Kevin Costner's the West

This is a great documentary about the American West, I especially enjoyed the cinematography scenes and the personalities of the people, whether friendly or clashing. Many reviews mention Kevin Costner's narration as boring and dull, but it's better than reading a big, dusty history book yourself. I like his voice.

Apparently my review is too short. Okay, here's more, imo Episode one, "Fallen Timbers" serves as an introduction that includes the natives of the "Indian Nations of the Northwest Confederacy" to a victory. I was glad to see the resistance to what many consider an invasion from another continent.

I know Kevin Costner has a passion for the West and the history of the West. The directors did a real disservice to him but having him narrate this so blandly. He much better than this. Directors should've watched Yellowstone to Yosemite on Fox app. That's the real Kevin Costner.

The information in this docuseries is worthwhile. The guests sharing the history are impressive and knowledgeable. I learned things they don't teach in school.

I will recommend this series to family and friends but warn them to be prepared that Costner was not permitted to bring his passion for the stories to it. Let Costner be Costner l.

I tuned in because of Costner's participation and history. Unfortunately his performance is sluggish, monotone, and he doesn't seem at all interested in this production. Often staring into space, he looks like a bored sixth grader reading a book report. Sad, because the content would be a lot more entertaining without him. Always enjoyed his movies if not his acting, but this one is really bad.

As for the documentary, though a bit slow paced, it's entertaining and informative. Worth watching. Nice visuals...nice piece of history. I confess, however, that my irritation with Costner's efforts will probably preclude any further interest on my part.

I only finished Episode 2 but I had to watch it especially after I seen some reviews saying it's a snorefest or boring with these really low reviews of 2 or 3.

I was hoping this wasn't the case because I love Costner and I love American history.

Thankfully these reviews were way off. So far the show is very enjoyable and definitely paints a picture of the old west and it's history.

So far I'm loving it and looking forward to binge watching the rest. I like how it goes into detail about the history of the Indian tribes and the battles and the different stories like Louis and Clark.

Really gets my imagination going and I love that. I would give this series a shot!

There is no doubt that there are a lot of facts seen from the "immigrants" side, and the story is fascinating and important. But it's hard to get around how it's all made boring by Kevin Costner as an uninspired narrator. It really sounds like he is narrating a cookbook, and I have experienced more inspiration by watching paint dry.

As the documentary has several directors, it can only have been Kevin Costner as producer who decided this. If so... it's time to retire, Kevin. It sounds like a "Give me the money and let me get out of here" situation.

Anyway, as mentioned, there are a lot of good stories and tales. It's hard to know what the Natives were thinking, and often it becomes pure guesswork. That's really not the documentary's fault, as Native Americans, unfortunately, are not known for their extensive libraries and documentation efforts at this time. It's really too bad.

But there is a lot to learn, so watch it with a lot of coffee, Red Bull, and sugar, and you might learn something.