I am officially on Spring Break and outside my window I see...snow? Yes, yesterday morning I woke up in Wheaton and looked out my window to see a solid inch or two of snow covering everything. This would be a disappointment in any other context regardless (today is the first day of Spring), but this late-March snowfall is made all the worse by the fact that I packed in Champaign on Friday. The weather was 65 degrees and sunny and so, I brought home nothing but flip-flops and t-shirts. When I woke up yesterday morning to a scene that would better fit White Christmas than my Spring Break, and with no end in sight to the sheets of freezing rain, I gave my toes a serious pep-talk and went to brave the elements. (So, yes, if you were at Oakbrook yesterday, I was that girl: in sandals with no coat and surrounded by people in scarves, Uggs and hats). One day was enough, however. I will not gamble with frostbite twice. Today, rather than running the last-minute pre-Florida errands I need to make (Target, Border's, etc.), I have chosen to hibernate indoors, instead of facing the frigid early-Spring weather in my inadequate footwear.
So, how have I been spending my time? (And how do I recommend that you waste away a solid twelve hours next time you have a free weekend, based upon freak weather conditions or sheer laziness?) One word: Kings.
My roommate introduced this show to me about a week ago and I am already done with Season 1 (sadly, the show got canceled, so Season 1 = the whole series). Here is the basic premise: David lives on a farm in the fictional, modern-day kingdom of Gilboa. His father died in the war with Gath and he and his brother are fighting on the front lines, meaning that David has a lot of patriotism and Gilboa-pride. In the pilot, David commits a heroic act in the war (I won't give it away!) that garners national attention. He comes to the capital at Shiloh to be honored by the King and gets drawn into the politics of the court. Murder, treachery, betrayal, forbidden love: this show has it all. Kind of reminds me of a modern-day Tudors.
There is also a strong, underlying Old-Testament-religious-theme (hint: David's heroic act involves the conquering of a modern-day "Goliath"), but rather than being stuffy, the religious element just makes you feel clever as a viewer for understanding the Biblical allusions. The show has an epic-feel, which I admit might have made it too dense for television (it would have made a better movie plot, perhaps), and thus probably led to its cancellation. It's also a bit of a bummer finishing episode 12, knowing that all the cliff-hangers that the season finale establishes will never be resolved. However, Kings is definitely worth checking out. All the episodes are on Hulu, so if you are stuck inside (because all of your snow-appropriate footwear is safely ensconced on campus three hours away or for another reason entirely), watch the pilot--you'll be hooked.
So, how have I been spending my time? (And how do I recommend that you waste away a solid twelve hours next time you have a free weekend, based upon freak weather conditions or sheer laziness?) One word: Kings.
My roommate introduced this show to me about a week ago and I am already done with Season 1 (sadly, the show got canceled, so Season 1 = the whole series). Here is the basic premise: David lives on a farm in the fictional, modern-day kingdom of Gilboa. His father died in the war with Gath and he and his brother are fighting on the front lines, meaning that David has a lot of patriotism and Gilboa-pride. In the pilot, David commits a heroic act in the war (I won't give it away!) that garners national attention. He comes to the capital at Shiloh to be honored by the King and gets drawn into the politics of the court. Murder, treachery, betrayal, forbidden love: this show has it all. Kind of reminds me of a modern-day Tudors.
There is also a strong, underlying Old-Testament-religious-theme (hint: David's heroic act involves the conquering of a modern-day "Goliath"), but rather than being stuffy, the religious element just makes you feel clever as a viewer for understanding the Biblical allusions. The show has an epic-feel, which I admit might have made it too dense for television (it would have made a better movie plot, perhaps), and thus probably led to its cancellation. It's also a bit of a bummer finishing episode 12, knowing that all the cliff-hangers that the season finale establishes will never be resolved. However, Kings is definitely worth checking out. All the episodes are on Hulu, so if you are stuck inside (because all of your snow-appropriate footwear is safely ensconced on campus three hours away or for another reason entirely), watch the pilot--you'll be hooked.
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