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Well, Bill Dawes, I was about to break off for lunch, but now that you’ve posted your fly analogy I may never eat again.
Seriously, I share your mixed feelings about how a whiff of inaccuracy might give people an excuse to write off this drama entirely. Though I’ve been highlighting episodes from the miniseries which documents tell us happened a different way, or didn’t happen at all, I’ve also tried to point out parts of the show that I think are accurate and/or entertaining. I think people who have any interest in this period will find a lot to enjoy in the show, and I hope they’ll be stimulated to check out more.
If John Adams viewers check out the Massachusetts Historical Society’s Adams Electronic Archive, then they’ll see the original letters between John and Abigail, and John’s diary and autobiography, and the show will have done a Good Thing.
Mar 26, 2008, 12:48:00 PM
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