Originally the title and subject of this piece was to chastise NBC for removing Kings, an original series loosely based on books in the bible of the same name. However, after further research I have learned that NBC has not lost it's mind and sold out completely to mindless reality TV. If you like my father and I began to watch the series in March 15th and enjoyed the show fear not there will be more on King Silas Benjamin (Ian McShane, Deadwood), young soldier David Shepherd (Chris Egon, Eragon), the closeted party- boy prince Jack Benjamin (Sebastian Stan, The Covenant), and the right Reverend Ephram Samuels (Eamonn Walker, OZ). The series is produced by Michael Green, Erwin Stoff, and Francis Lawrence, the later two worked on I am Legend. Michael Green also produced NBC's Heroes another great piece that reminded us that unscripted life is not as interesting and challenging as scripted theatrics.
Thus far we have been introduced to the royal family King Silas, Queen Rose, Michelle and Jack, who live in the famed city of Shiloh. As well as David Shepherd and his family from Port Prosperity, and Reverend Samuels the Kings spiritual advisor. There are a myriad of other minor characters including the King's mistress, Jack's lover, the Queen's brother, that add to the depth of the series. There are twists and turns to every character and everyone has an ulterior motive. Reading the books of the bible give a loose outline and understanding of the terms and places that you hear, as the characters speak in the olde style, but once again it is a loose interpretation of these books.
I am highly excited that I no longer have to begin my letter writing campaign to save this series, and that my Sunday nights are once again filled with great TV.
For more information, bios, and a synopsis of the series visit www.nbc.com/kings.
Happy surfing.
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