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HATFIELDS & McCOYS (Kevin Costner miniseries)

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powered through Part 1 and Part 2 today and absolutely LOVED both parts.

Surprised me since out of the dozen or so mini-series i have seen only 3 really kept me interested from start to finish (Generation Kill, Pacific, Band of Brothers)

EDIT- wow, wish i didn't come in here since people don't know how to use spoiler tags. People get up and arms about GOT spoilers but i guess if it's not GOT it's ok to just throw spoilers out.
 
LOLOLOL, that was pathetic. They were riding through the woods like real badasses and we are *quickly* reminded these guys were just a bunch of drunk hillbillies.
 
Yeah, I'm glad I'm watching it right now otherwise I would be pissed, but then again, I wouldn't have opened the thread because I know better.
 
13.9mil, is such a thing even possible?

Forget about ancient aliens, expect a lot more made for TV historical dramas on The History Channel soon.
 
hateful said:
Yeah, I'm glad I'm watching it right now otherwise I would be pissed, but then again, I wouldn't have opened the thread because I know better.
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Spoiler tags are here for a reason, if this was a spoiler discussion it's supposed to have spoilers in the thread title like every other show/game.

Amusing how everyone raged over Diablo 3 spoilers and GOT but again i guess it's ok to spoil this and whatever im ok with it, it's gaf and i shouldn't of been that surprised because it's gaf.
 
smr00 said:
Spoiler tags are here for a reason, if this was a spoiler discussion it's supposed to have spoilers in the thread title like every other show/game.

Amusing how everyone raged over Diablo 3 spoilers and GOT but again i guess it's ok to spoil this and whatever im ok with it, it's gaf and i shouldn't of been that surprised because it's gaf.
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I completely agree with you.
 
mjc said:
Hopefully it'll convince them to produce more genuine history-related programs instead of reality show nonsense.
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THIS THIS THIS!!

I caught part of the first episode, I think, earlier today during their reruns. It was fantastic.*

*for a mini-series.
 
Matt said:
Holy fuck. Absolutely insane.

No one should be worrying about Costner's legacy now. He's behind one of the most shockingly successful cable TV show of all time.
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People worry about that? His ability is solid with some shit mixed in. He's good.
 
I do want to correct an earlier reply in this thread where someone was suggesting that The Postman was something other one of the worst films ever. I mean, wow. It's baaaaaaaaaad, and I'm an apologist for terrible films.
 
I feel like this is something I should be watching :-/

I've heard these people mentioned so often, yet I know nothing about them
 
TaCoB said:
I thought tom berringer was great in this, i almost didnt recognize him at first
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I didn't either and that says a lot since I'm a HUGE Major League fan.

I really hope this did well enough to convince History to do more series like this. History has been everything BUT the history for a long time now and this would be a nice change of pace from the normal crap. There's never a shortage of events to talk about.
 
I wonder if this will be a game changer for the History Channel. It'll be interesting if they become the new AMC in producing dramas either as mini-series or full fledged shows. The mini-series style of pacing worked well for this show.

Edit: I forgot. They greenlit the Vikings.
 
Johann said:
I wonder if this will be a game changer for the History Channel. It'll be interesting if they become the new AMC in producing dramas either as mini-series or full fledged shows. The mini-series style of pacing worked well for this show.

Edit: I forgot. They greenlit the Vikings.
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Let's hope they do that. I had not heard of a Vikings project.
 
This was really good. Everyone that i know that saw it really liked it. Hatfields were brutal but the mccoys were so whiny.
 
lazybones18 said:
Finale watched by 14.3mil viewers
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Holy shit!
Night three of HISTORYÂ’s HATFIELDS & MCCOYS surpasses night one delivering 14.3 million total viewers making it the new #1 entertainment telecast of all time on ad-supported cable. It also averages 6.3 million Adults 25-54 impressions making it the #1 entertainment telecast on ad supported cable in 14 years. All three parts of the hit, scripted event rank as the top three entertainment telecasts of all time in ad supported cable history among total viewers.
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That's just insane. Well deserved though, the series was really good. Funnily enough it was talked quite a bit at work where our boss, who's from West Virginia, brought up that her brother in-law is actually married to a McCoy.
 
Net_Wrecker said:
Only just getting to the 3rd part. I really enjoyed this. Doesn't touch somethine liek Band of Brothers, or Generation Kill, but I'm hoping its popularity will lead to more historical mini-series in the future.
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Well both of those you listed were HBO and that is a entirely different league of budgets
 
bengraven said:
Quoting myself because I just saw this article:

http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/wil...-mccoys-spur-a-wave-of-western-themed-series/

God I hope so.
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There is already a Spur of Westerns on the way. Hell on Wheels is coming into its 2nd season, There is also the Forthcoming Longmire (which is more like a modern day western i guess) and theres a show called Hangtown thats supposed to release this year, and thats just off the top of my head, not including of course H&M miniseries. So thats just a silly article... All o fthese were in production before H&M aired :P
 
I finally got to watch it, holy shit that was awesome experience. Like others have said I hope the History Channel does more like this. This show also goes to further prove that anytime Kevin Costner does a western, it is awesome. Dances with Wolves, Wyatt Earp, and now this...is there anything this man cannot do.
 
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