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re: Miniseries that stand the test of time
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:05 pm to madmaxvol
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:05 pm to madmaxvol
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Miniseries that stand the test of time
I still think North and South is the greatest miniseries of all time. It's up to you to decide if Book 2 was even better. I prefer the former. (The 3rd installment was a complete train wreck.)
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Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:12 pm to Big Scrub TX
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What does that have to do with anything at all?
Because the biggest fascination of the book and miniseries was the "fact" that it was a true story.
I was in HS at the time amd it was required watching by a history teacher in HS.
Don't sell it a true story/event if its made up bullshite by an author who was successfully sued for plagerism over the book.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:14 pm to madmaxvol
Definitely not the SciFi Dune miniseries.
I remember liking the V miniseries a lt when I was younger
I remember liking the V miniseries a lt when I was younger
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:16 pm to madmaxvol
Lonesome dove
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:18 pm to WG_Dawg
I was ready to unload on you before I saw the jk
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:18 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:
I still think North and South is the greatest miniseries of all time. It's up to you to decide if Book 2 was even better. I prefer the former. (The 3rd installment was a complete train wreck.)
I agree with all of this.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:29 pm to madmaxvol
quote:I've watched at least a couple of episodes of that every time it's been aired, after watching every minute of the original broadcast. It never fails to resonate with me.
The Civil War (Ken Burns)
quote:Watched this one back in the 70s when it first came out but haven't seen it since. Need to buy the DVD set and rewatch it. I'm sure I'll enjoy it even more now that I know how historically ignorant I was when I was in high school.
World at War
quote:I missed this one when it first aired, and about 4 years ago my then 12-year-old daughter discovered it because it was by the same guy who did Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She absolutely loved it, and I remember her coming to me after finishing the last episode and saying, "what a great show! I can't wait to watch season 2!"
Firefly
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:29 pm to madmaxvol
I'm not the most religious person in the world, but I thought The Bible on history channel was outstanding. It will stand up for years to come IMO.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:33 pm to Azazello
I Claudius. I must have watched this one 10 - 15 times, and I never get bored with it.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:33 pm to TigerLunatik
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The Bible on history channel
According to that show, Samson was a big black dude with dreadlocks.
I mean, wouldn't he have been Arab with olive skin?
This post was edited on 5/6/16 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:35 pm to Marciano1
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wouldn't he have been Arab with olive skin?
No, he was an Israelite.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:35 pm to TigerLunatik
The Winds of War
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:49 pm to Ace Midnight
How the West Was Won
Centennial
Shogun
Lonesome Dove
Band of Brothers
Centennial
Shogun
Lonesome Dove
Band of Brothers
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:57 pm to RD Dawg
quote:
Because the biggest fascination of the book and miniseries was the "fact" that it was a true story.
Perhaps, although I don't agree (about that being the "biggest fascination").
Posted on 5/6/16 at 4:44 pm to madmaxvol
BoB is the greatest achievement in film/television history.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 7:14 pm to Solo
Anybody remember "Andersonville" on TNT. That was a pretty dang good miniseries.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 7:15 pm to 3nOut
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Pillars of the Earth was very good itself.
It was. I like the sequel a little more
Posted on 5/6/16 at 7:22 pm to biglego
I Claudius
Lonesome Dove
Band of Brothers
Those stand up well. Especially Dove.
I'm not a huge fan of Shogun on a repeat viewing. For the time it was amazing, but some of the acting / direction doesn't stand the test of time.
One that really fails is V. I can barely watch it. The production values, direction and acting are horrible. Hard to see how it was such a hit.
Lonesome Dove
Band of Brothers
Those stand up well. Especially Dove.
I'm not a huge fan of Shogun on a repeat viewing. For the time it was amazing, but some of the acting / direction doesn't stand the test of time.
One that really fails is V. I can barely watch it. The production values, direction and acting are horrible. Hard to see how it was such a hit.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 7:35 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:
I still think North and South is the greatest miniseries of all time. It's up to you to decide if Book 2 was even better. I prefer the former. (The 3rd installment was a complete train wreck.)
This.
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