New on DVD this week: The Adams Chronicles miniseries

Back in 1976, long before HBO’s much heralded miniseries on the life of John Adams, PBS produced The Adams Chronicles an epic 13-hour miniseries that chronicled not only the life of John Adams, but the lives of the entire Adams family, from the days before the American revolution to the dawn of the early 20^th century. It’s a fascinating look at one of the first great families of American politics that, in many respects, also set the standard for Roots, Centennial and other great network miniseries of the ’70s and ’80s.

I had a chance to preview The Adams Chronicles for Share-a-Vision Radio. Click here for my complete report. 

Ed Robertson
Pop Culture Critic and Television Historian
Co-Host, Talking Television with Dave White
Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org
www.edrobertson.com
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www.talkingtelevision.org

New on DVD this week: Season One of The Invaders

The big news today is the release of Season One of The Invaders, the classic sci-fi series from 1967 starring Roy Thinnes as David Vincent, a mild-mannered architect who discovers that aliens from another planet are trying to conquer the human race… only to find that whenever he tries to report this to the authorities, no one seems to believe him.The Invaders, of course, was among the many shows produced by Quinn Martin for ABC in the 1960s. We’ll be paying tribute to this unusual series on Tuesday, June 10, when series creator Larry Cohen and TV historian Stephen Bowie join Frankie Montiforte and me on Talking Television with Dave White.

In the meantime, I had a chance to preview the Season One DVD package. Click here for more information.

Ed Robertson
Pop Culture Critic and Television Historian
Co-Host, Talking Television with Dave White
Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org
www.edrobertson.com
www.doctorrerun.com
www.talkingtelevision.org