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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Wondering about the History Channel.


I finished up watching a three part series on the History Channel called The Hatfields and McCoys.  All I can say is WOW!!!  Since it was a true story, it hit home even harder.  This was a gruesome, violent movie with lots of realistic action and blood and gore.  (Not Al Gore)  My wife couldn’t bear to watch it.  It was almost like the Civil War but only between West Virginia and Kentucky.  It was well done with great acting.  Kevin Costner played the head of the Hatfield clan.  I must admit he did a great job, as did all the actors.  It was by far the best movie I have ever seen on TV.  I highly recommend it.  If it ever comes back on, you all should watch it.

Since I come from Pennsytucky, I could recognize the scenery.  You may be wondering where Pennsytucky is, right?  Well, it is the wooded hill country of Pennsylvania.  Deep forests and rivers with sparkling clear creeks.  That is until the strip mining and interstate road construction polluted a lot of them.  I think I covered that subject in one of my older blogs.  OK, if you missed the series, watch it if it ever comes on again.  It has everything, like love stories, feuds, fun times, sad times, loving and hating and of course a lot of killing.  I liked it and I bet most of you will, too.  Now have a great day and don’t fight with your neighbors, you hear?
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  1. TROUBLEnTXMay 31, 2012 at 9:54 AM

    Didn't realize i had missed it, glad you brought it up. I'm gonna record it Sat, all 3 of them. Got a BIG note,,lol. They start at 5 pm, end at 11:01,,gotta get that 01 for sure!

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    1. Dizzy-DickMay 31, 2012 at 10:49 AM

      Yes, it is important to watch them in order. Let me know what you think. Warning, a lot of blood and guts.

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  2. Ben in TexasMay 31, 2012 at 2:16 PM

    Sure would like to see that .. maybe netflix will put it up on their site or maybe one of the national channels will play the rerun of it someday.

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  3. SixbearsMay 31, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    Once in a while the History Channel remembers they are supposed to be about History. When they do that, they do a good job. Sometimes it's like they are the Ancient Aliens Channel.

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  4. Ben in TexasMay 31, 2012 at 4:19 PM

    UPDATE,, I was able to find it as streaming video on the History Channel online. BUT I had to use IE to play it. And was able to stream it to my large screen .. Watched part one and now I got something to watch after supper.( pt 2&3) . Thanks for the tip.

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    1. Dizzy-DickMay 31, 2012 at 5:06 PM

      Ben, OK, so I guess you can ignore my reply to you above. Tell me, what do you think of it so far?

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  5. jimkabobJune 1, 2012 at 7:55 AM

    About 30 years ago, I was talking to a friend about western Pennsylvannia and he said, "oh you mean Pennsytucky". I thought he made up the term since that was sort of a hobby of his. Your mention of it was only the 2nd time I heard it. Was it mentioned in the movie?

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