D.C. Reino e Império

A great story, good production, and some really good actors, BUT, cancelled only after one season....so sad. NBC saying it didn't have the ratings is a bit premature.

I just finished this series in two nights, and wanted more. I'm sad to have read that there weren't any more put out after this one. This made me want to watch the Bible series, which I did, and it's not as good. I had to skip a few episodes. The A.D. series is much better in every aspect. When I watched this series, I felt like I was there with the apostles. Keep in mind, I'm a newly converted Christian. It's like I didn't want this to end and watching it made me feel closer to the Lord.

I'm honestly surprised by the reception of this series, it seems to be rather mixed compared to the original production. In all honesty I prefer this to the original Bible production, though the original had the benefit of being a genuine surprise coming from History.

What I prefer about this is that the passion remains strong, and the stories are well flushed out. By balancing a bit of pop-cinema with heart felt efforts to bring the bible to screen they are able to present a story that should be familiar to all Christians, but yet also keep you in a "wow, what will happen next week" state of mind.

The acting is very solid, I get a very strong sense of the evangelical zeel of the early church, and a good sense of hanging on by a knifes edge. As of this writing Saul of Tarsus has been introduced, and I feel he is very well played. I highly recommend watching this. No, this is not an attempt to provide you with a production where actors read scripture. But it is honest, and it will draw you into that time.

When I watched the first Bible miniseries, I was young enough that my parents had to screen the show first to see which episodes were graphic. (I was able to watch until the Crucifixion). I loved the series. I didn't know they had come out with A.D. until recently when my friends told me about it. I remembered that NBC's website has episodes of many TV shows that you can watch for free so today I had an A.D. marathon. Wow. I only made it through two episodes before I had to stop watching but I will definitely be watching more tomorrow. I'm not very picky when it comes to details in historical dramas such as Titanic, The Imitation Game, or this. I understand they have to spice it up a little to make it 'Hollywood worthy'. The only thing that bothers me is I think they changed some of the cast. This series really opened my eyes though. It makes you stop and think about the apostles. Sometimes I feel like when people read the Bible they assume the apostles knew what they were doing and that they foresaw things happening. This shows you that they were actual people who were terrified. They didn't know how things were going to end. Summery: I love this series! You should definitely go check it out!

Much better than The Bible. There less meaningful variances to what best sources indicate. But there are a few ... like Sapphira who admitted keeping money with excuses, when she actually denied keeping any money back -- and it makes a difference. Apparently, more than the Bible was consulted, as hints of Josephus, the Jewish historian might be seen here, as well as other sources. Production quality is remarkable. Sets, CGI, costumes, etc. are top flight. MGM did well. This is quality. It gets quite brutal at times, but it WAS a brutal era. Overall, the sense, the power, and the message gets through pretty well ... so far. Only 5 of 12 seen!