Dan Greenie

Not a Biblical recap. But, close enough. The production values are excellent. For those intrigued by the narrative but new to the scripture, this series would be important. Better this than the vapid or ugly productions that cover popular media.

Gave it a good try. I’m done. The medical stuff is interesting. The relational stuff is contrived and ruins my suspension of disbelief.

Contrived. Artificial. Demeaning. Manipulative. Embarassing to watch. Offends men, women, and honest relationships

We have watched it every week. Wanted to see how they handled the story. It is a respectful but quirky treatment of His story. If you're hung up on the 2C thing then you'll be offended. The story spins the adult Jesus gathering the first disciples. But He calls Mary Magdalene first, not Peter (?). Peter (for my eye) is too short and too skinny to be a leader. Matthew is a strange semi-autistic fellow who compulsively takes notes and insists on calculating numbers with precision. If you know Scripture, you can follow and anticipate the story line. You'll get the water-into-wine event and some healings. Otherwise you might be surprised by the overflowing fishing boat, the Samaritan woman at the well, the pools of Bethesda. You won't see Jesus' baptism or the presence of the Holy Spirit. John the Baptist arrives as a somewhat crazed fellow who is VERY familiar with Jesus, his cousin. But John's beheading is omitted from the events per se. It is only mentioned in later conversation. The Sermon on the Mount is portrayed as a joint production between Jesus and Matthew ... and Jesus spends considerable time pondering His words and message. My complaint is the portrayal of Jesus as more of a man and less the Son of God. There is no eminence of God portrayed at all. When Jesus prays to the Father, it is in secret away from the disciples. Where does He go anyway? The KEY definers of Jesus' holiness are left to your imagination (but fully revealed in Scripture). Worse, the script works hard to show Him as calm, collected, focused, struggling with his merry band of followers as a manager, and doing His miracles almost unnoticeably (water into wine only after dismissing everybody from the room. Healing the paralytic by speaking the words in front of everyone). He never sheds a tear for John the Baptist. He never appears to be larger than a man who does some occasional miracles. So, for the casual seeker, does The Chosen work? Ask them. For a deeply rooted Christian who yearns to see thousands come to saving grace .... I remain casually entertained but not in awe. PS If you want to see "Matthew" in real life, check the sermon style of Tim Mackie on Youtube ... it is uncanny how similar they are !!

Ridiculous confession to his GF in a Russian hotel. Guess it wasn’t bugged? “I’m in the CIA” he admits. Really? CIA team parks across from the diner site. Guess the Russians wouldn’t see them? Such a thin plot … hardly a credit to the real Jack Ryan legacy. I lost my willing suspension of disbelief quickly. Too bad. I’m a big Clancy reader

Astonishingly boring. Moments of action punctuated with sad lives and African wild living. How does it keep going on and on and on ?

Are you kidding me? Jumped the Machu Pichu shark big time. Obvious rip off somewhere between Indiana Jones and Nicholas Cage “Treaure” franchise. Just lost me after 15 minutes and it got worse with every segment. So done with this show

Fact-based and eye opening. Gives many reasons for concluding the proof of the after life. Gives comfort to those who have lost a loved one recently. Highly credible, covers many objections. GO SEE IT.