I wish they would have not glossed over a key reason why Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed by God but overall it isn't that bad.
“I wish they would have not glossed over a key reason why Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed by God but overall it isn’t that bad.” It would have ABSOLUTLY FREAKED OUT people.
Let this be the downfall of Snooki and the Kardashians...
Just some food for thought....If I were the Devil, how could I do the most damage...I say one way is to present a version of the Bible, that while appearing to be true in most cases, leaves out the most important parts.
I recall a speech about what would a town look like if Satan took it over, it went something like this:
“All of the bars and pool halls would be closed, pornography banished, pristine streets and sidewalks would be occupied by tidy pedestrians who smiled at each other. There would be no swearing. The kids would answer “Yes, sir,” “No, ma’am,” and the churches would be full on Sunday ... where Christ is not preached.”
I am always leery of secular attempts to discuss the Bible.
Only Hollyweird would be confused.
I would have LOVED to see how they would have done Genesis 6.
Even the ones that aren’t acted well or aren’t that good... I love to watch them.
A favorite scene in, I don’t know which one, when Christ raises Lazarus from the dead... THAT is well done. You could put yourself in the period and imgagine what people at that place must have experienced. I think Sal Mineo (not my favorite actor) was in the film and as the miracle took place... everyone was astounded... it was so well done and in a way that made the whole scene very chilling and compelling.
Alien Auction Pawn Star Bible...Wars.
I’m calling it here first.
“How can the cable mini-series “The Bible” be such a ratings hit when there is no audience for overtly religious entertainment programming?”
Of course there is an audience for it, there just isn’t an audience for lame, bland programming of any flavor, religious or otherwise. If you can make good, interesting television out of it, people will watch.
I just watch it and enjoy it knowing that they are not going to be accurate in all aspects.
People have this all wrong. This was never meant to be an attempt to present the Bible in exact ways and exact methods. It was meant to tell the story of the Bible in general terms. If things were left out and things aren’t exactly perfect, so be it. It may peak the interest of some people, and it will lead to questions that we Christians should be able to easily handle. This can also lead to healthy discussion among us churched people. The question is, ARE YOU READY?
We have this on DVR, but we have watched the first episode only so far. We enjoyed it, but I was surprised by the fact that it is constructed in such a way that a person who is not familiar with the Bible would really be bewildered while trying to follow the story line.
The special effects are simply amazing. Not really into special effects myself, but I have to admire the work that went into it.
It’s not sexy and smutty but so far, it’s all Old Testament. It’s VERY violent.
The people are depicted as actual people as opposed overacted caricatures - this greatly adds to the quality of the storytelling. The sets are good and the story...well..we know the story is good :)
I like the premise and I will continue watching it, but honestly I don't think it is all that good. The acting is only fair, the stories are abbreviated and rushed and production substandard. It could be much, much better.
The black Samson with dreadlocks kinda tore it for me. I never knew the Israelites were from Jamaica.
(And don’t bring up Desmond Decker!)