The making-a-mewling-attempt-to-live-up-to-its-name History Channel put a straight-to-series order on Knightfall, a show about the Knights Templar as an actual historical entity, not a modern conspiracy theory:

Knightfall chronicles the mysterious but true accounts of the Knights Templar, the elite warriors of the Crusades. It delves into the great secrets protected by the Templars and tells the story of faith, loyalty and brotherhood that help sustain these warriors on the battlefield, and the dark events that would forever sear the infamous date of Friday the 13th into the world’s psyche.

“Premium scripted content continues to be a growing part of the History portfolio, with an eye towards quality historical fact-based storytelling, and Knightfall is the perfect fit for our brand,” said Buccieri.

I mean, the title is a comic book or a Star Wars EU novel, but still. Crossing my fingers that the romanticization of the Templars in pop culture means we'll finally get a medieval world with some actual color. (And from Vikings, at least they attempt some fidelity to the sources, even if they were legends or tales back then, too.)

In related news, my dissertation shall henceforth be known as "fact-based storytelling."