Hatfields and McCoys

Rowan · Post by **Rowan** » Mon April 16th, 2012, 4:39 pm

Anyone interested in this infamous feud in American history should tune into the History Channel on Memorial Day weekend for the three part movie staring Bill Paxton and Kevin Costner.

LoveHistory · Post by **LoveHistory** » Thu April 19th, 2012, 8:06 pm

I may rent that when it gets out on DVD.

Alisha Marie Klapheke · Post by **Alisha Marie Klapheke** » Fri April 20th, 2012, 5:48 pm

Yeah, that looked pretty cool. I might have to watch it with my husband. He loves that kind of thing. I do detest Kevin Costner, though.

Rowan · Post by **Rowan** » Tue May 15th, 2012, 4:27 pm

[quote=""Alisha Marie Klapheke""] I do detest Kevin Costner, though.[/quote]

Then you should side with the McCoys.

Alisha Marie Klapheke · Post by **Alisha Marie Klapheke** » Thu May 17th, 2012, 2:47 am

I'll keep that in mind, Rowan. *takes swig of the homemade*

Divia · Post by **Divia** » Sun May 27th, 2012, 10:11 pm

I'm totally down for this. I can't wait.

lauragill · Post by **lauragill** » Sun May 27th, 2012, 11:13 pm

[quote=""Divia""]I'm totally down for this. I can't wait.

[/quote]

Me, too. I just hope it doesn't have a gazillion commercials.

donroc · Post by **donroc** » Mon May 28th, 2012, 1:39 am

[quote=""Rowan""]Then you should side with the McCoys.

[/quote]

Another reason to do that: Big Band era orchestra leader Clyde "Sugar Blues" McCoy claimed descent from those McCoys. My wife was his personal manager in the 1970s and we heard it from the maestro himself.

rockygirl · Post by **rockygirl** » Wed June 6th, 2012, 11:52 pm

Watched the first night, have the other two nights recorded.

It didn't seem to match what little I've read on the feud.

What did everyone else think?

Divia · Post by **Divia** » Thu June 7th, 2012, 8:15 pm

I think there were elements of the feud in there like the pig part and killing the soldier, but I also wonder if no one really knows the whole story anyway.

I will say that I think it could have been done in 2 days. Seemed kinda stretched out if ya ask me. Plus I think one of the characters had a different ending in real life, but for dramatic purposes they changed it. Actually I wonder if Hollywood worked their magic on two characters.

Overall it was decent but I wasn't awe inspired.