I was taking a look at my preorders on Amazon today and noticed that my Merlin: Season 2 DVD order is supposed to be delivered around January 18th. That was a nice little surprise, because we love Merlin.
While I was there, the Merlin season 1 DVD set caught my eye (I already own this one) because it’s on sale for $19.99 and the list price for this set is $49.98. That’s a hefty discount! I can’t say how long this discount will last but for the moment, if you’ve been toying with the idea of purchasing the Merlin DVDs, this might be the perfect time to buy.
In the Merlin Season 1 DVD Box
The box cover and discs are lovely, with a panoramic cast photo spanning the entire back of the unfolded disc holder and character pictures on each of the 5 discs that are part of the season one set.
However, whoever put the set together made one serious mistake. The discs include a disc number and episode numbers, but nowhere on the disks or the box are the episode titles! I don’t know about you, but when I watch episodes, I remember them by title, not number. So, I’ll have to come back to my lists regularly to find a particular episode number I want to watch.
- Disc One: Episodes 1-3
- Disc Two: Episodes 4-6
- Disc Three: Episodes 7-9
- Disc Four: Episodes 10-13
- Disc Five: Special Features
DVD Extras – Special Features on the Merlin Season 1 DVDs
Merlin Season One includes some really wonderful and family-friendly episodes and includes these lovely DVD extras.
- Audio commentary
- Making-of featurettes: “Behind the Magic”
- Video diaries
- Photo gallery
- Wallpaper
Episodes on the Merlin Season 1 DVDs
- The Dragon’s Call
- Valiant
- The Mark of Nimueh
- The Poisoned Chalice
- Lancelot
- A Remedy to Cure All Ills
- The Gates of Avalon
- The Beginning of the End
- Excalibur
- The Moment of Truth
- The Labyrinth of Gedref
- To Kill the King
- Le Morte D’Arthur
Any time I find a series I really enjoy, I try to pick up the DVDs to add to my collection. Merlin is fun and the DVDs are well worth their spot on my shelves.
And in case you have no idea what I’m talking about here, here’s some information about Merlin.
The mythical city of Camelot, in a time before history began. A fantastical realm of legendary beasts and mysterious peoples. A dangerous world in which magic has been banned by the ruthless tyrant, Uther Pendragon. When Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, arrives in the kingdom, he quickly makes enemies, including the heir to Uther’s crown, the headstrong Prince Arthur. But guided by Uther’s wise physician, Gaius, Merlin is soon using his talents not just to survive but also to unlock Camelot’s mystical secrets. As he does so he discovers that his destiny and that of Arthur, the kingdom’s young leader-in-waiting, are inextricably linked.
Merlin season three premieres on Syfy on January 7, 2011 at 10/9 central.