Into the West 6/10/05
 

Anyone planning on watching this? It looks like it will be really good. EW gave it a pretty good review (B+).

http://alt.tnt.tv/itw/#

As a fan of history and epic drama, I'm really looking forward to this one.

Sounds like a traditional Western, so I'll be passing. The only Western I have ever liked is Deadwood.

I don't think it sounds like a traditional western at all, but then maybe what we think is a traditional western is different...

To me, a western is typically hero vs villain, gun shoot-outs, rough western towns, etc.

This is the history of America's move to the west.

Well, you're right, although I do expect to see some elements of that (gunfights, cowboys vs indians, etc) in this. While a huge fan of American History, the Western expansion is probably the least interesting period IMO. One man's opinion of course.

I'm sure it will be visually impressive though - particularly since I believe it is an HD presentation.

It is... and I don't have HD :(

I'm interested. But if it conflicts with Dancing with the Stars, forget it!

Is that your Indian name?

I'll give it a shot...it airs over 6 weeks...each episode is 2 hours long...I hope it isn't bloated.

I have HD but not TNT-HD..bummer. Gonna watch it though.

I can't wait for this!

I'll be watching...each episode is 2 hours long, and they're replaying it at least 3 or 4 days before the next episode..so if anyone misses it you can watch a repeat..

I plan to tivo and wait and hear if it was worth it. I did the same with Revelations, and decided not to watch it. :)

Entertainment Weekly liked it.
TV Guide said eh.

I did the same and will do it for this as well. :up:

Been great so far :thumbsup:

I enjoyed it quite a bit. I'll probably watch it again to just get all the characters straight.

Was that Gary Busey that got knifed in the duel?

Yeah it was.

To paraphrase Yellowbeard, "Gary Busey's never more dangerous than when he's dead."

I missed it last night, but will Tivo it tonight or Sunday night as it airs on TNT three nights in a row. It looks interesting to me and I'm not normally a fan of Westerns... guess it's different enough looking.

It was pretty good. I could have done without all the spiritual mumbo jumbo.

I liked it. It had a real Dances with Wolves feel to it. I watch again.

That was Gary Busey in the duel over Thunderheart Woman (:drool:)? I didn't even notice that...

I've only seen the first part, but I liked it.

Now bring on Keri Russell.

I'd watch anything that Will Patton stars in... :D

That bear scene was pretty graphic. Cool but, graphic.

I didn't hate it, and I'll probably finish it, but there were some really stupid and lame things about it, starting with the voiceovers, and including all the indian vision-junk... Not a very good script, frankly, for something with such an epic scope and such huge artistic resources behind it...

When the two main character/narrators met, I half-expected them to have a narration-battle... Wait a minute! *I'm* the narrator here!!