Talk:Merlin Series 6 (Petition)/@comment-1678571-20121021134157

I really hope that Series 5 will not be the last season of Merlin. Personally, I'd like the show to continue for as long as it can, but I would be happy for it to end on its seventh season. Make it a good seven years like the three Star Trek series (The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager).

And seeing how well Merlin has done following in the footsteps of the revived Doctor Who, not going the way of Robin Hood and Demons, and not getting into the unfortanute business that Primeval has gotten into, I do think they could make two more seasons. Infact, weren't they talking of planning seven seasons way back when the series began in 2008.

That's what I love about Merlin compared to the other shows:


 * Doctor Who halted in 2009, was split in two in 2011 and then we had to wait until September this year before we saw Series 7.


 * Robin Hood started in Autumn 2006, then the same in 2007, but didn't come for its final season until early 2009.


 * Primeval got cancelled because of budget in 2009, but we did get Series 4 and 5 in 2011, and the new spin-off coming up.


 * Torchwood began in Autumn 2006 as well, then Series 2 in early 2008, then a five-episode miniseries in Summer 2009, then it took two years for a new series, and now we don't know if that's coming back or not.

While Merlin has been going on for the past five years with a new series of 13 episodes starting in each Autumn of those years without fail. I really do appreciate how lucky we got with Merlin.

I don't know what their plans are, I think they might skip ahead to Arthur's death as seen in the legends. But I'd have it ending with seven solid years, had its ends tied up (Morgana defeated, the issue with Mordred resolved, Merlin finally reveals his magic to Arthur), with Arthur alive and well continuing to rule Camelot, now a kingdom teaming with magic and dragons flying through the sky. Ruling with Merlin and Gwen at his side, and still with his loyal knights at the Round Table. And even after Series 7, there still could be room for continuation, maybe a series of movies like Star Trek did with TOS and TNG.