Texas Rising: Season 1

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History | The History Channel | Season Premiere Date: May 25, 2015

Summary: The beginnings of The Texas Rangers and General Sam Houston's (Bill Paxton) fight for independence from Mexico's rule by General Santa Anna (Olivier Martinez) are covered in the History Channel eight-hour miniseries.

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. The Rise of the Republic: Part 2
Air Date: June 15, 2015
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S1:E9. The Rise of the Republic: Part 1
Air Date: June 15, 2015
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S1:E8. Vengeance Is Mine: Part 2
Air Date: June 8, 2015

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David Hinckley

May 26, 2015

There’s doubtless some dramatic license here. No matter. It’s a classic campfire story, from a land that truly was the Wild West. Read full review

Ray Rahman

May 26, 2015

The action is so saddled with laughable dialogue and dreadful pacing that not even Paxton's always entertaining scene-chewing can make this inherently interesting tale pop as it should. [29 May/5 Jun 2015, p.98]

Robert Rorke

May 26, 2015

Texas Rising doesn’t have the urgency of “Hatfields vs. McCoys,” but Texas enthusiasts will enjoy the blow-by-blow reenactments of a crucial period in American history. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

May 8, 2015

By the end of Chapter Two, many viewers might well be in the mood to detour elsewhere rather than follow Houston’s plea to “follow me a little longer down this twisted, bloody road.” Read full review

Ken Tucker

May 26, 2015

As directed by Roland Joffe (The Killing Fields), Rising has some entertaining shoot-‘em-ups and showdowns, but Joffe is hobbled by the script, which forces him to cut away from Houston to give equal weight to Olivier Martinez’s Santa Anna, the leader of the Mexican army and president of the country, and the subject of some of Rising’s most tedious storytelling. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

May 22, 2015

The result is just a disjointed collection of clichés, often staged with the clumsiness of bad community theater. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

May 26, 2015

The overall plotting is as disjointed as it is clichéd. Read full review

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BobTro

Jul 4, 2015

Americans love and honor their history. Once again they managed аwesome mini-series! Great acting, interesting events, action, reality. This is not fantasy, but no worse licked all "Game of Thrones"))

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yardash

Aug 6, 2015

Bir dizi olarak bütçesi düşük ve senaryosu da açıkçası oldukça başarısız. Karakter yaratımı ve oyunculuk için de aynı şeyleri söyleyebilirim. Ancak bir tarihi dizi olarak history channel'ın hikayeyi anlatış biçimi ve texas rangerslarına dair aktardıklarıyla Houston'nın kimin nesi olduğunaBir dizi olarak bütçesi düşük ve senaryosu da açıkçası oldukça başarısız. Karakter yaratımı ve oyunculuk için de aynı şeyleri söyleyebilirim. Ancak bir tarihi dizi olarak history channel'ın hikayeyi anlatış biçimi ve texas rangerslarına dair aktardıklarıyla Houston'nın kimin nesi olduğuna dair tarihsel anlatısı başarılı. 1836 amerikası ve texas meksika savaşını merak edenlere tavsiye edilir.… Expand

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Bertoflyingfox

May 30, 2015

When they play this show, their logo should change to the UnHistory Channel. With this mini-series, they're painting a picture that just isnt true...and it isnt a very good looking picture either.

So many hokey characters that serve no purpose get screen time just for the sake of filler.When they play this show, their logo should change to the UnHistory Channel. With this mini-series, they're painting a picture that just isnt true...and it isnt a very good looking picture either.

So many hokey characters that serve no purpose get screen time just for the sake of filler. Certain factions are portrayed like bad guys from Rocky & Bullwinkle, as if the battle of the Alamo was a simple case of good humans versus bad humans. It's a slap in the face to the folks who lived in that time, they're all rolling in their unmarked graves (though History Channel probably found their bones and incinerated them long ago to get a nice Coca-Cola deal).

A half-assed show, through and through.… Expand

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nomountains

Jun 5, 2015

Horrible, horrible.
"Don't Mess With Texas"
To bad the writers were not required to take Texas history and geography in high school like all Texans.
Yes, we have a unique accent, but not anything like this.
Goliad is 171 feet above sea level. NO MOUNTAINS.

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BettySpinks

May 25, 2015

I was looking forward to Texas Rising. The trailer with Kris Kristofferson singing "I Won't Back Down" sucked me in. So many good actors! Too bad the mini series is cheesy and cloying. The look of it is too shiny. The camera work is too perfect. The "action" scenes are boring. The dialogueI was looking forward to Texas Rising. The trailer with Kris Kristofferson singing "I Won't Back Down" sucked me in. So many good actors! Too bad the mini series is cheesy and cloying. The look of it is too shiny. The camera work is too perfect. The "action" scenes are boring. The dialogue is horrible. I guess what I'm trying to say is that there is absolutely no grit to the look, feel, and performances. I know it's just The History Channel, which is like, a step up from Hallmark or Lifetime Channel, but this feels like 1980s-era mediocre tv mini-series. The History Channel took two steps forward with Hatfields & McCoys-- and one HUGE step back with Texas Rising.… Expand

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Rattazustra

Jun 4, 2015

The series is well done from a visual point of view. The aesthetics work out nicely.
Unfortunately that is pretty much it. The writing is horrid, the character portrayal is flat and boring and the overall dramaturgy is simply appalling, heavy-handed and outdated. It feels like a bad filmThe series is well done from a visual point of view. The aesthetics work out nicely.
Unfortunately that is pretty much it. The writing is horrid, the character portrayal is flat and boring and the overall dramaturgy is simply appalling, heavy-handed and outdated. It feels like a bad film from the 60s, just with the visuals of a current day production. Not worth anyone's time.… Expand

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bixbixbixbix

Jun 2, 2015

"Texas Rising" is an insult to both Texas and reality, possibly produced by folks in L.A., England, or Austin who hope to cash in on the current serial bonanza. Texas U. cheerleaders yell "Texas Fight! Texas Fight! Texas Fight!" Not Sam Houston's Army. I thought I was watching a comedy.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

52
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: May 25, 2015
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  S1:E10. The Rise of the Republic: Part 2
  Air Date: June 15, 2015
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  S1:E9. The Rise of the Republic: Part 1
  Air Date: June 15, 2015
- tbd
  S1:E8. Vengeance Is Mine: Part 2
  Air Date: June 8, 2015
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  S1:E7. Vengeance Is Mine: Part 1
  Air Date: June 8, 2015
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  S1:E6. Blood for Blood: Part 2
  Air Date: June 1, 2015
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  S1:E5. The Rise of the Republic
  Air Date: June 15, 2015
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  S1:E5. Blood for Blood: Part 1
  Air Date: June 1, 2015
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  S1:E4. Vengeance Is Mine
  Air Date: June 8, 2015
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  S1:E4. Fate and Fury: Part 2
  Air Date: May 26, 2015
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  S1:E3. Blood for Blood
  Air Date: June 1, 2015
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  S1:E3. Fate and Fury: Part 1
  Air Date: May 26, 2015
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  S1:E2. Fate and Fury
  Air Date: May 26, 2015
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  S1:E2. From the Ashes: Part 2
  Air Date: May 25, 2015
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  S1:E1. From the Ashes
  Air Date: May 25, 2015
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  S1:E1. From the Ashes: Part 1
  Air Date: May 25, 2015