User blog comment:Waterwecna/Diamond of the Day Part Two: Review/@comment-71.127.129.93-20121225063110

another (saddening/sickening?) thing to think about: people have been discussing the possibility of a Merlin movie (movies?).

if the finale is supposed to leave us with a lead-in for a movie, then it looks like they will make it so that the UK in the present or near future is in trouble. Arthur is reborn and he and old-hobo(?)/postman(?)-Merlin have to save it.

'I am from here on assuming that the storyline of any Merlin movie would take place in the present or future. And i am complaining about it because I think it sounds unreasonable. Because:'

1) Modernizing the story

...BBC's Sherlock works in the modern world because they simply needed to update their definition of forensic brilliance.

How would they update a knight/king and wizard? Meh...I guess Merlin wouldn't need to change- his magic could still take out anything. But Arthur? He is defined as a great king and warrior. Where/how would he rule? As PM? As king? Would they give him a handgun or semi-automatic? Would he lead a movement against commercialism or fight terrorism? ugh

Or would it be post-apocalyptic earth? (no power or advanced weaponry, modern cities and governments abandoned) (a return to archery and sword fighting, the rise of small kingdoms and people trying to figure out their own codes of conduct/chivalry) ...this sound familiar- I think a show/movie or two ...or three...or more, have already done this.

(I suppose there is a chance that modernization will work, right? I remember the Dark is Rising books being successful at bringing Arthurian legend to the modern world.)

2) Characters and Casting

In addition, only the characters Arthur and Merlin would be guaranteed to be in it. Maybe Aithusa and Freya. (And they could cast any actor they like and write it off as reincarnation or aging or a disguising/transformation spell).

(The main thing is: "No Colin" and "no Bradley" would kill it. And "no Gwen, Gwain, Percival, Gaius, Kilgharrah, etc" makes me sad.)

I've run out of steam. 'The sad thing is that if they make a movie, I WILL watch it no matter what. Ok, maybe not "no matter what", but "most likely". So here's praying that, if they do it, they do it well. '