shawn_allen

As a descendent of one of the Mayflower passengers, seeing their story played out by familiar characters is a refreshing change of pace.

Since most people skip right from Halloween to Christmas, it seems that the story get lost in between the two other holidays. The only other telling of this story I can remember is from 5th grade history class.

This show is set as a double-bill with the Peanuts Thanksgiving special and makes an effective one-two combination. To really get the better effect, see this one first and then the Thanksgiving special.

I liked this as a version of the stage play. I saw JCSS onstage in London where Glenn Carter played Simon Zealot.

What I can't determine is why no one has tried to do a theatrical version of JCSS and make it outside, using period costumes and settings. The 1973 movie used actual locations in Israel, but it looked like they sang standing on one pile of rocks after another. This version is just the stage play on film.

What I'd like to see is a version like "Jesus of Nazareth," "Jesus (1999)(tv movie)" or even "Monty Python's Life of Brian." (Period costumes and setting simulating 1st century Galilee and such).

Anyone else looking for this?