Hatfields & Mccoys On The History Channel

[Heisenberg]

Impressive cast for History's first foray into a television series. 3-night event starting Monday night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYIWdXYm8bc

Edited May 27, 2012 by Heisenberg

[falcon_bob]

Saw a trailer for this before Avengers. Added it to my dvr a couple days ago.

[WTA]

One of my fraternity brothers is in this series... In that trailer at the :39 mark, he's the McCoy without the hat... been in LA for a decade and just now getting a decent acting job, haha... I'll definitely be tuning in...

[KGrillz]

Nice. I didn't think they made real shows anymore. I thought they just made reality shows. I will be watching this bad boy.

[falconsd56]

Yeah I am stoked to see this.

It looks like a great cast and if they stay relatively true to real events it should be very interesting.

[mookie3127]

it looks pretty bad ***. i'm stoked about it.

[cnasty]

I actually know/work with a descendant of the McCoy's. She lives in West Virginia. I haven't talked to her much outside of her just kind of mentioning it in passing. Super nice lady, though.

[Durrtay]

Yeah I am stoked to see this.

It looks like a great cast and if they stay relatively true to real events it should be very interesting.

It IS the History channel, so one would think they basically keep it historically accurate.

[FalconState]

I'm definitely watching it tonight the previews look great

[Statick]

I'm waiting to watch it now. I've always wondered how that feud started.

[Mr. Hoopah!]

****, I want to watch this and the Hemmingway movie on HBO. Watching this though, they'll replay both.

[SacFalcFan]

thanks for the information.. i was able to dvr it tonight..

[King Syrup Golden 32 Oz]

Am I the only person with zero interest in this series?

[Guest Gritz]

Am I the only person with zero interest in this series?

In this thread, yes.

The first installment was excellent.

[JHav]

Missed the first installment last night but I am going to watch it sometime this week. I am just glad the History Channel is actually airing something that is history oriented...

[Statick]

Am I the only person with zero interest in this series?

Dude, you should really watch it. I've always been fascinated over the dynamics of the Hatfield-McCoy feud. If anything, watching our own country's small version of the perils of blind lunkheadedness, family honor, justice and vengeance will give you more insight on how the Middle East works.

[King Syrup Golden 32 Oz]

Dude, you should really watch it. I've always been fascinated over the dynamics of the Hatfield-McCoy feud. If anything, watching our own country's small version of the perils of blind lunkheadedness, family honor, justice and vengeance will give you more insight on how the Middle East works.

Perhaps I'll give It a whirl...if nothing else, I can think of at least one redeeming quality!

[KGrillz]

What an excellent first part of the series. Not to mention limited commercial breaks. I can't wait for part two.

[falconsd56]

I thought the first part was a little slow but the acting was everything I thought it would be with that cast. looking forward to part 2 tonight.

[FalconState]

I loved part 1 it was great can't wait for part 2

[Mr. Hoopah!]

WOW, this was a huge debut for History. Hopefully this green lights other projects like this. You know, shows about history.

http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/historys-hatfields-mccoys-sets-basic-cable-ratings-record-with-13-9-million-viewers/#utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

History entered the original scripted arena in a big way last night. The premiere of the cable network’s mini-series Hatfields & McCoys drew a staggering 13.9 million total viewers, 4.8 million adults 18-48 and 5.8 million adults 25-54 from 9-11 PM to become the the No.1 non-sports telecast in ad supported cable television history. The combined viewership for Part 1′s two airings was 17 million. “With all the success we have had at History, we felt strongly for some time that we should own historical drama, and in true History fashion, we have done it, with – pardon the pun – guns ablazin!,” said History’s president and general manger Nancy Dubuc. Hatfields & McCoys, a three-part, six-hour miniseries starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, tells the true American story of a legendary family feud – one that spanned decades and nearly launched a war between Kentucky and West Virginia. Parts two and three premiere tonight and tomorrow night. The mini is produced by Thinkfactory Media, withLeslie Greif executive producing, and Kevin Costner, Darrell Fetty and Herb Nanas producing. Sony TV us distributing.

[Danko/Manuel]

Did Kevin Costner really stop and take a piss while being chased by a whole bunch of Yankees? That seemed a little weird to me. I also found it weird his character had the balls and heroism to fight off an entire charging army single handed while his buddies are escaping, and then in the next scene he is deserting. WTF?

[falconsd56]

WOW, this was a huge debut for History. Hopefully this green lights other projects like this. You know, shows about history.

http://www.deadline...._medium=twitter

History entered the original scripted arena in a big way last night. The premiere of the cable network’s mini-series Hatfields & McCoys drew a staggering 13.9 million total viewers, 4.8 million adults 18-48 and 5.8 million adults 25-54 from 9-11 PM to become the the No.1 non-sports telecast in ad supported cable television history. The combined viewership for Part 1′s two airings was 17 million. “With all the success we have had at History, we felt strongly for some time that we should own historical drama, and in true History fashion, we have done it, with – pardon the pun – guns ablazin!,” said History’s president and general manger Nancy Dubuc. Hatfields & McCoys, a three-part, six-hour miniseries starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, tells the true American story of a legendary family feud – one that spanned decades and nearly launched a war between Kentucky and West Virginia. Parts two and three premiere tonight and tomorrow night. The mini is produced by Thinkfactory Media, withLeslie Greif executive producing, and Kevin Costner, Darrell Fetty and Herb Nanas producing. Sony TV us distributing.

That is fantastic news.

I enjoy some of the things on history like Pawn Stars because some of the items are interesting but stuff like this is 10 times better.

So hopefully they will continue to do shows like this.

It would be cool to see an actual series. History is filled with so many great stories and legends if done right they could be huge.

[Googlywoogly]

I've been disillusioned by History Channel's penchant for rigged reality tv and spurious shows such as "ancient aliens". This show was a breath of fresh air as long as they don't put this guy on to try to tell us that solid evidence points to the feud being a result of alien visitations.

edit: bah image didn't seem to dispay despite it seeming to be okay before I hit submit.

It's the freak show dude with the weird hair that takes circumstantial at best evidence and proclaims it's rock solid proof that aliens did stuff like build the pyramids.

Edited May 29, 2012 by Googlywoogly

[JHav]

That is fantastic news.

I enjoy some of the things on history like Pawn Stars because some of the items are interesting but stuff like this is 10 times better.

So hopefully they will continue to do shows like this.

It would be cool to see an actual series. History is filled with so many great stories and legends if done right they could be huge.

I agree, I like Pawn Stars and American Pickers because they give you a little history behind most items. However, I am not a big fan of Ice Road Truckers, Ax Men, and Swamp People. There is no history behind them and is pure reality TV, why are they on the History Channel?