I second Mr Reed's review 100%. The show started out great, but turned into a love story about 3 episodes in.

James Franco delivers a strong performance in this TV series that grips the viewer into 60's Americana life. The story becomes interesting the more the primary character mingles with the lives of those in the past.A definitive story about time travel and it's infinite possibilities and the complications of a story of a man out of place with explosive secrets, trying hard to right the wrongs of the past. I found this impossible to stop watching once I started, and that's a very good sign of captivating television worth watching. Curiously, the FBI/CiA collusion within the story is a hat tip to the truth and about the only connection to reality. Oswald, though historically was absolutely a patsy, this show casts him as an unhinged gun nut Marxist Communist with a Govt agent handler, and a penchant for going troppo in the FBi field agent office. Nice twists on reality and paradox concepts throughout however. Despite it's small flaws this is brilliant viewing that makes me want more.{ edit - } After watching the final Episode 8 in the series, I changed my 8 star rating to ten. Despite the plot being oblivious to points of reality ie: 1) Secret Service told to stand away from the Limousine, 2) George Herbert Walker Bush as the head of the CIA involvement, 3) The next President having been pre- prepared to be sworn in 4) and at least 3 bullets fired at JFK, the many twists in the final forced a re-rating from my observations. Incredibly imaginative concepts, with amazing cinematography deserved to be applauded. Wonderful story, well told and despite being different from the book stands by itself for many reasons. Imaginative and creative being but two. The talents of Joe Henderson stands out, JJ Abrams stands out and James Franco DEFINITELY stands out... All the cast and crew deserve mention

11.22.63, a date that we all know and remember, the day of the assassination of J.F.K, a significant event in the history of the world that has shaped our present as we know it!11.22.63 (the show) is such a beautifully written masterpiece, time travel movies or shows tend to be complicated but this series isn't really, it delivers another point of view on the horrific incident that acquired on 11.22.63, a true artistic work with amazing performances and thrilling episodes that gets better an episode after the other, the series won't stop blowing your mind, and the way it shows the different aspects of the American life in the 60'.Some of its downsides are a kind of a poor screenplay at some scenes, and a bit of exaggeration and overdramatizing at points, you might get bored in some episodes but believe me; it's worth watching the whole thing through, you won't believe the ending!Great show, spectacular performances, very well-written and definitely a must-watch.

I understand when minor changes to stories need to be made, but this was so untrue to the original book you wonder if the people making it even liked the original source material. It looks great, the actors are great - but it is a complete departure from the book that made me interested in the show in the first place.