Kings - new tv show

I am downloading the first episode now for FREE!!! right now off of the Playstation Store, in glorious 1080p im at about 12% and should take a while to finish, but i watched what there is so far and boy, this looks verrrry interesting. they got some top knotch actors on board, especially the king himself, who i will always remember fondly from Deadwood and all the times he said "cocksucker!". Aside from quality acting by a really good cast so far, its got great pacing to it and the cinematography is excellent. The writers deserve mad props for taking this idea on. what if we still had a world full of modern/powerful countries governed by monarchies? its something i have thought about many times. This show seems to have succesfully brought that idea to life, and its full fleshed out, this is a seriously well thought out show for sure. 

I was downloading it it. Got to around 20% and then PSN went down. =[

I watched one of the episodes and it seemed fairly interesting.

I watched it and though it was stupid. It had this whole "trying to hard" vibe. I also hated the names of everything. The country, the people... it just didn't work for me.

"BoG said:

"I watched it and though it was stupid. It had this whole "trying to hard" vibe. I also hated the names of everything. The country, the people... it just didn't work for me."

Trying to hard vibe...What does that mean?"

I'm not sure if people in America realize this, but Kings still exist, and some of America's closest 'allies' (or should I say satellites) have monarchies: Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Thailand. Monarchy isn't a thing of the past yet, people.

Having said that, I know nothing of this show, and a present-day retelling of a bible story that I'd like to see a turned into a television show or movie is the story of Job. (That's pronounced "Joe-hb, by the way.)

I thought it was a show about the Los Angeles Kings. I am sorely dissapointed.

I watched it on Hulu, only because Ian McShane was in it (I'm still sad from the loss of Deadwood). I was surprised that it was a pretty good show.

"I watched it and though it was stupid. It had this whole "trying to hard" vibe. I also hated the names of everything. The country, the people... it just didn't work for me."

"BoG said:

"I watched it and though it was stupid. It had this whole "trying to hard" vibe. I also hated the names of everything. The country, the people... it just didn't work for me."

It had that exact same effect on me. I kind of wanted it to be good, because I thought the entire concept was interesting, but I wasn't holding my breath."

Well I almost thought the religious right made this series cause the notion of fate is very overplayed.
Made me think off Battlestar Galactica

I've watched the first two episodes and enjoyed them, though it's been getting pretty weak ratings.  Fate (or God) is definitely playing a more involved role in this show than I expected, and it's a bit odd because of it.  But hell, Lost is still a good show, even if it takes place on some sort of magical, time travelling island.  The names of everything are a bit odd, but they're all Biblical cities/regions around Israel and Palestine, so at least they make sense.

Personally, I like that it's a bit different, and I'm interested in seeing where the show is going.  Unfortunately, I don't see Kings lasting unless it starts getting more viewers.  Given the Nielsen ratings, where American Idol and all of the crime dramas dominate, Kings' days are numbered.

"Suicrat said:

"I'm not sure if people in America realize this, but Kings still exist, and some of America's closest 'allies' (or should I say satellites) have monarchies: Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Thailand. Monarchy isn't a thing of the past yet, people.

Having said that, I know nothing of this show, and a present-day retelling of a bible story that I'd like to see a turned into a television show or movie is the story of Job. (That's pronounced "Joe-hb, by the way.)"

yes i know that, but it looks the capital here is New York City, and the country side looks like...well basically im saying this show looks like America if it were a kingdom. but i was well aware of that man. 

job might be a cool idea. but the most obvious thing when they modernize it, is how the miraculous stuff looks ridiculous in a modern setting. 

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"TwoOneFive said:
I haven't watched Kings yet, but they said David slew Goliath. Did he use a stone and a sling? I doubt it.

With the story of Job all you'd need is a businessman who is a major contributor to the political party in power at the time, and a close friend of the President. The President could be the evil God, using the coercive power of government to ruin Job's life, on a bet with the House Opposition Leader or something like that."

"I'm not sure if people in America realize this, but Kings still exist, and some of America's closest 'allies' (or should I say satellites) have monarchies: Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Thailand. Monarchy isn't a thing of the past yet, people.

Having said that, I know nothing of this show, and a present-day retelling of a bible story that I'd like to see a turned into a television show or movie is the story of Job. (That's pronounced "Joe-hb, by the way.)"

Hey, sorry to the Swedish population. I'm actually learning Swedish (albeit extremely slowly, and probably poorly) thanks to a Swedish friend I met on XBox live and Google translate.

I support the Swedish republican movement!