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 FANTASTIC!, 2008-07-26
This series is very well-casted; well photographed; well documented. If you enjoy History, you will love this.
Wonderful Series!, 2008-07-26
This was a wonderful series created by HBO, Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney did a wonderful job as John and Abigail Adams! Also the music score was fantastic! I do hope the writer and director of this series does a sequel, perhaps about John Quincey Adams?
John Adams--An Epic Telling, 2008-07-26
HBO's production of "John Adams" is an epic telling of a complex and brilliant man--a much overshodowed founding father. Paul Giamatti and Laua Linney are simply brilliant in their respective roles---as are Stephen Dillane (Thomas Jefferson), Tom Wilkinson (Ben Franklin) and David Morse (George Washington). Authenticity permeates the entire production and you feel utterly transported--both in place and time. The ugliness and hardship of colonial living is quite evident in the production---and the glossy romanticized vision of this era is effectively stripped away. Additionaly, I found that the poignancy of Giamatti's and Linney's performances in conjunction with the brilliant film score nearly brought me to tears.
I find it so ironic that the father-son presidencies of the Bushes have been compared and contrasted with those of the Adams'----to even contemplate the presidency of our current FIRST IMBECILE in conjunction with the Adams' is almost too absurd to bear.
History that is Entertaining, 2008-07-26
Cinematic interpretations of large historical books are, by necessity, forced to recreate only portions of the story. Having read the book I was naturally skeptical that the mini-series would be fluff. My concerns were unfounded.
John Adams tells the essence of the story with excellent story line selection, superb writing, and even better acting. I was thoroughly entertained and found it faithful to the book. Highly recommended.
Superb, 2008-07-25
Television at its finest. The criticisms a minority have leveled here are without foundation. Those who claim boredom with this series must suffer from attention-deficit disorder. You can pick at nits if that is what makes you happy, but I would rather enjoy it. Giamatti and Linney are perfectly cast in their title roles, and the technical work is of movie quality and unobtrusive. David Morse's makeup scarily turned him into George Washington. The political pull and tug between Jefferson and Hamilton was portrayed without bias. In fact, I wanted to see more of it. This series removed our Founding Fathers from the canvases of paintings and put flesh on them. Great work, HBO!
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