In terms of comparing Merlin to something...

[marguerite_26]

My kids have started to watch Inspector Gadget every morning.

For those that may not know (or remember) the basic premise of each episode is as follows:
With the help of his niece (Penny) and her dog (Brain), Gadget inadvertently saves the day, his nemesis escapes and his boss arrives to congratulate Gadget on a job well done. Gadget is left clueless as to what actually is going on and Penny and Brain's help remains a secret.

Sound familiar Merlin fans?

So... I'm seriously starting to wonder if it is in fact Inspector Gadget and not Superman that JCapps has watched too much of. :/

Needless to say this damn cartoon is endlessly annoying because I can't unsee the comparison and thinking of Arthur as Inspector Gadget is SO DAMN WRONG. *scrubs brain* (er.. that is my brain, not the dog Brain... I think I need more sleep and less cartoons). Hold me.

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[leashy-bebes.livejournal.com]

:D Blue-eyed, posh, slightly dim but really good hearted layabout who is regularly rescued from romantic entanglements by dark haired, cleverer-than-his-master-realises valet with mysterious powers of genius.

...the parallels just draw themselves, really :D

[marguerite-26.livejournal.com]

That's just... begging to be slashed, isn't it? ;)

I love british tv.

[leashy-bebes.livejournal.com]

It IS. It's practically canon. They have passive aggressive arguments via the mechanism of Jeeves throwing out any clothes he doesn't approve of (e.g. a white mess jacket he thought 'had been placed in your wardrobe by your enemies, sir') and Bertie buying successively more horrendous ties. Husbands, husbands, husbands.

J&W slash is some of my favourite slash in the world. The Wodehouse-ian language is absurd and wonderful and when ficcers get it right it's so, so wonderful. One of the first Merlin fics I read was in the style of a J&W story, and I think it had a lot to do with me falling for this fandom.

...you shouldn't have got me started, haha ;)