Well, to be 100% accurate, they could have had someone read straight from the Bible for two house, and no one would have watched.
Yes, there was some license taken. Yes, I missed the wonderful account of the life of Joseph. Yes, the viewer with no biblical knowledge would have been confused by the chronology. However, on the whole it was good, and we will watch every Sunday night until Easter.
” for two hours” (sorry about the typo)