Manhattan was suggested to be by my daughter and I'm so glad she did. This series has me spellbound, the writing, acting, filming, and set designs are crazy good. I have been to Los Alamos National Lab and have seen parts of the old site and pictures and documentaries that look just like the series. They also correctly captured the culture of the time as it has been described to me by some of the people who were there. I read several reviews stating that there are too many sub-plots; to them I say if you want to watch simple entertainment, go watch anything else on TV. Anyone who has lived through stressful situations like this understands that life is complicated can get entangled with work, particularly in a pressure cooker situation like the Manhattan Project.Manhattan is not a documentary, its purpose is to portray the human side of this civilization changing project and give the audience a taste of the times surrounding it and, it does it extremely well!

I started out as a big fan of this show, partly for the science, whether or not it was accurate relative to history. And I was prepared to put up with the soap opera, "Dallas" qualities. But, I've become increasingly dissatisfied with the prurient and, mostly, implausible story lines. The writers seem to have dedicated themselves to fabricating multiple subplots that they think will dazzle in complexity........flashbacks, dream sequences........not to speak of eavesdropping and other tired devices. (I'm waiting for amnesia.) To me it's turned into a mess, and I've begun to have this visual image 4 or 5 Fonzies lined up on water skis. Sadly, I've decided to tune out.

Turned a historical show into a lecture on world peace. Loved it when it was science.. Now, it is just a "Lost" joke. Too bad.. crappy Hollywood B.S. and their agenda. Get it straight.. millions of lives were saved by dropping these bombs. Japanese were ruthless cowardly rapists, tortures and murderers. Innocent lives were lost unfortunately, but millions more would have died in an invasion. Ever visit the Philippines? I lives there from 1969 to 1972 and heard all of the atrocities these animals were committing. Bye Bye Manhattan.. another piece of Hollywood crap. Stick to history. Look at why things are. Look at the examples of American NOT to use this kind of force again. look at the United States leading in the desire to control these weapons.

Viewed the first season over the past week on Hulu. Started out a bit boring, then a few sub plots were introduced that seemed pointless at first. But wow!! By the last 2-3 episodes I couldn't stop watching. The character development is very slow, and we are shown the worst of everyone first, it seems. As the show progresses, we see almost everyone has some redeeming humanity (and secrets, always secrets). The backdrop of all this is the cinematic paradise of the American Southwest circa 1940, and a war story that we all know how it ends. I feel like I was invited on a blind date, only to find by the end that I have made all kinds of new friends. I hope to hear WGN is going ahead with season 2.