Kaamelott Wikipedia. Kaamelott is a Frenchcomedymedieval fantasytelevision series created, directed, written, scored, and edited by Alexandre Astier, who also stars as the main character. Romance Movies Download The Legend Of Spyro. The series title refers of course to Arthurs fortress Camelot the peculiar spelling may come from the Old French Kamaalot, a spelling which can be found in the 1. French Lancelot Grail cyclical romances. The double A forms the monogram of the shows creator, and the title generates puns based on the French word camelote cheap junk. The short format of the first four seasons demanded a comic structure, with each episode ending on an ironic note of some kind which would twist the situation presented into a memorable whole. Thus the series was perceived as pure comedyparody, satire, sitcom, or so British, meaning a straight faced historical send up in the style of Rowan Atkinsons Blackadder or Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Astier had a lot of explaining to do when Season 5 turned out to have a very dark plot, full of terrible obsessions and passions. Season 5 also involved a move towards a different format it was broadcast both in short format and in longer sections, and the DVD cut resembled a dramatic miniseries.