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83
Cheesy? Sure. But there's enough sword-clanging Action--not to mention homoerotic tension--to keep viewers happily entertained for a spell.
80
For those new to the legend, this is a fresh, and delightfully color-blind, approach to the tale.
70
A lighthearted, quite charming medieval adventure series made by the BBC, is tailored to the age of Obama.
Jan 3, 2011
67
The series' tone has gotten a little grim over time, but there's still sudsy fun in its Xena-style fantasy mayhem (giant scorpions! evil witches!) and the leads' high-camp banter.
63
Even with its quirky charm, though, the show's formula begins to wear thin.
40
The middling show plays too much like “The O.C.’’ with swords, crowns, and a cheesy CGI dragon (voiced by John Hurt).
40
It takes the stuff of legend and imagination and makes it dry and commonplace. You look forward not to the next exciting chapter, but for the whole enterprise to go "poof" and disappear.
40
It's just that Merlin is clearly shopping for tricks in the bargain bin, and like the song says, the new Camelot's shining moments are all too brief, indeed.
30
Merlin looks, well, typically British with shoddy production values. Worse, it tells dull stories.
