Which are the best miniseries ever?

[MNDude]

I don't watch TV much these days, so I can't say what have been popular miniseries in the past decade or so, but I remember there used to be big budget miniseries on TV all the time (A.D., The Winds of War, Roots. Etc). In your opinion, what were the greatest miniseries of all time?

[VRWCer]

The Six Wives of Henry the Eighth, North and South, Thornbirds, Salems Lot

[mass55th]

Just thought of another mini-series I watched way back when: The Awakening Land (1978) with Elizabeth Montgomery as frontierswoman Sayward Luckett, and her struggles in Ohio during the late 18th-century and early 19th-century. Co-stars Hal Holbrook, Jane Seymour, William H. Macy.

[Cyman]

Lonesome Dove and Shogun

[Mastador1]

Danger UXB

[mass55th]

"Victory at Sea."

I remember watching that as a kid with my parents. In fact, I've got the soundtrack on CD.

[hoagy62]

Loved “A Very British Coup”. My favorite part was when the PM was forced to go on television and resign, but instead turns the tables and reveals the incident which those who were trying to blackmail him were using.

“Why...he’s telling the truth!”

“He can’t do that...he’s the Prime Minister!”

[Lil Flower]

1. Lonesome Dove
2. The Stand

[mass55th]

"Awakening Land."

I just posted that. Elizabeth Montgomery was excellent in that series.

[fidelis]

Shogun.

[montag813]

"Yea...even unto the Middle Ages"

Chilling!

[CH3CN]

It’s hard to think of Ohio ever being a frontier. Elizabeth had been my favorite actresses after that series.

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[tv_techie]

Does, “The Brotherhood of the Rose” count?

[P-Marlowe]

Is that because you are poor, or is that comment just posted because you want everyone to think you are better than them?

[chuckles]

24, Viet Nam The 1000 day war, John Adams.

I'm sure they are working on one as we speak called, " Obama, Accidental President". Bound to be hilarious.

[RginTN]

the original V. One can get all the episodes on DVD from Amazon.

24. Totally shocked at first to see main charcters offed.
Got me into reading spy thrillers.

the original Dallas and Knots Landing.

[fella]

Deadwood

[Joe Boucher]

“Chiefs”

[BwanaNdege]

A Town Called Alice; Brian Brown was stunningly good in the part.

A Town Like Alice was the absolute BEST thing ever on TV!

It introduced me to Nevil Shute and all of his novels.

Trustee from the Toolroom is as good as 'Alice" but was never made into a movie.

[BwanaNdege]

A Town Like Alice

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All Passion Spent