“The West Wing with Wigs” ? Politics and History in HBO’s John Adams

In 2008, HBO released a $ 100 million, seven-part mini-series based on David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of John Adams. The reviews were enthusiastic, with most people praising the cinematography, the storytelling, and Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney’s acting. Soon, however, histori...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aurélie Godet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Groupe de Recherche Identités et Cultures 2012-05-01
Series:TV Series
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/tvseries/1077