Watch Kings!

This has to be the most overlooked midseason addition of the year. While the chances it seeing a second season is all but nonexistent, this first season has yet to finish, giving us the opportunity to at least see how this story pans out.

Kings was added sometime earlier this year, premiering at 8 on Sunday. Due to poor ratings, it was moved to Saturday. Saturday, by the way, is where most shows go to die. But fans still held hope. The death knell truly came when it was shut down for the spring season and moved to the summer. Well, its back again, and just as good as I remember. While it originally saw some advertising during the Super Bowl, messaging for the show was far from overwhelming. NBC didn't really push the show all that much, and considering how much money they were putting into the production of the show, you'd imagine they'd try to get people a little more interested. I became curious after seeing its cinematic quality and where the story was taken from.

You see Kings is about David, a soldier in the fantasy country of Gilboa. He is out in the warzone, a war with Gath that is stuck at a standstill. When he finds out that Gath has a prisoner of war, he bravely crosses the enemy lines and rescues the soldier, all while standing up to a Goliath tank. Much to his surprise, the man he saves is none other than the Prince. In this act, he is rewarded by being named as the capital's media liaison, while also finding fame and being immediately thrust into the political intrigues of the royal family.

If you can't tell (or just don't know), Kings is based on the story of David from the bible. David, played by Chris Egan, is bright eyed and pure of soul. Chris Egan is a good actor, but David's goody twoshoes act can be underwhelming. But as of the last episode, we may be seeing a stronger, darker David.

No, it is King Silas (King Saul) that is the real gem of this show. Ian McShane, who I've always admired (even in Hot Rod, which to this day, I will not stop thinking is an absolute riot), is downright ruthless, noble, caring and just dirty. All at the same time. To be king, one must be strong, Silas shows. McShane portrays it to the fullest.

Other characters are strong as well, Sebastian Stan as Prince Jack (Jonathan) is a colder kind of ruthless, and if you've seen The Covenant, you'll know he plays the foil pretty dang well (that movie stank up a shitstorm, though).

Other royal family members include David's love interest, Princess Michelle (Michal), and the Queen. Princess Michelle, played by the beautiful Allison Miller has a bit of intrigue to her at the beginning. Yet, once revealed, you find that it actually isn't all that interesting. It does, however, allow for their relationship to bloom, a much greater plot point to spin on. And the Queen, Rose, played by Susanna Thompson, has just recently started to be more than just the King's wife, but a player as cynical and cutthroat as any mother wolf.

Some guest stars already include Leslie Bibb, Wes Studi, Dylan Baker, Eamonn Walker, and Macaulay Freakin' Culkin.

Kings is a show of epic scale. Reportedly, its pilot episode cost somewhere in the $10 million range and each subsequent episode runs NBC a cool $4 mil. That's a lot of moolah for a show that pulls nearly no ratings. But Kings is Shakespearean. And while that term is thrown around rather loosely, it is accurate when talking about this show. The dialogue is not everyday, its of a much higher order, but it doesn't seem forced like a Tarantino film or a Diablo Cody screenplay. This largely is due to the performers, but I can honestly say that it is some of the classiest stuff on tv. This is made all the more surprising when you find out that Francis Lawrence, the man behind visual sparklers like Constantine and I Am Legend, is one of the producers and was the director of the pilot. So that's where it gets its cinematic flair...

And even being based on a story from the bible, I really like how religion is not thrown into the viewer's face. Yes, faith plays a huge role in the show, but it appears more magical. For example, Silas knew he would be king when butterflies landed on his head, forming a crown. Decades later, he sees this same act happen to David as numerous butterflies land on his head, creating the crown's halo.

NBC is rolling out another three episodes of the show but . You should check it out. It plays on Saturdays at 8, but you can always check it out here on Hulu, or depending on your television service, you can probably catch it on demand.