The 7 part adaptation of the terrific biography by David McCullough begins with the first two parts this Sunday at 8pm on HBO. Paul Giamatti stars. I am really looking forwrd to this. I love presidential biopics like this-one of my favorite mimiseries ever was Eleanor and Franklin from the '70s. If the TV version is half as good as the book it will be great!

John Adams was one of my personal heroes before even reading David McCollough's wonderful novel. His status was only cemented after that.

I'm not a huge Paul Giamanti fan but I am very excited for this adaptation and usually come away very pleased with HBO's productions.

I actually think one of the most accurate (and strong) depictions of John Adams was by William Daniels in '1776.' Loved it.

My HBO schedule says it starts Sunday, March 16 at 8pm EDT.

Laura Linney's in this. Is there anyone better than Laura Linney?

The correct answer is "no."

I'm a huge Paul Giamatti fan and I'm thinking about subscribing to the premium package so I can watch this (and The Tudors.) I bet Paul nails this role.

I also love Williams Daniels as John Adams. But life is more than sexual combustability!

Yup, my bad. The miniseries starts a week from Sunday. Sorry 'bout dat!

Thanks, MD .. what a delight. I'm reminded of the '97/98 B'way revival. What a joy that was. If the movie is 1/2 as good as the book it's based on, it'll be one of HBO's all-time winners.

So did anybody else watch? I loved the first two parts. I would have never imagined that Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney would have so much chemistry but they really do. Tom Wilkinson is terrific as Ben Franklin. And David Morse looks so much like George Washington that it's eerie. Can't wait til Sunday for the next chapter.

I really loved both episodes, they were visually stunning, like a painting. Giamatti was the only negative for me....great acting but I had a hard time believing him as John Adams.

I only saw the first part and the beginning of Part II, but I'm loving it. I just finished a biography of Franklin, having finished both the Hamilton biography and the Federalist Papers last year, so I am excited to see the Revolution depicted as it really was. In history class it seemed like there was an inevitable movement from the Stamp Acts to Independence, but nothing could be further from the truth. So many things could have gone differently and it is amazing that such a diverse group of men could achieve what they did.

The program itself is wonderful, and I loved that they started with his role defending the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre. It certainly throws you off the expected narrative of the rebel, but showed him to be dedicated to justice. I loved Giamatti's reaction against the British official claiming the Massachusetts courts could not be trusted to provide justice after his success.



Now there's a cult I can really sign onto!

I've been awaiting the premiere of this miniseries like a kid waits for Christmas to arrive! Among all the subjects I teach, the Founding Fathers and their period along with World War II are my favorites, with the former being #1.

I thought the first two episodes were outstanding! Giamatti did an excellent job, and the actors portraying the main parts were so eerily authentic-looking that I thought I was watching the real Founders themselves.

This series is just stunning in HD, too! The sounds coming out of my home theater system are just awesome.

I'm burning the entire series to DVD to keep this and show it to my classes (thanks go to HBO for giving me permission to make a set for school!).