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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 08:56 PM Original message |
The new HBO mini-series on John Adams began tonight & is excellent. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. He's Got a Fine Brew Named for Him |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 08:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Samuel Adams has already made an appearance |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Oops! |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. you mean Sam Adams? different Bostonian I think nt |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
73. Cousins.... |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. bumping for John Adams, our 2nd US president |
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Apinionated (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. It's a very good mini-series. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. Love it! The casting is brilliant, Paul Giamatti is just wonderful and Laura Linney |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I completely agree about Abagail Adams and Laura Linney-- |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
37. For sure. |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. I got chills |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 10:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Me too. |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 09:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
34. When is part 3? ...nt |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Parts Three and Four will be shown next Sunday night, March 23rd, beginning at 9:00 EDT |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 11:00 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Thanks.. nt |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. The little twit from SC was really |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Me too! |
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Daphne08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 04:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
23. I did, too. |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. I live in the Qz, and I loved it!! |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
12. It was excellent! |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
14. I wonder how they'll cover the fact... |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I take it you didn't see it tonight, then? |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 12:27 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Oh, I saw it... |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 07:07 AM Response to Reply #17 |
28. The book "The Summer of 1787" is a very good read that goes into |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #14 |
29. Adams was a well-known anti-slavery person, as his wife was |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Plus, there were many who were conflicted about it and evolved to |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #31 |
43. The human brain now is as it was then... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. I think they did. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Excellent article |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. Right... |
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Lex Talionis (306 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #14 |
38. Different times, different thought process. |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. The fact of the matter is... |
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Lex Talionis (306 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 12:01 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. I agree with all you said. Fortunate the way it turned out? |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. I agree with the Constitution being a difference... |
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Lex Talionis (306 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Again I agree. But, |
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BigDaddy44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #54 |
69. These men risked everything |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. From some of Abigail's writings, it seems she did and that she attempted |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. I agree completely with your last statement... |
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ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-16-08 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
15. It was really good. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
18. Our founders put us to shame, don't they? |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:59 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. My dear Blue... |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
19. i loved john adams in 1776 the musical. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
20. I don't have HBO, but I'm looking forward to seeing it on DVD |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
63. Do you have a friend you can mooch off of? |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 05:32 AM Response to Original message |
24. great series . . . but does anyone else have a hard time getting past . . . |
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maine_raptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 05:53 AM Response to Original message |
25. Great Series |
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mohinoaklawnillinois (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. No, the Adams family farm was in Braintree. |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #32 |
44. Correct! As I live in Quincy, which used to be part of Braintree |
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mohinoaklawnillinois (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #44 |
64. I've always wanted to visit the Boston area. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #44 |
72. Abigail Adams' cairn? Wow. |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. Yes, there's a Wiki entry about it: |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:01 AM Response to Original message |
26. So far, it is brilliant. Next Sunday isn't soon enough. nt |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
27. I can't encourage everyone enough to watch this mini-series |
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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
56. Good to hear. Some reviews were very negative. |
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Penndems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 07:47 PM Response to Reply #56 |
77. If Tom Shales of The Washington Post liked "John Adams", it must be good! |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
30. Yes, it was so well-done, I'm hooked ! |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
33. Indeed he should be given his due respect |
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mohinoaklawnillinois (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 09:49 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I actually think it was the Alien and Sedition Act, |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
36. I thought the portrayal of Edward Rutledge was very strange |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Occam's Razor... |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. I never claimed otherwise |
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Lex Talionis (306 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #41 |
78. Damn right about that. Hollywood has its on version of history. |
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imax2268 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
48. I saw the first two parts last nite... |
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suston96 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
49. I didn't realize the enormous effort by Adams in getting the resolution for independence passed. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #49 |
62. If you want to post a spoiler, post it in white. |
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DiverDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #62 |
70. Pretty cool... |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
51. What Do You Think John Adams, et al, Would Have Thought of Bush? |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. George Bush is disgraceful... |
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Lex Talionis (306 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #51 |
66. I believe they would all be for storming the whitehouse. n/t |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #51 |
67. In certain ways, he may have actually admired him... |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Excellent article**nm |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
58. really good! |
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suston96 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
60. Just did a search for the "Adams Chronicles" shown on PBS years ago.... |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
61. I FLOOOOOOVED it. (And before it, I was pissed that my roommates re-upped HBO for this.) |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
65. Remember too - the oldest son |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. I had to look up what became of Charles and Nabby too. |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
74. My hero, Thomas Jefferson, could not stand Adams. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-17-08 06:23 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. And they both hated Alexander Hamilton. nt |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #74 |
79. But they frequently corresponded until their deaths |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
80. HBO is running "The Making Of" about this mini-series too. |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-18-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. I enjoyed the "Making Of" show as well |
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