abc version of the life of the late pope represent they put it just slightly ahead of cbs version and it may have suffer from that but the program itself be excellent . it move fast since it only have two hour ( with commercial also take up time ) to cover this great man long life and but thomas kretschmann admirably be up to the challenge . he do a remarkable job in convey the emotion and strife that john paul endure . he unlike the cbs biopic play the role from youth to old age and manage to seem realistic at both end of the scale . his credibility never waver . he have an amazing range and depth . it be a shame that the program could not have be long and more detailed but work within the time frame they do have and i think they do an excellent job bring it to the small screen .