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Some blood-boiling moments, but basically a recap of the last 5 years. You would think as a Canadian production this doc would be more in focus and have an actual point.

The episodes are well written and produced, but it's almost as if they were from 10 years ago when film-makers were striving to make gay people more mainstream. But then, the current culture in America has taken a few steps backwards. Regardless, this is "must-watch" material. I only hope that future episodes will expand beyond the Los Angeles area for a more global flavour.

I finally had a chance to watch "The Bible" and was amazed at the poorly-written, almost laughable script. While the cinematography, acting and SFX are professional and believable, the script IS NOT. If you were to take a Sunday school class of 8 to 12 year-olds and ask them to write a script for a series based on the Bible, this would be the result. I was amazed to read that the producers consulted "a wide range of pastors and academics." Really? Maybe the only way to tell such a beloved story is to be simplistic and shallow. But, since these stories have all been done many times before, I would have hoped for something a little more sophisticated. And whoever it was that said narration is the sign of a poorly-written script was absolutely right about this one.