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It was revealed at a BFI preview screening that season 2 will air soon and that episode 1 is called The Curse of Cornelius Sigan, as well as the director, writer, episode summary and etc. Should this be added or not? It seems as if it was removed. Regarding sources, the only thing I have is lots of people attending the screening and then scans of the pamphlet that was handed out. Anotherdance ( talk) 16:37, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
The Children in Need special should be listed between series 1 and 2 since this is (more or less) when it was broadcast. Andrewcrawford is diputing this, suggesting that all specials (although there is only one, with no guarantee of more) should be listed separately, providing two non-drama episode lists as support for his argument. The following articles suggest that specials should listed in chronological order alongside regular episodes: List of The League of Gentlemen episodes, List of Doctor Who serials (see List of Torchwood episodes and List of The Sarah Jane Adventures serials as well), List of Jonathan Creek episodes, List of The Royle Family episodes, List of Gavin & Stacey episodes, List of Outnumbered episodes, List of My Family episodes, List of Only Fools and Horses episodes, List of Blackadder episodes and List of Not Going Out episodes.
Listing the episodes in this way is far easier for the reader to understand, otherwise they are required to place the episodes themselves by checking the airdates. Thoughts? ( Pdb781 ( talk) 00:13, 7 September 2009 (UTC))
Because of Andrewcrawford double splitting: Is it really necessary to have two tables; one with the premier and finale and one with the DVD releases? Most shows put this info together. I would choose to put them back together like they where. Xeworlebi ( t• c) 20:03, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
FYI. Ikip ( talk) 21:05, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
I plan to spend maybe 3-6 hours outside work tiem to bring the article up to feature list status. I will also add in new informaiton and covert some of the way it is just now i will also solit out the season to there own article and transclude the informaiton back here. and add referene for everything i vcan an di will updat ethe lead. if someone can come along behind me and fix speel and rammer error si will be grateful-- Andrewcrawford ( talk - contrib) 23:14, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
i purpose as pasrt of the overhauk to merge the rating here as oper mos and other featured lists-- Andrewcrawford ( talk - contrib) 17:32, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
I don't find it necessary to have a page supported with no references stand alone on Wikipedia. If anything at all, I feel we should merge it with this article or get deleted completely. Coments, supporters, opposers? ChaosMaster Chat 00:51, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
There used to be good information about the show and the episodes here, but now everything has been deleted by some idiot for whatever lame ass reason. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.91.175.179 ( talk) 02:45, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
I just see it as part of the ongoing bias against modern-day pop culture articles. TV episode articles and TV character articles are particularly vulnerable, while every little bit of minutae about Shakespeare or Holmes is covered in great detail. If Wikipedia was contemporary to those "franchises" we'd be seeing mass deletions of character and story/play articles too. Wikipedia needs an update of what it considers a reputable source. It's unlikely many print sources will ever exist for Merlin articles because it has the bad luck of existing in an era where all this information is instead being compiled for fan websites and things like the Merlin Wikia site. But except in very rare cases, these sources are frowned upon, if not outright disqualified, by Wikipedia. Unfair bias, and an example of WP:NPOV violation any time someone expresses a personal opinion as to the value of an article. If policy forbids, then that's one thing. 68.146.62.94 ( talk) 02:45, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
i beiev notableit so be based on wether it warrants a article or wether it not big enough-- Andrewcrawford ( talk - contrib) 19:05, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
Whoever deleted ALL OF THE EPISODE SUMMARIES does NOT know what an online encyclopedia is about. This is NOT about what YOU think is relevant or interesting. It's a DOCUMENTATION of information some feel is important. How many BOOKS of doubtful value have summaries? If Chaosmaster did that, is there a way to report it and have it sanctioned? PVarjak ( talk) 03:36, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
Can we get that information back? Each ep. doesn't need it's own PAGE, but those summaries could have been incorporated into a Season Summary page. PVarjak ( talk) 03:42, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
I concur with PVarjak; the current descriptions of the episodes are unhelpful when looking for information on the plot. They would not need to be longer, really, just better. For example, the current summary for episode 3.6 reads: "Princess Elena arrives in Camelot to visit Uther. Uther arranges a marriage between Arthur and Elena, but her nanny Grunhilda is working with the Sidhe Elder, who plans to use this marriage to take over Camelot. Will Merlin be able to stop their wicked plan or will Arthur make the biggest mistake of his life?" - this reads like an advert, rather than a report of the contents. Perhaps something like: "Uther arranges for Arthur to marry Princess Elena, not knowing that she is under the influence of the Sidhe via her Nanny, Grunhilda. Merlin and Gaius expel the Sidhe inside Elena and convince Arthur to call off the wedding." It's not an entirely accurate summary (I can't remember the episode fantastically well) but that style would perhaps be more helpful? Anyone who can think of a more effective way to present the information, go ahead, this was just my best shot at it. 79.67.87.166 ( talk) 00:10, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
The article still has Series 4 airing in the fall of 2011. A few months back it was announced it's being held till 2012 due to the decision to split Doctor Who into spring and fall seasons. 68.146.64.9 ( talk) 17:16, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
With regards to this "information" about series 4 being held back: was this not entirely the invention of Digital Spy? They have no source for saying it's being held over until 2012, and looking at their articles it looks suspiciously like that's their assumption and not fact. Given that we now have Colin Morgan saying it's airing in the Autumn as usual, I think we should remove the information about series 4 possibly airing in 2012. Cwmxii ( talk) 14:19, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
the link on the last sentace of this (link 10) says that CM confirmed the air time, but the article linked has no mention of this. (I am not an experd. can anyone fix) —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
92.16.96.114 (
talk)
20:53, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
i think ti time teh seires overview has the dvd releases and now blu-ray split out to serperate section wont take much work
Season | DVD Releases | Blu-ray | |||||||||||
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Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 | Region B | Region A | |||||||||
Date | Discs | Date | Discs | Date | Discs | Date | Discs | Date | Discs | ||||
1 | 5 October 2009.
[1] |
4 | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | N/A | N/A | |||||
2 | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | N/A | N/A | |||||
3 | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | N/A | N/A | |||||
4 | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | Release date | discs |
In addition to these box set there has been Series 1 volume 1 on 2008 November 24[2] and series 1 volume 1 on 9 February 2009 [3] released in the uk. Season 1, 2, 3 where not produced in hd so have not hada blu-ray release.
this was format i think suit it best-- Andrewcrawford ( talk - contrib) 16:55, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
References
Why is there a section on the 5th series when there are no episodes in that series yet? This page is an episode list. Shouldn't we just have a referral to another article at most? Thanks, Dave ( djkernen)| Talk to me| Please help! 01:43, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
There is an article on wiki called Merlin (miniseries). Is the end stage of that the same as that in this Merlin series? I'm searching for the words to what is detailed there as:
Mab mocks him and tells him that he and his human followers can't destroy her, but Merlin knows that there are only a few people that believe in the Old Ways. He turns his back on her, telling her that everyone will forget her, and in forgetting, she will no longer exist. Everyone leaves, ignoring Mab's furious calls, and she fades away.
Is this part also in the series this article details? LookingGlass ( talk) 19:41, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
I love the tv show Merlin. I have watched it over and over again. Now, with me knowing the story I am finding mistakes in it. I will add as I find them but this huge one is in the above episode Guias say's that Morganna is the kings Daughter. They are not supposed to know that till towards the end. I find it funny that I have watched it so much and have just started finding bloopers in it. lol — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.33.71.185 ( talk) 09:09, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
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It was revealed at a BFI preview screening that season 2 will air soon and that episode 1 is called The Curse of Cornelius Sigan, as well as the director, writer, episode summary and etc. Should this be added or not? It seems as if it was removed. Regarding sources, the only thing I have is lots of people attending the screening and then scans of the pamphlet that was handed out. Anotherdance ( talk) 16:37, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
The Children in Need special should be listed between series 1 and 2 since this is (more or less) when it was broadcast. Andrewcrawford is diputing this, suggesting that all specials (although there is only one, with no guarantee of more) should be listed separately, providing two non-drama episode lists as support for his argument. The following articles suggest that specials should listed in chronological order alongside regular episodes: List of The League of Gentlemen episodes, List of Doctor Who serials (see List of Torchwood episodes and List of The Sarah Jane Adventures serials as well), List of Jonathan Creek episodes, List of The Royle Family episodes, List of Gavin & Stacey episodes, List of Outnumbered episodes, List of My Family episodes, List of Only Fools and Horses episodes, List of Blackadder episodes and List of Not Going Out episodes.
Listing the episodes in this way is far easier for the reader to understand, otherwise they are required to place the episodes themselves by checking the airdates. Thoughts? ( Pdb781 ( talk) 00:13, 7 September 2009 (UTC))
Because of Andrewcrawford double splitting: Is it really necessary to have two tables; one with the premier and finale and one with the DVD releases? Most shows put this info together. I would choose to put them back together like they where. Xeworlebi ( t• c) 20:03, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
FYI. Ikip ( talk) 21:05, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
I plan to spend maybe 3-6 hours outside work tiem to bring the article up to feature list status. I will also add in new informaiton and covert some of the way it is just now i will also solit out the season to there own article and transclude the informaiton back here. and add referene for everything i vcan an di will updat ethe lead. if someone can come along behind me and fix speel and rammer error si will be grateful-- Andrewcrawford ( talk - contrib) 23:14, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
i purpose as pasrt of the overhauk to merge the rating here as oper mos and other featured lists-- Andrewcrawford ( talk - contrib) 17:32, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
I don't find it necessary to have a page supported with no references stand alone on Wikipedia. If anything at all, I feel we should merge it with this article or get deleted completely. Coments, supporters, opposers? ChaosMaster Chat 00:51, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
There used to be good information about the show and the episodes here, but now everything has been deleted by some idiot for whatever lame ass reason. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.91.175.179 ( talk) 02:45, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
I just see it as part of the ongoing bias against modern-day pop culture articles. TV episode articles and TV character articles are particularly vulnerable, while every little bit of minutae about Shakespeare or Holmes is covered in great detail. If Wikipedia was contemporary to those "franchises" we'd be seeing mass deletions of character and story/play articles too. Wikipedia needs an update of what it considers a reputable source. It's unlikely many print sources will ever exist for Merlin articles because it has the bad luck of existing in an era where all this information is instead being compiled for fan websites and things like the Merlin Wikia site. But except in very rare cases, these sources are frowned upon, if not outright disqualified, by Wikipedia. Unfair bias, and an example of WP:NPOV violation any time someone expresses a personal opinion as to the value of an article. If policy forbids, then that's one thing. 68.146.62.94 ( talk) 02:45, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
i beiev notableit so be based on wether it warrants a article or wether it not big enough-- Andrewcrawford ( talk - contrib) 19:05, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
Whoever deleted ALL OF THE EPISODE SUMMARIES does NOT know what an online encyclopedia is about. This is NOT about what YOU think is relevant or interesting. It's a DOCUMENTATION of information some feel is important. How many BOOKS of doubtful value have summaries? If Chaosmaster did that, is there a way to report it and have it sanctioned? PVarjak ( talk) 03:36, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
Can we get that information back? Each ep. doesn't need it's own PAGE, but those summaries could have been incorporated into a Season Summary page. PVarjak ( talk) 03:42, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
I concur with PVarjak; the current descriptions of the episodes are unhelpful when looking for information on the plot. They would not need to be longer, really, just better. For example, the current summary for episode 3.6 reads: "Princess Elena arrives in Camelot to visit Uther. Uther arranges a marriage between Arthur and Elena, but her nanny Grunhilda is working with the Sidhe Elder, who plans to use this marriage to take over Camelot. Will Merlin be able to stop their wicked plan or will Arthur make the biggest mistake of his life?" - this reads like an advert, rather than a report of the contents. Perhaps something like: "Uther arranges for Arthur to marry Princess Elena, not knowing that she is under the influence of the Sidhe via her Nanny, Grunhilda. Merlin and Gaius expel the Sidhe inside Elena and convince Arthur to call off the wedding." It's not an entirely accurate summary (I can't remember the episode fantastically well) but that style would perhaps be more helpful? Anyone who can think of a more effective way to present the information, go ahead, this was just my best shot at it. 79.67.87.166 ( talk) 00:10, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
The article still has Series 4 airing in the fall of 2011. A few months back it was announced it's being held till 2012 due to the decision to split Doctor Who into spring and fall seasons. 68.146.64.9 ( talk) 17:16, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
With regards to this "information" about series 4 being held back: was this not entirely the invention of Digital Spy? They have no source for saying it's being held over until 2012, and looking at their articles it looks suspiciously like that's their assumption and not fact. Given that we now have Colin Morgan saying it's airing in the Autumn as usual, I think we should remove the information about series 4 possibly airing in 2012. Cwmxii ( talk) 14:19, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
the link on the last sentace of this (link 10) says that CM confirmed the air time, but the article linked has no mention of this. (I am not an experd. can anyone fix) —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
92.16.96.114 (
talk)
20:53, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
i think ti time teh seires overview has the dvd releases and now blu-ray split out to serperate section wont take much work
Season | DVD Releases | Blu-ray | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 | Region B | Region A | |||||||||
Date | Discs | Date | Discs | Date | Discs | Date | Discs | Date | Discs | ||||
1 | 5 October 2009.
[1] |
4 | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | N/A | N/A | |||||
2 | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | N/A | N/A | |||||
3 | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | N/A | N/A | |||||
4 | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | Release date | discs | Release date | discs |
In addition to these box set there has been Series 1 volume 1 on 2008 November 24[2] and series 1 volume 1 on 9 February 2009 [3] released in the uk. Season 1, 2, 3 where not produced in hd so have not hada blu-ray release.
this was format i think suit it best-- Andrewcrawford ( talk - contrib) 16:55, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
References
Why is there a section on the 5th series when there are no episodes in that series yet? This page is an episode list. Shouldn't we just have a referral to another article at most? Thanks, Dave ( djkernen)| Talk to me| Please help! 01:43, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
There is an article on wiki called Merlin (miniseries). Is the end stage of that the same as that in this Merlin series? I'm searching for the words to what is detailed there as:
Mab mocks him and tells him that he and his human followers can't destroy her, but Merlin knows that there are only a few people that believe in the Old Ways. He turns his back on her, telling her that everyone will forget her, and in forgetting, she will no longer exist. Everyone leaves, ignoring Mab's furious calls, and she fades away.
Is this part also in the series this article details? LookingGlass ( talk) 19:41, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
I love the tv show Merlin. I have watched it over and over again. Now, with me knowing the story I am finding mistakes in it. I will add as I find them but this huge one is in the above episode Guias say's that Morganna is the kings Daughter. They are not supposed to know that till towards the end. I find it funny that I have watched it so much and have just started finding bloopers in it. lol — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.33.71.185 ( talk) 09:09, 14 February 2018 (UTC)