HBO's "John Adams" premiere last night was exceptional - absolutely worth catching tonight's encore at 10 pm if you missed it.
My prejudice duly acknowledged, the series' Jefferson is a true standout - the taciturn Virginian in capable hands with stage actor Stephan Dillane, who brings a quirky, observational quality to the role. The cast altogether puts in an excellent turn, and Laura Linney brings a flintiness to her characteristic doe eyes to deliver Abigail's feminist/abolitionist missives (less notable is the collage of aphorisms that passes for Ben Franklin's dialogue- Dr. Meirzwiak is a delight, but the one-liners gets a little nonsensical after awhile.)
And for procrastination fun, the interactive time-and-people-line feature is quite cool.
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