Coincidence or not?
The presence of red coats (brown coats). A struggle for independence. A confluence of events and characters making a peerless assemblage.
Having had the pleasure of watching the first three episodes of John Adams (the miniseries on HBO) this weekend, I got to wondering about the similarities between it and Firefly. Okay, not really, but the end of the opening theme does bear a striking resemblance to the end of The Ballad of Serenity.
The miniseries is every bit as good as I hoped it would be.
Having had the pleasure of watching the first three episodes of John Adams (the miniseries on HBO) this weekend, I got to wondering about the similarities between it and Firefly. Okay, not really, but the end of the opening theme does bear a striking resemblance to the end of The Ballad of Serenity.
The miniseries is every bit as good as I hoped it would be.
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It's a miniseries, right? Do you know how many episodes there will be?
Hopefully HBO will keep showing and showing them, and I'll eventually remember to watch.
If you miss them, I'm guessing the DVD will make a nice Christmas present. That's what we're shooting for now that "Free HBO" weekend is over.
What I've found to be the most intriguing is that something so pro-American could be made in Hollywood. I suppose the founding fathers are a safe subject(?).
I haven't read the biography it was based on, but I'm guessing that it was well done based on the screen adaptation. Perhaps it was so well done -- and the screen writer was sympathetic -- that the movie people couldn't do much to screw it up?
Regardless, I'm really glad to see something that celebrates reason and the heroic efforts of the founders. Huzzah!
So it is true to say that Firefly was inspired by great Americans!
I read the McCullough book about Adams awhile back and was impressed by it. There was so much I didn't know or appreciate about Adams. I don't get HBO, but will be watching the series as soon as it's out on DVD.
You just never know where and how inspiration will hit.
The days of free HBO are over, and sadly, so is my watching the miniseries as it is aired.