Review: The Bible Collection (dir. various, 1996-1997)
• Samson and Delilah, Warner Alliance, 1996, dir. Nicolas Roeg. • David, Warner Alliance, 1997, dir. Robert Markowitz. THE BIBLE Collection was, and is, a great idea, but like so many great ideas, its...
View ArticleThe Bible: second episode, first impressions
Another week, another episode of the mini-series The Bible. These are my first impressions of the second episode. The pacing, redux. The second episode is 86 minutes long, and the first six minutes...
View ArticleKing Saul gets a concubine in Of Kings and Prophets
The part of Rizpah will be played by Elodie Yung of Gods of Egypt and G.I. Joe: Retaliation fame.
View ArticleWatch: The first trailer for Of Kings and Prophets
Our first official look at the ABC series premiering later this year includes some of the expected biblical violence and rumoured biblical sex, as well as a nod to David's belief in God's "grace and...
View ArticleWatch: New teaser for Of Kings & Prophets, plus new photos and an “historical...
The battles depicted in this series are described by the network as an "origin story" for the conflicts that currently bedevil the Middle East.
View ArticleSex, diversity, accuracy and more: the Of Kings & Prophets producers speak
The online version of the series might have edgier content than the broadcast version of the series -- but the producers say it will all be faithful to the "violent, sex-drenched" Old Testament story...
View ArticleWatch: A new TV spot for Of Kings & Prophets, and more
The series, about King Saul and David, premieres next week Tuesday.
View ArticleOf Kings and Prophets — season one, episode two
Ishbaal hires an assassin to kill Samuel, Saul tries to hold the tribes together after Samuel has rejected him, and David learns his fate is not in his hands, in the second episode of the Old Testament...
View ArticleOf Kings and Prophets — episode one
Of Kings and Prophets, a TV series about the biblical David and his relationship with the house of King Saul, premiered five years ago next month. It was cancelled in North America after only two...
View ArticleOf Kings and Prophets — episode two
Saul and Ahinoam arrange a new alliance between the tribes, and Samuel thwarts an assassin while en route to anoint David the new king of Israel.
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