Kings

Kings is an American television drama series loosely based on the Biblical story of King David, but set in a kingdom that culturally and technologically resembles the modern day United States. It is also one of the better drama series I have seen for a long time; it doesn't insult its viewers with a formulaic story-line crammed with as much drama, intrigue and politics as the story can hold. But the tightly-paced writing unveils the people behind who make the intrigue and politics and espoinage.

I also find interesting the show's protrayal of the King Saul equivalent - the monarch King Silas and the world's most powerful man, a man highly noble yet at the same time deeply flawed. He would not hesitate to leave the woman and the son he loves for the sake of power; yet at the same time, he would not pardon the murderous crimes of the doctor whom is helping to keep his sick son alive. He says, "I am Justice, impartial, not blind."

The protaganist of the show Captain David Shepherd, who is suppose to be the King David who slays the fearsome Goliath, is played to perfection as one who is so humanly weak and yet so kingly in his bearing and principles. Threatened with the death of his brother into betraying the King, he chooses at high cost to himself to serve the one whom he has sworn to serve.

Greatness, is after all not only for those destined to be great. To be great, one simply just has to put the truly grand, truly remarkable things above one's wretchedness, coarseness and commonness. That is what distinguishes those who are great from the rest of the plebeians of the human race.