Stephen King wrote the teleplay based on a Danish series called The Kingdom. This season of Kingdom Hospital is being called a mini-series but he is working on a possible second season. The pace really is not that much slower than his books and it beats cramming a whole book in a two-hour movie.
Last week's episode was the two-hour pilot and the rest of the episodes will be one hour. I actually had my doubts before watching the pilot movie (tip: tape it off so you can fast-forward the commercials). I am actually enjoying the series so far and it looks like next week will be a killer episode.
If you haven't watched the pilot movie, you will not be able to jump in on the series at any time. It would be like skipping the first few chapters of a book.
I also enjoy some of the names being tossed around: Dr. Hook, Johnny B. Good and Jesse James. There is humor mixed in with the supernatural. There are some gross stuff too such as blood splattering a nurse.
I highly recommend it for what it is: pure entertainment.
