Ray Liotta plays a fictional character. I have no idea why they feel they need that. The story stands on its own.
quote:probably for the best.
Well the storm stopped my DVR.
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So whose this guy who "escaped" the Alamo supposed to be???
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Nacogdoches is in the desert too
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Does History make Vikings? I thought they just carried it, or were partners or something.
quote:Probably consulted with Michael Bay on the geography he used from Transformers 4. Anybody spot any big, solitary trees strung with lights?
Im apalled at the scenery in the show. There are now mountains or cliffs between San Antonio and Houston. Very inaccurate. It's like they shot the film at the Gaudalupe mountain range.
quote:Actually the bit about Houston was one thing that they actually did get right, as he did suffer from a long-festering, unhealed wound in the groin which he received while fighting against the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend during the War of 1812. There has been some speculation that it was a major cause of the breakup of his first marriage, as supposedly his wife was so physically repulsed by what she later called his "dreadful injury" of emasculation that she left him, but as with so many things in Houston's life, that is still a matter of ongoing debate.
I'll continue to watch it as it was slightly entertaining but these "liberties" they are taking are just downright dumb. How the hell does Gonzales look like it's some arid, desert terrain? And Ray Liotta's character while cool that he survived and is on some revenge quest, is obviously not historical. Also, I don't recall that Houston had some long festering wound. Oh, and the Karankawa raiding as far in as SA? Not that I remember. Lot's of liberties taken and just seems like lazy writing to me. Oh well, i'll still watch it but man sometimes it's painful to watch if you have even a basic understanding of Texas History.
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Just looked it up. The guy that directed this is French.
quote:Thanks for the insight. Didn't realize that was accurate.quote:Actually the bit about Houston was one thing that they actually did get right, as he did suffer from a long-festering, unhealed wound in the groin which he received while fighting against the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend during the War of 1812. There has been some speculation that it was a major cause of the breakup of his first marriage, as supposedly his wife was so physically repulsed by what she later called his "dreadful injury" of emasculation that she left him, but as with so many things in Houston's life, that is still a matter of ongoing debate.
I'll continue to watch it as it was slightly entertaining but these "liberties" they are taking are just downright dumb. How the hell does Gonzales look like it's some arid, desert terrain? And Ray Liotta's character while cool that he survived and is on some revenge quest, is obviously not historical. Also, I don't recall that Houston had some long festering wound. Oh, and the Karankawa raiding as far in as SA? Not that I remember. Lot's of liberties taken and just seems like lazy writing to me. Oh well, i'll still watch it but man sometimes it's painful to watch if you have even a basic understanding of Texas History.