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06-11-2005, 12:29 PM
Steven Spielberg's Into the West (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1420914/posts)
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HEADS UP EVERYONE
Into the West The story of the opening of the American West is given epic treatment in Turner Network Television (TNT)'s 12-hour original limited series INTO THE WEST, produced by TNT in association with DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg. This dramatic tale of the adventurous exploration of the American wilderness, the clash of two cultures, the rush to riches in a new land and the building of a new civilization features a starring cast headed by Matthew Settle (U-571, Band of Brothers); Skeet Ulrich (Miracles, As Good as It Gets); Michael Spears (Dances with Wolves, TNT's Broken Chain); Tonantzin Carmelo (King Rikki, 187 Shadow Lane); George Leach (DreamKeeper, After the Harvest); and Zahn McClarnon (TNT's Crazy Horse and Cooperstown).
INTO THE WEST follows two multi-generational families, one settlers and the other Native American, each telling the dramatic stories of the development of the West from their distinct points of view. One family is the Wheeler clan, a Virginia family of wheelwrights making their trek westward. The other family is a plains Native American family hailing from the Lakota tribe. Throughout the series, the two families will experience the historical and cultural events that led to an epic clash of culture, often coming in contact with notable figures and events from the era.
(Excerpt) Read more at tnt.tv (http://www.tnt.tv/itwtc/0,,1101000,00.html) ...
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I am posting this for those interested so that if you watch it you can determine if it accurately portrays the opening of the American West without the usual political correctness ( i.e., Indians always good, White men always bad and greedy ) injected into it.
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TNT ^ (http://www.freerepublic.com/%5Ehttp://www.tnt.tv/itwtc/0,,1101000,00.html) | Current | Steven Speilberg</small>
http://alt.tnt.tv/itw/splash1.jpg
HEADS UP EVERYONE
Into the West The story of the opening of the American West is given epic treatment in Turner Network Television (TNT)'s 12-hour original limited series INTO THE WEST, produced by TNT in association with DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg. This dramatic tale of the adventurous exploration of the American wilderness, the clash of two cultures, the rush to riches in a new land and the building of a new civilization features a starring cast headed by Matthew Settle (U-571, Band of Brothers); Skeet Ulrich (Miracles, As Good as It Gets); Michael Spears (Dances with Wolves, TNT's Broken Chain); Tonantzin Carmelo (King Rikki, 187 Shadow Lane); George Leach (DreamKeeper, After the Harvest); and Zahn McClarnon (TNT's Crazy Horse and Cooperstown).
INTO THE WEST follows two multi-generational families, one settlers and the other Native American, each telling the dramatic stories of the development of the West from their distinct points of view. One family is the Wheeler clan, a Virginia family of wheelwrights making their trek westward. The other family is a plains Native American family hailing from the Lakota tribe. Throughout the series, the two families will experience the historical and cultural events that led to an epic clash of culture, often coming in contact with notable figures and events from the era.
(Excerpt) Read more at tnt.tv (http://www.tnt.tv/itwtc/0,,1101000,00.html) ...
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I am posting this for those interested so that if you watch it you can determine if it accurately portrays the opening of the American West without the usual political correctness ( i.e., Indians always good, White men always bad and greedy ) injected into it.