Comments on: Busted: Michael Green http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-michael-green/ an online magazine for spiritual seekers. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:09:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Paul Jarzembowski http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-michael-green/#comment-2177 Paul Jarzembowski Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:21:48 +0000 http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=7564#comment-2177 What makes "Kings" work is its modern setting. If it were a period piece, it might not have been as accessible to everyday viewers. With the modern setting, we can see anew the stories from the books of Samuel and Kings - to better understand them and their context. "Kings" is brilliantly written (er, adapted), but it is also wonderfully shot. The cinematography is stunning - incredibly artful without being too fancy. It punctuates the action and the dialogue well. The references to the biblical story are good, but not overdone - which might alienate viewers not familiar with the original source material. Kudos to Michael Green for a truly great work of television! What makes “Kings” work is its modern setting. If it were a period piece, it might not have been as accessible to everyday viewers. With the modern setting, we can see anew the stories from the books of Samuel and Kings – to better understand them and their context.

“Kings” is brilliantly written (er, adapted), but it is also wonderfully shot. The cinematography is stunning – incredibly artful without being too fancy. It punctuates the action and the dialogue well.

The references to the biblical story are good, but not overdone – which might alienate viewers not familiar with the original source material. Kudos to Michael Green for a truly great work of television!

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