Seems like a few stretches but an interesting show.

I knew that Sam Adams was a rabblerouser but according to the History Channel he was single handedly responsible for America's break from England. I need some popcorn.

I have it on dvr...will watch at the rite time ..I hope its good ..like Klondike was

Adams is being portrayed far too young for the middle aged man that he would have been in 1765. Plus, he's fleeing British troops in Boston that wouldnt have been there until 1770?

Complete fiction so far. I think that the Klingons ally with the colonists tomorrow night.....

Great show so far. Our founders were a brave bunch!

On my screen they got the dates right.

Just looked at the info on the History/Sons site. Seems that they did a good job with the real facts of who did what, when, and why.

A lot more balls than our current leaders.

They weren't leaders when it started. They were just citizens. And yes, way more ballz than the current examples.

They were leaders the day the were born.

Hope it's good.




Travis

Naw ,they were actually just a bunch of malcontents with guns that got sick of being taxed without representation.Sound familiar????

Can't say that it does.




Travis

Unless you're quoting that teacher from Dazed and Confused.




Travis

I guess I am dazed and confused!!!

I'm not. I agree with you.

There are LOTS of parallels in what caused the revolutionary war, and what is going on today. Many.

I think the series is very poorly done. Why is everything so blurry? For all the commercials they sell, they could afford to focus the camera.

Went to the History CHannel website. Interesting factoids, many of which I had forgotten. Much better series than I thought it would be. Curious to see how much they delve into the motivations for colonies other than MA.

Well being the title is the "Sons of Liberty" and not "The American Revolution", I think it will pretty much be up in Mass and the series end circa 1776/1777? That is my guess. Also another thing to consider is many History and Discovery channel shows are made by Brits or Canadians on the cheap.

ETA: I don't think there were excessive commercials; they only lasted a minute or two tops, unlike network TV where you could cook a steak and still be watching commercials!

Contrasting then and now what I notice is the amount of self interest that motivated often brilliant people in to action. The risks and sacrifices were personal and bravely accepted. At its heart is the proper belief that theft of ones labors is a personal indignity not to be borne.

Today the media does the bulwark of thinking for masses who, though every bit as self interested, seem only spurred in to action if it means taking the fruits of someone else's labors coupled with being told they are "good" for doing so.

I find this whole conversation a bit unbelievable. Everybody knows there is no history on the History Channel any more.

Not a historical issue but judging by how they handled the boxes of tea they threw overboard and the barrels of gunpowder they stole, as if they were light as feathers, either the men back then were some pretty stout fellows or else those boxes and barrels were empty.

http://allthingsliberty.com/2015/01...history-channels-sons-of-liberty-series/

Well, it might be entertaining but it is not history. This just got a bit too far fetched. I think I'll stick to books. The truth is more interesting.

What part did they get wrong?

You can never please some of the cats on here. The show may have not been perfect but I really enjoyed it. It is a good reminder of the events that started our rebellion.

It was good entertainment, but it was far from factually accurate. See the link I posted above. Anytime something is portrayed as a "historical" presentation, most people perceive it as factual. In my opinion, the truth is just as interesting as some stylized and overdone drama.

I caught just a few minutes of it while I was getting ready for work tonight. I did notice when they squared off with the British at Lexington that one of the patriots was lined up ready to fire, but his frizzen was forward. I can't help myself. I notice firearms flubs in movies frequently.

It was good for a reminder of the events but too many coincidental occurrences for art's sake. For the most part I enjoyed it tho.

The personal killing of Dr. Warren at Breeds Hill(IIRC that's where it occurred) by Gage because of a affair was just a bit too much.

The forefathers did a big thing, a brave thing, a wonderful thing and took the ideas in the Magna Carta about as far as it could go. It's been more or less downhill lately (IMHO). Americans might not be the same people we were back then.

Everyone in this country should watch something about the founding or better yet read a good source.

I really enjoyed it for what it was, maybe it will influence some of the uneducated into digging deeper.

On every Civil War battlefield they found many muskets with several rounds jammed down their barrels. Some soldiers in the excitement forgot to use any caps.
$hit happens...

To squeeze that much history into less than six hours, many shortcuts have to be taken.
If it inspires some to punch a keyboard or pick up a history book, great, but they will some find out that the scholars do not agree and over time change their minds. The �Sons of Liberty� have always been a controversial lot.

Didn't see the show but I've done that very thing by accident with my flinter at reenactments. Only happens in rapid (sort of) fire. Common usage at reenactments when loading from wrapped paper cartridges is to prime the pan first and then pour the rest of the powder down the barrel (there would be a ball in that cartridge in the real thing).

Authentic maybe, but means you're loading over a primed pan, not a good thing. I always pour the main charge with the pan open and then prime last from a priming flask before closing the frizzen.

Maybe once or twice out of hundreds I've forgotten and brought the arm to bear with the frizzen open over the empty pan.

On a related note, in "The Patriot" some of the militia turn their heads away from the pan when firing, this is because in that movie they mixed powdered magnesium in with the priming charge to give it a brighter flash for the camera

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