American History Fans

[theseaword]

History Channel is running a 3 part series, Sons of Liberty, beginning Sunday:
www.history.com/shows/sons-of-liberty?mkwid=shIzGu35h|c_pcrid_57212448314_pkw_sons%20of%20liberty_pmt_e&utm_source=google_tune&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=sons%20of%20liberty&utm_campaign=Sons+of+Liberty&paidlink=1&cmpid=PaidSearch_google_tune_Sons+of+Liberty_sons%20of%20liberty&gclid=CJTiv-fBq8MCFWxp7AodPmQAIg 

Summary: SONS OF LIBERTY, the three-night, six-hour event, follows a defiant and radical group of young men–Sam Adams, John Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock and Dr. Joseph Warren–as they band together in secrecy to change the course of history and make America a nation.


Plus, they made Sam Adams pretty hot.

Who's in?

[Deleted]

Ooh I saw the commercials, I can't wait!

[polkadot]

I'm excited to watch this!

[shanadoo]

Thanks for the heads up.




Don't tell the cool people I was in here. Ktxbai.

[owlishbookish]

Awesome! I'll bet DH will even watch it with me, so no need to argue over who gets to pick the show.

[bookwormama]

Oh yay! my dvr has been recording the commercials for a few weeks it was becoming an evil tease

[thepardoner]

Yeah!! I love me some history!! Thanks for the heads up.

[moidonna]

Me! I saw previews for this awhile ago, but I had forgotten. Thanks for the reminder! I'll have to set my DVR.

[megara4]

ohhhh!!! excited! i probably will miss it on tv, but have high hopes it will end up on netflix.

[theseaword]

Jan 24, 2015 23:49:53 GMT -5 megara4 said:

ohhhh!!! excited! i probably will miss it on tv, but have high hopes it will end up on netflix.

They usually whore out all their content on their website, too.

[megara4]

Jan 25, 2015 0:09:18 GMT -5 theseaword said:

Jan 24, 2015 23:49:53 GMT -5 megara4 said:

ohhhh!!! excited! i probably will miss it on tv, but have high hopes it will end up on netflix.

They usually whore out all their content on their website, too.

oh yes, thank you for reminding me of that.

[speedymarie]

Goody, something to watch while I grade essays on Manifest Destiny.

American history is my life.

[callmeKD]

DH set the DVR already. He's pumped

[owlishbookish]

Is anyone else watching? It looks like they've depicted Benjamin Franklin pretty similarly to his autobiography. That's surprising.

[gizmo]

Thanks for the reminder! Recording it.

[moidonna]

Jan 25, 2015 22:10:19 GMT -5 @bears said:

This is terrible.

I need to know what you don't like about it.  Inaccuracies?

[moidonna]

Jan 26, 2015 18:56:06 GMT -5 @bears said:

Jan 26, 2015 18:53:04 GMT -5 moidonna said:

I need to know what you don't like about it.  Inaccuracies?

The outfits are too shiny. The dialogue is cheesy. The acting is awful.

Jan 26, 2015 18:53:04 GMT -5 moidonna said:

I need to know what you don't like about it.  Inaccuracies?

Ha! I thought it was okay, but I really, really want to like it, so there's that. I'll be watching again tonight.

[theseaword]

Watching it now. I will say that even as a huge history fan I won't be terribly pissed if they sexy it up for entertainment. I feel like civil war gets more attention because people feel a need to make revolutionary war shows/movies so dignified. But I guess I will see for myself what they've done here...

[theseaword]

Wait. How I can believe that this is an unbiased retelling when it's sponsored by Sam Adams!?? Scandal!

[shanadoo]

I forgot to DVR it.

[theseaword]

Jan 26, 2015 20:31:40 GMT -5 shanadoo said:

I forgot to DVR it.

Disappointing but I appreciate your honesty. 
there are still more parts anyway! If you need to catch up, just crack open an american history text book and you'll be back on track in no time. 

[theseaword]

These British sure are Aholes! Boy I really hope someone eventually stands up to them!

[moidonna]

LOL at all these posts! I'm out of time to watch part 2 tonight, so now I'm behind.