Or you can just copy/paste this

http://boregenerations.blogspot.com/2009/03/scrip…

I just read somewhere that this show as at one point intended to replace ER in the Thursday Night Lineup, but given it's terribly awful ratings on sunday…

If they are, in fact, trying to shine a light on the inequities of patriarchy, I really hope they get to it soon. I can only take so much of "There, there, little woman, don't worry your pretty little head" before I have to walk away. Or punch the TV, but that's painful and expensive.

The real power struggles are between men — the king (obviously), the king's brother-in-law, the king's son, the preacher, and David. Also, I may be wrong, but I believe the king's panel (or whatever) largely, if not entirely, consisted of men. Sure, the princess spoke up about health care, but they make a point of the fact that she wasn't taken seriously. As far as the promos show, it seems that her purpose in the story is as the romantic interest. The king's wife certainly makes no play for power, instead she supports her son's attempt for power. And the king's mistress also makes no play for power, instead she supports his power. I would not be surprised if ultimately the princess takes a back seat and supports David's power. In the end, the women appear happy to let the men run the show.

That being said, I really like the princess character, and I hope they make use of her. I also loved the twist on the party boy. It made what could have been a very boring character really interesting. And I found the king's mistress interesting. I would love to understand more about what goes on in her head.

To me, it's an exploration of patriarchy as well as the women who (knowingly or not) support it, and I do find that interesting. Plus kings, princesses and god-sent butterflies are all really cool. Overall, I loved the show and will be tuning in again.

I gotta' feel you're way off here: "Shiloh" is clearly, clearly, clearly intended to be an alternate-world version of New York City, which has been rebuilt after having lain in ruins for generations. Even the dumbasses over at Republibot got that right. Whether there ever was a "New York City" in this universe, or wether it was called "Shiloh" before it got destroyed, dunno. I think The Vinyard was probably Long Island.

Also, *maybe* the point of the show is to comment on the inequities of a heavy-handed patriarchy? In which case you've got to set that up onscreen before you can tear it down. And King Silas flat out said he believed in God *and* evolution, and his speech made it very clear that he personally didn't care about his son's orientation (Even going so far as to say it's the way God made him!), simply that it was unacceptable if he intended a political career.

Nothing evangelical in *any* of that.

While Gilboa is definitely meant to reflect the U.S. in certain ways, I don't yet get the feel that it's intended to be so literal in terms of geography, a la Alvin Maker or something like that. But what do I know? It is just the pilot, after all.

The main thing that kept tripping me up was trying to figure out the geography of the world of Kings. I'm assuming that the capital city is Shiloh, Alabama, but I don't think we can equate the Gilboa/Gath war with the American Civil War, because the go to "the Vineyard", which means Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in our world. So what are the national boundaries? When and where were the lines drawn? Has the lack of a united United States influenced the rest of the global culture? Looks like I'll have to keep watching in order to find out. (Ah ha. So that's the writers' dastardly plan. And it's working too.)