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.... Or Hol(l)y-wood, the pun is too obvious to skip. And I am saying Hollywood because with Kevin Bacon starring, the quality level is quite high from the get go. And that is the risk these A-listers have to take, when they don't star in HBO dramas. Will the overall production be worthy of their status?

Three episodes in, and it's looking really good with huge potential. They can take the story any route they want, it's more than a teen show with the gore levels being decent if one can put it that way and the CGI is typical for this type of show while in fact it could be a bit more scary and complex. In a few scenes it does in fact look like cheap Diablo graphics, if you are a gamer.

The "Supernatural" plot is simple to get things rolling, with Kevin Bacon being a Demon hunter. To avoid spoilers, I will only mention that the side kick he has in episode 2 at least, isn't as cool and doesn't feel like it fits the cool, redneck bounty hunter style Bacon is rocking.

The music is great, photography is awesome and overall atmosphere is fitting to the plot.

Hope this show moves forward with many more seasons to come!

Some things you just cant understand. You see the list of actors in an espionage/political mini-series, you realize that one of the all time greats stars in it and therefore you expect a viewing that could be short of epic (while it shouldn't be) but still it will be awesome to watch.

And then you watch it and can't comprehend how the script is so bad and how the direction is so all over the place.

While the main plot is not bad as a concept, I am wondering what the producers were thinking when they read the script and chose the director.

This could have been a HBO level TV mini series. Its a flop instead, that us worth watching merely because of the cast involved. Netflix has dropped the ball. Again.

To be honest, I don't expect much from original Netflix shows anymore. Netflix was never of HBO or Hulu level for that matter and even Prime is slowly gaining ground on the quality of its' shows. American Primeval comes at a time when Netflix really needs a proper show.

15 years ago, 22-episode seasons were the norm, when we had to wait for a whole calendar year or more to see what happens next. Then, Netflix dropped all episodes at once, which is fine for binge watching but you end quite quickly with nothing to watch, plus it's tiring to watch many many episodes in a few sittings.

And then the limited series trend is back, where we practically talk about an extend film. And this is what American Primeval is. An extended film, which has the perfect pace to develop the characters enough for the spectator to care while not dragging the plot.

With me not being a US citizen, it was a great opportunity to read into this part of American History, about the Mountain Meadows Massacre, a story which I handnt come across in other featured films or TV shows. It also gave me the incentive to look into the Mormon religion as I was only aware of its existence. While this series is not entirely historical accurate concerning the flow of events, it seems that it does depict the general frame of the events that unfolded and the basic parties involved.

It is as violent as it should be to bring the audience the actual conditions and battles people of these times had to face.

Acting by most if not all actors is top notch but I have to say I found Betty Gilpins' character (Sara Rowell) a bit exaggerated. Taylor Kitch delivers but Shea Whigham as Jim Bridger and Kim Coates as Brigham Young are extraordinary.

Principal photography is beautiful, all scenes and direction by Peter Berg is outstanding.

If you want an interesting Limited Series to binge watch over a weekend (or a... Day!) and don't mind the brutal depiction of the Old American West, this is a perfect choice!