By contrast, the TV series of about a decade ago, Camelot, was dreadful. Heavily feminist, with a kick-ass Guinevere wielding a sword. Themes of universalism and Britain as "a proposition nation." Some of the knights were African. (The rationale was that they settled there long ago with the Romans.) Arthur was wimpy. Merlin looked like an angst-ridden, druggie. And a sinister, degenerate nun as Morgana's sidekick.
There was a tv series called merlin that made Guinevere black.
# Excalibur is the greatest film about the Arthurian legend. Beautiful, literate, intelligent themes of heroism, nationalism, and the transition of Celtic Britain from paganism to Christianity.
I liked that one too. Loved the armor.
However, the best treatment I’ve seen of the Arthurian legend was by a fellow named Jack Whyte. He started with the premise, that there was no such thing as magic. Given that, how could it have happened in the real world? Be forwarned, that it is 5 or 6 volumes (I forget exactly). It is well done though.
Sounds like a terrible series.