Kings

[featherweight]

I watched the pilot of Kings last night and found it very intriguing. A retelling of the classic story of King David, the show centers on the character of David Shepherd, who gets thrust into the limelight when he unknowingly rescues the son of the King. I really enjoyed the revisionism (I always thought that Jonathan was in love with David in the

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[featherweight]

That's a great essay! Thanks for linking it.

It's really nice to have Susanna Thompson on my tv again. Karen was one of my favourite characters on O&A. I definitely tuned in for her initially. I wish NBC had promoted this better, because it is a unique show. Regardless, I doubt it'll be renewed.

[featherweight]

Okay, cool! I didn't know that NBC promoted it so well (I'm in Canada). I just went on the promos they had on their corporate website which just seem so vague. If I hadn't heard of the show previously, I would not have known what it was about at all. I guess the show is really unique--it's hard to explain exactly what it is.

p.s. How have you been liking the last few episodes of Supernatural? I kind of stopped watching, but I know you keep up with it. Are the episodes worth watching?

[trixalicious]

AWESOME! Thank you for this! I'll probably link to it whenever I get around to updating my LJ, because I really want the whole world to watch this with me so that it sticks around in all of its awesomeness.

[featherweight]

Link away! I'm glad other people are watching this show on my flist as well!

[cookiekel]

This is awesome! Thanks for the primer. :) Sadly I missed the premiere but I'm hoping NBC will re-air it at some point this week. I've read many positive things about the show so I'm excited.

[featherweight]

I hope you get a chance to watch it! I enjoyed it!