In watching the John Wayne marathon on AMC, I had no real expectations as to the overall quality of the editing of the end product. In THAT regard, I have been quite pleased overall.
What I'm actually P***** O** about, is the fact the researchers at AMC can't get their facts straight. The marathon is being hosted by the married couple of Jewel & Ty Murray, btw...
#1. When introducing The Wings of Eagles, Jewel introduces this film (reading cue cards no doubt, so don't blame her) as being
based on the life of Frank "Spid" Wead....what the hell is that???? The man's name was Spig. All you had to do was look it up on the web, and EVERY reference would show that...that's inexcusable on the part of AMC and their researchers...BTW, I watched it the 2nd time it came on just to make certain of what I heard.
#2. When describing the famous quote John Wayne made in True Grit during the "reigns in the teeth" scene, Ty Murray proceeds to say..."Fill your hands, you 'sons-of-bitches'"....as we all know, he was responding to Ned Pepper (Robert Duvall), who had responded to his promise (Rooster's) to see him hanged at Ft. Smith. The line was..."Fill your hand, you son of a bitch!"
I realize that this may seem a bit like a rant, but one would think that an entity as prominent as AMC would strive for accuracy in their "All-American" weekend...