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- May 25, 2015
- History
- May 25, 2015
- History
- May 25, 2015
- History
- May 25, 2015
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
52
25% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
67% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
52
25% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
67% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
There’s doubtless some dramatic license here. No matter. It’s a classic campfire story, from a land that truly was the Wild West.
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.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 46 User Ratings
3.1
22% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
7% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
72% Negative
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 46 User Ratings
3.1
22% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
7% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
72% Negative
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
This is one of the most engrossing mini-series I have ever watched. I know some of the history wasn't quite right, but I think they did a really good job getting the personalities of the people onto the screen. LOVED Rob Morrow's portrayal of Fannin! And Deaf Smith! I really didn't know much about him going into the series, but believe me, I've done some research since. One of the best and highest functions of TV is that spark that leads you to search for more knowledge. This series did it for me.
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SEASON 1
Richly textured and enjoyable if wildly uneven, the star-studded series tries to marry the hard-nosed, brutally violent realism of modern TV to an antique--some would say antiquated--aesthetic of genteel mannerisms and off-the-wall humor prevalent during the first golden age of TV in the 1950s and '60s.
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.”
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.
What should be a sweeping, exciting epic about Texas' fight for independence instead comes off as a muddled cross between a costume party and historic re-enactors convention.
The overall plotting is as disjointed as it is clichéd.
The first episode that has aired isn't a strong one, it's slow and at times dull, but the show does has potential. Many television shows have started out with not so good first episodes, but end up being surprisingly great. Optimistically hoping Texas Rising is one of them.
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SEASON 1
I honestly don't get why the user rating is so low for Texas Rising. It definitely wasn't a great miniseries, had some inaccuracies here and there (like MOST non-fictional works), but the acting was pretty good and the battles were acceptable. It's a very forgettable series though. It's not something you would WANT to watch more than once. But for those who claim this miniseries had nothing redeemable about it, I only have two words to say: RAY LIOTTA. His character brought out the best in this show, especially his final moments on screen in that last episode...
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SEASON 1
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 **** Houston'nın kimin nesi olduğuna dair tarihsel anlatısı başarılı. 1836 amerikası ve texas meksika savaşını merak edenlere tavsiye edilir.
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SEASON 1
The writer grew up in Houston, but that did not save him from mangling Texas history and geography with a script that would embarrass a mediocre 1960s western.
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SEASON 1
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 **** 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.
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SEASON 1