Yep. Part of what makes Merlin and the legend great is Camelot and the whole time period. They are taking a big risk with putting him in the present.

I'm not opposed to the idea at all. It just IS one of those things that absolutely will be a hit or a miss. Like I wrote in my write-up of the story, if it's a miss we definitely will have another Sorcerer's Apprentice on our hands. But modernizing things doesn't always turn out bad. When I heard about Sherlock Holmes being modernized, using modern technology and high-tech gadgets, etc, I was very hesitant. But BBC did it and did it well. So, you never know.

I don't think it's the Camelot thing that makes him such a great character. Rather, that's just what he's associated with because he place a great "side-story" to the Camelot/King Arthur story (and that story is what appeals to us most). Merlin just being a kick-ass wizard is the appealing part of the man himself. I think he could be modernized. It will just take a delicate touch (and somebody that understands Sorcerer's Apprentice didn't do it right).