Camelot: Season 1 by Jamie Campbell Bower

To open I think I will comment on the interest of others, first I felt this was the marmite of film, love it or hate it! But knowing today, we all find ourselves expecting maybe more than we deserve, so much has progressed in the years, maybe not socially but technologically atleast. But stories remain ever more changing, original meanings are lost and the lessons with them. But we still do what we can with what we have generally speaking.In watching this you have to prepare, there are MANY versions to the Arthur legends, and we ALL have our favourites, we can't please everyone in a single series of story telling unfortunately! This is just ONE of those beginnings, whether liked or disliked, we must open our minds and hearts to all things new to truly learn and understand what is right and wrong, what is acceptable and what is not. No exceptions here. We begin in the beginning of the founding of Arthur, the boy (hence played by a very young man, told by an opinion we are all open and free to discuss. Take it not as an epic movie but as a real T.V. series to activate your mind and imagination!NOTE: Possible spoilers;As stated, we begin at the beginning of Arthur's journey to kingship. Arthur is played by the fresh faced and young Jamie Campbell Bower, a young and eager boy well educated by Sir Ector played by Sean Pertwee, Arthur knows nothing of the throne nor cares, with the family including Arthur's brother Kay played by Peter Mooney who accompanies Arthur when he learns of being the biological son of king Uther played by Sebastian Koch, later still learning of biological mother queen Igraine played by the stunning Claire Forlani. Morgan played by Eva Green is the devious sorceress and step-sister to Arthur plotting to take the throne believing it is rightfully hers, throughout the series sees her using wit and aggression to try just that! All while Arthur (who asked for none of this) is having to dive in the deep end of the good of the country as warned by sorcerer Merlin played greatly by Joseph Fiennes who assists Arthur along the path to leading the then broken country to unit the land as one, well thats the hope... ;-)Other notable cast are Leontes played by Philip Winchester, Guinevere played by the phenomenally beautiful Tamsin Egerton (who plays a great role within the series with Arthur and Leontes, of which I shouldn't delve for a strong part is played within this story) and Gawain played by Clive Standen.The casting is VERY strong, many faces you may recognise if you are a bit of a film buff! The stories within aren't always regular as clockwork, still a couple bad acting moments by minor cast and the action is little, but the music is as an epic movie would produce and the main casting makes for a strong overall performance! It would be nice to see more interaction and getting to know the characters a little more but this is only the first season of what I'm hoping will be many more seasons to come!I completely disagree with the 1 and 2 stars reviews here though, this is a little mean and possibly temperful of some but with an ever changing story it will never be told EVERYONE's way! So bear it in mind. I do believe people are expecting it to start from the Camelot already fully up and running and warring Saxons etc right away! This really does begin in the beginning. Personally I would recommend to anyone interested in this era, on interest in Arthur and the Knights (before the round table), and anyone interested in drama and adventure! I do hope for more action in the 2nd season but so long as they keep the main cast the same I will be a fond fan of the series. I can see a bit of Spartacus in this series but without so much gore, but the action will come soon... Its in the blood of the story!But don't take my word for it, if you can rent or see an episode on T.V. etc, I can only see it getting stronger if people will have FAITH in it.Happy watching!P.s, I liked the idea of the Excalibur in the series, definitely an interesting take on how it came to be, still a little mythological but still more a reasonable assumption of where an original story of the sword came to be.

I admit, that this show was not brilliant however, there was some merit in it which cannot be denied. For one, i found that the casting was almost perfect besides the actress who played Gweneviere. I also liked the dialogue, michael hirst is known for his intriguing screenplays like in the Borgias and the Tudors. Sure, this show might not be for everyone like the Merlin generation, however, the visuals of this tv series was beautiful. The music for the introduction was also beautiful. Shame it was cancelled, it had such a good opportunity to be an impressive show but it was because that it was very slow paced and some sub plots weren't important, that lost its viewership. But yes, its a show which should be definently watched at least up till episode 3.

Am enjoying re-watching this, entertaining and easy viewing Sam x

Good show but a bit slow at times but it does the job, if you have nothing better to do.

I am shocked to see such bad reviews for this excellent adaptation of Camelot.I found it well cast, especially Eva Green and Jamie Campbell Bower who portrayed a new version of their characters instead of churning out the same old chestnut.I see a lot of critisicm of JCB as Arthur but it was refreshing to see a younger more vulnerable version of Arthur and I thought his performance really progressed through the series which I guess was the whole idea, that the audience see Arthur slowly mature and change his behaviour.I also liked the spin on the old legends, like the lady of the lake and the sword in the stone and thought it was a clever twist on the original tellings and that held my interest where a direct rehashing of old ground would have been dull.All in all, I found it a great series and am saddened that there will be no series two. I would have liked to see the characters continue to progress and see the story develop.

Probably the most underrated tv series's ever made! Camelot is as good as The Tudors & Merlin, yet it got axed after the first season. Absolutely shocking when you consider some of the terrible shows that go on for laborious time.. Camelot is basically an Adult version of The Arthurian Legend. It is rich in content. The acting, storylines, and the visuals are all superb. Eva Green & Fiennes Are sensational.. And The sweeping music score is just epic!Even though we were denied the privilege of watching further seasons, it shall long be a favourite Arthurian Interpreation of mine, that I will continue to watch . I believe that one day this will become a cult classic.- The one that got away!

thank you

Loved it. Great seeing the story from another perspective. Shame there's no season two!Seeing Arthur played as a 'boy' rather than a man is an unusual twist but you still get the 'sword in the stone' storyline and the 'knights of the round table' starting to be assembled. Along with the family dramas, jealousy, rivalry, romance and of course sword fights it is a great watch. Defiantly worth the 10 hours taken out of my weekend. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

I loved 🥰 this show when it first aired and really wished that it continued

Excelente, todo bien, gracias

Camelot was a series that aired on the Starz Network that was a version of the King Arthur mythology. It starred Joseph Fiennes as Merlin, Jamie Campbell Bower as King Arthur, Eva Green as Morgan Pendragon, and Tamsin Egerton as Guinevere. The story is set around the sudden death of King Uther which sends the kingdom into chaos. Merlin installs Arthur as the king but his claim to the throne is challenged by his half-sister Morgan, who uses dark magic to try and take the throne.For those who get the Blu-Ray, the show looks and sounds great in HD. The 10 episodes are spread across three discs and there are a series of featurettes that range from about a minute long to nearly 15 minutes. The longest is a making-of documentary that features interviews with the cast and crew. There is also a five-minute blooper reel. A good amount of material for those who like watching the bonus features.Overall, the show was very good but was not around long enough to really establish a foothold. Green is really a stand-out as Morgan, the main antagonist of the series. It definitely has some of the main elements of the Arthurian legend, but definitely puts its own spin on the story. It does have a lot of violence and sex as many of the series on the premium cable stations have. The show was ultimately canceled not because of bad ratings but because of scheduling conflicts for Fiennes and Green. It was a well-written and acted series that should have had a longer run.

Bellissimo film di un tempo da me molto amato.

Package impeccable, 3 dvd en bon etat, belle image. Son francais, possibilité anglais et sous titres.Au top techniquement.J ai bien aimé l univers de la serie, moi qui ne suis pas sur les series medievales, celle ci m a plus pour le coté magie et belles images de la campagne d angleterre / ecosse ?En tout cas magnifique visuellement, et un Merlin completement felé qui releve le tout.Je vous la recommande.Dommage qu il n y ai pas eu d autre saison...