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Daily Wire tv series "The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin": a retelling of the Arthurian legend set in a Roman-occupied Britain where barbarian invaders threaten to lay claim to the island.

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[โ€“] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Haha, they wanted their own LotR so badly they even tried to do a facsimile of the name, but "the Merlin" just sounds weird.

Of course, since these are the most unimaginative people on earth, they just had to use the most tired subtitle, Rise of (blank).

[โ€“] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

They could have had a sense of humor about it and swamped out "The Merlin" for a wizard called Rtol. Or they could have called him Pmurt. Or more formally Pmurt the Strong and Powerful.