John Adams

[Ken Gargett]

wondering if anyone else watched this series - i suspect it might have got a bigger audiene in the states. squirreled away here but i thought it a really wonderful production. simply do not know enough early american history to know if it is acccurate but it does show that people we think of as legends - washington, jefferson etc - all had their political troubles and infighting and defeats.

[dicko]

Caught an episode of this, so much high quality tv on recently that I didn't get a chance to watch all but will revisit. Looks like a good production from what I saw.

[anacostiakat]

I watched the entire series. I thought it was well done and enjoyed it.

[shortsqueeze]

wondering if anyone else watched this series - i suspect it might have got a bigger audiene in the states. squirreled away here but i thought it a really wonderful production. simply do not know enough early american history to know if it is acccurate but it does show that people we think of as legends - washington, jefferson etc - all had their political troubles and infighting and defeats.

Ken,

I watched it and quite enjoyed it. I thought Paul Giamatti did a great job with the role. I believe it was historically accurate, and it was very well received in the states.

[Warren]

Was he the guy who was married to Mortisha and used to file his front fence into sharp points?

[joeypots]

The series is based on the book by David Mccullough, well worth the read. The guy has written a lot of history, 'The Path Between the Seas' his definitive work on the building of the Panama Canal, is my favorite.

[ChanceSchmerr]

I've seen bits and pieces of the series and have been very intrigued. I would like to sit down one weekend and watch the whole series. Best part so far - when he smokes a primitive cigar! Classy, JA, classy!

[cgarner]

never heard of it. what channel runs this show? The History Channel?

[Davin]

never heard of it. what channel runs this show? The History Channel?

It was an HBO miniseries, I think.

[cabaiguan juan]

I bet Thomas Jefferson could beat John Adams in arm wrestling any day of the week! What now?

[Stormin691]

Great series! Watched all of them... Shows that the rich aristocrates had same issues as there fellow politicians today... Who knew Ben Franklin, quite the ladies man...

[Erm310mce]

Watched the whole series as well, I enjoyed it very much. I thought it was done really well.

[puros71]

Great series by HBO. Check out The Pacific in March. About the Marines and based off 3 excellent books.

[Jimmy2]

Paul Giamatti did a great job in the series and another reason i am proud to be Italian...

[Ken Gargett]

I've seen bits and pieces of the series and have been very intrigued. I would like to sit down one weekend and watch the whole series. Best part so far - when he smokes a primitive cigar! Classy, JA, classy!

he smokes a lot of cigars throughout the series but i bet none of them were cuban (sorry smithy).

[ChanceSchmerr]

Perhaps, I havn't seen a lot of the series yet - I only saw one scene with a cigar, where he's sitting outside. Historically, if JA did smoke cigars, they likely would have been from Connecticut tobacco, I would suspect.

Still, great to see historical figures portrayed as they were, enjoying fine cigars rather than having it edited out of TV/Movies by overzealous anti-tobacco lobbyists.

[Ken Gargett]

Perhaps, I havn't seen a lot of the series yet - I only saw one scene with a cigar, where he's sitting outside. Historically, if JA did smoke cigars, they likely would have been from Connecticut tobacco, I would suspect.

Still, great to see historical figures portrayed as they were, enjoying fine cigars rather than having it edited out of TV/Movies by overzealous anti-tobacco lobbyists.

there are scenes where he sits at home with his wife smoking, with other politicians and so on. i suspect most of them would have been smokers back then and my understanding was that there was a very solid tobacco industry back then so i have no doubt that they would have been local. though interesting to know where the knowledge of rolling came from.

if you watch an older show like 'get smart' amazing how the characters smoke throughout it. no chance of that these days.

[Colt45]

I prefer Sam Adams.

Hiccup.

[Ken Gargett]

I prefer Sam Adams.

Hiccup.

there is a scene where he arrives in france - and clearly he neither understood or liked the french and vice versa - where some noblewoman asks him if he is related to samuel adams and he looks quite horrified by that. so i assumed samuel adams was some historical figure from the early days of america but no idea to be honest. american history was unfortunately completely ignored when i was at school, though i can't imagine aussie history featured prominently in the states curriculum.

[Colt45]

so i assumed samuel adams was some historical figure from the early days of america but no idea to be honest. american history was unfortunately completely ignored when i was at school, though i can't imagine aussie history featured prominently in the states curriculum.

Samuel Adams was one of the founding fathers - he and John Adams were cousins. I can't recall being taught any Aussie history (doesn't mean I wasn't),

but I did have to learn waltzing matilda in fifth grade music class.

[Jimmy2]

Good one Colt !!

[Tampa1257]

Very good HBO Miniseries, I believe that it is as factual as one could be of historical events.

[Ken Gargett]

Samuel Adams was one of the founding fathers - he and John Adams were cousins. I can't recall being taught any Aussie history (doesn't mean I wasn't),

but I did have to learn waltzing matilda in fifth grade music class.

i used to listen to dylan. does that count?

assume that is the samuel adams of the beer?

[Colt45]

assume that is the samuel adams of the beer?

you my friend, have a keen grasp of the obvious.

[Ken Gargett]

you my friend, have a keen grasp of the obvious.

to be fair, there are some 300 million of you and it is not an uncommon name. if it had been washington beer or jefferson beer, it might have been easier to pick.

why him?