History Channel: "Vikings", "The Bible" - breaking Walking Dead records. - Dallas Cowboys Forum

Romo 2 Austin · 03-05-2013

"The Bible" is a ten part mini series that premiered as the highest rated cable telecast of 2013.
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...e-year/171878/

"Vikings" is History Channels first scripted show and premiered as the highest rated Cable TV show of 2013 (unlikely to be topped).

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...-night/171885/

I am going to wait to watch The Bible all in one shot when it wraps up as it is a mini series but with Vikings so intriguing and now a monster hit I might jump in next Sunday.

**Reality** · 03-05-2013

Any show can have great launch numbers if promoted enough. Only good shows with good story lines hang around.

That said, "The Bible" is a mini-series and any records it breaks are irrelevant to The Walking Dead.

As for Vikings .. get back to me *if* it makes it three seasons.

/reality

Doomsday101 · 03-05-2013

I have seen both shows and enjoyed them.

**Reality** · 03-05-2013

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I have seen both shows and enjoyed them.

I plan to watch both as well as they both sound very interesting.

/reality

Doomsday101 · 03-05-2013

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I plan to watch both as well as they both sound very interesting.

/reality

They are if you are into history or the bible then it is very entertaining.

Romo 2 Austin · 03-05-2013

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They are if you are into history or the bible then it is very entertaining.

That is why I am so excited about these shows. Love my history.

Doomsday101 · 03-05-2013

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That is why I am so excited about these shows. Love my history.

Me too. I find it more interesting now than when I was in school. Hard to learn from a monotone voice in a class room who bores you to tears.

DFWJC · 03-05-2013

Is it replaying the 1st night this week at all?

**Reality** · 03-05-2013

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They are if you are into history or the bible then it is very entertaining.

I love watching shows and documentaries about history, especially those produced in the last few years. As I said earlier today in another thread on another topic, I am very glad to see cable channels starting to produce high quality shows and alternatives to the major networks. I root for shows I even do not care for on cable channels because I really want to see more players and more options in the prime time market.

/reality

**BrAinPaiNt** · 03-05-2013

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Is it replaying the 1st night this week at all?

Don't know about the Bible...hope so as I missed the first one.

The Vikings show should be playing again. Started on Sunday night but they had 2-3 showings of it that night and a couple showings of it on Monday night as well.

So you should be able to find it on demand (if you have cable and they support that). Or you should be able to set it to record on your DVR (if you have a version of the DVR).

The Viking show was kind of cool. Still early and I think the viking Chieftan looked miscast but who knows maybe he will grow into it.

There was a cool part on the battle field with the black birds though... won't ruin it with spoilers but it is in the first few minutes of the episode.

DFWJC · 03-05-2013

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Don't know about the Bible...hope so as I missed the first one.

The Vikings show should be playing again. Started on Sunday night but they had 2-3 showings of it that night and a couple showings of it on Monday night as well.

So you should be able to find it on demand (if you have cable and they support that). Or you should be able to set it to record on your DVR (if you have a version of the DVR).

The Viking show was kind of cool. Still early and I think the viking Chieftan looked miscast but who knows maybe he will grow into it.

There was a cool part on the battle field with the black birds though... won't ruin it with spoilers but it is in the first few minutes of the episode.

I have UVerse (don't get me started), so set the DVR for future shows and try to catch 1st round too.

burmafrd · 03-05-2013

Just don't treat anything you see on the History Channel as being particularly accurate. Entertaining yes; but not edcuational unless you want revisionist history unsupported by actual facts. The Bible of course is one thing; and the Vikings are an interesting dramedy

**BrAinPaiNt** · 03-05-2013

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I have UVerse (don't get me started), so set the DVR for future shows and try to catch 1st round too.

http://www.history.com/shows/vikings

Think you can watch the first episode online.

DFWJC · 03-05-2013

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http://www.history.com/shows/vikings

Think you can watch the first episode online.

Thanks BP

jnday · 03-05-2013

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Just don't treat anything you see on the History Channel as being particularly accurate. Entertaining yes; but not edcuational unless you want revisionist history unsupported by actual facts. The Bible of course is one thing; and the Vikings are an interesting dramedy

From what I have read, the Vikings series will be based as close as possible to historical facts . Of course nobody knows about the conversations between historical figures, but they tried to keep the story close to the written history . I love these type of shows. They picked a good topic IMO.