Legends & Lies

I was very disappointed in the Jesse James episode of Legends & Lies, as were other Missouri residents I've spoken to who know his history better than most. WHO were your "experts?" People from places I've never even heard of. Not one from Missouri. Was there any contact with personnel from the James Farm, where there is an extensive museum with extensive information on - Jesse James. No. And what about the law enacted in Missouri that "barred from voting, civil offices, and even the pulpit anyone who could not swear that they had not engaged in any one of a list of 86 forbidden acts of rebellion." (cited from the American Experience website at www.PBS.com) In other words, men who had fought for the Confederacy. It wasn't even mentioned. And Zerelda as a driving force in what made them bad guys? Really? And it wasn't mentioned, as is cited in another review, that Jesse and Frank rode with Quantrill and his raiders, which is a HUGE oversight. Poorly done and sadly researched in my opinion.

Having done military history for over 40 years, and been involved in multiple movie, documentary, and museum productions, I can truthfully say saddles and bridals were wrong, total wrong firearms used, with a complete mismatched hodgepodge mess of them in a same scene or even shot. Principal actors cannot act, and they cannot ride at all. Background setups were totally inappropriate for the era and area.

Your history lesson is close, but not correct. If you're going to teach history, which I assume is what you're trying to do, you failed horribly.

Truthfully the only thing pleasant about this episode was the narrator's calm voice.

You set documentary making back 50 years.

I didn't see the first season, but only the two following ones. What's striking to me is what has already been expressed a few times here. It pretends to go beyond the common narrative. But in fact, it totally gives in to the common narrative! And doesn't go any deeper. It's well made and it's good, but only skin deep. The title is only a pretense, a bait. I don't dislike O'Reilley. He's the type of guy whom you can call "wholesome". He comes in all square. The series here are the same: no subtleties, but interesting nonetheless and fun to watch.

The way that they portrayed Grant was so historically inaccurate. Kilmeade and o'Reilly Are NOT historians and should just stay quiet, keeping their revisionist history to themselves.

Some of the most outstanding info yet on the Wild West. A previously unknown account of how facts get twisted over time by the hit and run (drive-by) media. I see that another reviewer has written unsubstantiated info about this series but quite contrary, its from a leftist group with the profound title of 'American Constitution'. They have no idea what that title means since they are Fachist to start with.

Just like the left, trying to get the opposite and most derogatory info out that they can with unsubstantiated statistics and so-called research. One can tell about these groups because of the way they chose names for themselves; it is always the opposite of what they say or proclaim they are. I'm sick of their slanted views and their unsubstantiated info. Just loud mouths trying to fill a lot of hot air balloons,i.e. reminds me so much of our current President.

In summary, Bill has written or co-authored numerous books that have made the New York Times best seller lists for months in a row. You can take these facts to the bank. Thanks Bill, there are far too many that appreciate your corrections of twisted history. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORKS.