Kings...Hmmm.....

A brand new series to look forward to.  Kings.  The ads, the teasers, the trailers looked interesting and promising.  And, based (loosely) on the Biblical story of King David.  Set in an alternate earth (that must be the sci-fi angle) it is in contemporary times, retelling the saga of David and his rise to power and the people surrounding him.  The pilot was slow and plodding at times, but then again some preachers' sermons last as long as last night's telecast.  I must admit that by the end of the 2 hours, I was hooked and will give this new series a chance.  Ian MacShane returns to American TV as the King, Silas Benjamin, who is the ruler of the mythical kingdom of Gilboa, at war with Gath.  I am not much up on my Old Testament, so this is definitely going to make me re-read the epic drama in the Good Book.  Let's face it, the Bible is a great source of drama.  On an episode of Good Times young Michael Evans was telling his mom, Florida, about the adulterous affairs and sinful things he was reading about.  She inquired as to which awful book he was reading; he innocently answered "the Bible."  And that got a great laugh from the studio audience.  Anyway, I am going to give Kings a chance and hopefully it will have a good run.  I still cannot forgive NBC for cancelling Surface.  A colleague of mine is still wondering what happened to the kids trapped in the church tower after the tidal wave hit the east coast, and all those creatures swimming and looking for food.

Hmmm....