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{{quote|In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young man. His name... ''Merlin''.|'''The Great Dragon''' }}
A [[BBC 1]] series that started on 20 September 2008 and ended on 24 December 2012. The timeslot and intended audience is the same as for ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]''. It was picked up by [[NBC]] to air in January 2009. This is the first time in several years that a British TV show has been bought for broadcasting by a major US network. It got a second series, after having done very well against ''[[The X Factor]]'' and following a third series, a fourth and fifth have been commissioned. It follows Merlin of [[King Arthur]] fame in the early stages of his career (except that [[Pragmatic Adaptation|he's younger than Arthur).]]
The story follows the young wizard Merlin, who goes to live with his mother's friend [[The Obi-Wan|Gaius]], Camelot's greatest physician. Merlin hopes to find a way to use his powers for good but finds that King Uther, ruler of Camelot, has banned magic and executes anyone found practicing it. Merlin saves the life of Prince Arthur, Uther's son, from an evil witch and is rewarded with a position as Arthur's servant. Merlin also encounters the Great Dragon, who prophesies that Arthur will someday create the fair and just kingdom of Albion and tasks Merlin with protecting him. Merlin must use magic to combat [[Monster of the Week|magical enemies]] while keeping his true nature a secret.
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** Guinevere herself is a little oblivious to Arthur's feelings for her between Series 2 Episode 2 and Series 2 Episode 4. She's astonished by their [[First Kiss]] and gobsmacked by the fact that he came to rescue her from Hengist's fortress. By Series 2 Episode 10, she seems to have caught on...
* [[Occult Detective]]: Arguably, Merlin and Gwen, who have teamed up on more than one occasion to investigate the fantastical mysteries in Camelot, earning them the [[Fan Nickname]] of "Camelot's Detective Agency".
* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: Guinevere's corsets get more and more noticable as the seasons go on, until we reach [http://oi42.tinypic.com/2v8h0f6.jpg this]. [
* [[Offscreen Teleportation]]: In the Series 4 finale, Merlin magically throws Morgana backward, at the same time knocking down part of the ceiling. Morgana is apparently knocked out. What can't be more than ten seconds later, Morgana has completely vanished, even though she was already badly injured and in a castle full of hostile soldiers.
* [[Older and Wiser]]: The changing of the [[Opening Narration]] in Series 4, a subtle indication that the Great Dragon considers Merlin as a young man, rather than a "boy".
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