John Adams
 

The HBO series starts tonight, set your Tivos and DVRs! Tonight, Adams defends the Redcoats in a court of law. Later, the Declaration of Independence.

Eh, if you don't have HBO, a Tivo, DVR, or a TV, no need to post.

Sounds interesting but I gave up on HBO after they ruined Deadwood by cancelling it.

Deadwood was really good.

Arrgh, first reply, Wos doesn't have HBO. :dead:

John Adams > Deadwood.

Post your own topic :arrgh!:

I'm currently about 1/3rd the way through the book. John Adams was a great American.

He was indeed, great American, great man. That's a really good book, btw.

That's the second book i've read from David McCullough, the first one being "1776". Both are excellent.

I'm been watching it tonight. Paul Giamatti was a good choice for Adams. Must admit I hardly recognized David Morse as Washington. Must be the powdered wig. :ping:

I just got done watching the series. So far I love it. I guess I didn't really understand the full extent of what John Adams did. :up:

I'm a big Laura Linney fan, so I'll be watching.
I'm just bothered by Paul Giamatti playing Adams. I've seen him in many, many films, and he was a fool charcter in all of them. So everytime I see him, I think of that fool type he always seems to play. I couldn't finish Sideways it was so distracting. Maybe this show will change that.

He didn't play the fool in Saving Private Ryan. I'm just sayin...

He's in that?
Never seen it >_>

It wasn't a big part.

But the last Paul Giamatti movie i saw was "Shoot 'em up" which will be a biiiiiiiiiiiig stretch from that character to John Adams. :D

I'll have to look out for this. IMO HBO make some of the best American TV shows I've seen.:up:

Its a real shame Deadwood was cancelled. :yep: :damn:

Well, for God's sake, make the third book Truman then......

HA, I couldn't help myself. I will have to check this John Adams out. I am still mad about Deadwood though. I need to get my swearing fix (every other word is the F word with that show).

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...33705196414991

:rock: :rotfl: :rock:

I will. As soon as I finish John Adams and the Dan Gallery book i just picked up today.

RESURRECTED THREAD ALERT!
But it's intentional, and I have a reason, so there!:p

I don't have HBO, so I had to wait three months until I could buy a copy at a reasonable price.

I've only watched the first episode, but so far, barring several annoying minor inaccuracies, I like it! Paul Giomatti is very good. Laura Linney is perfect, loving him, supporting him and mocking him all at the same time and sometimes without saying a word.

The DVD set comes with a function titled from an Adams quote: "Facts Are Stubborn Things." When it's on little factoids appear onscreen throughout the show, telling you things you never knew.

I'm surprised that more of you who saw it when it was on didn't come back and give more detailed opinions as it progressed. I intend to.:sunny:

Right now I'm googling the internet to find info about this John Adams

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