So NBC has a new drama coming out called Kings, which is a modern retelling of the Biblical stories of King Saul and David. There's just one thing that bothers me about this... am I the only one uncomfortable with the depiction of the greatest historical hero of Judaism as a blond-haired, blue-eyed, Fascist-uniformed, Aryan poster child for the Hitler Youth?
Although given the way NBC is burying the show, it may have occurred to them too that there might be a teeny weeny problem here...
Friday, February 13, 2009
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they are most definitely burying this. I watched the preview and Leni Rosenthal came to mind....*shudder*
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