Left wing propaganda, they made this guy out to be a saint and the FBI look like the Keystone Cops. Don't believe a minute of this garbage.

I had tons of fun watching this mini-series. Now first off, I realize that people take sides, some give 10/10 for re-humanizing the cult in some ways and some give 1/10 because they think it is an anti-government propaganda. I tried to stay neutral and review it as only a TV show.About the show, the acting is golden. It makes you feel like you were in the compound. The plot also keeps its historical accuracy and overall entertainment of a TV show except some small inaccuracies. Whether you like David Koresh or not, you can't justify this attack on other innocent men, women and children. And this TV show does an amazing job at re-humanizing these people who were demonized back then.

So I know I'm writing this a month after the show ended, but I just finished it, going into it seeing no trailers or clips, and I have to say, I was completely and utterly absorbed by this series, that kept me captivated from the first second to the last second. The story is so immensely deep and fascinating that I binged the show, finishing it in 2 days, I just couldn't stop watching this amazing tale of family, duty, and complete and utter screw-ups. First and foremost, the acting is superb in every way. Taylor Kitsch's performance as David Koresh is completely spell-binding and captivating, creating this sort of mesmerizing performance that I can only imagine was very similar to the way people were influenced by the real Koresh. Micheal Shannon as the lead FBI negotiator is another infinitely compelling character, a career driven man who believes he can effectively talk down the Branch Davidians, but can't due to seemingly insurmountable odds. Every one else is also so good, a fantastic cast that creates a unique world.The story is also extremely accurate, from the Branch Davidian's compound, to David Koresh's teachings, down to even the terrible noises the blasted at the group all day and night. The accuracy provides an interesting duality, on one hand you feel for both the Branch Davidians and the FBI, but at the same time you see what is inherently negative with each groups, perfectly portraying the situation as one where both sides made some seriously bad decisions and messed up. Thankfully the series didn't delve too deep into conspiracy theories, but it did blatantly show the mistakes that were made, painting a picture of the perfect storm that ended in tragedy. I thought it was interesting that the series begins with Ruby Ridge, kind of a foreshadowing of what was to come, mostly because the same FBI people are involved in both cases. And I'm also kind of glad they left Timothy McVeigh out of te story, that could have been in bad taste,Anyway, all in all it was a truly amazing series, I highly recommend it,

I must admit, I knew very a little about this Waco incident before seeing this. This story really points to the ATF and FBI really being the bad guys well more bullies than bad guys. I dunno how much is true but it certainly seems that way based on this portrayal. I was hooked from the start, The acting is amazing and so it the screen play. There are 6 episodes all an hour each and the felt like 5 mins each. I would recommend this mini-series to anyone.