"The series is certainly atypical of something found on NBC, in that it is both watchable and multi-layered." And that's what I'm surprised me about it. Over/under on how many episodes before NBC ruins it?
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > The pilot episode is presently available as a free download on iTunes > (even in HD for those so inclined). > > The series is certainly atypical of something found on NBC, in that it > is both watchable and multi-layered. > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Jason Carpio <[email protected]> wrote: > > Watched the 2nd week of this show. Gotta say, it's gotten my interest > > quicker than Dollhouse ever did. > > hopefully it lasts long enough to tell a good story. > > > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:07 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > The palace guards (and by the way, why are there two Shakespearean > >> > clowns in a biblical story?) clearly have many talents. > >> > >> Really, there were archetypes from many different eras represented in > >> the first installment. Eamonn Walker (a favorite of mine from "Oz") as > >> the clergyman was a character straight out of Asian lore. The mythos > >> surrounding the butterflies is derivative of Native American spirit > >> guides. I really liked that they used a division of troops as a Greek > >> chorus of sorts... inventive touch. > >> > >> For those who didn't see it, this doesn't strike me as a subtle means > >> of creeping a Bible story onto prime time television. This series > >> would seem to be bending that story on its ear, and blending in > >> elements from the myths and legends of multiple cultures. > >> > >> -- > >> Kevin M. (RPCV) > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Jason Carpio > > [email protected] > > > > Not sent from an iPhone > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > > -- Jason Carpio [email protected] Not sent from an iPhone --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
