Glad I didn't read the reviews before I watched this. Perhaps you can put you expert knowledge of history (which is recollections from others since I assume you did not live during this period to personally witness these events) aside and remember that these men are true American heroes and the major events actually did happen. Who knows how and what was specifically spoken 250 years ago.This series was great for anyone that forgets why we are free to even have these debates in this type of medium. A lot of our youth are not pursuing this information and certainly not reading about it on paper or online unless its a requirement. Perhaps this is what is needed to get them engaged beyond the classroom.Bet you didn't like the movie Lincoln either because Daniel Day Lewis is 2 inches shorter than Lincoln.

Spoiler alert! If you are trying to get a history lesson with period accurate props, script and language...move on, this is not for you.This is a History Channel production...that channel is run by Progressives and wouldn't dare provide real history in a program like this because it would fly in the face of the false narrative Progressives strive to teach our children about American History.With that said, it portrays the Americans in a surprisingly good light.The American Colonist's "American accents" and manner of speaking is "slight grin" type of funny if you take this little series for what it is..."entertainment". It's a fun, fast moving loose synopsis of the beginning of the American Revolution. It ends as the war just gets underway.This is not to be taken very seriously. It's a loose take on history, but not a historical drag like many serious history flicks can be.This is History Channel, people...it has about as much historically correct credence these days as the Weather Channel's regurgitating the "man made global warming" farce. Only a fool would believe it in total.

I've been on the fence about how to rate this work; as a dramatic series, or a historical piece? As a dramatic work it's pretty good, well acted, well written and has a strong flow to it. The series mostly introduces the audience to some of the principal drivers of the American revolution. Though as a historical work, it is rife with inaccuracies about timelines, events and even the roles that certain individuals played in these very historic events.While the series contains many flaws, the single most unfortunate problem I observed lies within the character of Dr Joseph Warren. While Ryan Eggold is very talented actor, and does a great job within the bounds of this production, the historical record shows that the real life Dr Warren played a far more influential and galvanizing role among the patriots for liberty than what was portrayed. To the extent that the real life General Gage reportedly equated Dr Warren's death to that of 500 men, this production severely under exposed his influence and dedication to the cause.It must be very difficult to organize a production of this sort when there are so many intricate details that are interconnected, and have been so well documented. The balance of maintaining an interesting production while staying true to the details appears to have been such a challenge that instead of providing a factual record, we're offered a fictional story based on facts. The unfortunate part is that because the History Channel broadcast the series, it provides a sense of credence that leads us to believe this is a factual story. I just hope the younger audience, and those less knowledgeable on the topic choose to become more educated about American history than what is presented within this production.

Many other reviewers have posted the obvious and willful disregard of history in the series. Sam Adams is an anachronistic, stubbly Ninja (most men in the 18th century with any pretensions of gentility shaved regularly); Paul Revere is channeling Neo from _The Matrix_; Crispus Attucks gets shot in the head when the autopsy reported two chest wounds, etc.Just as disappointing is the omission of exciting scenes from actual history. The Battle of Concord and the retreat back to Boston of the Royal Marines were high drama in actuality, but perhaps the producers and directors didn't want to, ahem, "detract" from their terrible portrayal of the Battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill. There some of the real details, such as Howe leading his troops up the hillside followed by a servant carrying a bottle of wine to toast his victory, only to be left the only unwounded man in the first rank of the assault, would have been nice. Of course, the series never differentiates between Gage and Howe, so that was perhaps too much to ask of a production that has so many, many things wrong with it.