The Good Lord Bird

The dialogue and characters in this show are gold, but Hawke's is a sparkling diamond. He plays a loveable madman that lights up each scene! This is a really enjoyable show, overall.

I have to say The Good Lord Bird wasn't what I was expecting. Not in a bad way, it's a very good show, I just wasn't expecting it to be so funny. I was expecting a drama filled story with plenty of violence and it was those things too but it's also funny. As always, Ethan Hawke was fantastic here and was nominated for a bunch of awards for his performance. Hawke is great in just about everything he does but this might be his best performance of his career (outside of Training Day). This show wouldn't be the same without him. The series has gotten great reviews by pretty much everyone as it currently has a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's only a 7 episode miniseries so you can binge through it pretty quick and I recommend you do.

Feels like the love child of 'Django Unchained' and 'Brother Where Art Thou'....... Great Show!!! I've watched Ethan Hawke seesaw between good and bad productions, good and bad performances over recent years, there is no question he is on the up swing in both regards in The Good Love Bird. Really refreshing and a fun watch.

Ethan Hawke plays Captain John Brown an abolitionist of slavery prior to the civil war and sometimes he can be a hit or miss with his performances, however this is definitely a hit in this beautiful blended story of truth and black comedy. Most of us only have the benefit of hindsight, but every now and again one of us has the foresight or maybe its just the courage and conviction to fight for what's righteous. The cast is superb, with great direction and cinematography. The script is witty and powerful and the story is... as they say history

I didnt even knew the story of John Brown because i am not american. I really like the portrait it make of man with lights and shadows. It remains me so much of "El Quijote" and thats why I really liked it.