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Matt F 09/28/2024 This miniseries was on tv recently and I got to see it. It was really well done. Robert Conrad portrayed Pasquinel who was a French-Canadian trapper who traveled to the land that would become the fictional city of Centennial, Colorado and Conrad used a french accent that was great. The series had an all-star cast, some of whom would become stars later on. The 26-hour series originally aired on NBC from October 1978 to February 1979, and then again from September 1980 to October 1980. It was based on the 1974 novel of the same name by James A. Michener. See more 05/30/2022 Followed the book very well (what I can remember from 30 years ago). The show is dated in some aspects (the suicide farmer's wife OMG that acting was for the stage) but ahead of its time in others (black cowboys, screwing over the Indians, the environment). Made in the disco era which gave us ABBA, polyester and neon colored tuxedos. (only the Clash & Ramones, Tom Petty and Grand Master Flash (also aka Kid Creole) came out of that decade worth while). See more 04/28/2020 Loved watching this series. Very well developed characters (some a bit cartoonish, Such as Pasquinel brothers) but the extra length gives so much time to suck you into their lives. Had to watch every day till it ended See more 10/10/2019 Great move, cast and writing See more 12/13/2018 We need more historical miniseries, and it's great to see a historical miniseries on the old west. It's engaging, interesting, and likable. I do have one big criticism, though, and that's that it comes dangerously close to justifying the Sand Creek Massacre. No, it doesn't say the Massacre is ok, but it pins it on one man, and then paints that man as a madman driven by the grief of what happened to him in Minnesota when the Sioux attacked. Well, John Chivington wasn't from Minnesota. He was from Ohio. And he wasn't crazy. He was just of a mindset that existed back then. The series shows its fair share of racism, but it mostly comes from rednecks, while the Sand Creek Massacre is written off as the actions of a lunatic, when it wasn't. I still enjoyed this, and I'll still watch it again, but that is an error worth noting. See more 12/25/2012 This is a great series based on the book by James Michner. Well done and historically accurate to a good degree. Find a good weekend and pop some popcorn and settle in on the couch. See more Read all reviews

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