tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590433355776857400.post4358975883473413742..comments2023-12-20T23:45:14.672-05:00Comments on The American Patriot Series: Revisiting TurnJ. M. Hochstetlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291602346312967152noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590433355776857400.post-6917635546658829022014-05-08T09:43:07.416-04:002014-05-08T09:43:07.416-04:00Elaine, I appreciate your insights and agree with ...Elaine, I appreciate your insights and agree with you totally! Very good point about Abe being the "Everyman" who shows what it really was like for the people of the day who didn't want trouble but were finally forced to take action. We might all get to that point someday. I also love it when writers challenge our assumptions and force us to look at things from a different and surprising perspective as in the scene with the British soldier. I hope they do more of that because not all the British were brutes. Many were men of high principles doing what they thought was right for king and country.J. M. Hochstetler1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00681163398104124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590433355776857400.post-5760224859747653052014-05-08T09:39:09.356-04:002014-05-08T09:39:09.356-04:00Excellent analysis, Elaine! I really like your ins...Excellent analysis, Elaine! I really like your insights and agree with you totally. I also especially like when writers throw a bit of a curve ball that challenges your assumptions and gives you a different perspective. Kudos to the writers for that.J. M. Hochstetler1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00681163398104124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590433355776857400.post-27865677971900548632014-05-08T09:36:34.025-04:002014-05-08T09:36:34.025-04:00I agree wholeheartedly with you Tamera. Just getti...I agree wholeheartedly with you Tamera. Just getting people to learn something about our nation's founding is a big plus. The show is definitely entertaining, and I'm hoping it'll draw viewers into the period enough that they seek out good--and accurate--books about it.J. M. Hochstetler1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00681163398104124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590433355776857400.post-12354827358662298952014-05-08T09:34:50.270-04:002014-05-08T09:34:50.270-04:00Oh, Janet, I sure know what it is to be covered up...Oh, Janet, I sure know what it is to be covered up! lol! I'm glad you have them, and once you have time to read them, I'd be delighted if you'd post a review--if you like them. Honest reviews are always appreciated. :-) J. M. Hochstetler1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00681163398104124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590433355776857400.post-27432934430876642592014-05-07T16:38:05.692-04:002014-05-07T16:38:05.692-04:00Thanks for keeping up the discussion, Joan. Like J...Thanks for keeping up the discussion, Joan. Like Janet, I hope this program revitalizes interest in the Revolution! It has been long in coming, IMO. <br /><br />And like you, Joan, I think it's a mistake to replace true historical drama with fictional scenes that miss the mark. The real battles were far more amazing and would have kept us gripping our seats! <br /><br />What I love is the well played out struggle that the character of Abraham personifies. He is the "Everyman" of the American Revolution who just wants to take care of his family. Yet circumstances have forced him to take sides. And his increasing pain in dealing with his father's choices is so well depicted, you can feel his grief.<br /><br />So Huzzah to AMC for doing an excellent job in making the era come alive. But thumbs down to the writers and executives for falling into the 2014 entertainment trap of choosing the more salacious scenes. And yes, I thought the British soldier interrupting the couple making a bad choice was a well-written and surprising addition to the script. :)Elaine Marie Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149168097740663299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590433355776857400.post-57834494861950963592014-05-07T16:22:35.757-04:002014-05-07T16:22:35.757-04:00I didn't expect much from a secular show as fa...I didn't expect much from a secular show as far as keeping it clean or sticking to the history instead of creating drama, but it's better than I thought it would be. And I'm enjoying people taking a new look at that period in our history.Tamera Lynn Krafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790255839825852307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590433355776857400.post-87192575030124195342014-05-07T15:46:55.737-04:002014-05-07T15:46:55.737-04:00I'm embarrassed to say this, Joan, that I boug...I'm embarrassed to say this, Joan, that I bought your series of books months ago and just haven't had the time to get to them. I'll try to get to them soon and I'd be happy to write a review on Amazon.Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590433355776857400.post-85248433827250431412014-05-07T15:25:09.606-04:002014-05-07T15:25:09.606-04:00Janet, the series has its ups and downs. I read Br...Janet, the series has its ups and downs. I read Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger's Washington's Secret Six, and it sure didn't include a lot of what Turn has. Obviously they have to flesh the history out with a lot of fictional elements to make it long enough for a series. I hate it when they drop important historical events in favor of fiction. What really happened is even more involving and exciting than much of the story line. But I may be prejudiced. lol!<br /><br />If you'd like to read my series, I'd be glad to send you a set if you'll email me your address. I really need some new reviews, and if you'd have time to do that--no rush--I would appreciate it so much!J. M. Hochstetler1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00681163398104124250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590433355776857400.post-65342110194056112532014-05-07T14:59:17.191-04:002014-05-07T14:59:17.191-04:00A great review, Joan. I was disappointed to have m...A great review, Joan. I was disappointed to have missed last weeks episode. I would prefer that the violence be not so explicit. And I honestly do not remember some of the movie line being in the book, but it's possible I could have forgotten :-). <br /><br />My hope is that this program will get folks excited about our colonial and Revolutionary War period so they will want to learn more about why and how this nation was born . . . oh, and also to want to read our books :-).<br />Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.com