Another One Bites the Dust, the Death of Kings

So I just got done watching season 1 of NBC’s drama Kings. Incredible. And of course, yet again, we have been robbed of a great show prematurely. A victim of bad advertising, or a tough time slot, or some other bullshit excuse that really means it wasn’t making us enough money. I’ve seriously had with TV. How rare is it that a show actually makes it to its intended last episode. But we are powerless against it and even when we do get a show back on (like Jericho), its never the same. The only show I can really recall getting put back on for good reason and remain successful is Family Guy, and that’s because it was way ahead of its time and is fucking hysterical. Kings is undoubtedly deserving of a resurrection that we’ll most likely never see. But I would really like to talk about how good the show was rather than how much I’ll miss it.

Kings is the modern-day tale of David from the bible. Like the David who slew Goliath using only a rock and a sling, only this time David takes out a tank called Goliath with a missile. For those that don’t know the rest of that story, David winds up becoming the King of Israel at the choice of God Himself and was beloved by his people. Now for the show its not Israel, its Galboa, and it looks a lot like present day America. The story focuses on David’s rise to that throne at the fall of the current king, Silas, who was once also chosen by God but has since fallen out of his favor due to bad decisions made in vain. David is just a farm boy, the youngest son of 7, but soon rises to fame since taking out the Goliath, and the king has little choice but to exploit that fame. Silas seems to have good intentions for his people but his family’s troubles cloud his judgment and he slips further and further from the grace of God as the season progresses. Beautifully written in an almost poetic style, I could see where some viewers could find it hard to catch the details in the plot. But if you can interpret the message in each episode, you’d agree its the best written show on TV. Or was. Now this type of dialogue is extremely difficult to act, and the ENTIRE cast does it with perfection. Familiar faces and newcomers alike. The main character, David, is played by newcomer Chris Egan, an Australian actor who was easy to admire from the very first episode. But the best actor on the show is definitely Ian McShane who plays Silas. You may remember this incredible artist from HBO’s Deadwood.

King Silas and David

FUCK, I am really bummed about this show being canceled. It did, at least, make it through all 13 of its first season’s episodes and didn’t leave us hanging halfway through. Although it’s obvious that the show is not finished by that 13th episode. Even that being said this will no doubt be a great DVD pick up and I would recommend it to anyone with a brain. We can only pray that another network will pick this up or a huge revolt for its return occurs. I’m not holding my breath though. So fuck you NBC, I’m really mad at you. Kings was the shit. Check out the official website at:

http://www.nbc.com/Kings/

Whiteout.