And I’m done. I reviewed the pilot of Camelot on Starz when it previewed at the end of February. As I noted at the time, the only good parts of the pilot were Merlin, Lot and Morgan. For those of you who watching, you know what has happened to those characters. I’ll go into it a little bit and explain why I’ve decided to stop watching after the break. Warning for those who haven’t seen it. There will be spoilers.

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With tonight’s premier of Camelot on Starz, I just wanted to point back to my review from the sneak preview a month ago.

The best parts of the show were Morgan, Lot and Merlin. Morgan is determined to get what she wants and won’t let anyone stand in her way. Merlin is suitably creepy and scary where he shows he knows more than anyone else and isn’t always willing to share it. Lot (played wonderfully by James Purefoy) chews up the scenery every where he goes and makes you almost wish that the show was about him. Arthur has almost no personality at this point. He’s a scared teenager who has been thrust so far out of his comfort zone that he has no idea what’s going on. And the rest of the cast is just there for decoration right now.

Although it isn’t scheduled to start until April, this past weekend, Starz had a sneak preview of it’s new series Camelot. When I think of Camelot, I usually think of the 1967 musical or Monty Python. With Camelot, Starz is trying to do for King Arthur what they did for Ancient Rome. The swords and sorcery and sex show starts off decently (and doesn’t have the same level of cheesy special effects that made me turn off Spartacus). So, which version of the legend did they go for?

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