Moderators John317 Posted March 10, 2013 Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2013 By Drusilla Moorhouse, TODAY contributor "The Bible" was a television ratings miracle when the History Channel miniseries premiered on Sunday. With 13.1 million tuning in to the five-part docudrama's debut, "The Bible" smote the competition -- including the networks -- and became cable's most-watched program this year. "Today, more people are discussing God's chosen people -- Moses and Abraham -- in one day than ever before," said Mark Burnett and his wife and producing partner Roma Downey in a History Channel statement. But the über-producer isn't taking all the credit for "The Bible's" miraculous success. "The hand of God was on this," Burnett told EW. "The edit came together perfectly, the actors came together perfectly, it just comes to life." Divine intervention or no, the "Survivor" producer did point out that "weird things happened during filming." For example, just when the actor playing Jesus said, "The Holy Spirit is like the wind," "a wind, like as if a 747 was taking off, blew his hair, almost blew the set over and sustained for 20 seconds across the desert," recounted Burnett. "Everyone just looked at everyone like, 'What just happened?'" Another incident, after Jesus' costume went missing during a baptism scene, is reminiscent of the gift of the Magi. "Four days later, a kid showed up from many, many, many miles away, who had been seeking us through the desert to return this to us," Burnett enthused. "He didn't know what it was or why he should seek us, but he felt he had to return it." But Burnett's most shiver-inducing story involves nearly 50 serpents crashing the crucifixion scene. "We had a snake wrangler every day on the set. I mean, we've got a couple hundred people shooting, and we can't afford to have people getting bitten by snakes. Every day, this guy would find a snake or maybe two snakes, and remove them. [but] on the day of the crucifixion … he found 48 cobras and vipers hidden within the rocks around the cross." Source: http://theclicker.today.com/_news/2013/0...YBi9Nkm4.mailto Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olger Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 ???? Quote "Please don't feed the drama queens.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators John317 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2013 Here's what I found the most interesting about this news article: Quote: With 13.1 million tuning in to the five-part docudrama's debut, "The Bible" smote the competition -- including the networks -- and became cable's most-watched program this year. "Today, more people are discussing God's chosen people -- Moses and Abraham -- in one day than ever before," said Mark Burnett and his wife and producing partner Roma Downey in a History Channel statement. This a couple of hundred years after Voltaire predicted that the Bible would no longer be read or attract attention in a few decades. It will be interesting to see if Mark Burnett's claims about what happend during filming are verfied by other people on the set. Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windsor Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I just wish Burnett would have focused more on Biblical accuracy. Quote Remember Adventists Online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 11, 2013 Members Share Posted March 11, 2013 I just wish Burnett would have focused more on Biblical accuracy. Isn't that always the case? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fccool Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Why would the ratings be so surprising? The Passions got just as much buzz mainly because of the evangelical promotion. The evangelical community is still pretty strong in this country. As far as the weird coincidences on the set, I don't think these would have been even noticed if the filming was for something different. Humans tend to seek for patterns and give them some meaning. Just look up 11:11 and see what I'm talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olger Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Originally Posted By: Windsor I just wish Burnett would have focused more on Biblical accuracy. Isn't that always the case? A nice...big... FORSOOTH g Quote "Please don't feed the drama queens.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyblue888 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 SO TRUE!!! Personally I can't watch it. So frustrating. For example, Where did they get this idea that Samson was black??? They always have to deviate from the Biblical accuracy. So annoying!!! to no end... Quote "The merits of His sacrifice are sufficient to present to the Father in our behalf." S.C.36. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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