The Bible

History | The History Channel | History Channel | Release Date: March 3, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
7
Negative:
4
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Entertainment WeeklyDalton RossFeb 28, 2013
Season 1 Review: [A] cheesefest miniseries. Read full review
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Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniMar 4, 2013
Season 1 Review: There's no character work here, no interesting reinterpretations of a classic text, no inspired acting. Just cardboard characters surrounded by CGI frippery. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerMar 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: The result is a mini-series full of emoting that does not register emotionally, a tableau of great biblical moments that doesn’t convey why they’re great. Read full review
20
Miami HeraldGlenn GarvinMar 4, 2013
Season 1 Review: With the pace of a music video, the characterizations of a comic book and the political-correctness quotient of a Berkeley vegetarian commune this production makes Cecil B. DeMille look like a sober theologian. Read full review
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