VimalaNowlis I loved "The Red Tent" and really looked forward to the story of Masada from the women's point of view. But this show is so disappointing as it shows nothing but re-affirming the ancient Judaim prejudice of self- righteous myopic racism that only the Jews are the chosen people and everyone else is scum and not entitled to live much less any consideration. This show made no concession that anyone else could possibly be right except those in the Masada and no other view is allowed because the freedom-fighters are exempt from any criticism. When they kill the Romans, it's justified. When the Romans kill them, it's atrocity. Unfortunately, one minority group's patriots are another people's terrorists. The only modern people who can still accept the premise of this show is the ultra-conservative-Zionists.However, if this concept is allowed the Zionists, why not the Muslim Terrorists who are the latest incarnation of the most terrifying and revolting aspects of the bigoted Judeo/Christian/Islam religious tradition? Shouldn't they be allowed to use the same arguments and the same rules as the new "freedom-fighters"?What about the Palestinians? The Jews went into Canaan when it was already occupied. The Palestinians were there long before the Jews and continued to be there before the "return" of the Jews. If the Romans were wrong for invading and conquering Judea, what about the Jews for invading and conquering Palestine and massacring everyone who were there before and for walling-off those there are there now? And what's with those women? Can't wait to sleep with the first good- looking man they see? Just because they are "in love", they selfishly dived in with eyes closed. It doesn't matter who they hurt because love excuses everything? It doesn't matter who they use or betray because they are in love? Absolutely ridiculous!And poison the water of the Roman camp? How did the Jews like it when the Christians used to accuse them of doing the same in Europe? Now it's "heroic" when a Jewish woman did it? Killing by any means should be permitted because it's done by a Jewish woman? How shallow is the writer and the producer? They need to look in the mirror first before they accuse others for what they are doing and they should looking around twice before taking sides. I give the show a rating of "3" because the costume is nice, the color scheme is pleasant, and the set seems authentic. But I don't think I can stomach watching the rest of the show.

glennabello I tuned into "The Dovekeepers" to see a historically accurate depiction of the Siege of Masada. What it turned out to be was one of the most insipid and juvenile presentations on TV this year. Not only was the acting superficial and the screen writing not worthy of even a bad high school play, but the story of this clinker was largely fantasy and left the viewer with a migraine. Cote de Pablo continues to sound like Ziva David (from NCIS) and I fully expected (actually hoped) that DiNozzo and Gibbs would helicopter in and rescue her from any further self-humiliation and torture of the audience. The only possible device that was added to grab a few viewers might be the steamy scenes in the local bath, but even those had little context as to the Siege of Masada, which should have been the actual historical event as written by Flavius Josephus from commentaries of Roman commanders present during the conflict. Instead, the writers choose to focus their attention on a novel (i.e., fictional account) of two women confirming Josephus' account. This miniseries was more applicable to a soap opera than good theater."The Dovekeepers" is just one more example of why good, thought-provoking TV should be left to the BBC.

bbriddell I watched because my family members were watching. We had just finished watching a good show; and I wanted to continue engaging in social time.I stopped watching part 1 about 5 minutes from the end. It may have had some kind of story and it seemed like other than the story being told was important to the Romans for posterity; I'm not sure why? This Romance Novel even went as far to tell the audience their formula; when the Roman tells them, "I use my head to think not my heart". So, men use their head and women use their heart. Seriously, pen to paper for this story back in this time frame? Moreover, typing on a keyboard today for this twaddle? Women in bright outfits, like jewels in the desert. Handsome strapping men. Throw some magic/witchcraft in. I'm not sure if there were any Zombies in part two, they did have a ghost from the grave in part one. They had the money, time, and everything else; so my conclusion is best summed up by Forest Gump, "Stupid is as stupid does."

raymondelp The Dovekeepers is totally boring and unwatchable. Is this program about women who constantly sleep around in the dirt like animals who happen to be persecuted by the Romans or is it about the Romans persecuting a group of women who happen to constantly sleep around in the dirt like animals? Folks, this is nothing more than a modern-day soap opera that happens to be set in the days of the Jewish diaspora. It's a slap in the face of Jews like myself portraying men like horn-dogs and women like throw-away prostitutes who can't say no. As usual, the portrayal in this program of Jews is offensive; nothing more than uneducated dunces, loose women, dirty, greedy, sheepish,and uncaring. Just because the Shema and the Shehecheyanu are chanted does not make this program credible. Total junk.