Today is Tuesday and this Sunday will be the last epi of the mini-series John Adams. For the first six installments we've seen the impetuous John Adams negotiate the consolidation of the colonies, insult the French, distance himself from his wife and child, and finally become President of these United States. David McCollough's Pulitzer Prize winning portrait of the founding father is extremely interesting. But, like most HBO "intellectual" properties, the majority of viewers will have difficulty following the progress of this historical figure without doing some home work.
I often found myself "wiki-ing" founding fathers, aristocrats, and European royalty during, or between, viewings of the show and I have learned quite a bit. What is more interesting is this depiction of John Adams is that of a lawyer turned hap-hazard politician and ambassador. Often Paul Giamatti's, facial expressions add humor to the often dry and informative biopic.
With that said I really like this show. I do like period pieces and though this doesn't have the blood of Rome, or the depravities of Deadwood. John Adams is a nice piece of work in it's own right.
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