Kattiera Nana I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Nonureva Really Surprised!

Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

braydenkochut-79277 I watched this entire series and I thought it was amazing I have never herd of this story in my life I am puticularly a fan of that jesus dude but I think he's gay

jefferycarlson I think some reviewers judged the show too much. So what if Jesus in the movie was pretty and their was more violence in the bible then the show? The actual release on Blu-ray and DVD had some scenes edited it seems to make them more biblically related. I am trying to remember, I think in Jericho that the scenes seem more believable after watching the DVD version because you can see that they actual kill the women and men or actually try to kill everything. I did not see any children killed but it seems to match up somewhat more with biblical context on the DVD or Blu-ray. Did anyone notice the differences in scenes played out on the DVD or Blu-ray collection? I think that some editing of the scenes was great because the true unedited and unrated version would have been more like a 300-movie and drive some people away. In Addition, Their are plenty of movies to cover the parts of the old testament not already covered by the bible. For instance, one night with the king and many others.People like to say that the old testament was mostly genocide. You have to see the bigger picture though: Israel was meant to replace the people or cultures that had already started throwing children into the fire or offering them as sacrifices to idols, raping people in the streets, and other nasty stuff(clearly in the old testament more then once). So, taking an eagles eye view it was a choice between Israel who was keeping gods commandments and acting civilized and the other countries that were clearly barbaric in their practices and would not listen to change or even meet halfway in change or reason with them.

EmpressOfTheSea Well now, I just finished watching this series. The Old Testament is mangled beyond belief & it's only the New Testament where stories of the Bible one grows up with are actually recognizable. This is why I give it half a rating.There are too many glaringly obvious deviations of the Old Testament but the one that leaps out at me the most is: Where in the hell is King Darius? HE is the one, not Cyrus, DARIUS! who tossed Daniel to the lion's den! However, this is hard to admit but, the parting of the Red Sea effects were great, probably better than Cecil B. DeMille! (This from a huge fan of the equally mangled "The Ten Commandments" movie. I like the effects & music, but that's a different story.) As for the New Testament, while the stories are finally becoming closer to 'canon from books' the settings are not. Anyone can go to Jerusalem (in times of peace) & see for themselves that Calvary Hill is not a big plain but is in fact, just as the Bible says, a large skull-shaped chunk of rock with the ancient cross-holes & sign-placement holes still there today making out the face. It is right beside the busy bus depot. Furthermore, whatever happened to "The Garden Tomb"? Not only does it say in the Bible that the tomb was part of a garden but also, again, anyone can visit it. The agreed site of the tomb of Jesus is at the edge of a lush garden. Furthermore, the tomb is about 12 to 15 feet away from the crucifying face of Calvary Hill. (In other words, if this story happened, Jesus could look right into his future tomb while hanging on the cross.) So I'm not sure where this was filmed, but definitely not on the direct locations.So, in conclusion, while the series makes from some good effects, just like the epic Ten Commandments, it still falls short of the original stories.

jameskcdn1 This most recent biblical film could have been so good... After "consulting 47 theological advisers (including Rick Warren, and one rabbi)"... how is it that so many things were not done correctly?Yes, one wonders how any involved could have not consulted the Bible. To list all factual errors would be another mini-series, but I will say we KNOW what the key Bible coins look like -and they got them wrong. Some are so inexpensive it would have been less costly to use the real deal instead of a poor prop! in this area I give you a generous -1(disgraceful)! Like Judas, these advisers should seek to return their payment!