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I come away from viewing #Grant2 with mixed feelings. Some parts were done well, while other sections were lacking or drawn out unnecessarily (civilians in Vicksburg, Corinth). Grant's personal life was severely slighted.
Just because you can't do everything doesn't mean you couldn't have done some tings better.
The talking heads did their job. The issues were in structure and narrative. Even with such severe compression, they are still running out of time.
The talking heads did their job. The issues were in structure and narrative. Even with such severe compression, they are still running out of time.
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Last night I commented on #Grant1 (the first episode) after offering some observations earlier in the day about the genre in general. I wasn't surprised by what I saw, and I wasn't surprised by the reactions to it.
Last night I commented on #Grant1 (the first episode) after offering some observations earlier in the day about the genre in general. I wasn't surprised by what I saw, and I wasn't surprised by the reactions to it.
Let me concede at the beginning that I understand that some people will note inaccuracies with reenactor uniforms, terrain, weapons, etc. I tend to let that pass, but sometimes the issues took me out of the moment.
As for Grant, his uniform was wrong (he wore the coat of a major general as a brigadier general; I don't recall it being buttoned that way; he was primarily a pipe smoker before Donelson, and the story about how he used a cigar to direct operations would be funny.
