Patty and I have been enjoying Primeval, a popular British TV series featuring prehistoric monsters invading our modern world through “anomalies in time,” whatevuh they may be. It was created by Tim Haines, which is what attracted us to it. We love Haines’ trilogy of prehistoric life: Walking With Dinosaurs, Walking With Beasts, and Walking With Monsters. We dismiss the Darwinian fairy tales and groove on the special effects.
No one, not even the makers of the Jurassic Park movies, tops Haines when it comes to re-creating prehistoric critters. These look real! My favorite is the Gorgonopsian (see video clip), a saber-toothed predatory reptile structured more like a mammal and, it would seem, incredibly dangerous.
Okay, Primeval is not King Lear. Don’t go looking for depth of character here, or a lot of logical consistency. Enjoy watching the critters.
But I have also enjoyed the series’ theme of two competing versions of humanistic paganism.
In this corner we have Nick, the good guy, who views Evolution as a sovereign force and is dead-set against trying to tamper with it. To Nick, all good things about the world are the result of blind chance.
Over here, in the black tights, we have Helen (Nick’s estranged wife), who wants to control Evolution and change the outcome of history.
Nick’s god is Chance. Helen worships a pristine Earth Goddess devoid of human beings. Both visions are as far from Christ as it is possible to be. If you are easily influenced by what you watch on TV, it might be a good idea for you to steer clear of Primeval.
But if you’re interested in what makes God-less people tick, if you want to try to understand where they’re coming from, and how they manage to do such a bang-up job of screwing up our civilization–well, then, these shows may prove enlightening. I must admit to a experiencing a kind of sardonic amusement, watching pagans blunder around inside their ideological hall of mirrors, unable to get out.
Anyhow, I don’t think it’s a bad idea to spy out the enemy and try to analyze his plans, his outlook on reality–or, as the case may be, unreality.
We are spying out the Promised Land, to win ground for Christ’s Kingdom; and we can’t do it with our eyes closed.
I sure do appreciate you. This is PRECISELY how I watch TV these days — I know who my Savior is and I know 99.9% of what is found on regular TV is paganistic if not downright satanic. But I hold on to my Father and discern the wiles of the enemy — then do my best to turn that into an apologetic when required for the Lord and His purposes. Also, I’m the worst kind of sinner — to pass the time some evenings, we watch series’ that aren’t leading anyone to the truth. I know some of the shows I enjoy are morally corrupt. I pray for guidance and that I might use this to help others along the way…
Gee, Ellen, you said it better than I did!