Thread:MissingMerlin/@comment-6573663-20130218192837/@comment-6573663-20130220150420

It's only over if you believe it is and don't think that you can make a difference. I believe that fans CAN make a difference and keep their show on air. It's been done before with Jericho, Roswell and Supernatural.

So that's what we're working towards now, getting a 6th Season of Merlin commissioned, and the actions we are taking are with the approval and encouragement of the TV Execs, networks and cast members.

If they had announced at the end of 2011 that Season 5 would be the last then our campaign would have started a year earlier and maybe the whole of Season 5 would have been different.

We are not delusional, we know that nothing will happen this year because the cast and crew are working on other projects. We would expect no less. But if we can get enough people taking action at the same time then there is no reason why a 6th Season cannot be commissioned this year to be filmed in 2014 with the same cast.

Bradley James gives a very well-rehearsed and oft-repeated "time to hang up the chainmail" speech and is the only one to say that they were offered a 6th Season but he turned it down. But I have said that in my earlier post.

I believe the problem in the end was the quality of the scripts and the fact that Arthur wasn't progressing as a character. Even Bradley wanted Merlin's magic reveal to happen earlier - he said in one interview that there were only two people Arthur would have accepted as having magic and that was Merlin and Gwen and he would like to have seen how Arthur dealt with it.

When he was asked if he would reprise the role of Arthur he said "You can never say never - in a situation like that, if someone came along with a script that really excited me, it would be very difficult to say no. But it would have to be for the right reasons."

And in another interview when asked about a possible 6th series, Bradley said "If it happens, I would like to see the passion that’s brought us to where we are now, the creativity, I think they’re crucial. The enthusiasm to do it needs to be there, and if the scripts are good, if what they wanna do with the show is good, then I think they’ll find a lot of people jumping on board to do it.”

There are no sets to build, no costumes to make and once Pierrefonds has completed its renovations this Summer then they'll be ready. The village set is still standing at Pierrefonds and visitors are not allowed near it so presumably it is not kept simply as a visitor attraction. So if the TV execs, networks and cast are all up for it there is no reason it can't be done :o)