I love this movie so much

Just what I expected

hyped garbage

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

This is a captivating show about leadership, faith, family, patriotism, politics, loyalty, ethics, duty, and even reading the signs that life leaves for you (those who enjoyed Paulo Coelho's book "The Alchemist" will appreciate the latter). The series is engrossing in a cerebral way, building its suspense from the mental, emotional, ethical, and spiritual puzzles that its characters must navigate. There are plenty of action scenes, but they are exciting more for their impact on the plot than the actual stunts or special effects–as I said, this is more of a cerebral show.Setting this show in an alternate world, with fictional nations and cities, allows the series to address the issues it wants, in the ways it wants, while minimizing the risk of making blunders in departures from realism–for instance, I didn't find myself saying, "That would never happen," during court scenes, because I was watching a fictional court system, with rules unknown to me. But I do have to say I was disappointed that this alternate reality did not seem very diverse. And the Black people in this show were pretty much asexual…except when Marlyne Barrett's character did get a love interest, it was the awkward, morbidly obese palace guard played by Joel Garland…no one else was even interested in her, even though she's pretty, with gorgeous eyes.By the way, I have to say I did not care for either of the palace guards, played by Garland and Jason Antoon. They play the role of the unnoticed observers, who sometimes intervene at key plot points, and often serve as comic relief. However, something about these two is not that charismatic, both as individual actors, and in their chemistry together.However, the rest of the cast delivered commendable performances. There is something very regal about McShane, which was evident even when he used to play a bastard crime boss who struggles against his instincts to be good in Deadwood. In this show, as a king who speaks to God, but has learned to get his hands dirty to accomplish a greater good, he is just as brilliant in illustrating the impossible choices put before powerful leaders. Egan has a promising future as a leading man; in the space of one season, you see his character develop from a wet-behind-the-ears, trusting and optimistic kid, to a stoic hero with a thousand-yard stare. Thompson is the prototypical matriarch; somehow she manages to seem cold and cutthroat, yet driven by love and selflessness at the same time. Allison Miller is another one of those actresses that has a talent for letting the camera into her heart; by the time it's all said and done, you feel like you know her intimately; this is the mark of a future leading lady. Sebastian Stan did a great job in capturing the duality of his character: half of the time, he has the swagger of a leading man– confident and righteous; the other half, he is scared, indecisive, ashamed of who he is, jealous, and desperate for approval. Macaulay Culkin has gotten pretty good at playing sociopaths. Last but not least, I have admired the fire in Eamonn Walker's performances ever since he played Kareem Said in Oz; his character in this show, Reverend Ephram Samuels, has a different background than Said, but is very similar in his personality traits.A CGI-altered New York City makes an awesome backdrop for the city of Shiloh. The score is spot-on, as well, adding just the right accent to key scenes for the desired effect on the viewer's mood.The cancellation of this show after its first season makes me wonder about the population sample used for TV ratings. How does an intelligent and entertaining series like this one fail to get renewed, with so much mundane, uninspired drivel out there getting multiple seasons and spin-offs? This show is worth setting the time aside at some point to watch in its entirety, even though it ends with unresolved story lines because of its cancellation. While the chances of getting this great cast back together get slimmer and slimmer as time passes, I wish the series would get picked up and continued by another network.

I was very disappointed this series was cancelled. As one reviewer said this series may have worked better on HBO or Starz. Personally I feel it was overly intellectual for the average person so people just thought it was not interesting, when in reality it was very well done. The acting was very good and I found every episode to be intriguing and mind bending. The production, style and techniques used were superb. But most viewers do not like to think this much and so it failed. It was easily one of the top 20 series, in my opinion, I have seen on TV in my 45 years of viewing. It is a shame that every time I find a gem like this it only lasts one or two years, and I am a viewer of everything from Rich Man Poor Man, Twin Peaks, Family Guy, I Love Raymond to The Walking Dead.

It seems it was too good to be true! A smart series with a great concept and an outstanding cast and crew. It was short lived but well worth every minute in the 12 episodes. Is it just me or do these great shows seem to be too intelligent for todays audiences? It seems that every time a series starts up that has a great cast, content and plots,they get cut short or fail in the ratings. Why??? I try not to dwell on this but rather enjoy whatever few episodes are sparingly dished out and played for the few of us that really are loyal in the following. I just wish that these type of shows could still be available on DVD for those that wish to continue viewing them. They would probably end up making more money in the long run when all factors are taken into consideration. No continued time slot changes, no sponsors to worry about, no timeshares with other mainstream shows? I really think these type of shows would be even more of a success if they did go on to video rather than fall short and come to a premature conclusion on a network.

After being moved by numerous episodes of Kings, I've decided to write a review for the first time on IMDb (or any other video site).First of all, I usually don't watch TV, especially reality, sitcom, and series. I despise majority of trash that networks put out on TV for pure profit. However, Kings seemed to have skewed my perspective towards Hollywood - maybe Hollywood still has a bit of passion left. Perhaps some contents can be good and profitable, as well as satisfying pedantic and niche viewers such as myself.With this being said, I just cannot describe how incredible Kings is! The character development, acting, and scriptwriting are all spectacular. I would like to give props to everyone who made this series possible. Despite its similarity with David and Goliath or basically knowing how the story will progress, the series still manages to surprise me during every episode.I really hope that NBC continues with this series. I will definitely look forward to purchasing the DVD box set if the series survives.I've been watching this series on Hulu and it gave me this message when I was attempting to "express" my thoughts about the show. "This review is very similar to a previous review someone already posted." - this is very annoying. What do I have to do to get have opinion heard? Why can't these corporations open up more?