John Adams on HBO

[TGTheodore]

I'm not an in depth student of U.S. Revolutionary Era history, but was it in fact true that BOTH Adams an Jefferson died on July 4th 1826; or was that another inaccuracy?

True story. Adam's last words are reputed to be "Jefferson lives" or some variation on that, despite Jefferson having died a few hours earlier.

Each took solace in thinking that the other would be attending the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. One of those really eerie coincidences.

--Ted

 

[firehawk12]

Figures that the last episode would be a slow denouement that mostly presents facts more than anything else.
Anyhoo, I thought the series as a whole was interesting. I must say that I agree with some critics that the show dipped once Adams went to Europe. I still think the first episode was probably the best.