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calenlass:
*SPOILERS*

Actually, it's funny you should think they are ripping off Excalibur, when they have significantly changed the story with that whole Morgan being Uther's daughter thing, or the Morgan impersonating people especially Igraine thing, or the Guinivere not being married to Arthur thing. I have watched "Excalibur" a number of times over the years - most recently last weekend - and while Helen Mirren makes a decent Morgan, the pacing has always been off for me. Lines are delivered just a little too quickly and abruptly (especially Nicol Williamson), there isn't much explanation for anything that happens (like why Arthur suddenly feels like he needs to seek the grail, or why Morgana thinks that an inbred son will help her get... anything), and Nigel Terry makes the dopiest Arthur outside of a cartoon that I can remember, complete with weird slightly Welsh sounding accent that never gets any less strange to listen to. Most everyone seems to overact just a little, except when it comes to things like how Morgan doesn't really seem that bitter about Uther and Igraine and she is taking revenge because she guesses she ought to, and it's jarring.

Patrick Stewart is nice, though.

Tom:
This is still on?

calenlass:
Yep. Also, I think it's gotten better, but that may just be me. I also liked "Kings", and I thought "30 Rock" and "Arrested Development" were retarded, so what do I know?

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