Posted on 03/16/2013 1:11:01 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Last Sunday, the first installment of History’s five-part miniseries The Bible beat everything on television with a massive 13.1 million viewers, making it cable’s most-watched entertainment telecast this year. For producer Mark Burnett, who worked on the ten-hour special with wife Roma Downey, the success of The Bible isn’t all that surprising. “It will be, over the next 40 or 50 years, the most watched thing that Roma and I have ever made,” he told EW, quite confidently, back in January.
At the time, Burnett gushed about shooting the series. “I really believe what I’m going to tell you right now,” he said. “The hand of God was on this…. the edit came together perfectly, the actors came together perfectly, it just comes to life.” But Burnett wasn’t just speaking about how well the practicalities of production had gone. “Weird things happened during filming,” he said. “Everybody would look at each other like, “Whoa.”
Here are a few of the “weird things” he was talking about....
(Excerpt) Read more at insidetv.ew.com ...
That’s how I feel about Tudor history. We all know Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth the first. But there is SO MUCH MORE in the 100 years throughout that time that influenced not only Europe, but America eventually as well! Policies that ran people into Ireland, Dutchland, etc... Just amazing how one family can influence the world decades after their death. Right on down to the translation of the KJV of the Bible after Elizabeth made King James her heir and successor. Fascinating stuff when you get into the nitty gritty.
This Protestant prefers the 1985 “New Jerusalem Bible” and the 1995 edition of Zonderman’s “NIV Study Bible.” But for reading as lectionary, I often preferthe King James version.
And an occassional dip into “The Message” new testament by Peterson
Times Square Church.
Mark Burnett, I believe he was Letterman’s producer years ago, also had the TV show “Ed”. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
The “History” Channel is far from a good or reliable source for the word of God. As for your thirst analogy you should substitute poisened water for the “improper container”.I ignore the “History” Channel because I can't rely upon what they air as truth. Too many times I have seen leftist propaganda paraded as fact. As it is your last sentence quoted above makes no sense that I can see but misrepresenting The Word of God AT ALL is an unimaginable sin. Whether this was actually done in the production in question I neither know nor care, as, as i have said, the source is beneath consideration in the first place.
So, you're using gutter language, nitpicking various details and complaining about what you feel is an overstatement of viewership, of a show you've never watched bcause you believe it to be ... what? Protestant?
It’s neat to get inspired to delve into things you never got in school....
I like to think that an active mind finds inspiration in anything, anywhere at anytime, at any age. Thanks for your story.
In a different venue there's a basketball game on in a tournament ~ and they are going into their SECOND OVERTIME!!!
Zowie!!!
The massive gust of wind was filmed...
Everyone does that all the time. So what’s it to you? I bashed Brokeback Mountain too and did not see it. I guess you were bashing people for their opinion on that movie too? Hypocrite much????
On a fictionalized version of a movie....Nope!
Do you see the difference?
NCIS is my favorite show, but I think they are talking about non network programs...NCIS is a CBS show...
In my opinion the Jerusalem Bible is a much better, more accurate translation than the New Jerusalem Bible. As for NIV, some have heard me say that the letters stand for ‘Not Inspired Version’. And btw, I am a christian, and a catholic (small c), as the word pertains to the whole body of Christ.
You don’t make the rules. I am able to express my opinion regardless if you like it or not. I wonder if you live in America or are a foreigner.
” I wonder if you live in America or are a foreigner.”
FAIL.
Oh, you’re certainly entitled. But, I’m also permitted to point out the stupidity of those opinions.
Funny how that works.
What’s unintentionally hilarious about all this, is that Roma Downey is Catholic. The series really isn’t all that sectarian.
Please continue to embarrass yourself. It’s good cheap entertainment.
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