CBS says yes to Sonnenfeld's Kingdom

Jim, you've obviously never done much reading about the medieval kings of England. Drinking and whoring were standard passtimes for heirs to the throne. And some of them (one of the early Edwards) wasn't overly choosy about the gender of who they slept with. When you consider that the basic employment of kings in those days was fighting wars (up close and personal - see Henry V) and trying to keep power (see Richard II) you come to understand the drinking and whoring.

Huh?

This is set in medieval times - just because the king-to-be acts like a spoiled brat doesn't make this any more like modern versions of classic plays.

This could be as much BBC as any other series would it not air as a series on one of the four big networks.

Just what we need. Another historical piece whose characters act like modern spoiled brats. Why bother? I understand the whole urge to make your characters relate to it's modern viewers, but to be honest I would rather have a realistic viewpoint on people of the period. Give me BBC's Pride and Prejudice over the more recent "modernized" movie version any day.