ThingsAmongMany

I’m not usually much of one to go ga-ga over a TV show. Most of what’s on the air these days doesn’t warrant mention, let alone the time it takes to watch. And I won’t even touch on reality TV. Though, I’ll admit, I’m a huge fan of Hulu and have been known to kill an evening over a couple of episodes of whatever catches my eye here and there. So it was with that in mind that I turned on the double-length premier of Kings, NBC’s newest drama starring Ian McShane (of Deadwood).

While I enjoyed the first episode, I watched it in the background while playing online and didn’t give it a ton of though. It wasn’t until I was chatting with a fellow theatre-minded friend who pointed out the Shakespearean nature that it hit me. The following couple episodes really hit home for me. Not only is the show well produced, the writing is phenomenal. Absolutely fantastic! And the character development and storyline could have been ripped directly from your favorite Shakespeare play. Don’t take my word for it though. Just listen to the language in this clip (sorry about the ad - you can thank NBC for that one):

Always one of my favorite plays. Somehow I ended up on the mailing list for the NY City Ballet which is premiering their rendition of Romeo + Juliet this May. I received these two postcards and I’ve also seen poster versions around town. I really like the simple clean design and the way the images are reminiscent of the story.