Posted on 04/07/2014 4:19:02 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
AMC's new television series "Turn" debuted Sunday night, telling the tale of America's first spy ring that helped Gen. George Washington win the Revolutionary War.
The series follows Abe Woodhull, played by Jamie Bell of "Billy Elliot" fame, a Long Island cabbage farmer with a wife, infant, and father who's sympathetic toward the Brits. He's recruited into the Culper Ring, tasked with gathering recon on the redcoats. The story is based on a real-life story chronicled in the book "Washington's Spies" by Alexander Rose.
In the debut episode, Woodhull initially resists becoming involved in the uprisings, focusing instead on his cabbage crop. But he's eventually pulled in by an old friend, Ben Talmadge, played by Seth Numrich, to help create a rebel spy system. His decision becomes clear after watching his childhood sweetheart, Anna (Heather Lind), forced to serve lager-lout redcoats.
"When we first meet him, he's a repressed individual. He wants nothing to do with this war," "Turn" star Bell, 28, tells TV Guide about his character.
"He's an ordinary guy in extraordinary circumstances. And I think the journey of the character throughout the season is one where he restores his political beliefs. He finds his voice ... He discovers his real love. And he also helps bring about the turning of the tide in the most important conflict in American history." !
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
If only Obama had read this stuff, it would have saved him and us a lot of trouble.
Liberty ho!
AMC has another winner. I loved this show. It’s about time the truth about America is being told again. It’s too bad the young skulls won’t be able to understand what it’s all about. Most of them have been taught or think that the Revolutionary War where we won our independence was fought in Vietnam. No jungle or CCR songs can be confusing to them.
Thanks your LINK worked for me...
Ive got the whole episode...
watching now...
BTW my Loyalists lived “up-the-River” in Mehoopany and Tunkhannock, Wyoming County in the Susquehanna River Valley in PA..they had moved there in 1773 from New Rochelle..
and I also had Loyalists who lived in Albany NY and in Herkimer County NY...
Good to know. We have it on the DVR but we haven’t watched it yet.
Why does every AMC program look dark, grainy, and blurry?
It’s LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION. AMC can’t afford the LIGHTS?
Lots of good stuff here.
Primary Source Documents Pertaining to Early American History
http://www.constitution.org/primarysources/primarysources.html
I liked it.
Richard Woodhull is a total Dick.
Thanks
One of the great lines in the ‘First Act’ was
‘There is only one. That isn’t so bad’.(close..no quote)..
He was referring to the ‘Red Coat’ that was quartered in his home.
Of course that is when he was trying to be ‘neutral’....
Captain Simcoe is a real piece of work. Notice he said he bought his commission after the death of the previous captain.
I could smell him through the TV.
Thank you for the links.
“My favorite was the ambush scene near the end which was cut back and forth from the forced pledge of Abe Woodhull”
I thought that the forced pledge was a distraction from an otherwise great scene. It didn’t ruin the scene, but almost. I was shouting at my TV for him to STFU.
Oh, & btw I loved the show. Great characters, actors, story, and realism. It could have been filmed in my backyard.
All you cheapskates should get Direct TV.
Watching tonight’s episode for free.
So you like taxes and fees?
Direct TV can kiss me royal Irish ass.
Turn is fantastic.
This episode is better than thew last.
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