I don’t watch much television. Or maybe it’s more accurate to say I don’t deliberately watch a lot of television. My standard operating procedure is to turn on the tv, proceed through the 75 or so channels, decide that it’s all a wasteland, and turn it off. Showing up at a designated time to watch a particular show is a little more commitment than I can deal with.

But a few days ago I stumbled across an article with a title something like “The Best Series You Didn’t Watch.” (To my frustration and perplexity, I haven’t been able to relocate the article, though I thought it was in the New York Times.) The show was NBC’s Kings. Needing a diversion, I started watching it on Hulu . . . and a handful of days later I’ve watched all of the first and only season. The show has been canceled, and yes, it was really good.

There are enough reviews on the web that I’m not going to say much on what it’s about except that it takes much of the Old Testament story of Saul (herein Silas) and David and recasts it in a fictional modern setting, with lots of extra details not in the original source.

I enjoyed the characters, the story, the intensity, and the questions on ethics and power, and divine favor and approval. I often read interesting books, but it’s been years since I’ve read a book that keeps me up into the wee hours because it’s so gripping I can’t put it down. Well, this was a series that kept me up long past my usual bedtime. I’ll probably pick up the DVD.

In the meantime, I’m reading the Book.

Posted on: Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at 8:49 am
Categories: General.