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bedsitter23) wrote2013-03-18 09:01 pm
bedsitter23) wrote2013-03-18 09:01 pm
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A man of wealth and taste
I watched a little bit of The Bible this weekend- History Channel's retelling of the book.
This is a much buzzed about Television Event in 5 parts and is drawing 12 million viewers (more than American Idol) and 50 million Americans have caught at least part.
You have to credit them for finding an audience. I have heard a lot of conversations and seen a lot of Facebook posts, and quite simply, this is a good way to get viewers.
Personally, I don't like History's recent direction. It may just be me, but I prefer the narrative documentary stories to the scripted actors playing roles. At the end of the day, i really did enjoy The Men Who Built America, but I generally find their acted shows like The History of Us dull and uninteresting.
For the most part, the Bible falls into that last category. It is done well, but it is not told in a way that really interests me. In this case, they are picking stories and acting them out with no real additional narrative. That's probably smart in order to keep it nondenominational and draw a big audience, and some people may enjoy that acting, but I really don't.
I also must note I haven't seen Vikings and in much the same way I am not excited about the prospect (although the 30 second ads do look good).
Of course, had I stayed and watched more of the Bible, I would got to the interesting part.
The Prince of Darkness. The Father of Lies
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Oops, i mean...
In which, everyone says the Devil looks like Barack Obama. Producer Mark Burnett says it's "utter nonsense", and in which case, the actor has been playing biblical villains for years.
Now, if I was marketing a show towards the Far Right, it would be a stroke of genius; but we will just assume as with most things that a) it's the guy from the 'Whomp There it is" video or b) just a plain old coincidence.
This is a much buzzed about Television Event in 5 parts and is drawing 12 million viewers (more than American Idol) and 50 million Americans have caught at least part.
You have to credit them for finding an audience. I have heard a lot of conversations and seen a lot of Facebook posts, and quite simply, this is a good way to get viewers.
Personally, I don't like History's recent direction. It may just be me, but I prefer the narrative documentary stories to the scripted actors playing roles. At the end of the day, i really did enjoy The Men Who Built America, but I generally find their acted shows like The History of Us dull and uninteresting.
For the most part, the Bible falls into that last category. It is done well, but it is not told in a way that really interests me. In this case, they are picking stories and acting them out with no real additional narrative. That's probably smart in order to keep it nondenominational and draw a big audience, and some people may enjoy that acting, but I really don't.
I also must note I haven't seen Vikings and in much the same way I am not excited about the prospect (although the 30 second ads do look good).
Of course, had I stayed and watched more of the Bible, I would got to the interesting part.
The Prince of Darkness. The Father of Lies
Oops, i mean...
In which, everyone says the Devil looks like Barack Obama. Producer Mark Burnett says it's "utter nonsense", and in which case, the actor has been playing biblical villains for years.
Now, if I was marketing a show towards the Far Right, it would be a stroke of genius; but we will just assume as with most things that a) it's the guy from the 'Whomp There it is" video or b) just a plain old coincidence.