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Debuting on the [[Genius Bonus|15th of March]], 2009, [[NBC]]'s ''Kings'' is like some bizarre tonal clash of ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' and ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. It tells the biblical story of King David, but set in another world not unlike the [[Present Day
Canceled due to extraordinary poor ratings (no episode ever placed higher than 4th regardless of which night it aired) and a extraordinary high budget (estimated at $4 million per ''episode'' with the pilot coming in at a staggering $10 million), although [[Word of God|the series creator]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090731103905/http://www.courthistorian.com/2009/07/the-new-king-part-2.php disputes the second part].
On a side note: the story of David and Saul comes from biblical book of ''1 Samuel'', not ''Kings''.
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* [[All There in the Manual]]: Quite a lot of [[Character Development]] for some of the less prominent characters ended up being deleted for time constraints, but their scenes are included on the DVD.
* [[Almighty Mom]]: Jessie Shepherd. Told off ''the king'' and lived to tell the tale.
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* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Given that the real King David is estimated to have lived in the 11th century BCE, only to be expected with a modern retelling--but a particularly intriguing and possibly deliberate one occurs in the fifth episode (sixth, if you count the two-hour pilot as two). Jack references "cutting babies in half" as a somewhat cynical reference to supposed Solomonic wisdom. The Biblical King Solomon, however, was David's ''son''.
** More typical anachronisms include:
*** [[Hollywood Tactics|21st century]] soldiers with modern gear and modern tanks fighting via [[World War
*** The whole "autocratic hereditary king in modern times" shtick. [[Lampshaded]] in the finale. "Kings ? A monarchy, in this day and age ?"
* [[Animal Motifs]]: Gilboa's heraldric butterfly, [[Chekhov's Gun|Chekhov's pigeons]], the sacrificial deer... the list goes on.
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* [[The Chessmaster]]: Rose.
* [[The Chosen One]]: David, obviously.
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* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: William Cross; he's willing to prolong the war to keep his company profiting.
* [[Culture Chop Suey]] / [[Setting Update]] : Gilboa is basically biblical Judea with an outer layer of 21st century North America. The kingdom's main adversary, Gath, is [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture|a stand-in for the Phillistine tribes]], but with 20th century [[Commie Land]] attributes and a bit of [[Ruritania]] thrown in for good measure.
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* [[War for Fun and Profit]]: William Cross firmly believes that war is good for business, and that's good for everyone. His decision to overthrow Silas is motivated entirely by his desire to keep the war with Gath going.
* [[What You Are in the Dark]]: "The Sabbath Queen" plays out the metaphor literally, with a regionwide blackout.
* [[Why Are You Not My Son?]]: Oh, ''guess''.
* [[Wicked Cultured]]: Abbadon has fallen pretty far, but he can still tell a fine wine's maker and vintage from a single sip.
* [[Writer Revolt]]: The series' creator, Michael Green, was asked specifically not to use the phrase "King David," [[Fridge Logic|as that might let viewers in on the fact that the story is religious]]. Instead, he included the phrase "David Shepherd, Son of Jesse, son of Judah." Hmmm...technically correct.
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