CliqueClackMark Burnett’s The Bible mini-series comes to home video
TV on DVD and Blu-ray April 2nd includes ‘The Bible,’ ‘The Killing,’ ‘Dark Matters: Twisted But True,’ HBO’s ‘Hemingway & Gellhorn,’ ‘Highway Patrol,’ and more!
It’s a light week for new TV on DVD releases, but there are a few things of interest. The History Channel’s controversial The Bible mini-series, produced by Mark Burnett (Survivor) and his wife Roma Downey, comes to video just days after concluding its run on TV. Also coming to home video is AMC’s second season of The Killing, in anticipation of the surprise third season set to debut in June. Fringe fans who miss seeing John Noble on their screens every week can pick up his Science Channel series, Dark Matters, where he still uses his Walter Bishop voice instead of his own Aussie accented one. To see these and the rest of the TV shows coming to home video April 2nd, have a look at our shopper’s guide and click on a link to get more information or to make a purchase.
 The Bible: The Epic Miniseries DVD Blu-ray |
 The Killing: Season Two DVD |
 Hemingway & Gellhorn DVD Blu-ray |
 Dark Matters: Twisted But True DVD |
 Route 66: Season Four DVD |
 Tombstone Territory: Season One DVD |
 Highway Patrol Complete Season 2 DVD |
 Highway Patrol Complete Season 3 DVD |
 Highway Patrol Complete Season 4 DVD |
 Pokemon the Movie 15: Kyurem Vs Sword of Justice DVD |
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4 Comments on “Mark Burnett’s The Bible mini-series comes to home video”
The Bible series is not controversial. It had one silly dustup about the devil looking like Obama (when he really just looked like an old man). Seeing that this was one of the top rated series on cable and one of the most talked about I have been surprised that I have not seen a review on this site.
Disappointing.
There was controversy beyond the biggest one created in the media, such as ninja angels, Noah (with a Scottish accent) telling the creation story, Abraham’s wife begging him not to sacrifice their son, and just the general monochromatic casting.
The site is a bit different now in that we don’t (and can’t) cover every show on TV, and no one knew this was going to be the hit it was before it aired. We do more essay-type articles now, so perhaps with the home video release someone will go in and give the show a more thoughtful and in-depth critique that a quick rush to review an episode would not afford.
But you do Walking Dead every week? Another top rated show. The Bible was on for five weeks and no review? To be fair the fact that this site and others refused to review the miniseries made me just go watch it. But seeing that you thought it was controversial and a hit after the first showing and you refused to review its… its just disappointing. It reeks of it wasn’t worthy of this site. It was beneath you And not just you. Other sites like tvfanatic did the same. I just expected more.
There have been a total of four Walking Dead posts this season. There is nothing we cover on a weekly basis anymore (there’s only so much you can say about a show week to week when you’re just not regurgitating a recap of an episode). We do overviews of a coming season, wrap-ups of a season, and commentary on particular episodes that one of our writers may have watched. We have a small writing team, no one is assigned to cover any particular show, so it’s up to the writers to decide what they want to write about. I am interested to see the show myself — the controversies I mentioned were issues I had read in other critiques of the show, by the way — as well as The Vikings which aired at the same time on a different network. There was no selective bias to not review The Bible, just a lack of time and manpower to devote to it and the myriad other shows on television. But like I said, with the release of the video, perhaps someone will take the plunge and offer a thoughtful look at the series.