Recognizing Kings

In this day and age, it seems like every new TV show is either a comedy or a hospital romance/drama, so when a show like Kings comes along, I'm intrigued. The show is based on the biblical story of King David, but told within a modern day alternate reality. Due to divine intervention, Silas (Ian McShane) founded the kingdom of Gilboa, but as time wore on, he became old and slightly less fit to be king. He's power hungry, and he doesn't like that Capt. David Shepherd (Christopher Egan) has become widely popular for his heroics. With it growing ever clearer that David is meant to be the new king, power struggles emerge between many.

The first season, which I thought was brilliant, has just finished up, but due to NBC's rocky handling of the show (it was moved from Sunday night to Saturday night after all of 2 weeks, guaranteeing certain doom), few have heard of it and it's been cancelled. None the less, the show is a refreshing break from the norm, sporting a very interesting story and incredibly powerful acting from pretty much everyone. It's laced with romance, war, power struggles, religion, politics, etc. There's something for most everyone in the show, and it all intertwines wonderfully together. If you haven't seen it, I highly suggest you check it out, and you can watch the episodes for free online.

A show like this is rare, which makes it all the sadder it has met an early end. I liked the show more and more every week, and the characters within it were endearing. The religious overtones were handled properly, never getting too preachy. I've heard small whispers of a revival, but I won't get my hopes up. All I can ask is that as many people give the show a chance as possible. Even if it's gone forever, it'd be great if was at least remembered.