Sherlock (TV series)

Sherlock is a British television crime drama that presents a contemporary adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, it stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. Nine episodes have been produced, the first three of which aired in 2010. Series two aired in 2012, and a third series aired in 2014. The writers said that Freeman's casting developed the way in which Cumberbatch played Holmes.[11] The theme of "friendship" appealed to both Gatiss and Moffat.[24] Gatiss asserted the importance of achieving the correct tone for the character. Rupert Graves was cast as DI Greg Lestrade. Amanda Abbington plays Mary Morstan, Watson's girlfriend and then wife. North Gower Street in London was used for exterior shots of the location of Holmes' "Baker Street" residence[40]

List of Merlin characters From left to right: Guinevere, Gaius, Morgana, Merlin, Arthur, Uther and the Great Dragon in the background. Note: All characters are listed in alphabetical order by their first name. A[edit] Aglain[edit] Aglain (portrayed by Colin Salmon) was a Druid man who lived in the Forest of Acestir. Agravaine de Bois[edit] Agravaine de Bois (portrayed by Nathaniel Parker) was the brother of Ygraine and Tristan de Bois and the uncle of Arthur who appeared in the fourth season. Throughout the fourth season, Agravaine influenced Arthur heavily in matters of state, even encouraging the young king to go against his own instincts and wishes, such as killing the king of another kingdom who had been raiding inside Camelot's borders and distancing himself from Gwen in the episode, "His Father's Son". Aithusa[edit] Along with Kilgarragh the Great Dragon, Aithusa is the only other living dragon left in existence. Alator[edit] Alice[edit] Anhora[edit] Aredian[edit] Arthur Pendragon[edit]

Merlin (TV series) Merlin is a reimagining of the legend in which the future King Arthur and Merlin are young contemporaries, however Arthur's father Uther Pendragon has banned magic in Camelot on pain of death. It showed the growth of King Arthur from a young, self-absorbed boy to the mighty king in the legends as well as Merlin's colossal role in creating the powerful Camelot. It was immensely popular and very well received by the public.[citation needed] In 2012, the show's producers announced that its fifth series would be its last, with a two-part finale finishing the show on 24 December 2012. The show was greenlit by the BBC in 2006, after unsuccessful attempts. See main article List of Merlin episodes. Château de Pierrefonds is used for filming Camelot scenes US broadcaster NBC began airing Merlin on 21 June 2009; but, after a decline in viewers, it was moved to cable network Syfy, where it began broadcasting Series 2 on 2 April 2010.

TV Show Review: Merlin I’ll be blunt. In my opinion, today's television is on the whole pretty much worthless drivel. The rise of the throw-away, mindless “Reality TV” era has combined with a nauseating litany of insipid and completely unoriginal string of doctor, lawyer, and cop “dramas” to create a Great Depression in television entertainment. This claptrap of dramas (both reality and not) plus other recent sitcoms try to remain relevant by ever pushing the envelop in cursing, sex, and other questionable content which seems only to exist to tantalize and shock, rather than create meaningful plot and character development. I blame the lack of creativity mostly on the exceedingly mind-boggling number of stations that exist. Okay, there are some worthy exceptions. But I didn’t come here to rant. Merlin is a re-telling of the famous hodge-podge of Arthurian legends through the titular warlock’s point of view. Season 1 introduces Merlin as an inexperienced youth with the rare gift of magic.