tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post624983616646845499..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Pilots of the RevolutionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-84459759828658580202013-01-12T13:10:03.674-05:002013-01-12T13:10:03.674-05:00The Deadline.com piece must have been just regurgi...The Deadline.com piece must have been just regurgitating the producer's breathless press release in glossing the British Crown's view of GW as "a terrorist...a man to be eliminated at all costs." Anachronistic PR hyperbole aside, what might London have done with Washington or other key Revolutionary leaders (civilian or military)had they been captured by British military authorities on the battlefield or elsewhere? An interesting possible topic for a future blog post?Don Carleton (Jr.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02995856884718068236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-54319356737410215602013-01-06T20:01:25.374-05:002013-01-06T20:01:25.374-05:00We all had a good chat here about Midnight Riders ...We all had a good chat here about <i>Midnight Riders</i> <a href="http://boston1775.blogspot.com/2011/07/whoa-brown-beauty.html" rel="nofollow">back in 2011</a>, and yet to my knowledge not one of us has been invited to work on that movie. No justice in this world, I tell you.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-37266127457620544742013-01-06T16:53:13.554-05:002013-01-06T16:53:13.554-05:00A couple other potential flicks in the works also:...A couple other potential flicks in the works also: the first film I was ever in was "The Conspirator", Redford's tale of Civil War boarding house mistress Mary Surratt. Produced by the American Film Co., whose mission is to bring to the screen "historically accurate" stories. In development by AFC is "Midnight Riders", based on the Revere story + the other circuit riders. Also HBO and Tom Hanks' Playtone are in the script development stage for David McCullough's "1776", since their "John Adams" miniseries did so well for HBO. >>I told my agent I NEED to be in BOTH of these productions!<< Anyway...some things to look forward to for allof us!John L Smith Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209064146960498237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-79137963434459672642013-01-06T15:42:57.007-05:002013-01-06T15:42:57.007-05:00Thanks for that news and link. That set-up reminds...Thanks for that news and link. That set-up reminds me of what I've read of <i>The Young Rebels</i>, broadcast back in 1970. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-59856875576196243202013-01-06T12:56:23.727-05:002013-01-06T12:56:23.727-05:00There's also a Culper Ring project in developm...There's also a Culper Ring project in development at AMC: <br /><br />http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/amc-orders-period-drama-pilots-from-craig-silversteinbarry-josephson-mark-johnson/<br /><br />Based on Alexander Rose’s book Washington’s Spies, Turn is set in the summer of 1778 and tells the story of New York farmer Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence. The project, from AMC Studios, is written/executive produced by Silverstein and exec produced by Josephson.Donna Thorlandhttp://www.donnathorland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-998983190691042442013-01-06T11:54:13.478-05:002013-01-06T11:54:13.478-05:00The Paul Revere show is presumably based on the Sa...The Paul Revere show is presumably based on the Sarah Palin version of American history. They hate Paul Revere for ringin' all them bells and warnin' the British that the Americans was comin'.Peter Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943332788550109746noreply@blogger.com