As another reviewer put it, NBC should be applauded for producing something other than the standard police procedural, of which we now have about 200. Sadly, I suspect that this show will quickly run out of steam.
Kings is set in a kind of alternate reality, which seems to share a common past with us yet a very different present. In a country that strongly resembles the United States, a King rules rather than our democracy. And this is a King in the old sense: there is a group of advisors, but the King has the final say; this King begins and ends wars on a whim; this King has rivals assassinated for public snubs. There also seems to be an official religion of sorts, with a leader that does not answer to the King. He is the mouthpiece of God.
Obviously, the story of David is the basic template here, although as others have noted, the show deviates a bit. The problem I have is that shows of this type often start out strong and then lose steam by trying to eek more seasons out of a tired idea. I'm saddened at the loss of the mini-series as a viable medium. It seems that shows are often sold on an idea that doesn't really have legs (Lost, Heroes) and the writers lose direction after a season or so. Why not end the show when it's strong and bring things to a logical conclusion? This seems a prime candidate.
Kings is set in a kind of alternate reality, which seems to share a common past with us yet a very different present. In a country that strongly resembles the United States, a King rules rather than our democracy. And this is a King in the old sense: there is a group of advisors, but the King has the final say; this King begins and ends wars on a whim; this King has rivals assassinated for public snubs. There also seems to be an official religion of sorts, with a leader that does not answer to the King. He is the mouthpiece of God.
Obviously, the story of David is the basic template here, although as others have noted, the show deviates a bit. The problem I have is that shows of this type often start out strong and then lose steam by trying to eek more seasons out of a tired idea. I'm saddened at the loss of the mini-series as a viable medium. It seems that shows are often sold on an idea that doesn't really have legs (Lost, Heroes) and the writers lose direction after a season or so. Why not end the show when it's strong and bring things to a logical conclusion? This seems a prime candidate.