Should have known a show about religion wouldn't stand a chance. Yet the trash reality shows thrive on...SMDH
shareI too think it is going to be cancelled, because the ratings are down the basement, and it basically suck - who the hell thought this was a good idea in the first place?!
- that person should be fired!
CW put it on a Friday night at the end of the tv season none of which spells 'success'. I think it's ONE & DONE and I'm okay with that since I'll watch it as a summer show.
shareI kind of agree. I think they needed another show to fill a time slot, and probably picked this out of a group of ones that were mediocre, and this one probably sucked less than some others. I have a feeling they also picked this up because of the whole angel, demon, apocalypse theme to it and there are a lot of Supernatural fans.
shareI disagree. This was a good concept, but poorly realized. The episode plot lines and dialogue are cringeworthy. On the other hand, "The Bible: A.D. Continues" is a very good series. It's well done, entertaining, and of course obviously religion based. It's ratings are even good. So, not necessarily true that religious concepts or shows with strong family values don't succeed. But it does have to be done well. This show is not working right now, but maybe they can get it fixed before it's really canceled, if it's not too late.
shareI think the show can pickup.
shareOn the other hand, "The Bible: A.D. Continues" is a very good series. It's well done, entertaining, and of course obviously religion based. It's ratings are even good. So, not necessarily true that religious concepts or shows with strong family values don't succeed.
After great (for NBC) early ratings, AD: The Bible Continues ratings tanked post-Easter. Because of that, the bear doesn't think it returns.
That's too bad..I knew the initial ratings were good and thought it was well done for a religious based show, which is not usually the case. I never get too attached to any network show because they are often canceled far too quickly and sometimes after only a couple of episodes. Many odd or different kinds of shows like "Orphan Black" are doing well on obscure network like BBC America with fewer but dedicated fans, and because of it's slow start, would never have made it on a network. Shows of all types fare far better on most premium cable and many basic cable channels than network channels. The OP thinks there is a bias against religious-based shows/movies, but I believe it's more often because most of them are poorly conceived with bad scripts, acting, production values, etc. Sure Nic Cage has made other bad movies, but nothing compared to the recent "Left Behind" last year. It was literally one of the worst movies I've ever seen, and I actually wanted to like it. The old classic,"Ten Commandments" with Charlton Heston is a very entertaining movie, watched it every Easter growing up, and I know people who aren't one bit religious who enjoy it. The problem isn't that viewers won't watch religious themed shows and movies, but they still have to be quality productions with solid acting, good scripts, believeable dialogue, etc. to get most people to watch them.
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