Lincoln: Divided We Stand

Whoever engineered and edited the sound should be shot. I kept turning subtitles on to figure out what was being said. What, didn't anyone preview the show before broadcasting it?

I learned a lot from the series though.

I really like this shows goal of trying to encompass both Lincoln, the man and his personal history and his strengths and faults---and how he starts as a child in poverty and moves with halting progress towards the Presidency. I saw the first episode and now I would like to know if I can find somewhere to just stream all the episodes.....or do I have to wait? :(

I was drawn in from the beginning and enjoyed the entire 6 episode series. There were lots of facts and details I didn't know or had forgotten about Lincoln's life, both personal and political, before his Presidency. They also provided significant insight into his wife, Mary that many will appreciate.

Although, I didn't necessarily agree with the various historians and commentators, they provided different perspectives and food for thought. The documentary does a good job of humanizing Lincoln and showing the man. My main criticism would be about the last episode, which glossed over some of the details around his assassination, presumably because viewers have at least heard that before.

Definitely educational, entertaining and worth a watch.

Lincoln was not perfect, not a saint, but he evolved. A human who grew: what a concept. Had he lived, would he have succumbed to the pressures all around him after the war? Could he have continued to evolve, and would we be a better country today? Fantasies. But that's the point: poor Mary wasn't the only one cheated by the murderer of this beloved American.

Why did they allow the music to drown out the narrative? I had to use closed captioning the whole time. I would have given this a 9 or 10 rating except for this major production blunder.