“The Bible” Series Premieres on History Channel to Solid Ratings

One of the most hyped television projects in recent months has been “The Bible,” coming from producer Mark Burnett, he of the The Voice, Survivor and Shark Tank fame. It premiered last night on The History Channel.

Below is a trailer for the docu-series, which has 5 parts based on the Old and New Testament.

Though the first part of “The Bible” had almost record ratings for The History Channel, reactions to it online are mixed at most.

“The Beginnings,” the first 2-hour episode, featured “ninja angels” and many other special effects-heavy imagery that simply didn’t sit well with many viewers at home, as their comments online seem to indicate.

Others did not see this as disrespectful to the faith, writing that it was just the thing to get them interested in the Bible.

Did you catch the premiere of “The Bible”? What did you think of it, will you be tuning in for it again?

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Justin Bieber’s Mom Pattie Mallette Could Be the Next Bachelorette

Justin Bieber’s mom Pattie Mallette is one of the biggest fans of the reality series The Bachelor. Not only did she live-tweet the season finale the other day, but she’s also considering coming on board the franchise as well.

“Who will be the next Bachelorette? Me perhaps?? Hmmmmm...,” she wrote on her Twitter after Desiree Hartsock was announced as the next Bachelorette and she said she was looking forward to seeing her.

However, it was just a joke, even though many took it as some sort of announcement.

“Ok, It was a joke everyone ;) As much as I love watching #thebachelor I wouldn't become the next bachelorette!” Mallette added a short while later, as she realized word of her joke had spread like wildfire online – and was taken quite literally as well.

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