Posts from chester7777 in thread „New Westerns“

  • New Westerns

    Originally Posted by May2, "History’s ‘Hatfields & McCoys’ Sets Cable Ratings Record With 13.9 Million Viewers


    History entered the original scripted arena in a big way last night. The premiere of the cable network’s mini-series Hatfields & McCoys drew a staggering 13.9 million total viewers, 4.8 million adults 18-48 and 5.8 million adults 25-54 from 9-11 PM to become the the No.1 non-sports telecast in ad supported cable television history. The combined viewership for Part 1′s two airings was 17 million.


    “With all the success we have had at History, we felt strongly for some time that we should own historical drama, and in true History fashion, we have done it, with – pardon the pun – guns ablazin!,” said History’s president and general manger Nancy Dubuc. Hatfields & McCoys, a three-part, six-hour miniseries starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, tells the true American story of a legendary family feud – one that spanned decades and nearly launched a war between Kentucky and West Virginia.


    Parts two and three premiere tonight and tomorrow night. The mini is produced by Thinkfactory Media, with Leslie Greif executive producing, and Kevin Costner, Darrell Fetty and Herb Nanas producing. Sony TV us distributing."



    http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/hist...llion-viewers/


    Sounds like we might have to subscribe to cable. Hope it has a long life.


    Chester :newyear:

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    Quote from Colorado Bob

    Just when I had given up hope, there is a light on the horizon. I hope they do the western justice though, and offer up some revisionist nonsense. I have seen the first episode of Hell on Wheels, and thought it pretty good. However, as I do not have cable, satellite, or even an antenna, I have to wait for them to come out on DVD or on Netflix.


    It's not on Hulu yet, Bob, but that would be a place to check after a while. We watch quite a few fairly current TV shows there. Some require Hulu Plus, which is similar in price to Netflix ($7.99/month).


    Like you, we don't have cable, satellite or an antenna, and without those, our TV only "shows" DVDs or Netflix through our son's Playstation. Hulu's through the computer.