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Robin Hood failed to reach the dizzy heights achieved by Doctor Who in the Saturday evening slot, but that hasn't stopped the BBC from rehashing another legendary tale. Hopes are certainly high for the 13-part Merlin, which revolves around the magical adventures and friendship between the eponymous young wizard (Colin Morgan) and the arrogant Prince Arthur (Bradley James).An impressive supporting cast includes Anthony Head, John Hurt, Richard Wilson and Michelle Ryan, plus the CGI comes from the same team responsible for Doctor Who - The Mill. Can Merlin possibly accomplish that rare feat of blending lavish spectacle along with an involving storyline? The answer is imminent, but the omens are good as mainstream US broadcaster NBC has bought the series to air in a peak timeslot - a move almost unheard of for British shows.http://link.brightcove.com/servi ... 074/bctid1760440507

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Details have not been released but it look like october/november

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Merlin begins Saturday, September 20 on BBC One.

no time given probably be after 7pm

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yep i'm guessing after 12 episode robin hood is going start

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there are filming 3 season as we speak

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a lot show get cancelled every year it's easy to be confused

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i know

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finally found the date and time

BBC-1 at Saturday 7:30 PM

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yeah well it covenant for me because it's what time i usually have my dinner

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i let you know what i think of it

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great first episode good special-effects

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if you like robin hood you like this

less action-packed is the diffrence

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the hated between merlin and Arthur is very interesting

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The BBC's new Saturday night drama Merlin got off to an impressive start last night, despite going up against The X Factor in the ratings.

The new retelling of Arthurian legend focuses on the wizard's uncharted younger days and stars Richard Wilson, Anthony Head and John Hurt. The 13-episode first series has also been bought by NBC in the US, where it will air from next January.

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.

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i'm glad you liked i still neeed to watch more episode before i make up my mind

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so you actually forced her to watch it

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you know my parents have a simple solution 2 tv's one upstairs and one downstairs

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on one uses that topic anymore

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Quote:

Will Mellor (he of the interminable Two Pints) guest stars as Knight Valiant, who comes to Camelot to compete in the yearly sword-fighting tournament traditionally won by Arthur. But Valiant is hiding a secret weapon - a magical shield equipped with spitting snakes.

In truth, this episode follows pretty much the same formula as the first: a dastardly visitor ingratiates themselves with the King, only for Merlin to discover their true motives and be forced into exposing them.

It's episode three where things really start to heat up, though, as Michelle Ryan (she of the most definitely terminable Bionic Woman) makes her first guest appearance as the wicked sorceress Nimueh. She's the "big bad" of this season, if you will, and plays a large part in driving the overall mythology of the show.

Merlin airs Saturday at 6pm on BBC One.

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that a good point how merlin looks younger than arthur?