It’s grim times in TVlandia for those who don’t have cable. If you’re hankering for some quality drama, check out “Kings.” The show has, unfortunately, been cancelled, but the final six or so episodes will be running starting this Sunday on NBC. You can catch up on the earlier ones online (and you should watch it from the beginning).

“Kings” is a show that is so perfectly to my taste it is almost a parody of my taste: an alternate-universe drama, heavy on the politics, based on the Hebrew Bible, done in Shakespearean style, starring the incomparable Ian McShane. Mr. Improbable didn’t even believe me when I told him about it.

If you’ve seen it, I’d be curious to hear what you think, so leave me a comment. I’ll blog more about the show later. I think some aspects of it work and some don’t, but it’s one of those artistic endeavors in which the failed elements are as intriguing as the successes.