Sons of Liberty

Reading a lot of these reviews, people need to get a grip. Please show me where the History Channel said this was a documentary or that it was an accurate story about American history. The History Channel is a company trying to obtain viewers and to make money. They are in the entertainment business. Why else would they cast someone like Dean Norris as Benjamin Franklin? The truth is, this was a very good mini-series. Loved the acting, loved the drama and the action intensity. Almost at the edge of my seat. If anything, it re-sparked my interest in American history and I bet the same will happen for you. I've been reading up on our American history and our founding fathers and noticed some information I didn't know before and that alone was well worth watching Sons Of Liberty.

So relax, take a deep breath and let's all get a grip. If you cannot handle a show like this, perhaps you need to turn the channel back to The Big Bang Theory or go watch PBS.

This miniseries is entertaining as a drama if you can set aside its various gross historical inaccuracies. So, pretend that it portrays the American Revolution in an alternate dimension, perhaps even pretend that it's a prequel to "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," and you'll do much better that way. But, if instead you insist on expecting that its writers were objective wherever possible, keeping away from bias when none was required, then crawl back underneath your rock, please, because that has never been the History Channel's dealing. And this time, take a moment while you're down there to appreciate what a great name for a propaganda mill, "The History Channel" really is; it almost may as well call itself "The Ministry of Truth." What is most obvious and transparent about this miniseries' disinterest in truth is its disinterest in history.

Very few movies or shows about this period of history so if you're interested it's worth watching. But if you are a history buff you'll be more irritated as the lack of historical accuracy and detail in a show produced by the history channel... almost like then didn't actually bother to learn it before making.

Casting is poor, many of the actors are inaccurately cast for the age of the person

Uniforms, formations, mannerisms, field commands, etc for the redcoats are pure fiction other than their red jackets. At one point general gage (who was 55 at the time yet played by a much younger actor) use the command "rapid fire" to describe the artillery bombardment of bunker hill. Rapid fire 🙄

Much of action is too stylized and martial arts style and does not resemble combat of the era.

The battle of Lexington and concord are a joke at best. Basically no display of the action at concord bridge and nothing of the patriots constant harassment of the British march back to Boston.

No details or depiction of the setting or scale or layout of the combat in the show.

General Washington is depicted as a war mongering tough guy who volunteers himself for commander in chief position when in reality he was nominated for the position and reluctantly accepted.

John Hancock is depicted as a faggy dandy with little to no backbone when in reality he was a savvy rich merchant and respected in the community.

No historical basis of general gages wife sleeping with dr warren. Totally made up bs that doesn't add anything to the story and appears to only be added so a female character could be included.

Any true American Revolutionary War fans or history nuts may wanna skip this mildly entertaining but historically lazy and irritating slap in the face to a great American story.

The history channel should be embarrassed of this. Embarrassed.

I just rewatched this mini-series and think I enjoyed it more the 2nd time.

This time I had the op to do some reading regarding his historical accuracy. For a series on the network it originally aired, I would believe that it should have been far more accurate. There are not nearly enough goofs for all the inaccuracies.

I have to ignore the inaccuracies because otherwise I would be very unhappy.

What the show did do is I hope give some people, the vast majority of people, a little understanding for the origins of our country. One can see the rationale for the majority of the Bill of Rights including the 2nd Amendment. So many people believe that the 2nd Amendment is primarily for self-protection where it really was for self-protection against the government. Other things include freedom of speech, stopping the govt from just taking property, freedom of press, etc.

I would have loved for there to be a follow-up that covered the Rev War although the recent GW miniseries may have (haven't watched it yet).

We truly need to remember all the founders of this country. Did they have some faults (slavery, womanizing, etc), but they were also very brave men that risked everything without which we would never have had the United States.

To many historical inaccuracies, and too much use of modern idioms for my taste. John Adams was a much better miniseries.