America: The Story of Us

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(clicking picture above will take you to the YouTube trailer)

Any armchair historians or people with a casual interest in history (like me) might want to tune in for this new series. I first heard about this a month or so ago, and have been waiting ever since.

The mini-series will run for 12 hours, broken into 6 episodes, which will air over the next several weeks.

Part 1 premiers tonight, and will re-air right after, as well as several other times throughout the week. Details below:

Part 1 - "Rebels"
Original air-date: April 25th, 9pm EDT

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From Jamestown to Plymouth, early settlers fight for survival. Tobacco sows the seeds of opportunity; the north becomes a powerhouse of trade. Tension, taxation and resistance explode into war as the rebels take on the might of the British Empire. Washington's army is near defeat, but new weapons and battle tactics turn the tide. Forged through revolution, a new nation is born.

Part 2 - "???"
Original air-date: May 1st, 9pm EDT

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No info yet.

Part 3 - "???"
Original air-date: May 8th, 9pm EDT

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No info yet.

Part 4 - "???"
Original air-date: May 15th, 9pm EDT

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No info yet.

Part 5 - "???"
Original air-date: May 22nd, 9pm EDT

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No info yet.

Part 6 - "???"
Original air-date: May 29th, 9pm EDT

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No info yet.

For those who want to wait, Amazon has a Blu-ray release up for pre-order.


(click image to go to Amazon's page)

Amazon has it listed as 720 minutes long, which is wrong... unless this thing is airing without commercials. They also have the aspect ratio listed as 1.33:1 which I imagine is wrong as well.