The Blue and the Gray

The Blue and the Grey had a great plot and I really enjoyed this mini series. It showed the horrors of war and showed how some families were broken up by the conflict where in real life brother fought brother.

Sprawling miniseries with the wise choice of using a sketch artist as its focal point with sympathies on both sides. Having someone who isn't fighting for one side or the other allows both sides to be presented without one being dominant.

"The Blue and the Gray" (1982) invites comparisons with "North and South" (1985/6) but we won't tackle those right away.Though Stacy Keach gets top billing, the actual hero is John Hammond, playing John Geyser, who has brothers Matthew, Mark and Luke (get the theme?

I'm not going to nitpick this film because the wrong number of buttons are on a Civil War jacket nor am I going to criticize the fact that certain battles are presented out of chronological sequence, as some others have already pointed out.But taken as a Civil War drama, THE BLUE AND THE GRAY ranks with the very best movies made about this era of American history and all of the performances are splendid.

"The Blue and The Gray" was a TV miniseries that premiered on CBS in late 1982.Allegedly inspired by the works of famed Civil War historian, Bruce Catton, "The Blue and The Gray" follows the fates of two related families, the Geysers of Virginia and the Hales of Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War.

Back in the early Sixties there was a short lived television series called The Americans about two brothers who after their father was killed decided to fight on opposite sides in the Civil War. The whole business about brother against brother was no exaggeration.

America's existence, as a beacon for freedom and democracy around the world, has often seemed to be (and frequently is, in reality) a work in progress. Nowhere is that better illustrated in the event that is oftentimes known as the War Between The States (North and South), but generally known as the Civil War.

Cannot believe I never heard of theses mini-series before. But recently, have gotten the complete longer version and watched it all in several takes.

I never saw roots, I never saw the Thorn birds, I never saw SHOGUN ... nope ...