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You have to hand it to NBC, with most of their shows struggling to gain viewers, they've been willing to give SF-tinged shows a try: Heroes, Knight Rider, Chuck, My Own Worst Enemy and now Kings.
Kings looks to be set in an alternate or near future Earth, with part of the planet ruled over by The Royal Kingdom. Here's the trailer (a much longer trailer can be seen at the previous link):
From what I see, this looks like a drama that just happens to be set in an alternate Earth, where the manufactured hero becomes a revolutionary. From a SF fan standpoint, I'd say this is a smart move on NBC's part, placing the story on a different, but similar Earth, allows for SF-tinged elements to be used, but to also avoid the overt SF tropes that many people just don't like on TV. Of course, the show will live or die depending on the writing and how many people NBC can entice into watching the first few episodes. I'd say the trailer isn't a knock-out from that perspective, but it's enough to intrigue me.
Kings premiers on March 19 at 9pm (8pm Central).
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Posted by JP Frantz at Monday December 08, 2008 at 12:25 AM
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Hmmm. I will give it a look. Thanks for the heads up.
Posted by Sqt on Monday December 08, 2008 at 1:56 AM
We don't know enough...but it is intriguing, I agree.
Posted by Paul on Monday December 08, 2008 at 4:32 AM
Paging the law firms representing the estate of Roger Zelazny and representing Charles Stross...I smell a case coming up...
Posted by Fred Kiesche on Monday December 08, 2008 at 7:47 AM
If it's good then it will quickly be canceled.
I may tune in several years after it catches on and I'm told by at least twelve people it's good, just to avoid the disappointment.
Posted by TheAdlerian on Monday December 08, 2008 at 10:58 AM
Might be worth tuning in for a bit. That being said, having only read the premise above, I'm a little worried it has high potential to stray into soap opera territory - a parallel universe version of Dynasty (complete with big 80's hair) or something equally horrific.
Posted by bloginhood on Tuesday December 09, 2008 at 12:43 AM