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Series Details & Credits
| HBO | Release Date: March 16, 2008 |
Starring:
Ritchie Coster, Justin Theroux, Laura Linney, Željko Ivanek, Boris McGiver, David Morse, Guy Henry, Neal Huff, Sarah Polley, Kevin Trainor, Del Pentecost, Paul Giamatti, Tom Hollander, Tom Wilkinson, John Dossett, Danny Huston, Stephen Dillane, Steven Hinkle, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Rufus Sewell, Clancy O'Connor, Madeline Taylor, Samuel Barnett, Tom Beckett, John Bedford Lloyd, Ed Jewett, Mamie Gummer, Brennan Brown, Bill Buell, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Judith Magre, Alan Cox, John M. Keating
Summary:
U.S. history buffs won't want to miss this epic miniseries about one of America's greatest founding fathers John Adams. The mini-series is based on the 2002 book, John Adams, written by David McCullough, and stars two Academy Award nominated actors: Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney.
Genre(s):
Drama
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Season 1 Review:
Writers Kirk Ellis and Michelle Ashford do justice to McCullough's narration, and director Tom Hooper has a straightforward style that gives flesh-and-blood dimension to names from history books. Best of all are two extraordinary performances at the center: Paul Giamatti as Adams and Laura Linney as his wife, Abigail.
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There are moments when John Adams stirs up the passion its author clearly had for the subject -- Adams firing off a rifle in the middle of a battle at sea with a British warship, the first public reading of the Declaration, George Washington (David Morse, in the second-best piece of casting other than Giamatti) whispering his oath of office at his inauguration -- but too often it's just as muddy and dull as its subject was accused of being.
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One of the best mini series ever, a remarkable historical drama about the Founding Fathers and their legacy.
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: March 16, 2008
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S1:E7. Peacefield
Air Date: April 20, 2008
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S1:E6. Unnecessary War
Air Date: April 13, 2008
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S1:E5. Unite or Die
Air Date: April 6, 2008
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S1:E4. Reunion
Air Date: March 30, 2008
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S1:E3. Don't Tread on Me
Air Date: March 23, 2008
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S1:E2. Independence
Air Date: March 16, 2008
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S1:E1. Join or Die
Air Date: March 16, 2008
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