics. xD

[uminohikari.livejournal.com]

I just pretend it is an AU :D

[glass-violet.livejournal.com]

I watched a bit of an episode at a friend's house on Saturday, not enough to notice anything other than the pretty boy, before being dragged (kicking and screaming, truly!) to see 'Wolverine' at the cinema. Poor little me, a whole afternoon wasted watching the pretty blond boy, and then Hugh Jackman is his singlet and tight pants. Woe is me.