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Merlin (2008)
Oh. My. God.
I just started watching this about two weeks ago. I taped it so I could watch Bones...then I stayed up until 11 watching Merlin even though I had to go to the bus stop really early the next morning. And, boy, am I glad that I did. I was immediately hooked. AND I'm a big fan of Arthurian legend. Go figure.
Merlin is a show about, obviously, Merlin. He arrives in Camelot and meets the pratty Prince Arthur in less than ideal circumstances (although he does stand up for himself which makes me wonder if that is the reason Arthur likes him so much). Yesterday (or was it the day before?) I discovered why I liked Merlin, the character so much. He's very background. In a 'normal' story Arthur would be the main character. Instead Merlin is. He saves so many lives and yet takes little credit for it. In fact he doesn't mind not getting the credit. What's not to like? Yes, it's not very historically accurate. I think Mr. Slash Dragon sort of gave that away.
Cupid (1998)
I'm Addicted
A friend watched this on youtube and recommended it to me. It wasn't the first time I'd heard of it but it was the first time I knew where to watch it. I watched the first episode...and was hooked.
I love Jeremy Piven as an actor, I think he has great comedic timing and this where it shines. Paula Marshall (who I last saw in More Than A Feeling, I think it was called, with Bette Midler) is also very good. The straight character to Piven's crazy one.
The show was created by Rob Thomas, creator of Veronica Mars. And Hart Hanson, creator of Bones, was the consulting/supervising producer for the show.
Basically Piven's character, Trevor Hale, believes he's Cupid, the Greco-Roman God of Erotic Love. Whether he is or not is left for the audience to figure out. Personally I believe he is but that's just me. Marshall is his psychologist, Claire Allen.
I recommend this show to anyone who believes in love, the Greek Gods and Jeremy Piven.
It is being remade for TV again. I wonder if that will be good enough to compare to the excellence that Cupid was.