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 Posted: Mon May 10th, 2010 03:47 pm
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TimK
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 I watched it. Stupid is a pretty strong word - but I wouldn't pay to get the DVD. I'm a sucker, so I'm sure I will watch the next episode next Sunday.

I got a little tired of seeing the same train graphics about every 30 seconds. Somebody was very proud of that. Like Albert Sailhorst said - I was trying to figure out who a character was, until the narrater told us. Had the person in charge of casting ever seen a picture of Sherman? And I think the producers figured their audience was dumb enough to believe that if they could find an actor with a white beard, he could pass as Lee.

I was surprised that, in my mind, a major turning point in American history was noted with one sentence. "A week later, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated". Then the show took us to the evolution of the cowboy. I think that left quite a gap in American history.

So yeah, I was little disappointed. But I still thought it was more interesting than what is usually on television.