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Team Abigail!
I’m hooked on HBO’s John Adams series. We rented the first and second disc from Blockbuster this weekend.
Laura Linney is fantastic as the smart and strong-willed Abigail Adams. She’s the star of the show, which is amazing considering how good the actors are playing Jefferson, Washington, Franklin, etc, etc. It’s a must rent!
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I can’t wait to see that.. we don’t have cable so I have to wait until it comes to Netflix. I read the book twice.. I loved it so much. I also recommend Dearest Friend by Lynne Withey .. also a favorite book is about the life of Abigail Adams.. Laura Linney was the perfect choice to play her!
Its a really phenomenal series–I’m still talking about it to anyone who will listen. Very thought provoking, and you realize the problems we have today aren’t very different than the problems 200+ years ago. Plus the cast is AMAZING.
The later episodes were so intense I could only watch them when they were spread out over a couple of weeks–maybe that was partly because I wanted to enjoy them a little longer.
Oh I couldn’t agree more! We LOVED the entire series. Enjoy!!!
I just watched the whole series last month & I agree completely. I absolutely loved it.
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Maybe I’ll make that a project next fall…I have always loved Abigail Adams, ever since we did a musical called “Dear Abby” in 5th grade…
(Sample lyrics, from a song where she is writing letters to all the other politicians:
“Dear Mr. Jefferson, I thought I would drop you a line.
How are you doing? I’m doing fine.
I hope you’re well and, by the way…There are some things I’d like to saaaaaaaay:”
And then she goes on to talk about giving women the vote, etc. Isn’t it weird how things get cemented in your head?)