The Kennedys After Camelot

Depicting the lives of The Kennedy's seems to be very much in vogue of late. Katie Holmes had had a go previously in the series the precedes this one, and Natalie Portman won great acclaim in the so-so film 'Jackie' earlier this year.

This series however decides, as the title suggests, to show the decline of the super family, and adds former 'Friends' star, Matthew Perry in for good measure (and as a ratings booster) as Ted.

It's well made, and well acted mostly, but it's very hammy, and I imagine playing very fast and loose with the small detail of fact.

I thought Matthew Perry gives a good performance, in a role that is a real test for him.

This isn't the best piece of TV drama you'll ever see, but it passes the time.

Garbage! It is hard to believe that we are in the year 2017 and still glamorizing this particular group of people. If your looking for pure fiction...this might be entertaining b/c of K. Holmes. If your looking for facts and true historical accounts..you'll need to do the research and find them for yourself.

Matthew Perry as Ted? Oh no. Perry is 15-20 years older than Teddy was at the time - and looks even older and more dissolute. Actually, an Osmond kid would be a better fit. Onassis was barely 5' - a squat, ugly man - not a good-looking 5'11" Arab. A Boris Karloff look-alike would have been better. Katie Holmes is not terrible as Jackie but that has more to do with the hair and clothes than her acting. Was Jackie really that nervous when Onassis was negotiating her dowry with Teddy? Because Ari's estate "settled" with Jackie for $25 million upon his death so she wouldn't contest the will. After 7 years of marriage - not a bad investment of time.

As a student of The Kennedy administration and old enough to remember, this sequel was disgraceful! I agree with the other reviews. The script is borderline comical and insulting to the viewer. The original series was far superior, not perfect by any means but considerably better.

Matthew Perry was the producer which explains quite a bit, he was difficult to watch as Ted Kennedy as was the character who portrayed Ethel. If I had to hear one more "Kiddo" reference to Jackie, it would induce vomiting. Additionally, where was Caroline? She may have had some input, one can speculate, because she was simply not written into the script.

Katie Holmes does a decent job in her role as Jackie but each time I had hoped for something...anything to resurrect this from near death, it was too late. The other objection I had as how they condensed part 2 of this series. Not much attention was paid to John Jr either. It seems as though his big line was, "My father is dead".

Good lord, this was so bad. It really left so much to be desired and should never have been produced at all.

Why did Katie Holmes use a "Northeastern/Boston" accent? Not at all true to life if you've ever heard Jackie O speak. Jackie had a very soft voice with a strange kind of affect, almost like Marilyn Monroe, (sorry to use that comparison), but I never heard a "Massachusetts" sound in her voice. I would have thought they would try to be more authentic.