The Bible

[GilpinGuy]

Anyone catch "The Bible" on the History Channel on Sunday? I DVR'd it and just watched it myself. (repost? Hope not) Oh, I'm no "thumper", BTW.

I really liked this. It's a 10 hour "docu-drama". Looks like 2 hrs. every Sunday until Easter (not an accident). The Bible (http://www.history.com/shows/the-bible)

The cool thing for me was that it was seriously violent, like it really was back then. Folks didn't f*ck around back then - no ACLU and all of that shit. :)

The only negative was the giant skips in time. But hey, you only got 10 hours, minus commercials, to present the entire history of the world......I'll give them a little slack. :)

[TheBelly]

all that violence and none of it with guns.....

[BPTactical]

I aint got time to watch "The Bible" on TV.

I am too busy watching Hell unfold in my native state.

[GilpinGuy]

all that violence and none of it with guns.....

Obviously, violence should just be banned. I mean, why hasn't anyone proposed this before! [gayafro]

[ChunkyMonkey]

I aint got time to watch "The Bible" on TV.

I am too busy watching Hell unfold in my native state.

You need to get over those twinkies... CO is fighting new anti gun battles

[OtterbatHellcat]

I saw an ad for that show last night, called a buddy who's kind of into that stuff to tell him about it.

Don't know if he watched it or not, but now that you seem to be professing a liking for it, I'll pass that on as well.

[GilpinGuy]

I aint got time to watch "The Bible" on TV.

I am too busy watching Hell unfold in my native state.

This is what DVRs are for. Between battles with the undead and those "representatives" scrambling to take away our 2A right, it's good to relax and watch a little TV before crashing for the night

[BPTactical]

This is what DVRs are for. Between battles with the undead and those "representatives" scrambling to take away our 2A right, it's good to relax and watch a little TV before crashing for the night

I think a glass of 40 Creek will suffice.

[mobbs]

I watched it a bit today. And you're right, it does go too fast. But like you said, ten hours really isn't enough time to cover all that happened in the Bible.

[n8tive97]

I am really enjoying this. It is like a Cliff Notes version of the Bible, could be 10 times longer.

[Beprepared]

Looks interesting, but I never trust the history channel for my theology.

[wctriumph]

I enjoyed it. Time compression is what you get in TV and movies.

[Dave]

I watched it on Sunday and I enjoyed it even though with the time lapses I feel like it glosses over a few things. The Asian, dual sword wielding angel in Sodom was a bit odd to me though.

[Rooskibar03]

Looks interesting, but I never trust the history channel for my theology.

Mark Barnet and Romy Downy are both deeply spiritual people and really tried to tell a great story the entire family would be able to watch. History unfortunately was the only network that would air it.

Word is 13 million watched on Sunday so I'm sure there are a few network execs kicking themselves about now.

[StagLefty]

I watched it but felt like I was watching a repost !!! Kept expecting "repost" to come up on the screen or at least a disclaimer by HBAR [ROFL1]

[KestrelBike]

If I don't have cable is there anyway to watch this?

[Ronin13]

If I don't have cable is there anyway to watch this?
I'm sure you can find some online TV watching site or if you know how to Bit Torrent you can get it that way...

I watched it off my DVR last night, the production value was pretty good for a history channel mini-series. I concur with what everyone is saying, it does kind of fast forward, but yeah, 10 hours... I had kind of mixed feelings with the way that "God" and his angels showed up for Abraham, but other than that I enjoyed the first part... especially when Lot was saved from Sodom.

[Dingo]

I'm gonna wait until it's all out on DVD and then pirate it. Yes, pirate The Bible. Grin.

On another note... if this is a History Channel vision of it, does that mean that the Creation weaves in some ancient aliens in a far-reaching conspiracy? Just sayin...

[bellavite1]

Two questions:
why nobody really looks middle eastern and why the hell most historical movies have their actors speak with a british accent?
Does not help with credibility...

[hatidua]

why nobody really looks middle eastern

Historical accuracy aside, "middle eastern' hasn't be a redeeming attribute for the last decade or so.

[Jutt]

I watched it on Sunday and I enjoyed it even though with the time lapses I feel like it glosses over a few things. The Asian, dual sword wielding angel in Sodom was a bit odd to me though. Genesis 19:16.5 - And the angel of the far east, with dual wielding swords and mad skills, slaughtered many.

[Ronin13]

Two questions:
why nobody really looks middle eastern and why the hell most historical movies have their actors speak with a british accent?
Does not help with credibility...
Technically speaking, most of the characters from the early parts of the bible are Israelites- no one is quite sure exactly how they looked back then, but probably somewhat close to Israelis today look. And the accent, well they'd all be speaking Aramaic, and since no one speaks that language it'd sound like gibberish without subtitles and we'd all be lost! [LOL]

[glock74]

I watched the Bible Sunday, I thought it was great.

[bigshane]

Thanks to all in this thread for the heads-up. I'll be sure to check it out.

[Ronin13]

Thanks to all in this thread for the heads-up. I'll be sure to check it out.
They're airing it tonight on History, plus an encore presentation Sunday at 3PM MST before they air the new episode at 5PM... Just FYI.

[Adice]

Doesn't look like they are going to sell episodes in iTunes or amazon either.

[Dave]

Genesis 19:16.5 - And the angel of the far east, with dual wielding swords and mad skills, slaughtered many.
It was more just the way it was presented on the show. My catechism classes showed the angels with one sword each.

[KestrelBike]

Technically speaking, most of the characters from the early parts of the bible are Israelites- no one is quite sure exactly how they looked back then, but probably somewhat close to Israelis today look. And the accent, well they'd all be speaking Aramaic, and since no one speaks that language it'd sound like gibberish without subtitles and we'd all be lost! [LOL]

Pretty sure Mel Gibson does.

[Ronin13]

Pretty sure Mel Gibson does.
Well according to Mel Gibson, he is the second coming of Christ... [Flower]

[eppy]

Got it on the DVR, working a set of night shifts now so no time till I get off on Friday. Looks like a great show, i will have to try not reading the rest of this post so I can take it all in with an open mind.

[bigshane]

They're airing it tonight on History, plus an encore presentation Sunday at 3PM MST before they air the new episode at 5PM... Just FYI.

Thanks, but it just appeared on my media center *cough*usenet*cough*

[KestrelBike]

Thanks, but it just appeared on my media center *cough*usenet*cough*

*ahem* too big for dropbox? *ahem*

[Firehaus]

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[Great-Kazoo]

Anyone catch "The Bible" on the History Channel on Sunday? I DVR'd it and just watched it myself. (repost? Hope not) Oh, I'm no "thumper", BTW.

I really liked this. It's a 10 hour "docu-drama". Looks like 2 hrs. every Sunday until Easter (not an accident). The Bible (http://www.history.com/shows/the-bible)

The cool thing for me was that it was seriously violent, like it really was back then. Folks didn't f*ck around back then - no ACLU and all of that shit. :)

The only negative was the giant skips in time. But hey, you only got 10 hours, minus commercials, to present the entire history of the world......I'll give them a little slack. :)

Mel Brooks did it in 96 minutes.

The jig is up

AND GONE !

[Dingo]

I hate to ruin the surprise ending, but I hear the main hero dies in the end...

;-)

[GilpinGuy]

All joking aside, I really thought this series was OUTSTANDING. I'll be buying the DVDs and look forward to the next series.

OK, joking again...it was great to see Obama again in several scenes of the final episode. [LOL]

[losttrail]

My family and I are really enjoying The Bible. It is giving us pause to get into more Bible reading to answer questions we come up with during the show. Anything to get us into the Word is good.

[RMD]

Was pretty good for just 10 hours from a non-religious broadcaster.

[Dave]

Was pretty good for just 10 hours from a non-religious broadcaster.
This. I'm not really religious but I enjoyed the series. Mostly because it wasn't meant as a conversion tool, it was just a series to show the stories contained in the book, and did it well for the time allotted.

[wctriumph]

My wife and I watched it and we liked it. Overall a good effort. I like pretty much all of the big religious films that came from Hollywood; Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments The Bible In The Beginning, The Greatest Story Ever Told, King of Kings, The Robe, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Passion of The Christ. They all have something to offer.

[Rooskibar03]

Great series but was a little disappointed in last night. I realize the bulk of the episode needed to be about Christ but then they rammed the rest of the New Testament into the last 15 minutes and nothing from Revelation, which could have been another 2 hours itself.

Overlall solid series, but as is usually the case, the book was better.

[Marine24]

My family and I are really enjoying The Bible. It is giving us pause to get into more Bible reading to answer questions we come up with during the show. Anything to get us into the Word is good.

I believe that was ultimately the intent of the film. To get folks back in to the Bible and see what God's word really says and to start dialogs like this one or ones with your neighbors, friends...etc. Like many movies, the creators took artistic license but the redemptive message of why Christ came remains. Read Revelation to see how the story really ends.

[GilpinGuy]

My family and I are really enjoying The Bible. It is giving us pause to get into more Bible reading to answer questions we come up with during the show. Anything to get us into the Word is good.


I believe that was ultimately the intent of the film. To get folks back in to the Bible and see what God's word really says and to start dialogs like this one or ones with your neighbors, friends...etc. Like many movies, the creators took artistic license but the redemptive message of why Christ came remains. Read Revelation to see how the story really ends.

You guys both said it better than I could have. And maybe Part II will have more detail and include Revelation. Frankly, I think the producers of this were pleasantly surprised at how well the series was received. I hope they don't f-it up.