The History Channel has done well recently with mini series and this one looks great as well. Hope it lives up to the hype.
quote:Sam Houston defeats the Mexicans by attacking them with the Battleship Texas at San Jacinto.
I'm expecting some "liberties taken" with the accuracy but I wouldn't get bent out of shape about it if it's entertaining and done well.
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The Texans lace the Alamo with explosives, then lure the Mexican army in. Slo-mo scene of Travis, Crockett and Bowie walking away from it as it goes up in flames.
quote:Good start but needs more PC. Need some racism, sexism, and of course some mistreated Native Americans.quote:Sam Houston defeats the Mexicans by attacking them with the Battleship Texas at San Jacinto.
I'm expecting some "liberties taken" with the accuracy but I wouldn't get bent out of shape about it if it's entertaining and done well.
The Yellow Rose of Texas is Chris Colfer from Glee - Santa Ana is bi-curious.
The Texans lace the Alamo with explosives, then lure the Mexican army in. Slo-mo scene of Travis, Crockett and Bowie walking away from it as it goes up in flames.
Back story told in flashbacks of how Houston and Santa Ana were actually BFF in high school but went their separate ways.
Instead of a coonskin cap, Davey Crockett wears a do-rag, and is played by Kevin Hart.
The Massacre at Goliad is actually a friendly soccer match played by the respective armies that Team Mexico wins 11-0.
The first Texas presidential election ends a tie, and Sam Houston wins a dunk contest in place of a run-off.
Anytime Sam Houston asks his mentor Andrew Jackson )for help, he replies that the situation calls for "A little less talk, a lot more Jackson."
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"A little less talk, a lot more Jackson."
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I'm excited for this, just hope they don't "Hollywood" it up too much like they did with Sons of Liberty.
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Episode 166 "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Alamo" - Hank tries to teach Bobby about the Alamo after discovering that the new history textbooks in school contain pop history and things get worse when Hank's plans for an Alamo play include a director who wants to portray the American force as a bunch of drunken, doped-up, slave-owning, prostitute-loving cowards.
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Some notable appearances in this.
Ray Liotta
Jeff Fahey
Jeremy Davies
Crispin Glover
Brendan Fraser
Kris Kristofferson
Thomas Jane
Christopher McDonald
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I didn't know until watching the previews that apparently the topography of Central and East Texas during the Revolution was an arid region characterized by rock outcroppings and large mountains. I guess the Mexican Army must have blown all that up before they returned to Mexico.