Following the astounding success of the first mini-series based on Alex Haley’s novel Roots, a second mini-series was filmed to finish the story from when the Harvey family moved to Tennessee until […]
Frontier House – People Have Changed Too Much in 100+ Years, and Not For Better
With the reality show craze at its height, PBS decided to get into the act in its own way. It aired a series of “House” shows, some in collaboration with British television, […]
Movie Review: Into The West – Into History
Written by Kirk Ellis, William Mastrosimone, Cyrus Nowrasteh, Craig StorperDirected by Robert Dornhelm, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Jeremy Podeswa. Timothy Van Patten, Michael W. Watkins, Simon Wincer When it comes to epic productions, one […]
Roots – As Powerful and Gripping Now As It Was More Than 40 Years Ago
In February of 1977, there were some terrible winter storms that blanketed the northern half of this country. It happened to coincide with the airing of only the second mini-series in television […]
CBS All-Access The Stand – Episode 3: Blank Page (Spoilers Included)
The first two episodes of the CBS All-Access limited series The Stand, based on the Stephen King book, were criticized by many for being a bit jumbled. The story is not being […]
CBS All-Access The Stand – Episode 2: Pocket Savior (Spoilers Included)
Being the world’s biggest fan of the book meant I was *really* looking forward to this limited series. The 1994 mini-series was okay, but there were a few mis-steps with that, especially […]
Movie Review: The Thorn Birds – Got Eight Hours or So to Kill?
Written by Carmen Culver, Colleen McCullough, and Lee StanleyDirected by Daryl Duke With the increasing use of a mini-series to adapt novels in the late seventies and early eighties, many stories that […]
Horatio Hornblower: The Adventure Continues: Mutiny & Retribution
Written by T.R. Bowen, Ben Rostul, and C.S. ForesterDirected by Andrew Grieve Nations need heroes… Heroes make the impossible believable… This two-disc set opens with Horatio (Ioan Gruffudd) imprisoned in Kingston, Jamaica […]
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