Duct — Have you watch either episode? It is worth watching. Folks are quibling over it didn’t include this or that or changed something; but considering the producers (who are independent of the history channel) are covering the entire Bible in 5 two hour shows, I believe it gives the person who is unfamiliar with the Bible at any level, except for being the object of attack by non-believers, is worth watching.
See also the other, earlier, thread on this same lead line.
Prime example of another movie that is not: The Ten Commandments with Charlton Heston. Is that movie biblically accurate? By no means, I doubt maybe 10-30 of the movie is accurate. It's still on TV every year but that's only because the network know no one will get the true story of the Exodus, or the Gospel, or their purpose, from that movie.
Yet look at what happens when someone mentions the name of "Jesus" in a TV show. One episode of Walker Texas Ranger mentions His name and the network goes absolutely crazy demanding that His name be taken out of the show and script. Neither was done and the show received some of the highest ratings ever for a single TV show.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Walker Texas Ranger portrayed the Gospel in the truest form either, but they came a lot closer in it's last few years (after Norris received Christ and got away from the ancient Indian folklore he was in to) than anything before or since.
I'm just saying, if someone wants to put the Bible on TV, do it accurately, not as Hollywood would do it.
BTW, did I hear this right, Christian Bale is going to be in this thing at some time in the near future? Say it ain't so!