"Kaamelott" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Creator:

Alexandre Astier

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

3 January 2005 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Adventure | Fantasy

Plot:

In this off beat account of King Arthur's quest for the Grail, virtually every journey, battle or adventure...

Plot Keywords:

King | King Arthur | Knights Of The Round Table | Castle | Sword

Cast

Alexandre Astier

...

Arthur, roi de Bretagne / ... (299 episodes, 2005-2008)

Runtime:

3 min | 52 min (2 episodes)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Company:

CALT Productions

Trivia:

This show came as a replacement for the hit sitcom "Caméra café" (2001) (created by and featuring Yvan Le Bolloc'h and Bruno Solo) and is produced by the same company, CALT. This came about when Le Bolloc'h and Solo moved their characters from "Camera café" to the big screen and decided to end the TV series, leaving broadcaster M6's access prime time slot empty. Luckily for all involved Kaamelott proved also to be a hit.

Quotes:

Séli, Guenièvre's mother: You know, the roof of your castle's falling apart.
Léodagan, roi de Carmélide: She's an expert on carpentry now.
Séli, Guenièvre's mother: I was sitting here at breakfast and a bird fell in my lap.
Guenièvre: A bird?
[runs out of the room in a panic]
Séli, Guenièvre's mother: What did I say?
Léodagan, roi de Carmélide: Something stupid.

Movie Connections:

Follows Dies irae (2003)

An Excellent TV Show

I have been watching Kaamelot since it came out. It is probably the funniest TV Show ever made (even compared to the US TV Shows). It describes King Arthur's Legend with great sense of humor and a really nice way of filming it. Don't even think in terms of respecting the history here or you will be disappointed. But my point is this : as old the show gets as old it getting better in terms of content and realization. I've heard that about 15 countries have already bought the project for local diffusion and Ican't do nothing else than encourage people to turn their TVs on whenever that show airs. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.