new show recommendation - alternative history: Kings

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

Hi.

While most new "genre" shows this season are not too promising,
there's a new alternative history show called Kings which I've been
highly impressed with (at least as far as the pilot goes).

It shows an alternative modern society, with a ruling monarchy. It has
a good combination of the modern and the classic, plus a strong
biblical sense of an underline premise that God is real, and taking an
active (although indirect) role in human affairs.

It builds the world around it in a layered fashion, dealing first with
characters, then with God, then human politics.

The show's hero is David, who in one scene stands alone against a tank
type called Goliath. Obvious end-game aside, the story does not match
the biblical one much more than a few key points. It was fun to watch
and didn't feel crappy as most other shows nowadays.

        Gadi.
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