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Review of A.D... Not Bad... But It Will Be

So I watched the first episode of A.D. The Bible Continues , and I have to admit -- it wasn't terrible. At least, not yet. Yes, I expected it to be bad, and no, I'm not rooting for it to be bad. It will be bad. But before I offer my review, A.D. needs a little backstory. Not the material covered in the show. I mean the show itself and its creators. If you've seen an ad poster for A.D. , you might notice that it says, " The Bible Continues," with "The Bible" italicized. That's because it's not a continuation of the stories in the Bible. The series is a sequel to the miniseries The Bible which aired two years ago on the History Channel. That series started on March 3 and finished on March 31, which was Easter Sunday in 2013. The show A.D. debuted on Easter Sunday. That's not a coincidence. In the History Channel miniseries, the episode entitled "Survival" chronicled a chapter of Israel's history when they were given over to