Movie series - The Chosen

[Jaime]

Has anyone watched this series? It is outstanding. We have watched Season 1 and Season 2 through Episode 7 last night. There is an app that you get to watch it. The season finale of episode 2 is coming next about the Sermon on the Mount. My favorite so far was a couole of episodes back where Jesus healed the paralytic at the pool of Bethesda.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8tZ7cg4D_z8

[Jaime]

Please tell me someone else here is watching this series on my Christian forum. Pretty much every human in my social circle is eagerly awaiting each new episode and talking about the most recent one! (Though not so much at my church) It is an absolute phenomenon here. It's talked about with the same anticipation kinda the same way as the old Dallas episodes used to be.

[Alan]

We have Pureflix, apparently my wife says the series is there so I'll get the app on my downstairs TV and watch it next.

[Jaime]

When we first heard about it, we binge watched the four episodes that we were behind. We hadn't done that since the TV series 24.

[Jaime]

One of the very early ones in season 1 about Mary Magdellen and her brokenness REALLY hooked me! As well as the portrayal of Nickodemus and his story. Seems like each episode in season 2 is an unexpected treat.

[Texas Conservative]

Hadn't really heard about it.  Saw that Vedek Yarka/Kasuf is playing Nicodemus. 

[Jaime]

He did a tremendous job playing Nicodemus.

[Mere Nick]

I finally watched it, finishing up a day or two ago.  Binged it, actually.  It appears they were trying to teach all of His lessons.  Having a possibly to likely back story leading up to it or coming from it latter on seems pretty effective, especially when the people were doing regular life things instead of standing there doing nothing but dialogue like seen in so many Jesus movies.  I suppose life was like that back then, but I don't know.  Something I find myself watching over and over is Jesus explaining to Little James why he hasn't healed him, YET.  That makes Paul's statement "my grace is sufficient" so much more powerful in my mindset than it had been.  Perhaps there are many people like me who have watched this scene and have found many of their own "why" questions about the perceived problems in their lives vanishing away, too.  I've never seen 6-7 minutes of any movie/film/show that has been anywhere as powerful.  That Little James is played by a man with that actually handicap is very interesting and would love to hear what he thinks about it. 
 

[Jaime]

Nick, the Little James story was awesome! The theme of Jesus NOT healing some is a big back story, especially through season 3 and 4. if you have a way to watch the Aftershows, the cast and the staff discuss these type things and it adds a tremendous context to the stories. My sister and brother-in-law rdcently discovered them and rewatch episodes AFTER they view the AFTERSHOWS. It really inhances the Chosen experience.  The good news it keeps  getting better and better. I really don't know how they do it!  We have finished season 4 which was epic! Can't wait for Season 5 beginning with the triumphal entry. Glad to see you are watching it. I was skeptical at first but now i'm hooked! My favorite so far is the woman with the issue of blood, also Peter walking on water.

On one of the Aftershows, they talked about this series is about to come out in 600 languages! They use AI to sink the lips to each language vs it appearimg as an old Bruce Lee movie.  They played an excerpt from their presentation in the Madascar language and a reaction from Madascar natives. It looks to me like a tremendous evangelism tool.

[Mere Nick]

Aftershows? I'll have to look some of those up.  I'd heard of the show but for some odd reason never got around to looking at it.  Maybe now was the right time.