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3 part series starts Monday on the history channel...looks decent.
http://www.history.com/shows/hatfields-and-mccoys
http://www.history.com/shows/hatfields-and-mccoys
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Set to record... ThanksOriginally posted by DrumNFeather View Post -
:swear: Forgot to set it.. I'll have to check to see if it is being re-run...Originally posted by LiveCoug View PostComment
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It was being rerun as soon as the premiere was over. I am hooked. I can't wait for the show tonight.Originally posted by dabrockster View PostI'm your huckleberry.
"I love pulling the bone. Really though, what guy doesn't?" - CJFComment
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It's the History Channel. They will play it over and over for weeks.Originally posted by dabrockster View PostComment
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I was underwhelmed, but then I wasn't paying close attention.
I think the Jeff Daniels character went through so much trauma at whatever Andersonville he was at, that he was rendered impotent. My husband thinks that they actually sliced a man part off.
What do you think?Comment
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Perhaps Randolph McCoy was impotent initially upon his return home but I think he probably recovered. It was obvious that he did suffer as a POW. I doubt that the Yankees maimed Randolph in that manner but could see how one could interpet scenes in the film that way.Originally posted by Katy Lied View Post
I think the greater theme is that McCoy stayed and fought a losing battle - he did his duty as he saw it - at great personal cost. Meanwhile Anderson Hatfield saw the futility of the war and left it early (deserted) and was running a succesful lumber operation by the time McCoy limped home. McCoy is embittered because he expects a just God to punish Hatfield - perhaps make him suffer as he did as a POW. Instead Hatfield is prosperous.
There's also the murder of Randolph's Yankee brother Harmon McCoy by Anderson's uncle Jim Vance. Kind of ironic that Harmon is killed because he chose to fight with the Yankees and had a honorable discharge because of a broken leg; while Anderson, who deserted, is welcomed by his Uncle Vance who is leader of the Home Guards and whose job it is to detain deserters.Last edited by Paperback Writer; 05-29-2012, 10:12 AM.“Not the victory but the action. Not the goal but the game. In the deed the glory.”
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My 3rd great grandpa was incarcerated in Andersonville. He recovered enough to propogate the species.Originally posted by Katy Lied View PostComment
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That was tough to watch.Originally posted by Coach McGuirk View PostI'm your huckleberry.
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Lot of reruns throughout the week. I set my DVR to record at really weird times like 1 AM...Originally posted by dabrockster View PostComment
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13.9 million viewers last night. That is very impressive.Comment
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I didn't even hear about this show until Sunday. 13.9 million viewers for a cable show is huge.Originally posted by LiveCoug View PostPart of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”Comment
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Largest viewership ever for a non sports show on ad based cable. Surprising that it was a History Channel show.Originally posted by Color Me Badd Fan View PostComment
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