Couldn't stop watching this series about John Adams. Great costumes, superb acting and a well researched script.

*Spoiler/plot- John Adams, 2008. Follows the work and exploits of one of the most influential members of the signers of US declaration of Independence and Continent Congress. He later became our second President.*Special Stars- Paul Giamnti, Laura Linney.*Theme- Getting to the truth of any movement is always worth while.*Trivia/location/goofs- TV HBO mini-series. One of their best. Shot on U.S. east coast cities that had colonial cityscapes.*Emotion- An extremely well cast, acted, and produced historic film series from Americans about USA history. A 'must have' classic adventure series.*Based On- The life of John Adams of Boston.

This is a masterpiece of historical narrative film. It expresses perfectly the perspective of David McCullough's book, presenting the viewpoint of John, Abigail, and others as actors facing an uncertain future. Laura Linney was brilliantly cast as Abigail and her performance is magnificent. Her every scene bristles with energy and depth, bringing to life the powerful relationship of Abigail and John, which influenced the course of American history. Other characters were also well cast, especially Tom Wilkinson as Ben Franklin, David Morse as George Washington, and Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson. Tom Hanks and his team did a great service in creating this film for posterity.

If you read my separate reviews of the 7 parts of the series then I suggest you read them first.The series is about John Adams played in a wonderful performance by Paul Giamatti who is fighting for freedom for the colonies. It also takes a look at him as president and covers his problems at home along with his wife Abigail played by Laura Linney.If you have not seen this mini-series I say check it out. One thing was going on in my mind while watching this: why does Samuel Adams gets a beer named after him when he did not do any thing where as John Adams did a lot of things. The performances are really well done but some people are wondering why this was not a movie. Well the answer is it didn't need to be a movie because it has too much of a story to tell, and I think that the way it was done here was great. Definitely check it out. It's well paced and well told.Not Rated.8hrs 18min/498min(alltogether).****/****