tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post3068868437722732395..comments2024-03-18T04:36:26.547-04:00Comments on Paul Levinson's Infinite Regress: John Adams on HBO: 3 and 4: Jefferson and Space Travel of the SoulPaul Levinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609987407926836519noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-18729755762875548472008-06-02T07:17:00.000-04:002008-06-02T07:17:00.000-04:00"I wish people would call this fucker out." . . . ..."I wish people would call this fucker out." . . . <BR/><BR/>Some of us are trying to. The worshippers make it hard.<BR/><BR/>I loved this John Adams series, but I fail to see any similarities between Obama and Thomas Jefferson whatsoever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-19516217695429883002008-04-05T01:13:00.000-04:002008-04-05T01:13:00.000-04:00I have to say episode 4 was not that great it coul...I have to say episode 4 was not that great it could have been alot better. They leave out that young Abigail 'nabby' was with them. There was an awesome scene in the book with John, the two Abigails, King George III, the Queen, and Princess Royal that I wish they had shown that instead of John and Abby 'getting it on.' Also as much as I love Jefferson he had his flaws as well. Adams was right when he said he was a walking contradiction. He was against slavery but owned slaves, he was for small government except for when he was president he increased the power and scope of government, and he left a mixed legacy that would allow people who stood for things that he would have been horrified if he could have seen it. (Such as the states' rights claims to protect slavery in the Civil War.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-73323022879561927492008-04-04T12:16:00.000-04:002008-04-04T12:16:00.000-04:00Yeah, Obama has so much in common with Jefferson. ...Yeah, Obama has so much in common with Jefferson. Jefferson, a believer in individual rights and men as self governing and Obama, a feelgood politician who delivers the bloodied blade of socialism wrapped in velvet oratory. <BR/><BR/>I wish people would call this fucker out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-12499896914976682102008-04-04T02:47:00.000-04:002008-04-04T02:47:00.000-04:00As a sci fi fan, this scene with in John Adams was...As a sci fi fan, this scene with in John Adams was a great moment. So I appreciate this post. It was beautiful to see Jefferson’s optimism in his moment and sad to see it in our retrospect. <BR/><BR/>I love your enthusiasm and what you call the golden age of television. TV is no wasteland and shows like Mad Men and The Wire<BR/>are prime examples of the best writing going.<BR/><BR/>The Great American Novel may just be a television show.<BR/><BR/>Christopher HellstromChrisHellstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605318237900455724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289595359432630118.post-8416944097516925052008-04-01T13:51:00.000-04:002008-04-01T13:51:00.000-04:00My boyfriend Chris and myself are enjoying this se...My boyfriend Chris and myself are enjoying this series very much. <BR/><BR/>Thus far, my only connection to John Adams' character was by way of the film, "1776" and although I enjoyed that one as well, it was completely different in many ways. <BR/><BR/>We both think that Paul Giamatti is doing an excellent job with his portrayal of a most interesting and more multi-faceted personality as Mr. John Adams and we are looking forward to the next episode - it's a great lesson in history!badthing1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09985465976840168636noreply@blogger.com