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jeepnstein

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2. That's a pretty fair critique.

Reply to Meshuga (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 09:45 AM

Apr 2013

And as a Christian it really bugs me that we don't spend more time learning the ins and outs of being a Jew in the first century. Context is very important when studying the Bible and far too often many of us ignore that altogether.

Of course it's just a TV show for cable, but it could have been much more.

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I Preferred the Book [View all] Meshuga Apr 2013 OP

Did you see any of this? cbayer Apr 2013 #1

Cecil B. DeMille covered the same ground in the same way fifty+ years ago. Cleita Apr 2013 #5

Great idea. HBO does have a record of doing historical drama well. cbayer Apr 2013 #6

It would be for mainstream cable and broadcast networks, but Cleita Apr 2013 #7

(DeMille aside) The desert scenes of his 'Ten Commandments' were filmed in the Oceano (CA) dunes. pinto Apr 2013 #8

On a clear day I can see the dunes from Cleita Apr 2013 #9

Ah yeah, forgot you live in the area. They're worth a look / walk. A coastal desert in many ways. pinto Apr 2013 #13

I made an attempt to watch and gave up very early in the series Meshuga Apr 2013 #10

I have also read some things about some of the people who had cbayer Apr 2013 #11

It did come off as propaganda. Simplistic and overwrought at the same time. pinto Apr 2013 #12

Every time I was somewhere that showed the channel, it seemed all they cbayer Apr 2013 #14

I also dislike the History Channel Meshuga Apr 2013 #16

I watched ten minutes, thought it badly acted and cheaply produced. kwassa Apr 2013 #15

That's a pretty fair critique. jeepnstein Apr 2013 #2

Agree completely that the missed opportunity here is the worst of it. cbayer Apr 2013 #3

It's crazy that no one in Hollywood has been able to do a good movie Cleita Apr 2013 #4