I watched Kings last night on Hulu and loved it. I could see allusions to the biblical story everywhere. It is a modern day retelling of David and Goliath.
King Silas is King Saul.
His son Jack Benjamin is Jonathan (I think Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin). And in the show he is gay.
His head general (Wes Studi!) has the same name as Saul's general, Abner.
The capital city is Shiloh (which was the first capital before Jerusalem, I think).
They are at war with a country called Gath, meant to represent the Philistines, who had a city called Gath.
There is a Reverend Samuel, who represents the prophet Samuel.
David Shepherd represents David and in the show is a mechanic. And he plays a piano instead of a harp.
David saves Jack while destroying a Goliath tank and quickly becomes a star in the eyes of the nation, Gilboa. Silas makes him a captain and the story unfolds from there.
I was hooked about 20 minutes in. The characters are excellent, really good acting. This show has a lot of promise and I think it bumped Heroes from the list of shows I watch. It's been sucking for a while anyway.
But still, nothing replaces Lost. Lost is television God.
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