Getting back in the game

Now that I have this new computer, I'm getting back on top of all my "TV" watching-- first and foremost is NBC's semi-based-on-the-bible show "Kings" which draws its inspiration from the story of David. I watched the pilot and recommended it to Jeremy and we're both in love with it now! I've been really behind recently and have almost caught up (only 2 shows to go now!) and have been really pleased with some of the things they're doing. Jeremy says that even though it isn't an exact copy of the story, the spirit is there, and I think they've stylized it in a way that it's clear they're trying to do David as, perhaps, Shakespeare would have. Ian McShane (Deadwood, Scoop) is King Silas, and he is about as Shakespearean an actor as you can get, and the boy who plays David is a very wholesome-looking Australian actor whose name I can't remember. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it-- it pleases the biblical crowd, the Shakespearean, and those who just love a good old-fashioned story of love and glory.

I've also gotten in to a bit of a routine with my movies, which means I finish a DVD a day when I get home from work-- I'm wrapping up season 2 of "Big Love" (another one I highly recommend) at the moment and can't wait for 3 to come out on DVD. I can't remember all the interviews with Mormons and Polygamists that I saw at the time I was watching it real-time on HBO, but I think the show does an interesting job of showing all aspects of plural marriage, and how perhaps it isn't that different from the marriages that go on in all religions. I realized while scrolling through my queue today that I hadn't put up my waits in a while, and I'm very amused by my current wait list so I'll share

-Deadwood
-Namastey London
-Kingdom
-Watchmen
-Coraline

I know it's probably bad that I have so much on there that I forget what I have, but doing this little "What's on wait?" game refreshes my memory and gets me excited. I'll also be wrapping up "Desperate Housewives" this weekend (hey, my tastes vary, don't judge me!) and Joe's next picks (I make my friend Joe pick numbers from my Netflix queue to decide what I'll watch next) are "Boston Legal" (another show I missed after a season and a half of watching), The Brothers Grimm (with Heath Ledger), and The Brave One (with Jodie Foster and NAVEEN ANDREWS!). Yee haw!