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Mar. 16th, 2009
Watched "Kings" last night
Mar. 16th, 2009 09:53 amHmmmm.
First of all, Ian McShane was wonderful. He can change from nice to very threatening just like that, and he's good in everything...from Death Race to Deadwood, back to Lovejoy and even The Great Escape.
But in all, I was a little disappointed in the show. Now, I didn't realize that religion would take such a prominent place, and I hope that it doesn't become some Bible Belt preachy show. The young soldier who saves the Prince's life was...weak. He just didn't convince me that he is the focal point of the show. I admit I was hoping that Silas (McShane) would understand Power and use it as a man in his position should and while he's manipulative and controlling, that just didn't come across, and there is certainly weakness there (in his character, not the portrayal). It's good to see that they have a gay main character, although I'm going to wait and see how they deal with that (re: the whole religion part).
By far the most interesting character so far is Silas' brother-in-law and defence contractor. He's the one pulling strings behind the scenes, and it seems he is the one who really holds the Power.
It could have been better, but I'll give it try again next week. And now, Silas is not Hsu-like as it seemed to appear from the trailers. (whew!)
First of all, Ian McShane was wonderful. He can change from nice to very threatening just like that, and he's good in everything...from Death Race to Deadwood, back to Lovejoy and even The Great Escape.
But in all, I was a little disappointed in the show. Now, I didn't realize that religion would take such a prominent place, and I hope that it doesn't become some Bible Belt preachy show. The young soldier who saves the Prince's life was...weak. He just didn't convince me that he is the focal point of the show. I admit I was hoping that Silas (McShane) would understand Power and use it as a man in his position should and while he's manipulative and controlling, that just didn't come across, and there is certainly weakness there (in his character, not the portrayal). It's good to see that they have a gay main character, although I'm going to wait and see how they deal with that (re: the whole religion part).
By far the most interesting character so far is Silas' brother-in-law and defence contractor. He's the one pulling strings behind the scenes, and it seems he is the one who really holds the Power.
It could have been better, but I'll give it try again next week. And now, Silas is not Hsu-like as it seemed to appear from the trailers. (whew!)
